ANZ stadium - the home of footy

**Zlatorog** · 26th August 2014, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by MightyBloods

People and media continue to underrate the playing field configuration of the SCG. The SCG is one of the AFL grounds that is closest to the MCG playing configuration. Fact!

AFL Ground Sizes

Sorry, but the SCG is still the shortest one in the competition hence the bad wrap from the press.

**ernie koala** · 26th August 2014, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by barry

Its this sort of misinformation that Dick Warburton would be proud of.
ANZ is our finals jewel, and the length prepares us much better for away games than the postage stamp SCG. No point being SCG specialists when the granny is always at the MCG.

Have a look at the AFL ground sizes, relative to the MCG....

You'll find the SCG is one of the closest in overall dimensions....It's not all about length, it's about the general shape and overall size.....

Which makes the SCG one of the better grounds to play at, when preparing for the MCG.

**Nico** · 26th August 2014, 08:26 PM

Which goes to prove one thing; it is not all about length and width but how you use it.

**liz** · 26th August 2014, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by mcs

Care to back that up with some stats Barry? I know our finals record out there is pretty good, but I'd expect our H&A record is no different to the SCG - although as I say, would be happy to be proven wrong with some stats to back it up, not just an ANZ Member's say so. Even the finals record is a misnomer, as really we haven't played a huge number of finals at the SCG overall.

Beware any stats used to back up that assertion. Our win/loss record in general has been much higher over the period since we first started playing at ANZ than the average win/loss record since the Swans became Sydney (and even before). So a comparison of the total win/loss ratio at the SCG and the win/loss ratio at ANZ will be like comparing apples and oranges.

**Nico** · 26th August 2014, 08:48 PM

The Geelong ground is the shape of a sausage.

**SA Swan** · 26th August 2014, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by Nico

Which goes to prove one thing; it is not all about length and width but how you use it.

Now there is a man with a complex!!

**mcs** · 26th August 2014, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by liz

Beware any stats used to back up that assertion. Our win/loss record in general has been much higher over the period since we first started playing at ANZ than the average win/loss record since the Swans became Sydney (and even before). So a comparison of the total win/loss ratio at the SCG and the win/loss ratio at ANZ will be like comparing apples and oranges.

I would expect that to be the case, but over the same period (i.e. since we started playing at ANZ), I'd expect the win/loss record would be relatively similar % to the SCG -> given we lose to Collingwood out there almost every year, and often drop another of the main season games too.

The finals stats are definitely skewed for the reason you've made out as well.

**barry** · 26th August 2014, 09:46 PM

ANZs record is even more impressive when you consider we play against finalists and big inform teams. No games against the dees or dogs out there.

**neilfws** · 26th August 2014, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by barry

Our win/loss ratio at ANZ is SIGNIFICANTLY better than any other ground

Have to disagree with you there. Let's look at all games played, including finals.

28 wins, 19 losses at ANZ = 59.6%.

At the SCG - for example - 198 wins, 141 losses and 2 draws = 58.1%.

Is that significantly more wins? Feel free to plug those numbers into the Fisher's exact test calculator.

An easy Fisher exact test calculator..png

I don't have the rabid hatred of ANZ that many do; been to some good games there over the years (Carlton final 2010 anyone?) But if I had to choose, it'd be SCG every time.