Toast Hawthorn have headf***ed everyone

[peetoo]

This is just a one off, but in the season bulldogs beat sydney, Sydney had more MCG games than bulldogs

 

[Mercy Seat]

So conversely the interstate team enjoy at the very least a 3-4 goal advantage every second week.

Absolutely they do and I think it’s why you sometimes see interstate sides get a run on into finals when they’re a bit off the pace. I remember the media taking up Freo as the second coming back in 2013. Comparing that side now on paper to the hawks, they’re barely fit to tie our teams boot laces.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

I remember the media taking up Freo as the second coming back in 2013.

That was one of the more bizarre media narratives I have seen. I think it was primarily fuelled by hope that they would beat us more than any rational commentary.

 

[cryptor]

This is just a one off, but in the season bulldogs beat sydney, Sydney had more MCG games than bulldogs

If you ask Swans supporters they'd say freekicks > MCG games.

 

[grumbleguts]

That is balanced out by the home ground advantage that interstate clubs have during season.

There are 153 possible pairing of GF opponents in an 18 team competition.
Of those with 8 interstate teams there are 28 possible pairings that are solely interstate teams.
With 10 Victorian teams there are 45 possible combinations of only victorian teams contesting in the GF.
This leaves 80 combinations where there is 1 Victoria team and 1 interstate team.

Hence the chances of randomly generating two opponents in the grand final are

Interstate/Interstate 18.3%
Victorian/Interstate 52.3%
Victorian/Victorian 29.4%

The chances of an interstate team making the grand final purely by chance is 70.6%

Since the 18 team competition, 80% of grand finals have been contested by Victorian/Interstate combination, 20% by Victorian/Victorian and 0% by an all-interstate affair.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Threads gone way off topic

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Threads gone way off topic

Moderators in off-season:

 

[Yardie]

Threads gone way off topic

Everyone's headf***ed

 

[PT Bar None]

Everyone's headf***ed

I resemble this remark!

 

[grumbleguts]

Threads gone way off topic

Reminds me of the tropics. I lived there once or twice.

 

[toomanysquibs]

Moderators in off-season:

Needs more desk pop.

 

[Cyril says]

… and Wiz taps the thread to Ginni at the top of the square … enjoy everyone!

GO HAWKS.

 

[suburb whispers]

This thread will be a constant over the next few years I’m tipping…..
Enjoy!!

 

[Kanga Commando]

Needs more desk pop.

You've earned this

 

[peetoo]

It’s back. I thought it was closed

 

[Leeda]

You've earned this
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Stack the decks...offensive

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Could the silence from the media around the pies ceo compared to the drama with the hawks go in here?

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Could the silence from the media around the pies ceo compared to the drama with the hawks go in here?

every discussion starting with "THESE ARE JUST ALLEGATIONS".

"THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY"

"ITS JUST A SHAKEDOWN"

 

[Mitchell Madness]

every discussion starting with "THESE ARE JUST ALLEGATIONS".

"THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY"

"ITS JUST A SHAKEDOWN"

The tone of reporting is very different.
When it was the hawks, the hawks and everyone associated were tarred and feathered before anyone even knew anything, meanwhile there's been barely a mention of the pies.

Could also be time of year impacting it though

 

[Leeda]

Setting into the reality of Hawthorn against everyone else. Can easily be misconstrued

 

[DogDaySonny]

The tone of reporting is very different.
When it was the hawks, the hawks and everyone associated were tarred and feathered before anyone even knew anything, meanwhile there's been barely a mention of the pies.

Could also be time of year impacting it though

It’s Pendel’s 400th game. They can come back to this story when the next bit of paperwork hits the courts.

 

[cryptor]

The tone of reporting is very different.
When it was the hawks, the hawks and everyone associated were tarred and feathered before anyone even knew anything, meanwhile there's been barely a mention of the pies.

Could also be time of year impacting it though

There's some key differences.

The Hawthorn stuff was multiple former footballers accusing multiple former senior football staff from one of the clubs most successful and notable eras of terrible things (eg. trying to split partners, encouraging abortions, etc.). Names like Rioli, Clarkson and Fagan also make it of high interest.

The Collingwood stuff is just one former administration staff member accusing the CEO of inappropriate comments and jokes. It's newsworthy and has been discussed this week across TV, radio and articles, but there's not much else to talk about until it proceeds further in court.

 

[LoneStar]

...and it's causing headaches! If the Hawks get past the Dogs - who are a formidable opponent that is capable of ending the Hawks' season & going on their own deep September run - semi-final opponent could be headf***ed to the tune of a finals migraine!

 

[Cyril says]

Interviewing The Wiz before an award where 11 bland footballers share votes, none of them The Wiz?

Fox Footy are head-****ed.

 

[threesixpio]