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The hocking effect still strong
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- Mar 11, 2019
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1 Why on % and not on finishing position?
2 how the **** does Carlton have such an easy draw
- Jun 19, 2006
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It's weird to use percentage rather than finishing position. Percentage makes the Dogs a much harder opponent than GWS for example which is nonsense.
If you randomly selected opponents for us the average finishing position from last year would be 9.82. The actual average finishing position last year of our double ups is 8.33.
So our double ups finished 1.5 places higher than you would get by random chance. It's clearly a tougher than average draw.
- Mar 11, 2019
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Hmm i wonder how easiest to hardest changes if we use average finishing position for everyone like you have for us above.
- Jan 25, 2008
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1. It is to remove the luck factor involved with close wins and close losses. I agree with the approach.
Why is it weird? Percentage is a much better representation of how a team is going.
We actually should rank ladder positions based off percentage rather then wins and loses. The only reason we dont is because it makes games more entertaining.
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I actually think it's a hard fixture particularly the block where we have Carlton Collingwood (much as I think the pies will slide they get up for us) and gws with 2 Adelaide trips bookending it. But our last 2 months is very friendly with Richmond twice in 8 weeks plus north and ess and Port and stk at home.
We will need to get off to a strong start so we can manage players in the back end.
We will need to get off to a strong start so we can manage players in the back end.
There is on face value logic in what you say
However Geelongs 84 point demolition of Port Ade in SA , was just a masterclass of high skill football , and outside of the 22 GF probably the best exhibition by the Cats in the past decade , so so impressive and fantastic to watch
- Apr 6, 2017
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What a weird post.
So why is your son playing basketball? Because its obviously not from watching it.
Shame we don't play against the Camry Crows at KP.
Further from Fox:
Analysis
It’s all about getting a good rest for Geelong in the first 15 rounds of their fixture; and they’ll be absolutely loving it. The Cats do need to bare one five-day break before July, but in return, they’ve managed to snag a nine-day break, 10-day break, and wait for it... an 11-day break! We’re not sure how they’ve managed to land such a strong amount of rest, but when you add in the fact they’ll get an extra home game at GMHBA Stadium next season – they’ve nailed it. The Cats will play Richmond and St Kilda twice in a win but will be tasked with double ups against the likes of Brisbane, GWS and Port Adelaide in tougher games.
Fixture difficulty (based on double-ups): 8th-easiest
Grade: A+
Kobe Gryant
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Damn, they're taking away the one opportunity we have to wear our clash guernsey for the year yet again.
I know I might be in the minority, but I'm a big fan of it these days now that we've just made it the inverse of the traditional jumper.
