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Winning away from home is the sizeable hurdle standing between improvers Melbourne and St Kilda and September action.
Despite many pundits predicting that the Saints and Demons' continued improvement will result in finals appearances, each club’s woeful interstate records are a sobering reminder how difficult the task might be.
Melbourne has not played finals in more than a decade, while the Saints last made a finals appearance in 2011.
From a combined total of 38 interstate games over the past three seasons, the Saints and Demons have won six between them.
St Kilda’s 2-18 record represents a 10% winning road percentage – the worst in the AFL behind Carlton (2-15, 11%) and Essendon (3-13, 18.75%).
In 2016 the Saints suffered a 103-point humiliation at the hand of West Coast in Perth, then four weeks later were belted by the Crows to the tune of 88 points.
Alan Richardson's team had an average losing margin outside Victoria last season of 53 points.
As for Melbourne, the Demons road form improvement in 2016, winning three of its seven interstate fixtures last season, having won only one of its previous 11.
At the other end of the scale are league heavyweights Sydney who have won 24 their 30 (80%) interstate matches since 2014, while powerhouse Hawthorn is 20-7 (74%).
While there is no such thing as an eight-point game, there is no doubt road wins are worth their weight in gold in modern footy.
How your team fares on their travels this year will likely decide the final resting place come the completion of the home and away season.
Each club's home and away interstate record 2014-2016
| Club | P | W | L | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Crows | 30 | 16 | 14 | 53.33% |
| Brisbane Lions | 30 | 6 | 24 | 20.00% |
| Carlton | 17 | 2 | 15 | 11.76% |
| Collingwood | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40.00% |
| Essendon | 16 | 3 | 13 | 18.75% |
| Fremantle | 30 | 13 | 17 | 43.33% |
| Geelong Cats | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53.33% |
| Gold Coast Suns | 27 | 4 | 23 | 14.81% |
| GWS Giants | 39 | 18 | 21 | 46.15% |
| Hawthorn | 27 | 20 | 7 | 74.07% |
| Melbourne | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22.22% |
| North Melbourne | 24 | 15 | 9 | 62.50% |
| Port Adelaide | 30 | 16 | 14 | 53.33% |
| Richmond | 18 | 10 | 8 | 55.56% |
| St Kilda | 20 | 2 | 18 | 10.00% |
| Sydney Swans | 30 | 24 | 6 | 80.00% |
| West Coast Eagles | 29 | 16 | 13 | 55.17% |
| Western Bulldogs | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41.18% |