FOOTY+TIPPING

Footy Tipping Competition.

Use your Mathematical skills and your football skills to predict the winners of the 2012 home and away series.

Rules. you may enter only one algorithm/formula once entered, you must predict each outcome based on this formula only. your formula will be pubished on this site $5 one off entry fee. prizes as follows first 50% prize pool second 30% pool Third 20% pool.

Here is my mathematical algorithm. 1. All teams start at 50:50 2. Home side advantage. The home side in an interstate match goes up 20%, the away side down 20%. (70:30). Otherwise the home side goes up 10%, the away side down 10%. 3. Position on the ladder. If one side is 12 positions above, that side gains 40%, other side drops 40%. If one side is 8 positions above the other, that side gains 30%, the other side drops 30%. If one side is 4 positions above the other, that side gains 15%, the other side drops by 15%. If less than 4 positions above, the higer side gains 5%, other side drops 5%. For the first 4 rounds, the ladder at the end of the home and away season in 2011 is used. Note that GWS will be given a negative 40% start, and Gold Coast a negative 20% start.

Be creative and have fun. Hand in your algorithm/formula to Joe Chircop. Closing date is March 1.