Stats observations

[Ron The Bear]

Highest average goals per player per match

Avg Gls	Club	Year	Round	Opp	Result
1.66	Rich	1943	15	Melb	W
1.66	Rich	1943	8	Haw	W
1.64	Fitz	1929	2	N.M.	W
1.61	Melb	1945	8	Syd	L
1.60	Melb	1945	7	N.M.	L
1.59	Fitz	1929	1	W.B.	L
1.58	Rich	1943	7	Syd	W
1.57	Melb	1943	7	Carl	W
1.57	Rich	1943	5	Melb	W
1.57	Rich	1943	12	Fitz	L
1.55	Haw	1998	6	Geel	L
1.55	Fitz	1929	4	St.K	L
1.54	Rich	1943	3	St.K	W
1.54	Rich	1943	4	Ess	L
1.54	Rich	1943	13	W.B.	W
1.54	Haw	1998	5	Bris	W
1.53	Melb	1942	15	Haw	W
1.53	Rich	1943	11	W.B.	W
1.53	Rich	1943	14	Haw	L
1.53	Melb	1943	4	N.M.	L
1.52	Haw	1998	7	Frem	W
1.52	Rich	1943	9	N.M.	W
1.52	Melb	1943	8	Coll	W
1.51	Melb	1944	11	Haw	W
1.51	St.K	1940	15	W.B.	L
1.50	Melb	1944	6	Coll	W
1.50	Rich	1943	6	Fitz	L
1.50	Melb	1944	8	Fitz	L

 

[worbod]

Tonight's Port Adelaide-Footscray game marked 11 games this season with a combined score of fewer than 100.

I reckon at the end of the home and away season we could very well be looking up similar scoring stats, such as:

How many teams did not accumulate 1000 Points For this year?
How many teams did not concede 1000 points this year?
How many teams did not kick a century score in a game this year?
For how many consecutive rounds did no team kick a century score in a game?
For how many consecutive games did no team kick a century score?

 

[Ron The Bear]

Most team changes

Changes	Club	Year	Round	Ladder	Days	Result	Opp	Ladder
13	Frem	2015	QF	1st	7	W	Syd	4th
12	St.K	1911	15	9th	7	L	Carl	3rd
12	Frem	2015	23	1st	6	L	P.A.	9th
11	Melb	1977	20	10th	7	W	St.K	12th
11	Frem	2010	22	6th	6	W	Carl	8th
11	Frem	2013	23	3rd	7	L	St.K	16th
11	Frem	2013	QF	3rd	7	W	Geel	2nd
10	W.B.	1974	15	6th	7	L	Coll	1st
10	St.K	1995	3	15th	7	L	Adel	12th
10	GWS	2012	17	18th	7	L	Frem	10th
10	N.M.	2015	EF	8th	9	W	Rich	5th
9	Ess	1898	5	1st	7	W	Melb	2nd
9	Syd	1943	2	9th	7	L	Melb	7th
9	Coll	1943	4	8th	7	W	Carl	2nd
9	Rich	1949	16	8th	7	L	Ess	6th
9	Syd	1950	14	11th	14	W	St.K	7th
9	Syd	1954	4	6th	7	W	Rich	4th
9	N.M.	1963	7	8th	7	L	St.K	5th
9	Geel	1972	2	9th	5	L	Rich	6th
9	W.B.	1979	19	9th	7	W	Rich	7th
9	Syd	1980	13	5th	6	L	W.B.	12th
9	N.M.	1981	15	8th	7	L	Haw	5th
9	Coll	1987	18	13th	7	L	W.B.	6th
9	Fitz	1991	7	15h	5	L	N.M.	10th
9	N.M.	2015	23	8th	6	L	Rich	5th
9	Adel	2020	10	18th	4	L	Melb	15th

 

[Goggin Our Best]

It has been done before only once, by St. Kilda in 1901 in an eight club competition. The Saints finished 1—16, although only one game behind Carlton whose 2—15 record would remain their worst for 101 years. Melbourne suffered a near approach in 1974 when they were six points clear last after six rounds in a twelve-club competition. The Demons would finish 3—19, still six points clear last.

I think Melbourne of 1981 ( under Barassi ) deserves a mention in this context

They finished last with a record of 1-21 - and there solitary win for the year - they beat Footscray by a single point

I mean how close can you come to having a clean sheet of 22 losses for the year

 

[Ron The Bear]

They finished last with a record of 1-21 - and there solitary win for the year - they beat Footscray by a single point

...with a kick after the siren. (Footscray finished second-last and won two games.)

 

[Goggin Our Best]

...with a kick after the siren. (Footscray finished second-last and won two games.)

Fair dinkum - blooody hell

 

[Ron The Bear]

Fair dinkum - blooody hell

Actually it turns out it was after a Robert Flower mark in the last minute of the match. In a season review on the radio the win was ascribed to a kick after the siren, and that's what I always believed.

Last-minute mark downs Footscray - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 12 Apr 1981

MELBOURNE: With one minute left to play, Melbourne captain Robert Flower pulled down a sensational mark and goaled from ...

trove.nla.gov.au

 

[Connor7395]

Something I looked for just now: is there currently a player who has played a senior game in all eight states and territories, as well as China and New Zealand?

The following players currently still active have both overseas nations, but are missing a state:
Jack Billings, Josh Bruce, Jarryn Geary, Tim Membrey, Jack Newnes, Tom Rockliff, Sebastian Ross, Shane Savage, and Jack Sinclair. All of them have yet to play a game at Traeger Park or Marrara Oval, except for Tom Rockliff, who only needs a game at Manuka Oval.

But the first player to do it could very well be Jack Newnes, now at Carlton. It was announced today that the Gold Coast team will be playing at Marrara Oval for Sir Doug Nicholls Round, but the opponent is yet to be announced. Gold Coast have not played Carlton yet this season, and Newnes has not yet missed a game this season.

Carlton heading to the Top End in round 13

Carlton play Gold Coast in the Top End during Sir Doug Nicholls Round as the AFL unveiled its round 13 fixture on Thursday.

www.theage.com.au

Well how about THAT?

 

[emuboy]

Shaun Hart is the only person to play in a premiership team for the Brisbane Bears and the Brisbane Lions.

Hart was a member of the Brisbane Bears 1991 Reserve Grade team that defeated Melbourne in the Grand Final, and a decade later he was Norm Smith Medalist in the Brisbane Lions comfortable Grand Final victory over Essendon in 2001.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

2nd consecutive game in which Sydney have played a game which resulted in a combined score of 91.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

As pick 2 in the 1998 AFL Draft, Justin Longmuir (Fremantle then and Freo now) is the highest ever draft pick to become a senior coach.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Tonight marks Richmond's first "home" game in Queensland vs Gold Coast since R16 2013.

In all of Richmond's "home" games vs Gold Coast in Queensland, they have an average winning margin of 9 points and an average losing margin of 8.5 points.

 

[emuboy]

Of all the premiership players from 1897-2019, there has never been any whose surname started with U or X, the latter hardly a surprise given it was only this year that the first player with a surname starting with X (Kangaroo Tristan Xerri) made his senior debut.

Of other letters, there have just been four premiership players whose surname started with I, the most recent Steven Icke for North Melbourne in 1977. Three players with a surname starting with Q have played in premiership teams, and the most recent one Bryan Quirk from Carlton in 1968. There is only one premiership player whose surname started with Z, and this was Richmond's Eric Zshech who played in two Tiger flags way back in 1932 and 1934.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Tonight marks Richmond's first "home" game in Queensland vs Gold Coast since R16 2013.

In all of Richmond's "home" games vs Gold Coast in Queensland, they have an average winning margin of 9 points and an average losing margin of 8.5 points.

Richmond's winning score in that 2013 game was 53.

Richmond's winning score on Monday was 53.

 

[emuboy]

Barry Young played 76 games for Essendon from 1994-1999, arriving the year after and departing the year before Essendon won premierships. In 1993 Young played the last of his five seasons at Richmond (which ran second last) before being a surprise delisting at the end of the year, 1993 premiers Essendon picking him up in the 1994 pre-season draft. In his career at Essendon he played in a Bombers semi final team in 1995 that was eliminated by the Tigers, and two one point losses in preliminary finals in 1996 and 1999. Due to salary cap restrictions Young crossed to Hawthorn for the 2000 season, while the Bombers went on to claim the premiership that year.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Tonight's Port Adelaide-Footscray game marked 11 games this season with a combined score of fewer than 100.

Since this post, 8 more games have been added to the list so we're at 19 games now with a combined score fewer than 100.

 

[North park]

Barry Young played 76 games for Essendon from 1994-1999, arriving the year after and departing the year before Essendon won premierships. In 1993 Young played the last of his five seasons at Richmond (which ran second last) before being a surprise delisting at the end of the year, 1993 premiers Essendon picking him up in the 1994 pre-season draft. In his career at Essendon he played in a Bombers semi final team in 1995 that was eliminated by the Tigers, and two one point losses in preliminary finals in 1996 and 1999. Due to salary cap restrictions Young crossed to Hawthorn for the 2000 season, while the Bombers went on to claim the premiership that year.

Barry Young holds the record for the most games (27) and most goals (17) for a player wearing jumper number 53. This was his first two years at Richmond in 1989 and 1990.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Adelaide have the four worst quarters of the competition's 72 (18 clubs x 4 quarters), based on points for v against

1st -99
2nd -109
3rd -121
4th -147

 

[Ron The Bear]

Finished top 10 in the coaches' award and didn't make the AA squad (2007-19)

Year	Player	Club	Rank	Polled	Games
2018	Heppell, Dyson	Ess	10th	13	22
2017	Oliver, Clayton	Melb	7th	14	22
2016	Gray, Robbie	P.A.	9th	14	19
2012	Boyd, Matthew	W.B.	8th	15	22
2011	Cotchin, Trent	Rich	10th	11	22
2010	Thompson, Scott	Adel	10th	8	21
2009	Mitchell, Sam	Haw	8th	13	22

 

[Ron The Bear]

Longest finals win droughts

Days​	Club	Win​	Previous​
18,620​	Sy	7/09/1996​	15/09/1945​
11,809​	Ha	31/08/1957​	2/05/1925*​
10,353​	WB	5/09/1953​	2/05/1925*​
10,262​	Ge	10/10/1925​	4/09/1897​
9,863​	Fi	8/09/1979​	6/09/1952​
9,499​	St	11/09/1965​	9/09/1939​
9,485​	St	9/09/1939​	20/09/1913​
9,268​	NM	16/09/1950​	2/05/1925*​
9,135​	Me	26/09/1925​	22/09/1900​
8,765​	WB	15/09/1985​	16/09/1961​
8,387​	Me	6/09/1987​	19/09/1964​
8,386​	Ri	9/09/1967​	23/09/1944​
6,937​	St	5/09/1992​	8/09/1973​
6,923​	Fi	4/09/1943​	20/09/1924​
5,964​	St	6/09/1913​	8/05/1897*​
5,852​	NM	7/09/1974​	30/08/1958​
5,839*​	Es	30/08/2020*​	4/09/2004​
5,837​	Ri	8/09/2017​	15/09/2001​
5,460​	Es	3/09/1983​	21/09/1968​
5,103​	Es	7/09/1940​	18/09/1926​
4,753​	Ri	16/09/1995​	11/09/1982​

Bombers take the AFL-era record from Richmond.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Damien Hardwick is the only current coach whose winning percentage is at a career high (excluding the winless Matthew Nicks):

Coach	P	W	L	D	Win %	High	Low
Scott, Chris	229	158	69	2	69.43	100.00	68.75
Simpson, Adam	155	101	53	1	65.48	100.00	36.36
Longmire, John	231	142	87	2	61.90	83.33	50.00
Clarkson, Alastair	364	220	142	2	60.71	64.44	0.00
Hardwick, Damien	245	139	103	3	57.35	57.35	0.00
Hinkley, Ken	173	99	74	0	57.23	100.00	54.84
Cameron, Leon	156	86	67	3	56.09	100.00	18.18
Buckley, Nathan	199	110	87	2	55.78	84.62	0.00
Beveridge, Luke	130	71	59	0	54.62	100.00	50.00
Teague, David	23	12	11	0	52.17	100.00	46.15
Ratten, Brett	140	71	68	1	51.07	52.40	0.00
Worsfold, John	384	194	187	3	50.91	100.00	47.62
Goodwin, Simon	83	40	43	0	48.19	66.67	0.00
Fagan, Chris	81	36	45	0	44.44	100.00	10.00
Shaw, Rhyce	25	11	14	0	44.00	100.00	44.00
Longmuir, Justin	13	5	8	0	38.46	41.67	0.00
Dew, Stuart	57	11	45	1	20.18	100.00	15.56
Nicks, Matthew	13	0	13	0	0.00	0.00	0.00

 

[RedmanWasHere]

After 25 games, how does Rhyce compare with his uncle?

 

[Ron The Bear]

After 25 games, how does Rhyce compare with his uncle?

Coach	P	W	L	D	Win %	High	Low	For	Ag	%
Shaw, Tony	25	11	14	0	44.00	66.67	0.00	2650	2410	109.96
Shaw, Rhyce	25	11	14	0	44.00	100.00	44.00	1738	1791	97.04

 

[emuboy]

Barring a miracle, the Adelaide Crows will take home their first ever AFL wooden spoon this year. While Port Adelaide have also never finished last they came close in 2011, while the Crows until now have never even remotely been in danger in finishing on the bottom of the ladder.

Interestingly, NRL superpower the Brisbane Broncos are also in grave danger of collecting the 2020 wooden spoon. The Broncos like the Crows have never finished anywhere close to last in their history, but currently sit second last with 3 wins, above only Canterbury which have 2 wins. The problem for Brisbane is that while Canterbury cannot win matches (I'm wearing my Captain Obvious tee-shirt as I type this) the Bulldogs have mostly been very competitive while the Broncos have copped some massive defeats, resulting in Canterbury having a far superior points differential. Just one more win from the Bulldogs and no further wins to Brisbane will put the Broncos on the bottom of the ladder and subsequently give them the wooden spoon.

Should Adelaide finish last in 2020,it will be the third time that an interstate team has taken home its first wooden spoon in a year ending in 0. The Brisbane Bears finished last for the first time in 1990, and the West Coast Eagles were last for the first and only time in 2010. In both of these years Collingwood were premiers but I don't see it happening this season.

 

[worbod]

On July 19 Eddie Betts became the third player to kick 300 goals for two separate teams. He currently has 303 for Carlton along with 310 for Adelaide.
Tony Lockett kicked 898 for St. Kilda and 462 for Sydney while Lance Franklin currently has 364 for Sydney to accompany his 580 for Hawthorn.