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Melbourne

Frees for per game: 22 (equal 7th)
Frees against: 20.7 (equal 12th)
Differential: +1.3 (7th)

Most free kicks for: Max Gawn (21, equal seventh) 2017: Jack Viney (28, equal 41st)
Most free kicks against: James Harmes (17, equal 12th) 2017: Clayton Oliver (40, equal ninth)

Three free kick facts: 
1. Melbourne has been pinged the most of any team in the competition for throwing the ball, with that stat accounting for 6.4 per cent of their total free kick count.
2. The Demons also lead the League for centre bounce infringements (0.6 per cent).
3. Melbourne has won the most free kicks for holding the man in the AFL (24.8 per cent). - Ben Guthrie

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Most of those throwing the ball decisions would have been wrongly paid against Clayton Oliver.

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We got heaps more frees. It was like Melbourne had been flung into a parallel universe.

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No surprises here:  From 31 games in his past two seasons, Joel Selwood has received 49 head-high free kicks – 23 more than the next highest, Brisbane's Rhys Mathieson. Selwood (95) and Pat

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5 hours ago, Demonland said:

Melbourne

Frees for per game: 22 (equal 7th)
Frees against: 20.7 (equal 12th)
Differential: +1.3 (7th)

Most free kicks for: Max Gawn (21, equal seventh) 2017: Jack Viney (28, equal 41st)
Most free kicks against: James Harmes (17, equal 12th) 2017: Clayton Oliver (40, equal ninth)

Three free kick facts: 
1. Melbourne has been pinged the most of any team in the competition for throwing the ball, with that stat accounting for 6.4 per cent of their total free kick count.
2. The Demons also lead the League for centre bounce infringements (0.6 per cent).
3. Melbourne has won the most free kicks for holding the man in the AFL (24.8 per cent). - Ben Guthrie

0.6% of what? If we "lead" that particular category then it can't mean 0.6% of all centre bounce infringements. It might be obvious to others, but I genuinely have no idea what this number means. Any ideas?

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Most free kicks for: Max Gawn (21, equal seventh) 2017: Jack Viney (28, equal 41st)

 

This makes no sense, 21 free kicks for is equal seventh  - 28 free kicks for is equal 41st?

 

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2 minutes ago, ManDee said:

Most free kicks for: Max Gawn (21, equal seventh) 2017: Jack Viney (28, equal 41st)

 

This makes no sense, 21 free kicks for is equal seventh  - 28 free kicks for is equal 41st?

 

Viney stat is 2017, Gawn 2018 I assume

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Most free kicks for: Max Gawn (21, equal seventh) 2017: Jack Viney (28, equal 41st)

 

This makes no sense, 21 free kicks for is equal seventh  - 28 free kicks for is equal 41st?

 

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Viney stat is 2017, Gawn 2018 I assume

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38 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

0.6% of what? If we "lead" that particular category then it can't mean 0.6% of all centre bounce infringements. It might be obvious to others, but I genuinely have no idea what this number means. Any ideas?

Does it mean that 0.6% of our infringements are centre bounce infringements and that's the highest out of all the teams?

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6 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

Most of those throwing the ball decisions would have been wrongly paid against Clayton Oliver.

Yeah, but they were totes on board the bulldog train in 2016... nothing to see here at all, game after game after game...

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19 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Does it mean that 0.6% of our infringements are centre bounce infringements and that's the highest out of all the teams?

Ahh. That would make sense (or not, given that the percentage of our own total infringements is relatively meaningless as a measure being compared with other teams. It's the absolute number, rather than the proportion, that might be vaguely interesting or relevant.)

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I was pleasantly surprised with how well we did with the umpires against Adelaide.  I actually remember thinking a few times as I watched the game that we had given away a free kick, but no whistle, play on.  Also got a fair few fairly soft free kicks in favour of Hogan and Lever that I'm not sure we would have got in the past.

As much as we made the running in many ways and should probably have an amount more free kicks as a result, I actually think that umpires are more likely to favour the better side, even in an unintentional, subconscious way.  Hopefully a good sign for things to come.

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8 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

Most of those throwing the ball decisions would have been wrongly paid against Clayton Oliver.

Agreed, we see it every game, almost. Clarrie is too quick for the myoptic umpires. Shame they do not watch the replays just to learn how quick his handball disposals actually have been. Turning a blind eye will not slow him down ...

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I was pleasantly surprised with how well we did with the umpires against Adelaide.

We got heaps more frees. It was like Melbourne had been flung into a parallel universe.

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2 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

I was pleasantly surprised with how well we did with the umpires against Adelaide.  I actually remember thinking a few times as I watched the game that we had given away a free kick, but no whistle, play on.  Also got a fair few fairly soft free kicks in favour of Hogan and Lever that I'm not sure we would have got in the past.

As much as we made the running in many ways and should probably have an amount more free kicks as a result, I actually think that umpires are more likely to favour the better side, even in an unintentional, subconscious way.  Hopefully a good sign for things to come.

I would normally say "don't hold your breath", but now "don't bank on it" and i definitely wouldn't say "don't put your balls on it"

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No surprises here: 

From 31 games in his past two seasons, Joel Selwood has received 49 head-high free kicks – 23 more than the next highest, Brisbane's Rhys Mathieson.

Selwood (95) and Patrick Dangerfield (88) top the league for free kicks for in that time.

These guys have the umpires totally conned.

Mathieson is an embarrassment to have so many such frees as he has not played every game.  The kid learnt some bad habits copying his hero local J Selwood and now can't get a game.

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No surprises here: 

From 31 games in his past two seasons, Joel Selwood has received 49 head-high free kicks – 23 more than the next highest, Brisbane's Rhys Mathieson.

Selwood (95) and Patrick Dangerfield (88) top the league for free kicks for in that time.

These guys have the umpires totally conned.

Mathieson is an embarrassment to have so many such frees as he has not played every game.  The kid learnt some bad habits copying his hero local J Selwood and now can't get a game.

Hayden Christianson another Selwood prodigy is a disgrace too. Cost his team a few opportunities at goal against the Swans when he went for the high free instead of the tap or handball on, and the umpire was having none of it.

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