The Hun have just published analysis of 20 years of free kick data by "Melbourne mathematician" John Marinopoulos

Category: | Herald Sun

"Marinopoulos, a mathematics and statistics guru from Value Advisory Partners, has analysed every free kick paid by AFL umpires in home-and-away matches since Round 1, 1997 when Port Adelaide joined the competition."

The report shows (some of this may NOT shock you):

  • West Coast rank number 1 when playing at home
  • The Bulldogs have ranked in the top 3 for 13 of the past 23 seasons in home frees and they were number 1 on the free kick register in 2016
  • Sydney rank 18th this year for free kicks paid
  • And we rank in the bottom 3 for away free kicks and overall free kicks over the last 20 years.


There's actually data you can download and graphs and all sorts. n.b. data excludes finals!