2017 Rd 7: pre game protestations Carlton vs Collingwood

[Thryleon]

Scoring depends on the style of side you play against and the type of game on the day and sometimes conditions too. Our two highest scores last year were against Collingwood (99) and Geelong (104). All games are played differently. In the end it only depends if you win or lose. They hit the scoreboard more than us but obviously their opposition did against them too as they have the same amount of wins as us. Our game is likely to be more defensively than they have come across. How much would they have scored in that horrible day against Essendon, who we beat and they didn't? In the end we have played 3 of the same teams. they did better against Richmond bit we did quite a bit better against Essendon and Sydney than they did.

Even loaded up with stats they were dead set terrible against Essendon, in the wet and we know what a dreadful wet weather side they were against us, and St.Kilda. Don't let the scoreboard fool you there, especially that St.Kilda. Saints were dominant. They got a couple when it was over.

In our case too, depends on the type of side we picked. We load with kids as we have a couple of times this year, then we struggle more. When we put more bigger bodies in we go alot better as we did against Essendon, Sydney and Melbourne.

I get where you are coming from, but after my somewhat rough analysis and subjective opinion based on a little exposure to their footy, we have Champion Data pulling out some stats that mean more to our subjective opinions regarding the Pies and whether or not they have gotten the results they should have, and lo and behold, they think that I make an extremely valid point regarding them not being as bad as advertised.

https://www.zerohanger.com/champion-data...de+Rumours

The AFL’s premier provider of statistics, Champion Data, has released a table that shows where sides should be on ladder based on how good their goalkicking has been so far in 2017.

The “expected scores” are determined by whether a shot on goal should be converted based on the league average.

So far across the opening six rounds of the season, eight results should have been reversed according to Champion Data’s findings, with Collingwood and Melbourne both losing two games they should have won.

The Pies should have won their round one clash with the Bulldogs by five points instead of losing by 14, and they should have beaten Essendon by four on ANZAC Day, rather than losing by 18.

Melbourne lost back-to-back games against Geelong and Fremantle in rounds three and four, although they should have turned 29 and two-point losses into one and 12-point victories respectively.

At the end of the day, none of it has any bearing on who wins this saturday which is what we are discussing really.