Umpire's pets, Most goals from free kicks

[Kreuuuzeurns]

The Adelaide and Pt Adelaide ones make sense. They’re total goals for are well beyond the cohort around them - which to me suggests that defenders get antsy because of their scoring power. Not sure of the rationale for the others.

Defenders seem pretty antsy around the two best contested marks in the game Curnow and McKay. The Dogs rotate 4 or 5 genuine aerial threats forward of centre every other week. As do Port. Hard to defend against.

Bottom few clubs, Richmond, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Collingwood, run smaller forward lines and rely less on bombing the ball to a marking contest, which would result in less free kicks. The numbers reflect what's going on and not some conspiracy.

 

[PerthBoy86]

We're too shite often the only way we can get goals is from free kicks.

 

[Osho]

Absolute WOOF WOOF!
Go Doggies!

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Its a pity our game is so subjective that we can't get a missed free resulting in goal (the Hawkins pushes for example)

 

[TedDougChris]

Has anyone seen the rest of our “forward structure” ???? We need those free kick goals, they aren’t going to be kicked any other way !!!!

 

[mr bagcroft]

lol, free kick Bulldogs.
Same as it ever was.

 

[astrowizzle]

id like to see how many shots at goal each team gets from free kicks, not how many are actually converted

 

[AndyLucimitis]

The umpires have clearly been looking after Carlton at both ends of the ground.

The Blues rank no.1 in "goals from free kick" differential.

• 4th highest percentage of their goals have been from frees... WB, WCE, NM, Carl are the outliers.
• 2nd lowest percentage of goals conceded have been from frees... Ess, Carl are the outliers.

Could this umpire favouritism be at the behest of Channel 7 to boost their flagging tv ratings?

Yes - I believe their was a directive, and possibly under the table payments, given to the umpires to pay Carlton more free kicks.

Channel 7 want them back on TV on Friday nights and to play finals.

 

[AndyLucimitis]

Is it though? A team struggling to score through their offensive setup is probably more likely to score from getting a free in the contest yeah?

It's exactly the thing us Blues supporters have been complaining about - as a team we never score any easy goals as we move the ball too slowly.

 

[lumpinee]

all good,nuthin to see here,now move along.....

 

[Truckosaurus]

We're too shite often the only way we can get goals is from free kicks.

Still on the raw end of the differential though - umpires showing no mercy. Frankly if you can't mark the ball against our midget backline with no pressure on the kick coming in you should be penalised and the Eagles given a free kick.

 

[I Dont Care]

Teams with high pressure forwards are going to amass a lot of free kicks in the forward area both for and against

 

[Scythe94]

Teams with high pressure forwards are going to amass a lot of free kicks in the forward area both for and against

Except that Melbourne is third for tackles inside 50 and 16th for percentage of goals from free kicks, for example.

 

[I Dont Care]

Except that Melbourne is third for tackles inside 50 and 16th for percentage of goals from free kicks, for example.

Well, I was only using logic some teams are gunna fight logic

 

[flyinghi64]

Fwd 50 frees would be a little more telling.
Goals from frees is relying on a teams conversion rate. Might get less free kicks shots at goal but have better conversion so look like you are looked after by the umps more when actually you are not.

As I always say, it's not how many frees you get it is where and when they are paid.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Except that Melbourne is third for tackles inside 50 and 16th for percentage of goals from free kicks, for example.

In fairness, Melbourne's accuracy for shots on goal is barely better than Carlton some weeks

 

[Maddo11]

Carlton near the top doesn't really surprise, with the amount of whistles that Curnow gets. 26 for the year so far and so probably 24 are Curnows

It would probably be double if McKay remembered how to put the ball between the big sticks

 

[Noidnadroj]

Defenders seem pretty antsy around the two best contested marks in the game Curnow and McKay. The Dogs rotate 4 or 5 genuine aerial threats forward of centre every other week. As do Port. Hard to defend against.

Bottom few clubs, Richmond, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Collingwood, run smaller forward lines and rely less on bombing the ball to a marking contest, which would result in less free kicks. The numbers reflect what's going on and not some conspiracy.

I don’t believe it’s a conspiracy, but everyone knows Curnow and McKay get way more soft feee kicks in front of goal than any other key forwards.


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[Kreuuuzeurns]

I don’t believe it’s a conspiracy, but everyone knows Curnow and McKay get way more soft feee kicks in front of goal than any other key forwards.


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They are hard players to defend and there is two of them. All forwards get soft free kicks in front of goal.

 

[kickazz]

The 2023 Goals From Free Kicks Ladder - Round 14

The most and least goals from frees so far in 2023.

www.sen.com.au

Goals from free kicks (Rounds 1-14)

33 Western Bulldogs

27 Port Adelaide, North Melbourne
26 Carlton

24 Adelaide

21 Essendon, West Coast, Brisbane
20 St Kilda, Fremantle
19 Geelong, Sydney, GWS Giants

16 Collingwood, Melbourne
15 Goal Coast

12 Richmond
11 Hawthorn.....#freekickhawthorn




Interesting to see the teams who are 14th, 17th and 18th on the ladder have kicked so many goals from free kicks.



Differential of goals from free kicks (for/against)

+13 Carlton........ 26-13
+10 W Bulldogs... 33-23
+10 Essendon..... 21-11
+4 Port Adelaide.. 27-23
+4 Adelaide........ 24-20
+3 Fremantle...... 20-17
+2 St Kilda......... 20-18
.-1 GWS Giants.... 19-20
.-2 Brisbane........ 21-23
.-2 Geelong..........19-21
.-2 Collingwood.... 16-18
.-3 West Coast..... 21-24
.-4 Richmond....... 12-16
.-5 North Melb...... 27-32
.-5 Sydney........... 19-24
.-6 Melbourne...... 16-22
.-6 Gold Coast..... 15-21
-10 Hawthorn...... 11-21.....#freekickhawthorn

s**t teams that tank give away frees. What a surprise.

 

[Elixuh]

Had Carlton not become a complete basket case they would be leading the dogs. Their early season count would have been something to behold. Every entry was a free to curnow or mckay.

 

[Back One Out]

s**t teams that tank give away frees. What a surprise.

You could be onto something.


Goals conceded from free kicks (Rd 1-14)

32 North Melb

24 West Coast, Sydney
23 Port Adelaide, Brisbane, W Bulldogs
22 Melbourne
21 Geelong, Gold Coast, Hawthorn
20 Adelaide, GWS Giants

18 Collingwood, St Kilda
17 Fremantle
16 Richmond

13 Carlton
11 Essendon

 

[My Tilly]

They are hard players to defend and there is two of them. All forwards get soft free kicks in front of goal.

Do you think over half of Curnow's goals this year have come from frees?

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Do you think over half of Curnow's goals this year have come from frees?

Doubt it

 

[bzparkes]

Misleading stats. These are goals as a 'result' of free kicks and not goals kicked from free kicks, yes?

Not really relevant if the free kick isn't a direct shot on goal. It could literally be from a HTB at half back which is then immediately turned back the other way and results in a goal.

Also probably doesn't remove any goals kick from an advantage call.