Moved Thread Survey reveals West Coast's home ground umpiring advantage..

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Couldnt be bothered reading the whole article (or thread)...

What is the Eagles home ground free kick advantage per game?
And how does that to Vic sides against interstate visitors?

Cant imagine the difference is all that great. Home ground crowds will sometimes influence the umpires on line ball decisions. The Eagles get more home ground crowds than Vic teams, but they also play more away games where they are on the rough end of the pineapple.

 

[nohairandfair]

This article still seems to have some relevance today.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...atersons-stadium/story-e6frf3e3-1226411746918

Eagles leading the league in the FF/FA ratio after 8 rounds with a staggering 155 / 112 advantage.

 

[sedders]

This article still seems to have some relevance today.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...atersons-stadium/story-e6frf3e3-1226411746918

Eagles leading the league in the FF/FA ratio after 8 rounds with a staggering 155 / 112 advantage.

mother teresa has significantly less jail time than martin bryant...

 

[Goldfish]

This article still seems to have some relevance today.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...atersons-stadium/story-e6frf3e3-1226411746918

Eagles leading the league in the FF/FA ratio after 8 rounds with a staggering 155 / 112 advantage.

Who are we playing this week? Oh right, I see.

 

[Obeanie1]

This article still seems to have some relevance today.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...atersons-stadium/story-e6frf3e3-1226411746918

Eagles leading the league in the FF/FA ratio after 8 rounds with a staggering 155 / 112 advantage.

Well you don't get free's against you when you have possession of the ball and are getting to it first.

I'm sure Joel will even up the head high tackle differential with Shuey this game though.

How many free's does Naitanui get from opponents blocking to early?

Sounds like you are making excuses early!!!

 

[Play by Numbers]

This article still seems to have some relevance today.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...atersons-stadium/story-e6frf3e3-1226411746918

Eagles leading the league in the FF/FA ratio after 8 rounds with a staggering 155 / 112 advantage.

WC was 18th in FF this season before round 8.

 

[Probitas_]

The fear is real.

Was the last time a post made in this thread roughly about the last time we were good? Start of the 2013 season after finishing 5th the previous year.

Suspicious timing to say the least.

 

[Shupe]

I don't see why people find it so hard that we are a well drilled team, we just simply don't do many stupid things that give away free kicks.

 

[Father Jack]

It's a well-known fact that Perth has some of the best lawyers in the country, only stands to reason that the Eagles would have the best working knowledge of the laws of the game.

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

Ohhh great. Foxsports write an article. Next minute we get 5 frees for the game.
When will the media just **** off and let the footy gods have it play out how they intended.

 

[yakka man]

It does annoy me how Vic teams whinge, when interstate teams (especially WA teams) have it so much harder in the AFL.

 

[the harry]

This article still seems to have some relevance today.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...atersons-stadium/story-e6frf3e3-1226411746918

Eagles leading the league in the FF/FA ratio after 8 rounds with a staggering 155 / 112 advantage.

Your post is bad & you should feel bad.

 

[Scotland]

An article from 2012 holds relevance today? Nope.

So what conspiracy are we shooting for in 2015? We get too many frees? We get too many frees at home? We don't give away enough frees? We don't give away enough frees at home? WA umpires favour us?

All I know is the league average for frees for is 18.5. We've received 18.9 (7th).

The league average for frees against is (funnily enough) 18.5. We've conceded 14 (18th).

 

[West Coast 06]

This article still seems to have some relevance today.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...atersons-stadium/story-e6frf3e3-1226411746918

Eagles leading the league in the FF/FA ratio after 8 rounds with a staggering 155 / 112 advantage.

We also lead the league in frequent flyer points as well, do you want to whinge about how you don't have to fly across the country every other week?

Not all things in this comp are equal unfortunately. Don't worry, the MRP have got rid of one of our best performing players this year for you on a trumped up charge. You will be ok!

 

[pantskyle]

This article still seems to have some relevance today.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...atersons-stadium/story-e6frf3e3-1226411746918

Eagles leading the league in the FF/FA ratio after 8 rounds with a staggering 155 / 112 advantage.

 

[Freoforever86]

I hope there's so many high ducking frees between selwoods & shuey that it becomes an embarrassment.

 

[West Coast 06]

Shuey and Selwood don't duck, Walters ducks.

 

[wal]

Shuey and Selwood don't duck, Walters ducks.

Bullshit.
They all duck, difference is Walters ducks with the intent to get under and evade the tackle,
Shuey and Selwood duck with the intent to draw high contact and get a free kick.

 

[Goldfish]

Bullshit.
They all duck, difference is Walters ducks with the intent to get under and evade the tackle,
Shuey and Selwood duck with the intent to draw high contact and get a free kick.

Do you class lifting their arms as ducking? If so, then yes they duck.

 

[Freoforever86]

Shuey and Selwood don't duck

They drop the knees then lift the arm. Quack.

 

[cleomenes]

The home advantage in refereeing decisions was decisively proven in soccer years ago and does not need to be disputed. The variation for Aussie rules is that the Victorian clubs don't actually get much of this at the MCG, so it comes out as favoring the interstate clubs. Perhaps it partially balances their extra travel, but fans can't include that in their response to unfair umpiring decisions. That's too visceral.
The other matter of free kick cheating needs urgent remedy from the AFL.

 

[Armadeo]

This article still seems to have some relevance today.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...atersons-stadium/story-e6frf3e3-1226411746918

Eagles leading the league in the FF/FA ratio after 8 rounds with a staggering 155 / 112 advantage.

Explain yourself mate. WCE have given away the fewest free kicks on average and got the average free kicks for. What is your point?

West Coast have spent the better part of three years getting belted every other week and you bring this thread up before the game on the weekend? Funnily enough this thread has been dead for over two seasons.

http://www.afl.com.au/stats

A simple search shows nothing out of the ordinary other than WCE have been diligent in not giving away free kicks.

10/10 would get trolled again.

 

[West Coast 06]

Bullshit.
They all duck, difference is Walters ducks with the intent to get under and evade the tackle,
Shuey and Selwood duck with the intent to draw high contact and get a free kick.

Ah-huh.

 

[nohairandfair]

Explain yourself mate. WCE have given away the fewest free kicks on average and got the average free kicks for. What is your point?

West Coast have spent the better part of three years getting belted every other week and you bring this thread up before the game on the weekend? Funnily enough this thread has been dead for over two seasons.

http://www.afl.com.au/stats

A simple search shows nothing out of the ordinary other than WCE have been diligent in not giving away free kicks.

10/10 would get trolled again.

The point is WCE still get favoured by the umps and have received 60% of all frees paid in 2015 when playing at home.

No other teams enjoy such a discrepancy.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

The point is WCE still get favoured by the umps and have received 60% of all frees paid in 2015 when playing at home.

No other teams enjoy such a discrepancy.

60% of all the frees paid? That's a hell of a lot of free kicks!