Originally Posted by
KTigers
Looking at the stats for this year, the top 4 teams (Richmond, Adelaide, Geelong & GWS) were collectively 39-1-7 at home,
and 27-3-23 away from home. A 85% winning record at home, and a 55% winning record away from home. That is a substantial
difference, and I would think there would be more to it than just proximity to their own beds as Roos once said.
Home ground advantage is the biggest single identifiable indicator of the result of a game. And everyone knows this.
So what do the AFL do? They play the game at one team's home ground. And not even at the home ground of the team that
finished first. The team that finished third. Just brilliant.
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