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First time since round 1 2016 that all 9 home teams have won, even though none of the teams played at their home venue.
Complete random observation at the freak John Coleman was in his time.
In 1950 season, the whole Hawthorn side for full season kicked 136 goals.
The star full forward of the league that season of John Coleman kicked 120 goals himself.
So just made me randomly have a look at his general playing stats.
One thing I notice is on debut he kicked 12 goals.
In his second last ever game he kicked 14 goals.
He just must have been an absolute freak talent beyond what many of us can imagine.
I have no idea how common this one is but I noticed today that St Kilda have only 1 club best and fairest winner on the list.
(& he will be dropped this week)
Paddy Ryder and Brad Hill have won one each elsewhere.
Many of the stats on this board have an age bent to them, so in keeping....
Coleman played between the ages of 20y144d & 25y194 days and averaged 5.48 goals per game
During the same age bracket Lockett averaged 5.88 goals per game.
Lockett averaged 3.27 prior to that age, and 5.02 post that age.
Avg | Player | Gls | Gms |
5.94 | Hudson, Peter | 588 | 99 |
5.88 | Lockett, Tony | 441 | 75 |
5.48 | Coleman, John | 537 | 98 |
5.21 | Pratt, Bob | 438 | 84 |
5.17 | McKenna, Peter | 486 | 94 |
5.05 | Todd, Ron | 303 | 60 |
4.69 | Ditchburn, Ross | 61 | 13 |
4.41 | Jakovich, Allen | 150 | 34 |
4.40 | Modra, Tony | 220 | 50 |
4.38 | Dunstall, Jason | 477 | 109 |
4.30 | Mohr, Bill | 348 | 81 |
4.25 | MacMillan, Jack | 17 | 4 |
4.16 | Lloyd, Matthew | 441 | 106 |
4.10 | Murray, Sel | 336 | 82 |
4.06 | Lynch, Dave | 65 | 16 |
4.04 | Templeton, Kelvin | 335 | 83 |
3.95 | Taylor, Brian | 320 | 81 |
3.93 | Rait, Alan | 59 | 15 |
3.88 | Sumich, Peter | 384 | 99 |
3.88 | Moloney, George M. | 283 | 73 |
3.83 | Margitich, George | 253 | 66 |
In terms of his performance above their peers, statistically Coleman is at the peak with Hudson a close second - then daylight.He may well be.
Most of my own generation consider Lockett or Gary Ablett the biggest star forwards we seen in our time of watching but everything I heard about Coleman suggests he was probably as big as star as them and probably more. Imagine he must have been awesome to watch in action.
Yeah, I think the scores were lower then for Coleman era than Lockett etc so it is ******* amazing what he did in his time.In terms of his performance above their peers, statistically Coleman is at the peak with Hudson a close second - then daylight.
In terms of his performance above their peers, statistically Coleman is at the peak with Hudson a close second - then daylight.
On raw numbers yes, but not after controlling for the era.Other way round actually.....Hudson then Coleman a close 2nd & then daylight.
On raw numbers yes, but not after controlling for the era.
How many posters have there been this round? There seems more than usual.
What's the record amount of posters in one round (to clarify, scores from hitting the post)?
Complete random observation at the freak John Coleman was in his time.
In 1950 season, the whole Hawthorn side for full season kicked 136 goals.
The star full forward of the league that season of John Coleman kicked 120 goals himself.
So just made me randomly have a look at his general playing stats.
One thing I notice is on debut he kicked 12 goals.
In his second last ever game he kicked 14 goals.
He just must have been an absolute freak talent beyond what many of us can imagine.
Never seen him or heard of him directly. Only heard about him and it all sounds ******* amazing how good he must have been.Rather a tragedy that both his footy career and his life were taken prematurely. He's almost the JFK of footy in that regard, so much more to give in every aspect. His knee injury as a young man just before TV came into being, and passed away in 1973 aged about 44 or so. Contemporary of the vintage of Whitten, Barassi etc. Did he ever do any footy media in the period after he finished coaching? I was only 5 in 1973, i have no memory of his exploits.
South Melbourne in 1936 and Hawthorn in 1963 also finished as minor premiers, so from top of the ladder to bottom in 2 seasons.Some teams after losing a Grand Final bounce back and win it the next year. I thought this would be the case with the Adelaide Crows and that after their poor performance in the 2017 GF that they would rebound and win it in 2018. However, Adelaide have gone the other way and joined those teams that have fallen away very quickly after a GF loss. They haven't finished last yet obviously and 2020 is a debacle of a season, but if the Crows do finish last this year it will be one of the fastest declines of a runner up to wooden spoon.
Two teams have done it in two years. One was South Melbourne in the late 1930s. After winning the 1933 premiership by trouncing Richmond, the Swans lost in 1934 to the Tigers and to Collingwood in 1935 and 1936, then South slumped to 9th in 1937, before falling to last in 1938. They added a second successive wooden spoon in 1939. Hawthorn were runner up to Geelong in 1963 but after a narrow miss in 1964 and finishing 5th, the Hawks went all the way down the ladder to 12th and last in 1965.
If Adelaide do finish last this year, they will emulate the performances of St Kilda and Carlton from the late 1990s and early 2000s, both the Saints and Blues finishing with wooden spoons three years after being runner up. St Kilda were minor premiers in 1997 but after a hiding from Adelaide in the Grand Final, a late season fade out in 1998 that saw them crash out of the finals in straight sets and a massive regular season fade out in 1999, the Saints finished dead last in 2000 by an embarrassing 5 games. Carlton unexpectedly made the 1999 Grand Final against North Melbourne and lost to the Kangaroos. The Blues made the finals again in 2000 and 2001, but slipped to 16th in 2002 and took home their first wooden spoon.
A dishonorable mention to Geelong, which after being beaten by Collingwood in the 1953 Grand Final found themselves in last place just four years later in 1957, the Cats quickly adding the 1958 wooden spoon to their trophy cabinet the next year. Perhaps the Cats were distracted by all that new-fangled rock and roll music to concentrate properly on football in that era?
South Melbourne in 1936 and Hawthorn in 1963 also finished as minor premiers, so from top of the ladder to bottom in 2 seasons.
Adelaide Crows finished as minor premiers in 2017, so a wooden spoon this year would see them going from top to bottom in 3 years, joining St. Kilda from 1997 to 2000 and Geelong from 1954 (they failed to make the Grand Final) to 1957. Also, Fitzroy went from top in 1913 to bottom in 1916 (although it was only a 4-team competition due to World War I and Fitzroy went on to also win the premiership!).