Seriously though, should there be such a big discrepancy?
Is it jsut conventional wisdom that frees for and against should be fairly even across the comp, allowing for exceptions of clubs like WC, Geelong and NM who duck, dive, slide and fake head explosions, weekly?
Shouldn't you expect the top teams to draw an average of more frees than the rest, generally being first to the ball, dictating a lot of play, and frustrating their opponents, who give softys away?
If so, why is Freo down the bottom of the barrel in getting frees?
Why are the umpires just so crap?