Percentage - Outdated and Wrong?

[pipers]

Ironically under the current system you're disadvantaged playing on the better grounds or in better conditions!

So why the **** haven't South played finals more often???

[doggies4eva]

Ironically under the current system you're disadvantaged playing on the better grounds or in better conditions!
Not so much of an issue in the SANFL as it is in the AFL but you're definately worse off the better the ground is and worse off the better the weather is!
Weird, ideally it shouldn't make any different but if anything it should be the other way around.
I still think the only difference you'd get if you changed it from the current % to the difference in points is you'd be encouraging more attacking footy and get more people to games (wrongly or rightly) because of it. Bonus points would emphasise it even further but that's a bit too radical for my liking.
An interesting topic and I'm enjoying other's opinions with at least one more attractive option being offered.
Keep 'em coming, definately an under analysed subject as I've never heard dicsussion on the matter before.

Wedgie, explain your reasoning on this please? I would have thought that a good team playing on a good ground under good conditions will kick more goals and improve their eprcentage by more. What have I missed?

[Wedgie]

Wedgie, explain your reasoning on this please? I would have thought that a good team playing on a good ground under good conditions will kick more goals and improve their eprcentage by more. What have I missed?

That one's easy (and the reason of the initial post/idea).
If you play on a crap oval (say Adelaide Oval underwater in Rd 23!!) you might win 9 goals to 6 goals.
If a team plays on a decent oval and win 20 goals to 17 goals they will be miles behind the team that won 9 goals to 6 goals.
Under a points different forumula they'd be even which is much fairer IMHO.

Surely winning by 3 goals kicking 20 goals is better for the game than winning by 3 goals kicking 9? (hence why % isn't ideal and pts diff would be better in this instance)