Stats observations

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I would be surprised if there are many instances of a player increasing their best year in a statistical category 10 times.

Dustin Fletcher increased his Total Games Played every year for 23 seasons

 

[Old_Man_James]

Dustin Fletcher increased his Total Games Played every year for 23 seasons

If clangers were recorded before 1998 he could have given those a shake

 

[Old_Man_James]

Dustin Fletcher increased his Total Games Played every year for 23 seasons

If clangers were recorded before 1998 he could have given those a shake

 

[Ron The Bear]

I would be surprised if there are many instances of a player increasing their best year in a statistical category 10 times.

Only other player to do this with goals is Eddie Betts.

An amusing common denominator there.

 

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West Coast have lost finals at Subiaco on a Thursday (2016), Friday (2007), Saturday (2006) and Sunday (1991).

 

[Old_Man_James]

Only other player to do this with goals is Eddie Betts.

An amusing common denominator there.

Will keep an eye on Tom Bell and Troy Menzel then for future reference.

 

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The Western Bulldogs* have won finals on a Thursday (2016), Friday (2008), Saturday (1997) and Sunday (1998)

ie. since they changed names to the Western Bulldogs in 1997.

 

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Nathan Buckley was handed a team that won 20 H&A games in their last season under Mick Malthouse.

In the 5 years that Nathan Buckley has been coach, Collingwood has won less games each year than in the season before.

20 -> 16 -> 14 -> 11 -> 10 -> 9

 

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Most seasons winning 3 or 4 finals:
8 - Hawthorn
7 - Essendon
4 - Carlton, Collingwood, Geelong, North Melbourne, Richmond
3 - Fitzroy, Brisbane
3 - West Coast
2 - Melbourne, Sydney
1 - Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs (2016)
0 - St Kilda, Gold Coast, GWS, University

#updated

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Nathan Buckley was handed a team that won 20 H&A games in their last season under Mick Malthouse.

In the 5 years that Nathan Buckley has been coach, Collingwood has won less games each year than in the season before.

20 -> 16 -> 14 -> 11 -> 10 -> 9

Such a massive drop off.

#LOLBucks.

 

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Players whose careers began and ended on the same calendar day (excluding one-gamers):

Any on or near their birthdays?

 

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Most finals:
39 - Tuck
33 - Burgoyne**
31 - G Coventry
29 - Schimmelbusch, Matthews, Doull


Most finals wins:
26 - Tuck
21 - Pike
20 - Bartlett, Burgoyne*
19 - Matthews, Mew
18 - Ayres, Brereton, Akermanis


Most x game seasons:
27 - (1) John Cassin (Nth, 1977)
26 - (3) Schimmelbusch
25 - (5) Tuck, Ashcroft, Burgoyne***
24 - (8) Burgoyne**
23 - (10) Tuck
22 - (13) Bartlett, Tuck, B Harvey

* - includes 2016 QF
** - includes 2016 QF and SF
*** - if Hawthorn win the SF, it will be Burgoyne's 6th 25-game season

 

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The GWS Giants will play a preliminary final at Spotless Stadium (opened in 1998) against either Hawthorn or the Western Bulldogs:
21,895: NRL record crowd (Canterbury Bulldogs v Parramatta Eels, 2001)
21,541: AFL record crowd (GWS Giants v Sydney Swans, 2016)
21,500: BBL record crowd (Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers, 2015)
14,107: Olympic Baseball record crowd (USA v Cuba, 2000)
13,766: highest attendance that did not involve the Sydney Swans (GWS Giants v Hawthorn, 2016)
9,612: highest attendance for a Western Bulldogs game

NB: From 2016/17 to 2018/19, Spotless Stadium will host games for the A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers.

 

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70+ season goals by small forwards (under 180 cm):

At 184cm, I don't consider Peter Daicos (97 goals in 1990) to be a small forward. For example, he has 12cm, 12kg and 26 years on Eddie Betts.

 

[Ron The Bear]

There are probably others I'm sure, haven't checked.

70+ season goals by small forwards (under 6' tall):
91 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 24 games in 1977)
79 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 22 games in 1983)
77 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 24 games in 1984)
76 - Jeff Farmer (175cm; from 23 games in 2000)
74 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 22 games in 1982)
74 - Brad Johnson (182cm; from 24 games in 2006)
72* - Eddie Betts (172cm; from 23 games in 2016)
71 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 22 games in 1976)
71 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 23 games in 1978)

At 184cm, I don't consider Peter Daicos (97 goals in 1990) to be a small forward. For example, he has 12cm and 12kg on Eddie Betts.

If you go back far enough the full forwards were modern goalsneak size, e.g. Jack Titus did it six times and was shorter and lighter than Stephen Milne. Bob Pratt, Bill Mohr, Jack Moriarty and George Moloney were other top forwards who came in under 6ft. Malcolm Blight and Jezza, too.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Any on or near their birthdays?

John Fidge was closest, DOB 4/5, debut/last 21/4 (13 days).

 

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If you go back far enough the full forwards were modern goalsneak size, e.g. Jack Titus did it six times and was shorter and lighter than Stephen Milne. Bob Pratt, Bill Mohr, Jack Moriarty and George Moloney were other top forwards who came in under 6ft. Malcolm Blight and Jezza, too.

Don't really want to compare Blight and Jezza, both 182cm, with Eddie Betts at 172cm.

180cm - Bob Pratt (best goals: 150, 109, 103, 72, 71)
180cm - Noel Rayson (best goals: 80)
178cm - Jack Moriarty (best goals: 83, 82, 81, 70)
178cm - Paul Schmidt (best goals: 77)
178cm - Jack Metherell (best goals: 71)
176cm - Stephen Milne (best goals: 61)
175cm - Jack Titus (best goals: 100, 87, 83, 83, 80, 72)
175cm - Dick Lee (best goals: 66)
174cm - George Moloney (best goals: 109, 74)
171cm - Dick Harris (best goals: 65)

 

[Ron The Bear]

Don't really want to compare Blight and Jezza, both 182cm, with Eddie Betts at 172cm.

180cm - Bob Pratt (best goals: 150, 109, 103, 72, 71)
178cm - Jack Moriarty (best goals: 83, 82, 81, 70)
178cm - Jack Metherell (best goals: 71)
176cm - Stephen Milne (best goals: 61)
175cm - Jack Titus (best goals: 100, 87, 83, 83, 80, 72)
175cm - Dick Lee (best goals: 66)
174cm - George Moloney (best goals: 109, 74)
171cm - Dick Harris (best goals: 65)

It's interesting that Daicos was listed at 175 until publication of the AFL's 1991 Year Book, whereupon he jumped to 184. Casts doubt on other measurements...

The rest (one season each) are Allan Davis (180), George Goninon (181), Jack (J.) Green (182), Jack Metherell (178), Noel O'Brien (182), Noel Rayson (180), Tom Reynolds (180) and Paul Schmidt (178).

Dick Lee, given as 175, had a best of 66 goals in the shorter seasons of the WW1 period, but topped 50 eight times. Others 175 or below who topped 60 are Alec Albiston, Cliff Rankin, Phil Matera and Bob Skilton. Shortest to top 50 goals were the Victorian cricketers Roy Park (also Australia) and Keith Stackpole snr at 165.

 

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And height alone is not a sufficient measure of a small forward. 180cm is small to medium now, but 100 years ago was tall.

 

[Ron The Bear]

And height alone is not a sufficient measure of a small forward. 180cm is small to medium now, but 100 years ago was tall.

Jack Dyer cut a very imposing figure in his day at 185. Shorter than Trent Dumont, Jack Martin and Dayne Beams...

 

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checked every year now, have updated post just above

 

[worbod]

There are probably others I'm sure, haven't checked.

70+ season goals by small forwards (under 6' tall):
91 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 24 games in 1977)
79 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 22 games in 1983)
77 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 24 games in 1984)
76 - Jeff Farmer (175cm; from 23 games in 2000)
74 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 22 games in 1982)
72* - Eddie Betts (172cm; from 23 games in 2016)
71 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 22 games in 1976)
71 - Leigh Matthews (178cm; from 23 games in 1978)

At 184cm, I don't consider Peter Daicos (97 goals in 1990) to be a small forward. For example, he has 12cm and 12kg on Eddie Betts.

Would Kevin Bartlett fit into this category? (84 goals in 1980).

 

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Table above completed. No one Betts height or smaller has ever kicked as many goals as he has.

 

[iluvparis]

By Kicking 2 goals last night Josh Kennedy has increased his record yearly goals total a massive 10 times!

2006: 5
2007: 6
2008: 7
2009: 31
2010: 41
2011: 59
2013: 60
2014: 61
2015: 80
2016: 82

2012: (18) The one only year he hasn't increased his yearly goals total, when he was injured and played a handful of games.

I would be surprised if there are many instances of a player increasing their best year in a statistical category 10 times.

FML

 

[The Swert]

I would be surprised if there are many instances of a player increasing their best year in a statistical category 10 times.

It's previously been discussed on here in regards to disposals.

Dane Swan increased his disposal average each year from 2003 to 2012 (10 seasons)

Dustin Martin has just clocked up 7 consecutive years.