8 reasons we can win against GWS ...

[Bornadog]

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We are ready to eat some falafel.

[whythelongface]

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Great post AP.

Another reason why we will win is that the footy gods are finally on our side. We have been through many many tough times but finally the tide is turning and we are creating our own luck. This is the start of an a most awesome period for our much beloved club. History will be made this weekend.

[Topdog]

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3. Home Crowd (away)[/B] Home ground advantage is massive. It's huge. 70% of home teams win AFL finals.

Just on this. Statistically yes it sounds huge but reality is home ground advantage is earned in the previous 22 weeks so the home team is generally speaking the better team. This year 1-7 are extremely even so you can throw this out the window to an extent.

[Mantis]

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Just on this. Statistically yes it sounds huge but reality is home ground advantage is earned in the previous 22 weeks so the home team is generally speaking the better team. This year 1-7 are extremely even so you can throw this out the window to an extent.

So far 3 teams have had to travel interstate for a final, only one has been successful... 67% of home teams have won.

The numbers stack up.

[hujsh]

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So far 3 teams have had to travel interstate for a final, only one has been successful... 67% of home teams have won.

The numbers stack up.

North in 8th position were a fair way off the mark and limped into the finals so if you take them out it's 50-50 among the top 7.

[Mofra]

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So far 3 teams have had to travel interstate for a final, only one has been successful... 67% of home teams have won.

The numbers stack up.

But 100% of teams with Bontempelli have won

[angelopetraglia]

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Just on this. Statistically yes it sounds huge but reality is home ground advantage is earned in the previous 22 weeks so the home team is generally speaking the better team. This year 1-7 are extremely even so you can throw this out the window to an extent.

Agree about the evenness of top seven teams. However home ground advantage is real. These guys stuff is fantastic. http://freakonomics.com/2011/12/18/f...ntage-and-why/

Why is there a home ground advantage?

The social atmosphere in the stadium leads referees into favoritism although being impartial is optimal for them to maximize their re-appointment probability.

and

What does this mean? It means that officials don’t consciously decide to give the home team an advantage — but rather, being social creatures (and human beings) like the rest of us, they assimilate the emotion of the home crowd and, once in a while, make a call that makes a whole lot of close-by, noisy people very happy.

Supposedly, the closer you sit to the ground and more noise you make the greater the advantage. The moral of the story.

Those of us who are travelling to Sydney need to barrack hard. Really hard. Make plenty of noise friends.