Query Most behinds in complete VFL/AFL career without a goal?

[GrahamClayton]

Would anyone know which player holds the record for the most behinds scored in a complete VFL/AFL career without kicking a goal?

 

[the croucher]

Would anyone know which player holds the record for the most behinds scored in a complete VFL/AFL career without kicking a goal?

Like many of the pre-1990 stats, there is still much research and/or correction to be completed or made to the VFL records.
The detailed recording of behinds match by match appears to me to have only been collated for 1930s, and mid-1950s to present.

Of the details known so far, thanks to the comprehensive AFL Tables site, the most I can find is by J Warden of Carlton who kicked 0.7 in his career.
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/John_Warden.html

 

[Obi fella]

Slightly off subject but in my mind the biggest inaccuracy by a player when it counted was Essendon's Bill Brittingham kicking 2.12 v Melbourne in the '48 GF. As a team Essendon kicked 7.27. Insane inaccuracy. Incredibly Melb won the replay.

 

[the croucher]

Slightly off subject but in my mind the biggest inaccuracy by a player when it counted was Essendon's Bill Brittingham kicking 2.12 v Melbourne in the '48 GF. As a team Essendon kicked 7.27. Insane inaccuracy. Incredibly Melb won the replay.

A number of publications in recent decades have published that claim about Brittingham, so I understand why readers would believe it.
However, truth be told he kicked 2.3 that day as per list shown in The Age on the Monday after the game where a full list of players scoring behinds for Essendon is shown here in the "Snapshots" column [move viewing screen down and to right a little]:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UtFVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6LwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6795,1657742

 

[Obi fella]

A number of publications in recent decades have published that claim about Brittingham, so I understand why readers would believe it.
However, truth be told he kicked 2.3 that day as per list shown in The Age on the Monday after the game where a full list of players scoring behinds for Essendon is shown here in the "Snapshots" column [move viewing screen down and to right a little]:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UtFVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6LwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6795,1657742

I withraw my previous post about Bill but Essendon's insane inaccuracy stands the test of time. cheers croucher. Essendon should have won but did didn't. Should have won the replay but didn't. Footy's a funny game that's why we love it.

 

[SJ]

Slightly off subject but in my mind the biggest inaccuracy by a player when it counted was Essendon's Bill Brittingham kicking 2.12 v Melbourne in the '48 GF. As a team Essendon kicked 7.27. Insane inaccuracy. Incredibly Melb won the replay.

Lance Franklin kicked 2.11 in 2007: http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2007/071020070826.html

The rest of his teammates kicked 20.7 combined (with one rushed).

 

[Supermercado]

I withraw my previous post about Bill but Essendon's insane inaccuracy stands the test of time. cheers croucher. Essendon should have won but did didn't. Should have won the replay but didn't. Footy's a funny game that's why we love it.

And after that Melbourne were attacking at the siren and could have won it outright with a few more seconds.

 

[royals1922]

Not AFL but found a game in 1939 where Port kicked 15.36 with one bloke kicking 3.8 and another 1.7

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article92429711

 

[royals1922]

Stuart Spencer o.11, and 0.16 over 2 weeks and nm player, from memory last name Adams 0.11 on debut.

 

[Rainier Wolfcastle]

Stuart Spencer o.11, and 0.16 over 2 weeks and nm player, from memory last name Adams 0.11 on debut.

0.16 - how is that even possible??? Seriously, you'd think after the first 10 misses you'd be looking to offload to someone else!

 

[royals1922]

0.16 - how is that even possible??? Seriously, you'd think after the first 10 misses you'd be looking to offload to someone else!

Nm player was Tom Allen. He scored 0.11. I was wrong about Spencer. 0.18 straight over 3 games.

 

[Rainier Wolfcastle]

I was wrong about Spencer. 0.18 straight over 3 games.

Aaah, well, that makes it ok (I'm tipping the coach didn't share this opinion)

 

[royals1922]

Here's the reference to Tom Allen( he was actually from Richmond)


http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22766987


18 kicks 11 behinds and a couple marked on the line.

The argus though has Spencer as having got 0.10 from 10 shots on goal.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71804150

 

[royals1922]

Eddie James is supposed to have kicked 5.16 in this game

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150448287

 

[the croucher]

Here's the reference to Tom Allen( he was actually from Richmond)


http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22766987


18 kicks 11 behinds and a couple marked on the line.

The argus though has Spencer as having got 0.10 from 10 shots on goal.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71804150

Yes, I'd noticed that 0.10 for Spencer a while ago.

The Age match report also shows him as kicking 0.10
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Co4TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6438,2154407

 

[the croucher]

Eddie James is supposed to have kicked 5.16 in this game

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150448287

That Geelong Advertiser article doesn't actually refer to how many behinds he kicked or how many shots he had.

This one below from The Argus does so - but "shots" does not necessarily mean he scored with every one of them,
so 5.16 may be extreme, but he was obviously inaccurate:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/9528457

 

[royals1922]

That Geelong Advertiser article doesn't actually refer to how many behinds he kicked or how many shots he had.

This one below from The Argus does so - but "shots" does not necessarily mean he scored with every one of them,
so 5.16 may be extreme, but he was obviously inaccurate:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/9528457

I reckon some of those " game total " records commonly cited may not be accurate. I found a list on the net and checked only Allen, James and Spencer and 2 out of 3 did not tally with contemporary records. Just another reminder not to rely on other people's work but check the source yourself.