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Patrick Cripps (Carlton) becomes the first full time VFL/AFL captain born in 1995.
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The AFL has long been the 4th-best attended sports league in the world by average attendance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports_attendance_figures#Top_10_leagues_in_average_attendance
We are not too far behind the EPL. I wonder if we can snag 3rd spot one year, and if we could remain there.
Jack Hombsch holds some weird records. Most otbaly the playing at the most grounds one.If Jack Hombsch plays one game with Gold Coast, he'll be the first VFL/AFL player to play for Port Adelaide, Gold Coast and GWS.
hasn't even played 100 games: https://afltables.com/afl/venues/overall.html#04Jack Hombsch holds some weird records. Most otbaly the playing at the most grounds one.
If Jack Hombsch plays one game with Gold Coast, he'll be the first VFL/AFL player to play for Port Adelaide, Gold Coast and GWS.
Not even the first with three non-Vic states. My first thought was Adam HeuskesWould this make him the first player to play for teams based in three different states?
Something interesting with this - I'm pretty sure I'm right in saying that Geelong has (outside of finals, which are different of course) never hosted an interstate team at either the MCG or Docklands. However, they did host an interstate team at Waverley once in a home and away fixture.Last Time Geelong Played Exactly x Home Games at Kardinia Park or Corio Oval:
7 home games - 2017
8 home games - 2016
9 home games - 2018
10 home games - 1996
11 home games - never
In 1981, Geelong played a home game at the SCG (v ME).
In 1969, Geelong played all of their home games in Geelong (10 of 20), the last time they did so.
1n 1952, Geelong played a home game at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground (v ES).
Something interesting with this - I'm pretty sure I'm right in saying that Geelong has (outside of finals, which are different of course) never hosted an interstate team at either the MCG or Docklands. However, they did host an interstate team at Waverley once in a home and away fixture.
Don't look it up and spoil the fun - does anyone know who that team was, and what year it was?
That would have been back in the era where clubs were allocated 3-4 H & A games out at Waverley Park....So I'm tipping it's either West Coast or Sydney.
Procrastinator is on the right track - 1991 against West Coast.I’d guess the Swans.
21+ Brownlow Votes Against an Opposition Side
28 - Sam Mitchell (v NM)
26 - Shane Crawford (v HW)
25 - Gary Ablett Jr (v HW, NM)
24 - Robert Harvey (v WB)
23 - Chris Judd (v BR, ME)
23 - Sam Mitchell (v GE)
22 - Andre McLeod (v FR)
21 - Chris Judd (v CO)
21 - Scott Pendlebury (v CA)
21 - Patrick Dangerfield (v HW)
21 - Lance Franklin (v CA)
70+ Brownlow Votes at a Venue
133 - Dane Swan (MCG)
128 - Nathan Buckley (MCG)
115 - Scott Pendlebury (MCG)
114 - Nick Riewoldt (D)
110 - Sam Mitchell (MCG)
108 - Simon Black (G)
104 - Brent Harvey (D)
90 - Michael Voss (G), 90 - Lenny Hayes (D)
89 - Matthew Richardson (MCG)
87 - Matt Priddis (S)
85 - Andre McLeod (FP)
84 - Mark Ricciuto (FP)
80 - Dustin Martin (MCG)
79 - Joel Selwood (KP), Chris Judd (S)
77 - Ben Cousins (S)
76 - Wayne Carey (MCG)
75 - Peter Bell (S), Matthew Knights (MCG), James Hird (MCG)
74 - Nick Dal Santo (D)
71 - Matthew Pavlich, (S), Scott Thompson (FP)
Have I missed any?
hence why the AFL want the Swans in the finals every year and to hell with other teamsWhilst glancing through my copy of the 2016 premiership publication Against All Odds yesterday, I noticed it stated that the 2016 grand final attracted 4.089 million viewers on the Seven Network. It is then stated that only three other grand finals have had more TV viewers: 1996, 2005 and 2006.
If the 2017 and 2018 grand finals did not surpass 4.089 million viewers, it means the four highest rating grand finals have all featured Sydney.