As much of this as possible - get your "boos" on
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...e/news-story/7b424b2eabb74da1ab325387991bf098
When it comes to which club gets the most favourable run from the whistle blowers on their home deck, it is West Coast, then daylight.
The
#freekickHawthorn phenomenon is just a small ripple compared to the trend in the west that has seen the Eagles dominate the free kick counts at home over a decade.
And the Champion Data numbers show they are the most protected team in the AFL.
Over a span of 115 matches, West Coast has been paid 602 more free kicks than interstate opposition at Subiaco Oval. That’s more than five a game more than its rival, on average.
Free kick differential
RIGHT AT HOME - FREE KICK DIFFERENTIAL (2007-2017) Matches Differential
Team
West Coast 115 +602
Port Adelaide 112 +295
Geelong 82 +211
Adelaide 113 +187
Fremantle 114 +157
Brisbane 115 +64
Sydney 122 +42
GWS 59 +28
Gold Coast 66 +16
* Excludes matches against teams from same state
Victorian clubs
Free kick differential at MCG/Etihad vs interstate sides (2007-2017) Matches Differential
Team
Western Bulldogs 49 +228
Carlton 46 +185
North Melbourne 40 +127
Collingwood 49 +61
Hawthorn 41 +56
St Kilda 46 +45
Essendon 42 +30
Geelong 6 +23
Richmond 44 +14
Melbourne 48 +3