You'll never guess what the 2021 free kick differential chart looks like

[Happy Mastenator]

Every team bar Richmond and Western Bulldogs are within 1.4 free kicks either way per game of their opponent on average. 12 teams under 1 per game.

That's a minimal difference really.

 

[Some Idiot]

Give Richmond their moral minor premiership.

 

[Power Raid]

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hillary doing her best monica impersonation?

 

[hk89]

Dog's supporters: "It's because the opposition are undisciplined"

I don't know what you Sydney folks are complaining about. Umpiring of the dogs only cost you a flag. They give out one of those each year. Cost us a 4 peat, and they've only given one of those out ever - and none since they changed the rules so the team that finishes top no longer gets a replay if they lose the first grand final game.

 

[bjwilliams]

If I got stitched like the Swans did by the umps in a grand final and lost the game, I'd never let it go.

 

[dusty1234!]

But... free kick richmond right?

 

[Obeanie1]

Nah, the apology you're thinking of is for for 2006 premiership. Although I don't think it was umpire related.

Cant find the 2006 apology anywhere.

But the 2016 GF one definitely happened.

I really dont care. I was cheering on the Dogs. The AFL admitting how poor the umpiring was against the Swans was just a bonus LOL all round.

 

[Donakebab]

Every team bar Richmond and Western Bulldogs are within 1.4 free kicks either way per game of their opponent on average. 12 teams under 1 per game.

That's a minimal difference really.

Nah we was robbed.

 

[Clubs are trumps]

Freekick differentials dont show the ones that werent paid, that easily could have. Start collecting data on tbat.

 

[Kanga Commando]

If I got stitched like the Swans did by the umps in a grand final and lost the game, I'd never let it go.

5 goals from frees in a PF go just as close.

Goldspink......

 

[ibd77]

Dog's supporters: "It's because the opposition are undisciplined"

Didn't the AFL purposely bring in a rule to stop sliding into the legs? Or it doesn't apply to teams with red, white and blue in their team colours?

 

[Atomboy]

You all laughed at him but he was right !!!!.

Plugger35 come on down !!!!

 

[Lsta062]

Richmond’s game against Bulldogs was a huge upset…

We defeated them in the free kick count 21-17.

 

[Lsta062]

"anti-tigers conspiracy" posters in 3, 2, 1...

What is there to talk about when the stats say all that needs to be said?

 

[DieSwans]

Always knew Richmond were nothing without the umpires.

Confirmed

 

[BronCrow]

Freekick differentials dont show the ones that werent paid, that easily could have. Start collecting data on tbat.

Free kick differential statistics also doesn't show where on the ground that a lot of these free kicks were paid.

 

[Lsta062]

But honestly, why do many people say that Richmond’s bad differential is because of gamestyle but don’t say the same thing about Bulldogs’ positive differential? Honest question.

It’s strange to see quite a few people doing this. Putting one outlier down to their gamestyle and the other outlier down to some conspiracy just to suit their narrative. From where I am sitting, either something weird is happening with both or both can somewhat be explained by their style of play. I am leaning towards both being explained by the gamestyle tbh.

It would be nice to see someone actually collate a breakdown of these free kicks and what they are for. For example, does Richmond cop a lot of HTB free kicks and don’t get them back as often and is Bulldogs the opposite of this? If that’s the case, maybe Bulldogs have the best tackling technique and are the strongest at breaking a tackle while Richmond have the worst tackling technique and are the weakest at breaking a tackle.

I don’t think anyone can be bothered at this point lol, but that may explain the outliers. Or not. Maybe we look at that and notice that the umps just tend to favour Bulldogs and are harsher on Richmond.

 

[bjwilliams]

Didn't the AFL purposely bring in a rule to stop sliding into the legs? Or it doesn't apply to teams with red, white and blue in their team colours?

This wasn’t even the worst sliding from that game. Hannebery non call was ridiculous.

 

[bjwilliams]

Didn't the AFL purposely bring in a rule to stop sliding into the legs? Or it doesn't apply to teams with red, white and blue in their team colours?

This wasn't even the worst one of the day. I was going for the Dogs but everyone could see it wasn’t fairly adjudicated.

 

[Alesana]

So they get about 1-2 more free kicks in a half of footy than their opponents. Wow huge . This is why free kick counts are the most pointless stat

 

[dusty1234!]

Always knew Richmond were nothing without the umpires.

Confirmed

Should I bring up the differentials from the last few years?
Nah but in all seriousness it sort of baffles me how the many people still run with the 'Richmond are looked after by the umps rhetoric'

 

[lumpinee]

Been 5 years mate, time to move on.

they have, theyve played in more finals than yur mob since then and thats with a hangover...lol..
Boyd, 1 mil a season 1 flag,Buddy 0

 

[lumpinee]

Papley was a spud in that grand final lol

Surprised at how good he has become

i think you might be talkin bout McGlynn,oh sorry,Hewitt,my bad,Mills

 

[lumpinee]

do Porkins pushes in the backs of opponents when in packs count ? see the sookie grub got fined yet again for his distasteful habit
anyone else consistently doing this an its front and back page fish n chip paper,karmas a beearch Porkins
is there anyone else in the league that gets fined for giving away random frees like Porkins ?
i cant recall anybody getting fined for holding the man too much or holding the ball too much or running too far or chopping the arms too many times
but to continually get fined for pushing blokes in the back ? whats that saying?

 

[King_Tredrea]

Dog's supporters: "It's because the opposition are undisciplined"

still the most cringe worthy screw job I’ve seen in Footy. The AFL really, really wanted the fairytale