morell wrote:Percentage is calculated as a ratio - For / For + Against *100
If Ingle Farm beat Angle Vale 300-100, a 200 point win, their percentage will go from 73.2 to 73.5. If they cop the forfeit, their percentage will go to 73.9.
In almost all but the most extreme of cases, which I wouldn't have ruled out with those two sides playing, you're better off, percentage wise, getting the forfeit score - it's designed that way!
Given the advantage they will get by not playing I reckon Ingle Farm should be more than happy to get the 60-0 percentage.
Percentage will be 73.05
No offence but i dont think you have a good understanding of percentage. As i mentioned earlier, it's not so much the margin that makes the difference, it's the points conceded.
For instance if Ingle Farm won same score as last week WC v AV (142-4), percentage would jump to 74.15%
Even using Flinders Pk v Angle Vale result (101-14) percentage would increase to 73.10%
But yes I think as disappointed as several blokes would be about not playing, percentage aside there is far more positives to be taken out of this given Ingle Farm have a tough month of football coming up after next week, and some sore bodies could use a week extra to recover. Playing Angle Vale (apart from %) was really a nothing to gain game for all involved - included Angle Vale