Tweet
I don't know if this has been discussed before, but have any of our statisticians (NMW?) calculated the percentage value of having Telstra Dome as a home ground? Playing under cover equates to higher scores, which as we can see by the current ladder status is akin to an extra win. Seems to have worked in St Kilda's favour - would they have that high percentage if they had played in the rain or wind?
-
-
i bet its the main factor in their high scores - matches played there tend to develop into shootouts.
I wouldnt mind seeing a high scoring game with the Swans involved some time soon. We always seem to get the tough, low-scoring arm wrestles with big midfield packs and a zillion ballups. -
It depends on whether you win by more or just post higher scores.
If it means you win by more then yes it is good for percentage.
If it just means you would win by roughly the same amount anyway, then it is worse for percentage.
For example, if StKilda would beat Essendon 130-100 at TD and 100-70 at the MCG, then they are better off at the MCG. However, if they win by more at TD, so say 150-100, then they are better off at TD.
Winning margin has the biggest impact on where % goes naturally, however the Points Against also affects it more than Points For, so high-scoring shootouts are usually worse for percentage than a low-scoring struggle.Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
-
No probs Margie - maths & stats is not the strong point of lots of people - have you noticed how the commentators struggle to work out the lead during games!!
Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
-
Exactly, keeping a side to a low score is a key to having a good percentage. You have to take into account that it is the same for both sides. Also if you listen to the players interviewed after playing at the dome they seem to be very sore in the lower limbs. Wouldn't mind betting it is contributing to some of St.Kilda's injury problems. Will shorten Hamill's life-span. Maybe even Gehrig's.LIFE GOES ONComment
-
The soreness may be due to the ground's harder surface rather than the high scoring. IIRC, Brisbane had lodged a complaint or two about the surface after their players received injuries. Not sure if they have rectified it this year though.Originally posted by Snowy
Exactly, keeping a side to a low score is a key to having a good percentage. You have to take into account that it is the same for both sides. Also if you listen to the players interviewed after playing at the dome they seem to be very sore in the lower limbs. Wouldn't mind betting it is contributing to some of St.Kilda's injury problems. Will shorten Hamill's life-span. Maybe even Gehrig's.Comment
-
Thanks to you knowledgeable posters, I've gone from thinking TD might be an advantage to suspecting it could in some ways be a liability. I noticed in Friday night's game how everyone was slipping over, so maybe it IS a tiring ground for the players to play on.Comment
-
I think that was mainly due to a whole chunk of the ground having new turf laid recently and not having had time to settle.Originally posted by Margie
Thanks to you knowledgeable posters, I've gone from thinking TD might be an advantage to suspecting it could in some ways be a liability. I noticed in Friday night's game how everyone was slipping over, so maybe it IS a tiring ground for the players to play on.
I'm on the Chandwagon!!!
If you cannot compete for the premiership, it's better to be young and exciting than middle-aged and dowdy.
Comment
Comment