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"Graham, you've asked many an interesting question since joining the forum, but this one is right up there !" Thank you! Here is another - what is the longest sequential run of points in a home-and-away season in a league? eg teams finished with 4,8,12,16,20,24 points and so on Here is a...

Would someone be able to tell me what is the most games in a completed VFL/AFL career by a player who played every game against the same opponent?

While looking at some random NHL pages, I came across the playing record of Dave McIlwain, who is only one of 4 players to have played for 4 different teams in the same season (1991-1992). Apart from this, he holds the NHL record for the most consonants at the start of a player's surname, with...

Ern Hazel would be a strong candidate - 19 games spread across 5 seasons, which included wooden spoons with St Kilda in 1909 and 1910 (Hazel also played 4 games for Melbourne in 1910, who finished 2nd last), and premierships with Essendon in 1911 and 1912.

Mark Anthony Dwyer played for Fitzroy (1986-1987) and St Kilda (1988) in the VFL, while Mark “Mick” Andrew Dwyer played for St Kilda (1986-1995) and Fitzroy (1996) in the VFL/AFL - two players with the same Christian name and surname playing for the same two clubs at roughly the same time.

When was the last time in top-level football that an injured player was unable to be interchanged, and had to stay on the field, effectively being a passenger, as was the case before the interchange system was created?

Would someone be able to tell me what is the longest gap between players being teammates in a VFL/AFL team?

Emma O'Driscoll and both Ebony and Kara Antonio

Some stats from the first 6 AFLW seasons (2017-2022): Progression of highest team score: 48 - Adelaide 7.6 (48) v GWS, Rd 1 2017 48 - Adelaide 7.6 (48) v Western Bulldogs, Rd 2 2017 54 - Carlton 8.6 (54) v Western Bulldogs, Rd 5 2017 55 - Collingwood 7.13 (55) v GWS, Rd 6 2017 70 - Melbourne...

Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi finished his 27 Test Match career with a result of 9 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses.

Would someone be able to tell me what is the most games by a player in a completed VFL/AFL career who didn't play in consecutive games for his club?

Could someone tell me what is the record for the for most goals kicked in a VFL/AFL finals series by a player who didn't kick a goal in the home-and-away matches of the same season?

Would someone be able to tell me what is the record for the most number of players to kick a goal for a VFL/AFL team in the same season?