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Thanks for quoting me across boards. It was the Eagles third oldest team ever (it was the Hawks oldest).

Your injuries have been overplayed, IMO. That I stated on the Freo board. If you don't like that opinion that I stated there, bring it up there.
You have different opinions on different boards?
 

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Thanks for quoting me across boards. It was the Eagles third oldest team ever (it was the Hawks oldest).

Your injuries have been overplayed, IMO. That I stated on the Freo board. If you don't like that opinion that I stated there, bring it up there.
Where are your stats to back that up?

I highly doubt a team with no over-30 players last night just fielded their third oldest team ever.
 

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Thanks for quoting me across boards. It was the Eagles third oldest team ever (it was the Hawks oldest).

Your injuries have been overplayed, IMO. That I stated on the Freo board. If you don't like that opinion that I stated there, bring it up there.
I don't agree and I'll bring it up on my board to discuss with my peers, because quite frankly our injuries have not been overplayed in any way.

You wont agree, I wont agree so we'll leave it at that.

Good luck in your slog fest today, hope the nerves are settled.
 

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Kram81 Appreciate that mate.

Good luck today, nerves holding up? Terrible weather.
A bit nervous now after seeing the Eagles steamroll Hawthorn last night, wanted them to win last night but not quite like that :eek: Lose today to an undermanned Sydney and we are finished.
 

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Where are your stats to back that up?

I highly doubt a team with no over-30 players last night just fielded their third oldest team ever.
From the stats board:
Week 1 of finals is Oldies' Week. Teams as named:

- Hawthorn's most-experienced and oldest team ever
- North Melbourne's most-experienced and second-oldest team ever
- Fremantle's second most-experienced and second-oldest team ever
- West Coast's third-oldest team ever

Average games played for all teams 122.3, average age 26.31.

Previous highs for EF/QF weekend were set last year - 116.6 and 25.92.
 

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From the stats board:
- Hawthorn's most-experienced and oldest team ever
- North Melbourne's most-experienced and second-oldest team ever
- Fremantle's second most-experienced and second-oldest team ever
- West Coast's third-oldest team ever
These seem like some highly dubious stats. I can't back up my assertion but I wouldn't be surprised if some error has been made here.
 

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Surely a team that had Priddis, Cox, Lynch, Waters, Nicoski, Adam Selwood, Embley, Glass would have been older even just for teams in recent memory?
19 teams between 2006 and 2011 contained all of those players. In 2011 only Glass, Embley & Cox had reached 30, just. Balanced out by Darling & Gaff (18), Shuey, Swift, Naitanui, Sheppard (20), Selwood & Ebert (21), etc.
 

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19 teams between 2006 and 2011 contained all of those players. In 2011 only Glass, Embley & Cox had reached 30, just. Balanced out by Darling & Gaff (18), Shuey, Swift, Naitanui, Sheppard (20), Selwood & Ebert (21), etc.
Thanks, can you tell us what round the top 3 oldest were coming in to last night? Find that really interesting.
 

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These seem like some highly dubious stats. I can't back up my assertion but I wouldn't be surprised if some error has been made here.
It's possible there are errors, but they can only be with the DOB's. I check these manually each year against those in the AFL Record Season Guide.

e.g. Hawthorn's team from last night

Player

Age

Age (dec)

Lake, Brian

33y196d

33.54

Mitchell, Sam

32y334d

32.92

Burgoyne, Shaun

32y325d

32.89

Gibson, Josh

31y182d

31.50

Hale, David

31y112d

31.31

Hodge, Luke

31y88d

31.24

Lewis, Jordan

29y140d

29.38

Roughead, Jarryd

28y231d

28.63

Puopolo, Paul

27y283d

27.78

Birchall, Grant

27y226d

27.62

Suckling, Matt

27y48d

27.13

Frawley, James

26y356d

26.98

Smith, Isaac

26y255d

26.70

Stratton, Ben

26y194d

26.53

McEvoy, Ben

26y62d

26.17

Rioli, Cyril

26y59d

26.16

Breust, Luke

24y304d

24.83

Duryea, Taylor

24y140d

24.38

Shiels, Liam

24y135d

24.37

Gunston, Jack

23y330d

23.90

Langford, Will

23y70d

23.19

Hill, Bradley

22y64d

22.17


average 27.70

You can find the age of each team on match day at the AFL tables site, e.g. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2013/101820130621.html

If you can find me an older Hawthorn team than the above, I'll buy you a copy of next year's Season Guide. ;)
 
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So Ron do you have a list of oldest team from any team?
Probably a question for the stats board, but these are the top 20 according to my records

AvgAge

Club

Year

Rd

Opp

R

28.21

Ri

1923

15

Es

L

28.17

Fi

1946

4

Ca

W

28.16

Ca

1919

SF

Co

L

28.13

Fi

1946

1

Ri

L

28.12

Ca

1919

17

Sy

W

28.09

Ca

1919

16

Co

L

28.05

Ca

1919

18

Ri

W

28.04

Fi

1946

2

Co

L

28.03

Fi

1945

9

Me

W

28.02

Sy

1945

1

St

W

28.01

Fi

1944

15

Ri

W

27.97

Fi

1946

13

Co

L

27.96

Es

1924

RR

Fi

W

27.93

Ca

1919

14

Me

W

27.90

Fi

1946

9

WB

L

27.89

Co

1904

SF

Fi

L

27.87

Co

1920

5

Ri

L

27.86

Es

1924

RR

Ri

L

27.85

Fi

1944

16

WB

W

27.85

Co

1920

9

Sy

W


Last night's Hawthorn team ranks 33rd. It was the fourth-oldest ever outside the period 1919-47, after two 1904 Collingwood teams and one from Port in 2005. Ages were pushed up during wartime/post-war.
 
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