Frees For and Against Tally for the Season

[Owl]

I think that the AFL needs to look at umpire Shaftmaster and umpire Gravelfaust and ask the hard question about why we get pumped in the pooper so much

[one-eyed]

New season but the same story as last year - The Tigers with the worst free kick differential after 4 rounds:



Free Kick Differential Ladder - Round 4

Which team is on top?

MMM
17 April 2018

1.Collingwood +22 (105 for, 83 against)

2.Western Bulldogs +20 (90, 70)

3.Brisbane Lions +19  (102, 83)

4.Adelaide +12 (81, 69)

5.Port Adelaide +8 (84, 76)

5.West Coast +8 (92, 84)

7.North Melbourne +7 (92, 85)

8.Essendon +2 (77, 75)

9.Sydney 0 (87, 87)

10.Melbourne -1 (90, 91)

11.Carlton -5 (91, 96)

12.Geelong -7 (87, 94)

12.Hawthorn -7 (90, 97)

14.Fremantle -12 (75, 87)

14.Gold Coast -12 (87, 99)

16.St Kilda -17 (77, 94)

17.GWS -18 (73, 91)

18.Richmond -19 (79, 98)

https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/afl/news/free-kick-differential-ladder-round-4-2018

[one-eyed]

Still last by a long way on the free kick differential ladder:

Free Kick Differential Ladder - Round 8

Which team is on top?

MMM
15 May 2018

1.Collingwood +35 (187 for, 152 against)

2.North Melbourne +30 (193, 163)

2.Western Bulldogs +30 (173, 143)

4.Adelaide +25 (161, 136)

5.West Coast +22 (180, 158)

6.Brisbane Lions +19 (185, 166)

7.Geelong +10 (175, 165)

7.Melbourne +10 (178, 168)

9.Carlton +4 (172, 168)

10.Port Adelaide -3 (162, 165)

11.Hawthorn -5 (168, 173)

12.Sydney -16 (159, 175)

13.Gold Coast -20 (169, 189)

14.St Kilda -21 (147, 168)

15.Essendon -22 (144, 166)

16.Fremantle -26 (150, 176)

16.GWS -26 (147, 173)

18.Richmond -46 (158, 204)

https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/afl/news/afl-free-kick-differential-ladder-round-8-2018

[pmac21]

It's time we went to the league with this. Maybe Dimma needs a secret meeting with Gil. 

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

We're a genuine outlier there. Not going to come in much this week playing the umpires darlings.

Although, it is fun reading oppo comments whining about losing to us soley cause of the umpires!

#(wheresthe)freekickrichmond

[dwaino]

Needs an extra column for free kicks missed to fit in instances like the five straight tackles we put on north players who either dropped or threw it right before Rance gets driven in the back and pinged for HTB.

[JP Tiger]

#thrownunderthebus ... once again ...

[Tiger Khosh]

Is it possible our frenetic pressure game style leads to a high number of free kicks against? Just looking at it, we’re about a middle of the road team when it comes to frees for but our frees against is what’s killing us. Don’t get me wrong the umpiring is horrible atm but that goes for both teams on the field with the odd game where a homecrowd influences the ump in favour of the Home team. I just find it hard to believe that the umpires have singled us out for a 2 year vendetta for no apparent reason. How was our free kick count prior to 2017?

[Chuck17]

Is it possible our frenetic pressure game style leads to a high number of free kicks against? Just looking at it, we’re about a middle of the road team when it comes to frees for but our frees against is what’s killing us. Don’t get me wrong the umpiring is horrible atm but that goes for both teams on the field with the odd game where a homecrowd influences the ump in favour of the Home team. I just find it hard to believe that the umpires have singled us out for a 2 year vendetta for no apparent reason. How was our free kick count prior to 2017?

Its just Tiger hate

[one-eyed]

Is it possible our frenetic pressure game style leads to a high number of free kicks against? Just looking at it, we’re about a middle of the road team when it comes to frees for but our frees against is what’s killing us. Don’t get me wrong the umpiring is horrible atm but that goes for both teams on the field with the odd game where a homecrowd influences the ump in favour of the Home team. I just find it hard to believe that the umpires have singled us out for a 2 year vendetta for no apparent reason. How was our free kick count prior to 2017?

            FF    FA       Ranking FA   Ranking FF   Tackles + Ranking
2018   19.8   25.5       18th            14th           65.6    9th
2017   18.8   21.1       18th            10th           69.7    7th
2016   19.2   20.0       14th             8th            60.1   18th
2015   21.9   18.8       12th             1st            57.5   17th
2014   19.0   18.6       18th             1st            63.3   14th
2013   18.7   18.5       12th             7th            56.0   18th

Source: https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/fts_team_rankings?type=TA&year=2018&sby=9

[big tone]

The club should come out before this weeks game and mention the free kick differential we have had to date this year. Putting it on the agenda so the AFL and the unpiring department know the footballing world will be looking closely this weekend at a game on a ground with a crowd that influencences the umpires decisions. Win, lose or draw, all we want is an impartial umpiring group on Sunday.
I find it impossible that we can lose the free kick count every week.

[Tiger Khosh]

The club should come out before this weeks game and mention the free kick differential we have had to date this year. Putting it on the agenda so the AFL and the unpiring department know the footballing world will be looking closely this weekend at a game on a ground with a crowd that influencences the umpires decisions. Win, lose or draw, all we want is an impartial umpiring group on Sunday.
I find it impossible that we can lose the free kick count every week.

That’s more of a hawthorn thing to do.....

[Diocletian]

Yeah Hardwick's no Clarkson.....

....watch Rance, Astbury, Grimes & Vlastuin cop it from the umps for the rest of the year now....while the defenders who double team Riewoldt every week continue to go unpunished....as they have for the last - oh seems like 5 years....

[one-eyed]

Free kick facts: Who gets 'em, who gives 'em away?

Jennifer Phelan
alf.com.au
31 May 2018

RICHMOND

Frees for per game: 18.2 (18th)

Frees against: 24.4 (1st)

Differential: -6.2 (18th)

Most free kicks for: Toby Nankervis and Alex Rance (16, equal 24th) 2017: Trent Cotchin and Alex Rance (45, 4th)

Most free kicks against: Toby Nankervis (27, 1st) 2017: Dustin Martin (44, 3rd)

Three free kick facts:

1. The Tigers have won 25.5 per cent of their free kicks from holding the ball infringements, which is the third-highest in the League behind St Kilda (26.3 per cent) and Essendon (25.9).

2. Most of their free kicks for have been won in the midfield. They're fourth in the competition with 69.6 per cent of their free kicks being won between the arcs, but have been awarded just 14.9 per cent in defence, which is the third-lowest of all 18 teams.

3. Toby Nankervis has given away the most free kicks in the competition this season, and, across 2017 and the opening 10 rounds of 2018, has been penalised the most for holding the man with 27 of his 64 free kicks awarded for that reason.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-05-30/free-kick-facts-who-gets-em-who-gives-em-away

[one-eyed]

Since 2011, West Coast has won 60 of 72 free kick counts when playing against travelling teams at home.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/06/05/afl-cant-ignore-eagles-free-kicks-says-former-umpires-boss/