Stats and the Clash Guernsey

[caco demon 29]

Being in Canberra in July, not only does everything freeze in your front yard, but so does Friday night AFL coverage on the car radio. Point being, I was in the car going to pick up Beef Masaman from the Thai house in Weston (plug!) and switched over to 666 ABC to hopefully get the AFL on the radio but got NRL grandstand instead. They were talking about how the NRL teams seem to have multiple guernseys per team and seem to switch "patterns" nearly everyweek.

They posed the question of: "The players are used to playing with their team-mates in their 'traditional' jumper more often in the season than not, does the clash guernsey give the players a split second longer to make a decision due to the slightly unfamiliar colours?" - I probably haven't got the idea across or phrased this question properly but the point is:

What are the stats in the AFL for win/loss ratio for teams playing in clash guernseys?

Is this theory true that possibly, clash guernseys are slightly unfamiliar to the players on game day?

Do we or should we, train in the clash strip during the week before we need to play in it?

Is this why we can't seem to win wearing the clash? (including that atrocious silver thing we were subjected to)

Edited July 2, 2010 by caco demon

[Eth 4]

We wore the clash guernsey in Rounds 11 and 13 and we lost them both. Round 7 we wore a different jumper (pink and navy blue) and we lost that too. Maybe you're on to something here caco...

[Guest The Boss]

I think the problem is in the coaches box

[45HG 1,539]

Any stat would have to be measured against the likelihood of victory against the opponent in the first place

[Felix 92]

What are the stats in the AFL for win/loss ratio for teams playing in clash guernseys?

Dont know and I doubt there would be enough to satisfy statisticians.

Is this theory true that possibly, clash guernseys are slightly unfamiliar to the players on game day?

I think the players know what colour they are wearing hence the Friday night "pink" several weeks back, players will know NOT were to direct the ball. The players know to send the ball to the WHITE, unless the umpires decide to wear white that day. All the opposition sides when MFC have been wearing white have worn darker colours to MFC

Do we or should we, train in the clash strip during the week before we need to play in it?

Training is always in the Red & Blue, I personally do not think that would make a difference come game day.

Is this why we can't seem to win wearing the clash? (including that atrocious silver thing we were subjected to)

I doubt it, MFC struggle to win wearing the traditional Red & Blue... should they look at changing to winning colours?