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Most Frequent Grand Final Matchups:
60 - 1v2 (most recently, 2014: SY v HW)
23 - 1v3 (2017: AD v RI)
20 - 1v4 (2006: WC v SY)
7 - 2v3 (2018: WC v CO)
6 - 2v4 (2002: BR v CO)
 
Least Goals by Leading Goalkicker (Complete Season, 1918-2018):
35 - Ern Cowley (1918)
54 - Tom Carroll (1961)
56 - Dick Lee (1919), Horrie Clover (1922), William Young (1956), John Peck (1965)
63 - George Bayliss (1920), Dick Harris (1943)
64 - Dick Lee (1921)
66 - Bill Brittingham (1946)
67 - Fred Fanning (1945), Ron Evans (1960)
68 - Greg Stockdale(1923), Doug Wade (1962), John Peck (1964), Leigh Matthews (1975)
69 - Matthew Pavlich (2012), Lance Franklin (2012)
70 - Jack Riewoldt (2018)
 
Least Goals Per Game by Leading Goalkicker (Complete Season, 1918-2018):
2.33 - Ern Cowley (1918)
2.88 - Jarryd Roughead (2013)
2.92 - Jack Riewoldt (2018)
2.96 - Leigh Matthews (1975)
3.00 - Tom Carroll (1961), Matthew Pavlich (2012)
 
Highest H&A Attendance: 6,893,909 (2018); 6,733,960 (2017); 6,525,071 (2011)

Highest Finals Series Attendance: 650,924 (2010 inc. GFR); 615,283 (2009); 614,783 (2011), 600,371 (2018 inc. PFs)
650,924 - (91446+91767+40350+59585 + 90152+72504 + 94959+59608) = 50,553 more required for a Finals Series record

Highest Season Attendance: 7,494,280 (2018 inc. PFs); 7,287,778 (2017); 7,146,738 (2010)
6,893,909 + (91446+91767+40350+59585 + 90152+72504 + 94959+59608) = 7,494,280 (206,502 more than previous record in 2017)
 

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Most Consecutive Years the Minor Premier <> Major Premier (1897-2018):
5 - 2014 to 2018
4 - 1975 to 1978, 1996 to 1999
3 - 1968 to 1970, 1990 to 1992, 2001 to 2003
 
Premierships won from 3rd:
1897 to 1926 - 4 times
1927 to 1974 - 0 times (4th won 4 times)
1975 to 1982 - 4 times
1983 to 2002 - 0 times (4th won 2 times)
2003 to 2018 - 5 times (6 if CO > WC next weekend)
 
Need an aggregate 211 points in the Grand Final to avoid being the lowest scoring finals series in the Final Eight era.

73.69 per team per game (1179 points) - 2018 so far
77.17 (1389) - 2005
81.28 (1463) - 2017
81.78 (1472) - 2001

Need an aggregate 185 points to avoid being the lowest scoring finals series in the Final Six or Final Eight era.
 
Nathan Buckley is the first coach with a beard to take his team into a grand final since Robert Walls in 1987.
 
red+black said:
Highest Aggregate Margin for a Preliminary Final Weekend:
107 - 2018 (CO > RI +44, WC > ME +63)
99 - 1995 (GE > RI +62, CA > NM +37)
84 - 1984 (ES > CO)
74 - 2001 (BR > RI +38, ES > HW +36)
68 - 2008 (HW > SK +47, GE > WB +21)
68 - 2010 (CO > GE +62, WB > SK +6)
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The 1984 preliminary final margin was 133 points (Ess 28.6 to Coll 5.11), not 84.
 
It was a bad weekend for the red and blue teams around Australia.

Melbourne suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of West Coast in Perth, and today at the same venue the unbeaten Subiaco Lions thrashed the West Perth Falcons by 81-points to win the WAFL Grand Final. The controversial North Adelaide Roosters upset Norwood Redlegs in the SANFL Grand Final, while in the VFL the Casey Demons went down to the Box Hill Hawks, and the Dandenong Southern Stingrays overcame a shocking Grand Final jinx to beat the Oakleigh Chargers.

The Sydney Roosters must be nervous about facing the Melbourne Storm next week in the NRL Grand Final.
 
This is a teaser for a table that I will post after the Grand Final.

Carlton have played 5 grand finals on September 26 and won them all.
Collingwood have played 4 grand finals on September 24 and did not win any of them.
Collingwood have lost grand finals on every day between September 23 and October 2.
 

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Collingwood and West Coast have met in 7 finals matches at 5 different venues:

- AFL Park (Waverley) in 1990 (x2)
- WACA in 1994
- Subiaco in 2007
- MCG in 2011 and 2012
- Optus Stadium in 2018

This equals the record for most finals venues between 2 clubs.

Essendon and Fitzroy met in 13 finals matches at 5 different venues:

- Junction Oval in 1898
- Victoria Park in 1901
- MCG from 1902 (7 times)
- Princes Park in 1905
- VFL Park (Waverley) from 1979 (3 times)
 
Tom Mitchell upon winning the Brownlow Medal last night becomes only the second Hawthorn player after Shane Crawford in 1999 to win the award in his own right.

All of Hawthorn's other Brownlow Medalists; Col Austen in 1949, Robert Dipierdomenico in 1986, John Platten in 1987 and Sam Mitchell in 2012 (retrospective medals to Mitchell & Richmond's Trent Cotchin after original winner Essendon's Jobe Watson stripped of award) have shared it with another player.
 
Since 2000, Carlton has won the wooden spoon 5 times.

In 2002, Collingwood played in the Grand Final, losing to Brisbane.

in 2005, West Coast played in the Grand Final, losing to Sydney.

In 2006, West Coast played in the Grand Final, beating Sydney.

In 2015, West Coast played in the Grand Final, losing to Hawthorn.

In 2018, West Coast is playing in the Grand Final, against Collingwood.
 
Tom Mitchell joins a long list of players to win a Brownlow Medal after starting his career at another club.

There were various reasons for these players changing clubs, but they include:

1971 - Ian Stewart at Richmond (from St.Kilda)
1977 - Graham Teasdale at South Melbourne (from Richmond)
1981 - Bernie Quinlan at Fitzroy (from Footscray)
1981 - Barry Round at South Melbourne (from Footscray)
1982 - Brian Wilson at Melbourne (from Footscray and North Melbourne)
1984 - Peter Moore at Melbourne (from Collingwood)
1986 - Greg Williams at Sydney (from Geelong)
1988 - Gerard Healy at Sydney (from Melbourne)
1994 - Greg Williams at Carlton (from Sydney and Geelong)
2003 - Nathan Buckley at Collingwood (from Brisbane Bears)
2010 - Chris Judd at Carlton (from West Coast)
2013 - Gary Ablett at Gold Coast (from Geelong)
2016 - Patrick Dangerfield at Geelong (from Adelaide)
2018 - Tom Mitchell at Hawthorn (from Sydney)
 

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MOST BROWNLOW VOTES IN 1 SEASON
36 - (2017) - D Martin
35 - (2016) - P Dangerfield
34 - (2011) - D Swan
33 - (2017) - P Dangerfield
32 - (1940) - D Fothergill
32 - (1940) - H Matthews
32 - (1998) - R Harvey

MOST BROWNLOW VOTES IN 2 SEASONS
68 - (2016-17) - 35 33 - P Dangerfield
61 - (2016-17) - 25 36 - D Martin
59 - (2011-12) - 34 25 - D Swan
58 - (1997-98) - 26 32 - R Harvey
56 - (2009-10) - 30 26 - G Ablett Jnr
56 - (2011-12) - 30 26 - S Mitchell
56 - (2014-15) - 25 31 - N Fyfe

MOST BROWNLOW VOTES IN 3 SEASONS
90 - (2015-17) - 22 35 33 - P Dangerfield
85 - (2011-13) - 34 25 26 - D Swan
82 - (2015-17) - 21 25 36 - D Martin
79 - (2009-11) - 30 26 23 - G Ablett Jnr

MOST BROWNLOW VOTES IN 4 SEASONS
111 - (2014-17) - 21 22 35 33 - P Dangerfield
109 - (2010-13) - 24 34 25 26 - D Swan
103 - (2009-12) - 30 26 23 24 - G Ablett Jnr
101 - (2015-18) - 21 25 36 19 - D Martin

MOST BROWNLOW VOTES IN 5 SEASONS
133 - (2013-17) - 22 21 22 35 33 - P Dangerfield
131 - (2009-13) - 30 26 23 24 28 - G Ablett Jnr
121 - (2009-13) - 12 24 34 25 26 - D Swan

MOST BROWNLOW VOTES IN 6 SEASONS
156 - (2012-17) - 23 22 21 22 35 33 - P Dangerfield
153 - (2008-13) - 22 30 26 23 24 28 - G Ablett Jnr

MOST BROWNLOW VOTES IN 7 SEASONS
175 - (2008-14) - 22 30 26 23 24 28 22 - G Ablett Jnr
173 - (2012-18) - 23 22 21 22 35 33 17 - P Dangerfield
153 - (2007-13) - 20 12 12 24 34 25 26 - D Swan

MOST BROWNLOW VOTES IN 8 SEASONS
195 - (2007-14) - 20 22 30 26 23 24 28 22 - G Ablett Jnr
180 - (2011-18) - 7 23 22 21 22 35 33 17 - P Dangerfield
164 - (2006-13) - 11 20 12 12 24 34 25 26 - D Swan

MOST BROWNLOW MEDAL VOTES BY TEAMMATES
58 (Collingwood 2011) - 34 D Swan, 24 S Pendlebury
53 (Geelong 2016) - 35 P Dangerfield, 18 J Selwood
52 (Geelong 2013) - 27 J Selwood, 25 S Johnson
50 (Hawthorn 2011) - 30 S Mitchell, 20 L Franklin
50 (Fremantle 2015) - 31 N Fyfe, 19 D Mundy

MOST BROWNLOW VOTES BY TEAMMATES (1976-77)
75 (Collingwood 1977) - 41 B Picken, 34 L Thompson
73 (South Melb 1977) - 59 G Teasdale, 14 T O'Neill
68 (Hawthorn 1976) - 45 P Knights, 23 L Matthews
66 (Essendon 1976) - 48 G Moss, 18 R Andrews
65 (Richmond 1977) - 45 K Bartlett, 20 B Wood
54 (Richmond 1976) - 36 F Bourke, 18 K Sheedy
54 (Hawthorn 1977) - 34 L Matthews, 20 M Tuck
50 (Fitzroy 1976) - 26 R Alexander, 24 G Wilson
 
The players with the most Brownlow votes over their career without winning the medal are a good bunch.

Leigh Matthews (3rd '73, 3rd '82, 4th '77, 5th '72, 5th '74)
Joel Selwood (2nd '13, 4th '10, 5th '14)
Brent Harvey (2nd '07)
Scott Pendlebury (4th '10, 4th '11)
Scott West (2nd '00, 2nd '06, 3rd '98, 4th '04, 4th '05)
Lance Franklin (3rd '14, 5th '17)
Garry Wilson (2nd '79, 3rd '78)
Kevin Bartlett (2nd '77, 3rd '74, 4th '78)
 
MOST BROWNLOW MEDAL VOTES (UNADJUSTED for 1976/77)
248 - G Ablett Jr
246 - G Dempsey
227 - Sam Mitchell
215 - R Harvey
210 - C Judd
202 - L Matthews
195 - J Selwood

MOST BROWNLOW MEDAL VOTES (ADJUSTED FOR 1976/77)
248 - G Ablett Jnr
227 - S Mitchell
218.5 - G Dempsey
215 - R Harvey
210 - C Judd
195 - J Selwood

MOST BROWNLOW MEDAL 3-VOTES
53 - G Ablett Jr
46 - C Judd
45 - G Dempsey, R Harvey, S Mitchell
41 - P Dangerfield, B Harvey

MOST BROWNLOW MEDAL 2-VOTES
42 - G Dempsey
37 - J Selwood
36 - D Swan
33 - S Pendlebury
32 - B Skilton

MOST BROWNLOW MEDAL 1-VOTES
35 - G Ablett Jr
34 - S Mitchell
32 - R Harvey
26 - C Bradley, W Schwass, M Lloyd, N Buckley

MOST GAMES POLLING BROWNLOW VOTES
115 - G Ablett Jnr
108 - S Mitchell
106 - G Dempsey
101 - R Harvey
92 - J Selwood
91 - C Judd
 
Is Ablett the first player to have polled votes against 18 teams?
 

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