Fair enough.
Ok then lets play this game properly.
Free kick win/loss at home against interstate sides (2011-15)
West Coast 91%
Port Adelaide 78%
Carlton 78%
Western Bulldogs 78%
Geelong 74%
Essendon 72%
Richmond 67%
North Melbourne 65%
Adelaide 63%
Hawthorn 62%
Fremantle 61%
Sydney 61%
Melbourne 60%
GWS Giants 52%
Collingwood 52%
Brisbane Lions 49%
Gold Coast 47%
St Kilda 47%
Overall Free Kick Differential (2011-15)
West Coast Eagles +349
Carlton +112
Port Adelaide +107
North Melbourne +76
Adelaide Crows +48
Richmond +37
Collingwood +17
Western Bulldogs-8
Geelong Cats -23
GWS Giants -25
Sydney Swans -26
Hawthorn-35
Fremantle-56
Essendon-64
Melbourne -83
Gold Coast Suns -106
St Kilda -137
Brisbane Lions -183
Season 2008 WCE Average 22 frees for and 16.9 against, second only to Geelong, but finish 2nd last on the ladder.
Season 2010 WCE Average 22.2 frees for and 18.6 against to top the frees for table, but finish stone motherless last.
Season 2012 WCE tallied 50 more free kicks than the nearest competitor which was Hawthorn.
In between 2005 and now West Coast's average frees for compared to their opponents has them in the following positions on the "ladder"
2005 4th
2006 2nd
2007 1st
2008 1st (2nd last on the ladder)
2009 6th
2010 1st
2011 2nd
2012 1st
2013 1st
2014 3rd
2015 1st
2016 6th
Not once in 12 seasons have West Coast even dropped into the bottom half of teams in terms of frees differential, and have been regularly been given the easiest runs in the league.
No matter what way you try and spin it, statistics say that over a very long time West Coast have been given an easy run, even when the team itself is playing badly.
Now that we've "confirmed" that we get a good run with the umpires, we need to ask why.
Is it possible that we train/practice limited frees against, and claiming free's for?
Or can we only come to the conclusion that West Coast have been cheating for 10 years?