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    Which players would you have from Hawthorn?

    I have noticed an interesting theme. Most AFL fans would concede, sometimes reluctantly, that Hawthorn has been the best team over the last three years. However, with their emphasis on teamwork and structures and players adopting multiple roles, if an opposition fan is asked who would they have...
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    Toast Congratulations to Sam Mitchell, 2012 Brownlow medallist (official - 15 November 2016)

    Sorry about the disordered table in the above reply, it looked good before I posted but you get the idea.
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    Toast Congratulations to Sam Mitchell, 2012 Brownlow medallist (official - 15 November 2016)

    From all reports it does seem that Jobe Watson is a pretty decent guy and he presents well in the media, but in my mind there is no doubt that the Essendon players deserve their punishment and he deserves to be stripped of the 2012 Brownlow, Firstly, I can't stand the constant bleating from the...
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    Welcome to Hawthorn Pick 19: Ryan Burton

    I hate to be a dampener but the fracture he has had is not a good one, the other medicos on here will know as well. A fracture that involves joint space with loss of cartilage in a weight bearing joint like the knee is not good, never fully heals and degenerative arthritis happens early. It also...
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    Prophetic Mitchell

    I don't post very often but I have to tell everyone what this game means to me. My father was a long time Hawks fan and had never been to the MCG to see a footy match during his entire 97 years. I got an invite to the Members for this game and asked if I could take an extra. He was in a...
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    Should we adopt a theme song ?

    I have always thought Queen's 'We Will Rock You' would be great at a footy match: It starts with two stomps of the feet and a clap, is instantly recognisable. Imagine a whole crowd of Hawthorn supporters screaming 'WE WILL, WE WILL ROCK YOU!' (plus, 'rock' is easily replaceable with another...
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    Buddy and free kicks

    Well, its not going to be Students t-test or ANOVA, it will be either z-test or chi-square. I can do the analysis when I get home, but you're not going to like the answer.
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    Buddy and free kicks

    odd that you say you can't go on raw numbers than you end with that to support your argument. The reason you can present the raw number and ratios is that he cannot generate a free for or against if he is not on the field (though I'm sure Goodes could get a free kick when he is not playing). As...
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    Buddy and free kicks

    Yes, the old 'make the numbers smaller' statistical trick. Really, there is no substitute for absolute numbers as I have presented. You might as well do average free kicks per second, making the stats: Hawks 0.0001 / 0.0001 Swans 0.0001 / 0.0001 so, no difference at all......
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    Buddy and free kicks

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    Buddy and free kicks

    Its actually an improvement of 18.9% over all his Hawthorn years.
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    Buddy and free kicks

    I had an argument with a friend who is a Sydney fan today, my main contention was that Buddy seems to get a more favourable run with the umpires since he has moved north. He of course said that was a load of ****, and even if it was true it was because Longmire is more of a disciplinarian than...
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    Mod. Notice Grand Final Ballot (now includes info in the OP on ticket swaps, etc)

    Hmmm. Silver member, missed out last year. This year I am on the 'successful list' on ticketek but nothing in my transaction history. I'm hoping I'm OK, but has anyone else had this?
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    Mega Thread Finals Ticketing Thread: Keep it here and please read the OP

    Just checking if this happened to a lot of members. I have been a silver member since 2005, back when we had less then half the members. Got good seats, M51 M row. Over the years had noted that the new people around me were Gold / Kennedy members. I was lucky to get 2008 GF tickets in the...
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    Free Kicks - The sorry tale of our season

    I've rechecked and you're right, buddy is -16 and Hale is -8, gives us a total of -43, more in the middle than at the lower end for unfavoured players. BTW, the Murphy stat tells me that this year the umps like him A LOT, which will impact on Judd's third Brownlow. I might just put a...
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