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Just shows how amazing that 1991 West Coast defence and speedy midfield was whilst the warm, dry weather lasted. After eight games, it had conceded 36 fewer points per game than any other club! it must have been a sombre experience playing a team that would outspeed and outpressure them so completely that they were left with no response.This took me a while to produce. The thinking is I'd like to do it for every ladder position.
How to read it:
- eg. Best record (1987-) for a 1st placed side after 6 games is West Coast in 1991 (6-0, 206.0%)
- eg. Worst record (1987-) for a 1st placed side after 6 games is Collingwood in 1997 (4-2, 136.8%)
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I’m surprised by Swan. Is that a statistic for his completed career? I can’t imagine he would’ve played much at the SCG, Metricon, Sydney Showgrounds or Adelaide Oval but I’m pretty sure his injury against Sydney occurred at the SCG so 6 venues seems a little low.As of today, the extremes for frequent flyer miles:
Robbie Gray (184 games), Brad Ebert (220), Travis Boak (228) and Justin Westhoff (233) also played at their 18th venue today.|| GAMES | VENUES
\ Dane Swan |CO|218|6
\ Jack Hombsch |GW,PA|87|18
Here's that ladder for a visual of how mean the Eagles' defence was in the first third of 1991.Just shows how amazing that 1991 West Coast defence and speedy midfield was whilst the warm, dry weather lasted. After eight games, it had conceded 36 fewer points per game than any other club! it must have been a sombre experience playing a team that would outspeed and outpressure them so completely that they were left with no response.
Although the weather broke up badly from the Sunday of Round 11, it actually was some time before the Eagles declined – their 1991 fall began really after their second bye in Round 18. In the remainder of the season West Coast played to their previous standard only in the home game with Hawthorn, for whom it was the only defeat after the weather broke up. Hawthorn were vastly too slow for the Eagles in warm and dry conditions, but their attacking style honed in the 1970s and 1980s was wholly effective when softer grounds made it harder to run down teams with speed and harder to score playing dry-weather football.
It’s interesting to think that – as October 1991 was akin to the hot and dry autumn – if the season had been moved forward a little would the Eagles have again showed their invincible autumn form, which was certainly comparable to the 2000 Bombers who had the irreplaceable advantage of a closed roof stadium.
LOL. Must have had Swan in mind because of his snapchat video. Have updated my post, should have said Alan Didak.I’m surprised by Swan. Is that a statistic for his completed career? I can’t imagine he would’ve played much at the SCG, Metricon, Sydney Showgrounds or Adelaide Oval but I’m pretty sure his injury against Sydney occurred at the SCG so 6 venues seems a little low.
Edit; just saw it wasn’t a complete career that you’d included.
One of the most accurate games just finished. With 3:10 to go, Boak had a shot from straight in front, 35m out.
The score was WC 16.5 to PA 9.3 (75.76% combined accuracy)
He missed, and 3 further behinds were scored. That is, 4 of the games 12 behinds were scored in the last 3:10!
Final score: WC 16.6 to PA 9.6 (67.57% combined accuracy)
Melbourne equal the record for inside 50s in a match with 83.
It almost certainly wasn't even greater than 83.Which means from roughly 2000 to now as stats before that of inside 50 virtually never recorded. We got no idea of how many inside 50's Geelong had when they posted highest score ever in league history against Brisbane Bears.
I suspect it would have been well over 100 inside 50's.
English ?It almost wasn't even greater than 83.
Geelong only had 63 entries for 47 shots (35 goals) against Richmond in 2007: https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2007/091420070506.html
Absolutely that happens.But Richmond had 28 'Rebound 50s'. How did they happen? If Geelong went inside 50 63 times, and Richmond rebounded 28 of those, that only leaves 35 left for scores.
Ah! Maybe Richmond kicked backwards a few times (very likely), stuffed it up (extremely likely), and Geelong scored without having to make their own forward 50 entry. That would have had to happen a lot of times, but it is Richmond 2007 we are talking about.
As usual, I am probably confused.
Almost certainly* wasn't even greater than 83.English ?
Metres gained would have been fascinating stat to have way back in time.
“Leopold” actually merged into South Melbourne in later years.Re: Post 5 random (obscure) stats
Most wooden spoons in the reserves competition (1919-1999)
St. Kilda (16) 1924, 1926, 1927, 1938, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1994
Hawthorn (12) 1925, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
North Melbourne (12) 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1956, 1960, 1969
South/Sydney (10) 1939, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992
Fitzroy (8) 1950, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1995
Melbourne (5) 1923, 1944, 1974, 1980, 1997
Essendon (4) 1959, 1966, 1967, 1977
Richmond (4) 1919, 1958, 1990, 1996
Carlton (2) 1957, 1999
Collingwood (2) 1982, 1986
Geelong (2) 1993, 1998
Leopold (2) 1921, 1922
Footscray (1) 1981
West Melbourne (1) 1920
On the money, they've only won more than 12 consecutive quarters twice. The current streak is also the highest at 14. Extending on the below their 13 consecutive quarters won in 2014 spanned from R15 Q2 to R18 Q2 inclusive.A bloke at work reckons this is the first time Melbourne has won every quarter in 3 consecutive matches in their history.