Originally Posted by
Thunder Shaker
West Coast were playing away. West Coast's record this year: 3 home games for 3 wins, 3 away games for 3 losses. Their record is so skewed that they defeated Port Adelaide at home (Port's only loss) and then lost to St Kilda away (one of St Kilda's two wins) in consecutive weeks.
Our game against West Coast will be at the SCG near the end of the season.
Kardinia Park has not been a good venue for West Coast. They have lost their last seven games there. Their only win there this century was in 2006, with one draw there in 2003. Their record this century at Kardinia Park is 1 win, 1 draw, 10 losses. Overall, their record there is 8 wins, 1 draw, 16 losses.
West Coast are looking like a side drifting through the season without attaining great heights.
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By contrast, Kardinia Park has been a real fortress for Geelong. They have played 154 games there this century for 123 wins, 2 draws and 29 losses. After 2009, their record there is 73 wins and 10 losses. The 10 losses were Sydney (2011, 2016, 2017, 2018), Fremantle (2013 finals, 2015), Carlton (2020), GWS (2019), Melbourne (2015), North Melbourne (2015).
So I wouldn't read a lot into Geelong flogging a team they've not lost to at the venue for 15 years.
Geelong's recent record at the SCG has been fairly good. They have won their last two games there, but those were in 2018 and 2019. Since 2010, they have played there for 4 wins and 2 losses. One of those losses was by 110 points, Geelong's most recent loss by over 100 points.
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