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Does home ground advantage still exist?

Posted on June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 by Max Barry

The Arc @ ESPN takes a close look at home ground advantage.

A spate of upsets have left many of us pondering whether or not home ground advantage is still a thing in the AFL. It’s time to answer that question.

Source: Footy Forensics: Does home ground advantage still exist?

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Wins % Range
1
 Melbourne 15.7 128%
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 Geelong 15.2 125%
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 2–3
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 Brisbane Lions 15.0 120%
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 2–5
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 Sydney 14.3 120%
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 2–6
5
 Fremantle 14.3 115%
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 4–6
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 Carlton 14.1 110%
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 4–8
7
 Richmond 13.3 118%
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 4–8
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 Collingwood 13.4 107%
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3
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 7–10
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 Western Bulldogs 12.4 116%
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 8–9
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 Gold Coast 11.9 112%
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 8–12
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 St Kilda 11.9 104%
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 10–11
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 Port Adelaide 10.9 103%
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 11–12
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 Adelaide 8.4 89%
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 13–14
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 Hawthorn 8.0 91%
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18
 13–14
15
 GWS 7.0 90%
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2
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 15
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 Essendon 6.2 83%
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 16
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 West Coast 3.5 60%
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 17
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 North Melbourne 2.3 57%
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After Round 15, 2022.

PROJECTIONS
W L D % History Wins Finish
1
 Melbourne 11 3 – 139.2%
+4.7
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2
 Geelong 10 4 – 125.6%
+5.2
2
3
 Brisbane Lions 10 4 – 124.9%
+5.0
3
4
 Fremantle 10 4 – 122.6%
+4.3
5
5
 Carlton 10 4 – 114.6%
+4.1
6
6
 Sydney 9 5 – 119.5%
+5.3
4
7
 Collingwood 9 5 – 106.0%
+4.4
8
8
 Western Bulldogs 8 6 – 120.9%
+4.4
9
9
 Richmond 8 6 – 116.2%
+5.3
7
10
 St Kilda 8 6 – 107.3%
+3.9
11
11
 Gold Coast 7 7 – 110.5%
+4.9
10
12
 Port Adelaide 7 7 – 105.1%
+3.9
12
13
 Adelaide 5 9 – 85.5%
+3.4
13
14
 GWS 4 10 – 90.9%
+3.0
15
15
 Hawthorn 4 10 – 85.6%
+4.0
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16
 Essendon 3 11 – 78.6%
+3.2
16
17
 West Coast 2 12 – 55.8%
+1.5
17
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 North Melbourne 1 13 – 52.2%
+1.3
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