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    Previously unheard of scores.

    Was this a senior VFL game? Which one if it was?
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    Crazy AFL stats

    Between 1897 and 1900: four teams had six consecutive quarters without conceding a goal South Melbourne in Rounds 10 and 11 of 1897 held opponents goalless in consecutive games, and achieved nine consecutive quarters without allowing even one goal! Geelong in Round 8 to 10 of 1897 achieved...
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    Amazing coincidences in football

    After beating Geelong in their debut match, North Melbourne did not beat an eventual premier again until they beat Essendon (for their only loss in 33 games) in 1950. Gold Coast were 11 seasons short of that record The first team to lose to Footscray and win the premiership was Melbourne in 1941...
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    Research Recent Deaths

    In Round 16 of 1957, on a very wet day at the Junction Oval, Webb kicked four goals out of only seven kicked during the entire match. St. Kilda kicked only 1.5 (11) for the game — the third-lowest score since 1919. According to Demon Wiki, there was not a single goal from a set shot in the...
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    How would other athletes have been as AFL players?

    Matthew Ridge is one who has always attracted my attention regarding this question. Very flexible mover, regarded as the best bomb-catcher in the NSWRL during his career, and a superb kicker of the ball. Pair skaters especially I have always thought of as strong possibilities for the AFL because...
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    Opinion Which players would have been the best if not for injury?

    Templeton is a tragic figure who would have been amongst the greatest players ever had he been able to stay injury-free after his 24th year. 1980 was his last-ever injury-free season. In 1981 he suffered a serious knee injury but came back late in the season in an effort to help a Footscray...
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    Stats observations

    No doubt they only did so because they had been so bad in 1971, winning only four games and none against the top eight clubs (though they did draw with Collingwood in Round 3). Reminds me of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club only using players from inside the county until the featherbed...
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    R.I.P Neil "Nipper" Trezise

    Round 2, 1953 “Nipper” kicked eight goals against Footscray at the Western Oval. That was of itself a remarkable feat for a rover — Trezise never kicked more than five goals in any other match during his career — but when one considers he kicked those eight goals against a team that in eighteen...
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    Stats observations

    The following scores have never occurred as a team’s final score in any VFL/AFL match, although all scores obtained by adding or subtracting one goal or behind have: 9.27 [(81)] 10.26 [(86)] 17.28 [(130)] 18.26 [(134)] 25.8 [(158)] 23.26 [(164)] 24.24 [(168)] 28.11 [(179)] 27.24 [(186)] 28.20...
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    Opinion Which players would have been the best if not for injury?

    Unbelievably prone to injury. Apart from 1987 he never had anything near an injury-free season. Almost invariably he broke down in the first few rounds with a variety of injuries, as he did in 1984, 1988 and 1990. Yet, in 1987 he kicked more than 35 goals and nearly defeated a powerful Carlton...
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    List Records & Bests - Highest Score (ex-fp discussion)

    Glenelg’s famous game with Central District in 1975 is a similar outlier. It is true that the 60 goal aggregate was equalled by Swan Districts and Subiaco in the WANFL four years later, but the 396 points is unparalleled. Interestingly, on the exact same afternoon at VFL Park, Essendon and...
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    Previously unheard of scores.

    What is the most common final score in goals and behinds? If we look at single-team scores in goals and behinds, there are many within the range of goal and behind tallies observed that have never occurred, such as: 10.26 [(86)] 18.26 [(134)] 25.8 [(158)] 23.26 [(164)] 24.24 [(168)] 28.11...
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    Stats observations

    The most times a player has kicked ten or more goals against any one opponent is four: Gary Ablett senior against Richmond: Round 4, 1988 Round 9, 1989 Round 20, 1990 Round 8, 1993 Tony Lockett against Brisbane: Round 8, 1991 Round 10, 1992 Round 11, 1993 Round 9, 1996 Tony Lockett against...
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    Greatest upsets of all time

    The Age did not give Footybet for that game. I do not know why — can somebody at least suggest a reason? The Swans did not come back from 40 down. It was close for a half than Osborne exploded in the third quarter. Melbourne were suffering a let-down after two extremely good wins over...
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    Stats observations

    Some notes: I knew I’d forgotten Hogg almost immediately after I went to bed, but thanks for the other three! If my first five players with most career goals but no finals appearances be correct, then Hogg with 347 goals must be number six. It’s notable that among the players with most games...
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