This is my form ladder. Based on match ratios. Top 4 teams all won 4 out of 5 games. Next five 3 out of 5. and so forth.
Not perfect by a long shot as doesn't take into account home ground advantage.
Column 1 = Team
Column 2 = winning match ratio
Column 3 = Difficulty of draw so far.
e.g...
The problem is most clubs are under pressure from the media. The media generally prick the no.1 and use gallons and gallons of printers ink to create the expectation.
Kevin Coverdale (31 May 1940 – 4 April 1997) was only 56.
He was cleared to Hawthorn for the 1963 season and would kick 21 goals from his 20 senior games that year. A centre half forward, he appeared for Hawthorn in the 1963 VFL Grand Final, which they lost. After playing two more seasons he...
When Richmond went goalless in 1961, (Score of 0.8.8) it was the first time since St Kilda kicked 0.18.18 in 1921 for a team to be goalless in a game. Both games were at the Junction Oval.
If you ever get a chance to read about St. Kilda's history it is littered with board room coups after coups. The only time it was stable was during Allan Jean's tender (1960-1976). If the top is poor then it will filter though to the playing group.
12 teams play 3 games each = 36 games / 2 = 18 games. 1 per round
The answer was simple. no access to computers
They did the maths the old fashion way.
Don't forget to carry the 1.
Remembering Sanford Wheeler on the 6th anniversary of his passing.
(6 April 1970 – 10 March 2020)
Wheeler was born in Lynwood, California, to an Australian father and an African-Americanmother. He migrated with his family to Sydney, NSW at the age of 5.
Wheeler died in California on 10 March...
Michael Francis Nolan (9 November 1949 – 27 May 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Because of his weight of 135 kg and height of 194 cm, Nolan was dubbed "The Galloping Gasometer" by commentator Lou...
Phoenix Kenny Spicer (30 January 2002 – 2 January 2026)
Spicer died on January 3 as a result of a sudden brain aneurysm, according to his partner Ky-ya Nicholson Ward,