2015: Fixture
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I remember the conclusion was that Masten was the biggest FTB according to SC. That may have been 2013 though? I'll look for it.
Edit: oh derp it's on the front page, is this what people are referring too?
http://www.supercoachscores.com/threads/995-The-Search-For-Flat-Track-Bullies-for-2014
Edit: oh derp it's on the front page, is this what people are referring too?
http://www.supercoachscores.com/threads/995-The-Search-For-Flat-Track-Bullies-for-2014
I have done further analysis on the 2015 Fixture. I have looked at each teams draw and rated it against how hard a team is to score SC points against. These rankings came from ROWSUS - The Search for Flat Track Bullies
I used the same rankings, they were as follows
Easy to score against GWS; Melbourne; Suns
Slightly easier to score against St Kilda; Bulldogs; Port; North
Difficult to score against Crows; Lions; Pies; Blues; Essendon; WCE
V hard to score against Hawks; Swans; Cats; Freo; Tigers
From this the Fixture analysis look like
• This shows that the Crows, Lions and Saints have the best pre bye draw as they only play 1 side that is very hard to score SC points against
• The Pies have a tough run home playing 3 very hard to score against sides in the last 4 games.
I did some further analysis and added up how many times a side plays teams in each category
• This shows that the Saints and Swans play teams that are either easy or slightly easier to score against more than any other team and the Swans play teams that are very easy to score against 6 times.
• Freo have a favourable draw and along with the Lions, both teams having many SC relevant players
• North and Port have by far the toughest draw
I was hoping this analysis would heavily favour or disadvantage teams more than it did. But it is still very relevant I feel
Hopefully you can use this analysis along with other research and it can help you decide when you are choosing between two similar players. I know I will be referring to it preseason and throughout the season as well
I used the same rankings, they were as follows
Easy to score against GWS; Melbourne; Suns
Slightly easier to score against St Kilda; Bulldogs; Port; North
Difficult to score against Crows; Lions; Pies; Blues; Essendon; WCE
V hard to score against Hawks; Swans; Cats; Freo; Tigers
From this the Fixture analysis look like
• This shows that the Crows, Lions and Saints have the best pre bye draw as they only play 1 side that is very hard to score SC points against
• The Pies have a tough run home playing 3 very hard to score against sides in the last 4 games.
I did some further analysis and added up how many times a side plays teams in each category
• This shows that the Saints and Swans play teams that are either easy or slightly easier to score against more than any other team and the Swans play teams that are very easy to score against 6 times.
• Freo have a favourable draw and along with the Lions, both teams having many SC relevant players
• North and Port have by far the toughest draw
I was hoping this analysis would heavily favour or disadvantage teams more than it did. But it is still very relevant I feel
Hopefully you can use this analysis along with other research and it can help you decide when you are choosing between two similar players. I know I will be referring to it preseason and throughout the season as well
Below are loopholing opportunities for the top 5 players. The number next to their name is how many times they will be vice captain, the numbers below their names are how many times out of how many rounds you can loophole before one of them has a bye, the list of teams shows which one provides the best donut player to loophole them with and the number at the bottom is how many donut players in total just to increase your chances of an unplanned donut being used for loopholing. On the side is Pendles-JPK because they are the best combination I have found so far.
