- Jun 13, 2018
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Lids to visit the Punt Road End.
Give out a free footy.
Give out a free footy.
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Revealed: The full report which blows the lid on which clubs are the darlings of AFL umpires
A Melbourne mathematician has crunched more than two decades of data to reveal which clubs are the darlings of AFL umpires, detailing the truth behind every side’s freekick count.
Michael Warner, Herald Sun
August 15, 2019 5:54pm
Everyone hates Collingwood, except the umpires.
Two decades of data crunched by a Melbourne mathematician reveals the Pies, West Coast Eagles and Western Bulldogs are the darlings of the men in green.
And the revamped Adelaide Oval is fast emerging as another whistleblower paradise for Don Pyke’s Adelaide Crows.
Nathan Buckley’s troops have ranked 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 3rd for free kicks paid to advantage across the past five years.
Curiously, even when on the road Collingwood sit in the top three for free kicks awarded in away games in 13 of the last 23 AFL seasons.
“That’s a dream run,” researcher John Marinopoulos declared in his report compiled for the Herald Sun.
Marinopoulos, a mathematics and statistics guru from Value Advisory Partners, has analysed every free kick paid by AFL umpires in home-and-away matches since Round 1, 1997 when Port Adelaide joined the competition.
The report shows the powerhouse Eagles have been on the right side of the free kick ledger while playing home matches at Subiaco or the new Perth Stadium in all but one of the last 23 seasons.
They have ranked a runaway 1st for home free kicks in nine of the past 15 seasons.
Sacked St Kilda coach Alan Richardson once famously referred to the favourable run of umpiring enjoyed by the Eagles while playing in front of an adoring home Perth crowd as the “noise of affirmation”.
Since 2012 alone, West Coast has averaged five more free kicks at home than their opposition, despite an abnormally poor run this year.
After shifting to its new home ground in 2014, Adelaide has ranked near the top of the free kick tree in five out of the past six seasons.
The report proves Richardson’s theory: more free kicks have been paid to teams playing at home across every AFL season since 1997.
“There is no doubt over many seasons that there are always more frees paid at home than against,” Marinopoulos said.
“The impact of the home fans is substantial.”
On the flip side, Greater Western Sydney and St Kilda have endured the worst run for total free kicks paid.
The Giants have ranked 17th, 16th, 17th, 17th, 10th, 16th and 15th since their second season in 2013.
“Maybe it’s their style of play or the lack of crowds, but it’s very low,” Marinopoulos said.
The Saints ranked 1st in their Grand Final year of 2009 but have continuously featured at the bottom of the free kick ladder ever since.
Marinopoulos said the Bulldogs and their modest fan base were the league’s anomaly, rivalling the Eagles for free kicks paid at home.
The Dogs have ranked in the top three for 13 of the past 23 seasons in home frees and sit first while playing at Marvel Stadium this year.
They were also No.1 on the free kick register when they broke their 62-year premiership drought in 2016 and sit second overall for total frees since 1997.
For all home-and-away games this year, Collingwood has again enjoyed the most favorable free kick run. The bottom of the pile in 2019 are Richmond at home, St Kilda away, and the two Sydney teams overall.
The data reveals only three teams have bucked the trend and won a premiership in a season when they were ranked last for free kicks: Sydney in 2005, Hawthorn in 2008 and Richmond two years ago.
The report does not include AFL finals matches.
The full free kick analysis is attached if you're that much of a geek!
This man deserves a medal.
- Oct 27, 2014
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I like that Kade Simpson is continuing on. Deserves to be in the record books
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"I've always wanted to be a senior coach, and if you gave me the 18 teams and asked which one I would pick, it would be this one"
David Teague
David Teague
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best
- Jan 22, 2015
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Usually it’s a tooth or two.
Just wish he was 3 games off the record rather than 4. It would mean he could enter the record books playing against us.
smasha
It's Time!
The Umpies,it’s official.
- Jun 13, 2018
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Lidsy chose Teague.
What I am surprised by is Daisy Thomas being upset after not having his contract renewed.
He was on a good wicket, one of the best, four years at $875K, did diddly.
What I am surprised by is Daisy Thomas being upset after not having his contract renewed.
He was on a good wicket, one of the best, four years at $875K, did diddly.
- Aug 13, 2017
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Always dodgy s**t going on in pie land. Wouldnt be suprised.
Geez I'm getting toey in anticipation of the blockbuster tonight. Can't sit still. Anyone else feeling it???
I'm going to watch it, get the dead rubbers out of the way so the real stuff can happen from tomorrow. I think tomorrow is one of the most anticipated days of the year IMO with so many consequences for both winners and losers and then Sunday with what could be the GF preview.
It is huge haven't been this pumped for a H&A game in ages!
As much as I hate Melbourne the AFL wouldn't have really anticipated their dropoff this year so they probably thought it would be an interesting Friday night match. The next two weeks are just a huge finish to the season and you're right about this week's games!!! Really want Adelaide to win but if they don't it adds another level of intrigue to the top 4 battles!!
Just enjoy it i say because in 6 weeks footy will be over for 6 months and who knows both teams could throw the script out the window and just play pressure off footy and score 100 each..................................................then again it could be the worst game of the year with laughs a plenty.
Crows are playing for their season, as are port, dogs and bombers, losses could be disastrous with the hawks playing GC on sunday night who could leap into the eight if crows, port and dogs lose.
Will definitely be watching the Ashes instead of that shithouse footy game on tonight.
- May 1, 2018
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It’s like you’re reading my mind! The excitement and nervous energy is palpable. I just nervous vomited all over my ‘Buddy 300 games in 2022’ celebratory banner. Phew, reckon I’ll have time to dry clean it before the big game!
You've got plenty of time to get that done!!!!
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Papley is a star
- May 15, 2017
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dees gonna tank this game as hard as possible to try stop fold coast getting a priority pick
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