grumbleguts
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Just been going through the history of the league in terms of free kicks and I sense a pattern emerging.
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 1896
Fitzroy 1324
Collingwood 1109
St Kilda 945
Westcoast 904
Geelong 586
Brisbane Bears 106
Port Adelaide 58
Sydney/Sth Melb 46
Essendon -72
Gold Coast -131
GWS -189
Carlton -220
Adelaide -296
Brisbane total -326
North/Kangaroos -401
Brisbane Lions -432
Fremantle -451
Richmond -576
Melbourne -811
Hawthorn -2744
So really we have been shafted (although part of this is the Kennedy Commando idea of making the opposition regret marking the ball.)
Here's the decade by decade break down:
1970s (Free kick Fitzroy, Screw Hawthorn)
Fitzroy 1022
Geelong 903
St Kilda 655
Essendon 624
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 372
Sydney/Sth Melbourne 249
Melbourne -19
Collingwood -148
Richmond -226
North -673
Carlton -804
Hawthorn -1759
1980s (Free kick Bulldogs, Screw Hawthorn)
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 584
Sydney/Sth Melbourne 581
St Kilda 338
Collingwood 280
Brisbane Bears 151
Melbourne 54
Fitzroy -38
Carlton -53
Geelong -106
West Coast -163
North -214
Essendon -404
Richmond -421
Hawthorn -656
1990s (Free kick Collingwood, Screw Melbourne)
Collingwood 562
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 389
Fitzroy 340
Carlton 313
St Kilda 120
Hawthorn 118
Westcoast 116
Richmond 59
Port Adelaide 35
Essendon 1
Brisbane Bears -45
Brisbane Lions -120
Kangaroos/North -132
Fremantle -162
Brisbane total -165
Geelong -241
Sydney/Sth Melb -258
Adelaide -302
Melbourne -585
2000s (Free kick West Coast, Screw Hawthorn)
Westcoast 378
North/Kangaroos 297
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 229
Richmond 188
Carlton 146
Collingwood 132
St Kilda 124
Geelong 81
Port Adelaide -7
Adelaide -113
Brisbane Lions -118
Fremantle -128
Melbourne -135
Essendon -236
Sydney/Sth Melb -360
Hawthorn -373
2010s (free kick West Coast, Screw St Kilda (lol))
Westcoast 573
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 322
North/Kangaroos 321
Collingwood 283
Carlton 178
Adelaide 119
Port Adelaide 30
Geelong -51
Essendon -57
Hawthorn -74
Melbourne -126
Gold Coast -131
Fremantle -161
Sydney/Sth Melb -166
Richmond -176
GWS -189
Brisbane Lions -194
St Kilda -292
Total free kicks awarded to both sides in matches involving each team
Hawthorn 60330
Carlton 60224
Essendon 59514
Collingwood 59421
Geelong 59256
Sydney/Sth Melb 58646
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 58464
St Kilda 58267
North/Kangaroos 58261
Richmond 57780
Melbourne 56709
Fitzroy 39006
Westcoast 30296
Brisbane total 28772
Adelaide 24202
Fremantle 20021
Port Adelaide 18972
Brisbane Lions 18144
Brisbane Bears 10628
Gold Coast 6497
GWS 6277
Percentage of those free kicks awarded to each side.
Fitzroy 51.697
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 51.622
Westcoast 51.492
Collingwood 50.933
St Kilda 50.811
Brisbane Bears 50.499
Geelong 50.494
Port Adelaide 50.153
Sydney/Sth Melb 50.039
Essendon 49.94
Carlton 49.817
North/Kangaroos 49.656
Richmond 49.502
Brisbane total 49.433
Adelaide 49.388
Melbourne 49.285
Gold Coast 48.992
Fremantle 48.874
Brisbane Lions 48.81
GWS 48.495
Hawthorn 47.726
Percentage of years of the last 50 with a positive free kick count:
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 76
Westcoast 72.727
Collingwood 70
Carlton 58
Geelong 58
North/Kangaroos 56
St Kilda 54
Richmond 48
Sydney/Sth Melb 48
Port Adelaide 47.826
Essendon 46
Adelaide 44.828
Brisbane Bears 40
Fremantle 36
Gold Coast 33.333
Melbourne 32
Brisbane Lions 26.087
Hawthorn 26
GWS 25
And finally average free kick differential per year:
Fitzroy 49.03703704
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 37.92
Westcoast 27.39393939
Collingwood 22.18
St Kilda 18.9
Geelong 11.72
Brisbane Bears 10.6
Port Adelaide 2.52173913
Sydney/Sth Melb 0.92
Essendon -1.44
Carlton -4.4
North/Kangaroos -8.02
Adelaide -10.20689655
Richmond -11.52
Gold Coast -14.55555556
Melbourne -16.22
Fremantle -18.04
Brisbane Lions -18.7826087
GWS -23.625
Hawthorn -54.88
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 1896
Fitzroy 1324
Collingwood 1109
St Kilda 945
Westcoast 904
Geelong 586
Brisbane Bears 106
Port Adelaide 58
Sydney/Sth Melb 46
Essendon -72
Gold Coast -131
GWS -189
Carlton -220
Adelaide -296
Brisbane total -326
North/Kangaroos -401
Brisbane Lions -432
Fremantle -451
Richmond -576
Melbourne -811
Hawthorn -2744
So really we have been shafted (although part of this is the Kennedy Commando idea of making the opposition regret marking the ball.)
Here's the decade by decade break down:
1970s (Free kick Fitzroy, Screw Hawthorn)
Fitzroy 1022
Geelong 903
St Kilda 655
Essendon 624
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 372
Sydney/Sth Melbourne 249
Melbourne -19
Collingwood -148
Richmond -226
North -673
Carlton -804
Hawthorn -1759
1980s (Free kick Bulldogs, Screw Hawthorn)
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 584
Sydney/Sth Melbourne 581
St Kilda 338
Collingwood 280
Brisbane Bears 151
Melbourne 54
Fitzroy -38
Carlton -53
Geelong -106
West Coast -163
North -214
Essendon -404
Richmond -421
Hawthorn -656
1990s (Free kick Collingwood, Screw Melbourne)
Collingwood 562
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 389
Fitzroy 340
Carlton 313
St Kilda 120
Hawthorn 118
Westcoast 116
Richmond 59
Port Adelaide 35
Essendon 1
Brisbane Bears -45
Brisbane Lions -120
Kangaroos/North -132
Fremantle -162
Brisbane total -165
Geelong -241
Sydney/Sth Melb -258
Adelaide -302
Melbourne -585
2000s (Free kick West Coast, Screw Hawthorn)
Westcoast 378
North/Kangaroos 297
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 229
Richmond 188
Carlton 146
Collingwood 132
St Kilda 124
Geelong 81
Port Adelaide -7
Adelaide -113
Brisbane Lions -118
Fremantle -128
Melbourne -135
Essendon -236
Sydney/Sth Melb -360
Hawthorn -373
2010s (free kick West Coast, Screw St Kilda (lol))
Westcoast 573
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 322
North/Kangaroos 321
Collingwood 283
Carlton 178
Adelaide 119
Port Adelaide 30
Geelong -51
Essendon -57
Hawthorn -74
Melbourne -126
Gold Coast -131
Fremantle -161
Sydney/Sth Melb -166
Richmond -176
GWS -189
Brisbane Lions -194
St Kilda -292
Total free kicks awarded to both sides in matches involving each team
Hawthorn 60330
Carlton 60224
Essendon 59514
Collingwood 59421
Geelong 59256
Sydney/Sth Melb 58646
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 58464
St Kilda 58267
North/Kangaroos 58261
Richmond 57780
Melbourne 56709
Fitzroy 39006
Westcoast 30296
Brisbane total 28772
Adelaide 24202
Fremantle 20021
Port Adelaide 18972
Brisbane Lions 18144
Brisbane Bears 10628
Gold Coast 6497
GWS 6277
Percentage of those free kicks awarded to each side.
Fitzroy 51.697
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 51.622
Westcoast 51.492
Collingwood 50.933
St Kilda 50.811
Brisbane Bears 50.499
Geelong 50.494
Port Adelaide 50.153
Sydney/Sth Melb 50.039
Essendon 49.94
Carlton 49.817
North/Kangaroos 49.656
Richmond 49.502
Brisbane total 49.433
Adelaide 49.388
Melbourne 49.285
Gold Coast 48.992
Fremantle 48.874
Brisbane Lions 48.81
GWS 48.495
Hawthorn 47.726
Percentage of years of the last 50 with a positive free kick count:
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 76
Westcoast 72.727
Collingwood 70
Carlton 58
Geelong 58
North/Kangaroos 56
St Kilda 54
Richmond 48
Sydney/Sth Melb 48
Port Adelaide 47.826
Essendon 46
Adelaide 44.828
Brisbane Bears 40
Fremantle 36
Gold Coast 33.333
Melbourne 32
Brisbane Lions 26.087
Hawthorn 26
GWS 25
And finally average free kick differential per year:
Fitzroy 49.03703704
Western Bulldogs/Footscray 37.92
Westcoast 27.39393939
Collingwood 22.18
St Kilda 18.9
Geelong 11.72
Brisbane Bears 10.6
Port Adelaide 2.52173913
Sydney/Sth Melb 0.92
Essendon -1.44
Carlton -4.4
North/Kangaroos -8.02
Adelaide -10.20689655
Richmond -11.52
Gold Coast -14.55555556
Melbourne -16.22
Fremantle -18.04
Brisbane Lions -18.7826087
GWS -23.625
Hawthorn -54.88
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