Amazing coincidences in football

[terrybull]

For Richmond games -

If the team kicking the first score in a match is a behind then they must kick the first goal or they lose, unless they are first to 100. A proven fact, there might be an odd game out but I don’t remember when it last happened.

 

[Vaccination]

For Richmond games -

If the team kicking the first score in a match is a behind then they must kick the first goal or they lose, unless they are first to 100. A proven fact, there might be an odd game out but I don’t remember when it last happened.

Any code or way we can verify this? Would love to see the percentages
So: For Richmond games
If: The first score of the match is a behind
Then: That team must also kick the first goal otherwise they lose
Unless: They reach 100 first

 

[terrybull]

Any code or way we can verify this? Would love to see the percentages
So: For Richmond games
If: The first score of the match is a behind
Then: That team must also kick the first goal otherwise they lose
Unless: They reach 100 first

Guess go on Fox and watch replays of the first quarter....

 

[Billy ray]

Go to afltables.com perhaps?

 

[Vaccination]

Go to afltables.com perhaps?

Was kind of hoping to be lazy and have someone else do it. I'll be back soon

 

[BigVic]

1998 Brisbane finishes bottom 4

2018 Brisbane finishes bottom 4

 

[BigVic]

At the end of the 21st weekend on the 21st year of the 21st century, Dyson Heppell wearing #21 was holding the ball when the siren sounded. Heppell also had 21 contested possessions.

 

[megadeth86]

Has anyone ever seen an official attendance exactly on the one thousand number, e.g. 21,000? If we see that we will automatically think it is a crowd estimate. But it must come up sometimes.

 

[HTT]

For Richmond games -

If the team kicking the first score in a match is a behind then they must kick the first goal or they lose, unless they are first to 100. A proven fact, there might be an odd game out but I don’t remember when it last happened.

Just so I can check it out

I am looking for games where teams
A) kick the first score (which must be a behind)
B) don’t kick the first goal
C) don’t reach 100 first

And then seeing if they win or lose

 

[Pistol Night]

Has anyone ever seen an official attendance exactly on the one thousand number, e.g. 21,000? If we see that we will automatically think it is a crowd estimate. But it must come up sometimes.

Yeah. Seen heaps last year with 0

 

[terrybull]

Just so I can check it out

I am looking for games where teams
A) kick the first score (which must be a behind)
B) don’t kick the first goal
C) don’t reach 100 first

And then seeing if they win or lose

Yes.
If the first score is a behind then that team must follow up with the first goal. If they don’t do that then only way to win is to score 100 first. Sounds crazy, but I have observed this pattern for many many Richmond games....

 

[BF Tiger]

Despite the 89 point margin both Richmond and GWS had 361 disposals in the 2019 Grand Final.

 

[HTT]

Yes.
If the first score is a behind then that team must follow up with the first goal. If they don’t do that then only way to win is to score 100 first. Sounds crazy, but I have observed this pattern for many many Richmond games....

Had a look at it back to the start of last year
R3 2021 - Richmond v Sydney - Richmond first score, not first goal, not first to 100, lost
GF 2020 - Richmond v Geelong - Geelong first score, not first goal, not first to 100, lost
PF 2020 - Richmond v Port Adelaide - Port first score, not first goal, not first to 100, lost
R17 2020 - Richmond v Geelong - Geelong first score, not first goal, not first to 100, lost
R8 2020 - Richmond v GWS - GWS first score, not first goal, not first to 100, won
R3 2020 - Richmond v Hawthorn - Richmond first score, not first goal, not first to 100, lost

1-5 in games that applied to from what I could tell. Would be interesting to see how this looks further back and for all cases but pretty tedious to do that manually.

 

[terrybull]

Had a look at it back to the start of last year
R3 2021 - Richmond v Sydney - Richmond first score, not first goal, not first to 100, lost
GF 2020 - Richmond v Geelong - Geelong first score, not first goal, not first to 100, lost
PF 2020 - Richmond v Port Adelaide - Port first score, not first goal, not first to 100, lost
R17 2020 - Richmond v Geelong - Geelong first score, not first goal, not first to 100, lost
R8 2020 - Richmond v GWS - GWS first score, not first goal, not first to 100, won
R3 2020 - Richmond v Hawthorn - Richmond first score, not first goal, not first to 100, lost

1-5 in games that applied to from what I could tell. Would be interesting to see how this looks further back and for all cases but pretty tedious to do that manually.

Did you find any games where the team who scored first was a behind and then not kick the first goal and not first to 100 and still win?

 

[HTT]

Did you find any games where the team who scored first was a behind and then not kick the first goal and not first to 100 and still win?

Just that GWS game.

 

[Bulldog Joe]

Only 5 melbourne teams have won the grand final at the start of every decade
Melbourne, Richmond, Carlton, Collingwood and essendon.

Even you knew numbers that would be the end of every decade.

The true times start at 1 and go to .0

 

[terrybull]

Even you knew numbers that would be the end of every decade.

The true times start at 1 and go to .0

I think (though probably incorrect)most people count 0 as the start of the decade.

But to save argument only five clubs have won the Premiership with the year ending in 0.

Bloody Collingwood invited Carlton in the elite group in 1970 and almost let in St.Kilda in 2010.

 

[Dan26]

Has anyone ever seen an official attendance exactly on the one thousand number, e.g. 21,000? If we see that we will automatically think it is a crowd estimate. But it must come up sometimes.

Fun fact.

Apparently the height of Mount Everest, when measured decades ago, came up to exactly 29,000 feet. But because of the "exactness" of the number, it was thought that people would assume it was an estimate and not an exact figure. So they changed it to 29,002.

As for footy, myself and one other person attended the 2007 Geelong-Collingwood preliminary Final which had 98,002. So it's all my fault.

 

[juice t]

Fremantle have only won 2 games in their history in which they've only won the 3rd Quarter

Both wins have been against Sydney by under a goal at Optus Stadium

 

[megadeth86]

Fun fact.

Apparently the height of Mount Everest, when measured decades ago, came up to exactly 29,000 feet. But because of the "exactness" of the number, it was thought that people would assume it was an estimate and not an exact figure. So they changed it to 29,002.

As for footy, myself and one other person attended the 2007 Geelong-Collingwood preliminary Final which had 98,002. So it's all my fault.

Yes, it's nice to look back at historical attendance figures from the past and think "my late grandfather was one of those people", etc. Interesting story about Mount Everest.

 

[Vaccination]

Might've already been said, but Brad Ottens was the 1000th player to appear in a game for Richmond. 7 years later he moved to Geelong where he was the 1000th person to appear in a game for Geelong

 

[Noidnadroj]

In 2003 Lions lost first final to the Pies by 15 points (69-54) then went on to win flag. In 2020 Tigers lost first final to Brisbane by 15 points (66-51) and went on to win the flag.

In 2019 Richmond lost a mid-season game to the Cats, with the Cats kicking 8.4.52 to 1.2.8 in the 3rd quarter. Tigers went on to beat them in the PF and won the flag. In Round 8 2021 Cats thrashed the Tigers, in the 3rd quarter kicking …. You guessed it …. exactly 8.4.52 to 1.2.8…..

Couldn’t happen again …. Could it ??


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[kriles76]

92,754 spectators attended the 1987 VFL grand final.
93,754 spectators attended the 1988 VFL grand final.

In the latter, 20 of the spectators were players for Melbourne.

 

[chooke]

Yeah. Seen heaps last year with 0

Some people (club officials, camera crew etc) still there each game. I guess it depends whether attendance exludes everyone except paid spectators.

 

[BigVic]

There has been an iconic grand final each time a Shrek movie was released

2001 - Shrek
Brisbane win the first of 3 consecutive premierships

2004 - Shrek 2
Port Adelaide win first flag

2007 - Shrek the Third
Geelong break 43 year drought

2010 - Shrek Forever After
The last drawn Grand Final