matt35 wrote:On the wider point of home ground advantage, while obviously I understand the point that no team/player/coach should ever be able to easily hide behind playing away from home as an excuse for losing or poor performance, it is pretty silly to argue against evidence built up over decades of Football history that sides playing at home do win more often than sides playing away. We all know that is the case, so to suggest that a team playing on the ground that they 1-train on and 2-play on every second week does not bring some advantage in to the game is a little silly imho.
I don't disagree at all.
I was merely stating the hysteria that some would like to associate with several Magpies players having played a game on Adelaide Oval as being a decided advantage come finals time is a little OTT, IMO.
But hey, any reason to throw the toys out the cot....