Jeremy Cameron needs 25 goals in 5 games to crack the ton

[MelbourneGWS]

Grand Final would be funny and is the most likely if it is to happen now. Such a stage managed event these days and I imagine the AFL would not want a ground invasion. I imagine they’d instruct Geelong and Chris Scott to tell the fans not to run out if it happens. Would they listen?

Believe it has only happened in a GF with Jack Titus (1940), Coleman (1949) and Doug Wade (1974). Not sure if the ground invasion was a thing back then. Daicos needed 5 for the ton in 1990 but only kicked 2.

Good luck on the AFL preventing a fan invasion if Jeremy scores his 100 during the GF. If the ground invasion following Buddy’s 1000 was a guide, no amount of security would have stopped the crowd.

 

[RUNVS]

I thought reaching a tonne in finals did not count?

 

[canny30]

Another 17 goals needed in finals. Massive ask but not impossible.

Imagine he gets there in a GF!

Gan Snr kicked 28 in 1989 finals....piece of poss

 

[Ross]

Grand Final would be funny and is the most likely if it is to happen now. Such a stage managed event these days and I imagine the AFL would not want a ground invasion. I imagine they’d instruct Geelong and Chris Scott to tell the fans not to run out if it happens. Would they listen?

Believe it has only happened in a GF with Jack Titus (1940), Coleman (1949) and Doug Wade (1974). Not sure if the ground invasion was a thing back then. Daicos needed 5 for the ton in 1990 but only kicked 2.

I usually try to ignore the commentators so I might have misheard but I think Howard said yesterday that there was a ground invasion when Wade reached the ton in 1969, not sure if they did it when Hudson kicked the 100 the year before but you then have to go right back to Coleman in 1952 for the previous ton. Surely there's footage of the 1974 Grand Final out there though?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I usually try to ignore the commentators so I might have misheard but I think Howard said yesterday that there was a ground invasion when Wade reached the ton in 1969, not sure if they did it when Hudson kicked the 100 the year before but you then have to go right back to Coleman in 1952 for the previous ton. Surely there's footage of the 1974 Grand Final out there though?

Yeah interesting.

Wade kicks his 100th at the 32 min mark of this video.



No crowd invasion. The commentators note that the police were ready on the boundary to stop it happening.

The crowd invasion was definitely “a thing” by the 70s, here’s Hudson in 1970:



And McKenna in 1971, they flood on:



So yeah… I guess the history is that fans didn’t run on last time it happened in a GF (1974). Funny though, there was a police presence to stop it. That generally wouldn’t have been the case in the 70s, fans just ran on and nobody tried to stop them. Seems they respected that in 1974.

Nobody respects authority now so police / security couldn’t stop it. Wonder if the AFL would try to avoid it happening. I think they would. A 10-15 minute delay of nothingness could play havoc with their precious Sydney TV audience. I think the likes of Cameron and Scott would be asked to request fans don’t run on.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Nobody respects authority now so police / security couldn’t stop it. Wonder if the AFL would try to avoid it happening. I think they would. A 10-15 minute delay of nothingness could play havoc with their precious Sydney TV audience. I think the likes of Cameron and Scott would be asked to request fans don’t run on.

I agree that that the AFL wouldn’t want a crowd invasion, but I honestly don’t think that despite their public requests they will succeed in stopping a ground invasion. The AFL could always ban invaders from future matches and police could also enforce heavy fines, but surely the AFL would be aware how unpopular and heavy handed it would be.

 

[Ross]

Nice research. I think Grand Final tickets are hard enough to obtain these days that most of the people who are closest to the fence probably aren't the type that would jump it and run on the ground. Zero chance Cameron gets to 100 anyway so I guess it's a moot point for now.

 

[My Tilly]

It's of no surprise as soon as Dangerfield comes back his goals dry up. It's not a negative as Danger makes Geelong a better team but he does command the ball which does not give Cameron the best opportunity when the ball slingshots from the backline to forward fifty.

 

[Mr Meow]

It's of no surprise as soon as Dangerfield comes back his goals dry up. It's not a negative as Danger makes Geelong a better team but he does command the ball which does not give Cameron the best opportunity when the ball slingshots from the backline to forward fifty.

Cameron averages 3.6 goals per game when Dangerfield has played this season.

 

[My Tilly]

Cameron averages 3.6 goals per game when Dangerfield has played this season.

It's 5 goals per game without Dangerfield (granted small sample size)

 

[Mr Meow]

It's 5 goals per game without Dangerfield (granted small sample size)

Either average during finals would be fine by me! But obviously it's difficult for key forwards to kick bags in such a setting.

Cameron starring in this finals series would certainly elevate his legacy even further.

 

[PhatBoy]

It's 5 goals per game without Dangerfield (granted small sample size)

He had 8 shots on goal on the weekend still.