11th with 4 th best % of 114.9

princem007 · Joined: 16 Oct 2003

This seems a strange anomaly but has another team ever had a percentage of 114.9 after 17 rounds and be in 11th spot with 4th best percentage.

I very much doubt it.

And this considering we have played every team once bar Sydney.

As much as the losses are disappointing it shows we are very competitive.

It means little at end of day as the premiership points column on ladder is the most important figure after round 23 that determines if you play finals or a spectator.

jackcass · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Location: Bendigo

We're not without a chance of winning all our remaining games. Do that and the rest will take care of itself.

MightyMagpie · Joined: 04 Jun 2013 Location: WA

Cuthbert Collingwood · Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:17 pm

Wanted to post this myself! Very good points, % could well be a factor in making the 8. Over to you E Smile

melliot · Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Location: Bendigo

But percentage doesn't matter. Or so we were told. I guess it's true. We have a good percentage, but ain't in the 8 or 4.

Skids · Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:03 pm

HAL · Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:07 pm

Do what and the rest will take care of itself?

E · Joined: 05 May 2010

The Geelong sides of the 90's used to routinely miss the 8 and have a league best percentage. Its an oddity, but not historic.

Its a simple case of a team that gets the job done against teams it should beat but loses more games than it should because its young list isn't ready to beat the good teams (or lacks belief).

One thing that should make you feel better is that teams who lose a lot of close games with a younger list generally shows great improvement the following year.

In baseball in the US, they keep track of each teams win loss record in one run games. Teams with a bad losing record in this category are general understood to have a great prospect of improving greatly the following year.

E · Joined: 05 May 2010

jackcass · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Location: Bendigo

ronrat · Joined: 22 May 2006 Location: Thailand

The unfortunate draw may make percentage in the bottom half of the 8 irrelevant. In fact mathematically both those sides could get in at the expense of a side who legitimately would have got in if that game had not been abandoned.

RudeBoy · Joined: 28 Nov 2005

It tells me we're the 4th best team in the comp. If we scrape in to the finals we'll give it a real shake.

MightyMagpie · Joined: 04 Jun 2013 Location: WA

MightyMagpie · Joined: 04 Jun 2013 Location: WA

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/stats-insider-analyses-every-clubs-run-home-with-champion-data-numbers-wholl-finish-first-and-last/story-e6frf3e3-1227460654845

Collingwood (11th, 8-8, 114.9%)

Finals: 44%

Top 4: 3%

Difficulty of remaining draw: 18th (average percentage of opponent � 91.03%)

ROUND 18: Melbourne at MCG, Saturday afternoon

ROUND 19: Carlton at MCG, Saturday early

ROUND 20: Sydney Swans at SCG, Friday night

ROUND 21: Richmond at MCG, Saturday early

ROUND 22: Geelong Cats at MCG, Friday night

ROUND 23: Essendon at MCG, TBA

ANOTHER week, another heartbreaker. While the others were painful because of how close the Magpies came to upsetting the best teams in the league, this one matters more because it was against a team near them on the ladder. The good news is that their run home is the easiest in the AFL. Their percentage has them as the fourth-best team. That might not be accurate but they�re definitely good enough to storm into September from here. Their luck has to turn around at some point, surely!

FOX FOOTY�S PROJECTION � five wins, finishing 13-9 (eighth on percentage)

BBHS · bbhs Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Location: Bellarine

All winnable games we have. Fate in our own hands.

Must regain confidence in the next 2 weeks then come home strong.