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Our final this weekend will be our 50th final in VFL/AFL history. It will also be game number 1961.
So you're telling me that we will play our 2016th game in the 2021 Grand Final? That's 56 games away. Four more games this year, 26 next year, and another 26 in 2021. I like it!
 
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Bulldogs players who have played the most games from their draft class

1988 - Chris Grant, 341 games (Anthony Stevens 292)
1993 - Brad Johnson, 364 games (Adam Simpson 306)
2013 - Marcus Bontempelli, 127* games (Zach Merrett 126*)
2018 - Bailey Smith, 23* games (Walsh, Rozee and Wilkie 22 )

*games played assuming they play this week

(Jack Macrae will join Ollie Wines at 141 games as most games by a player in the national draft but both trail the rookie drafted Dane Rampe at 159 games)
 
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Bulldogs players with the most goals from their draft class

1988 - Chris Grant, 554 goals (Peter Sumich 514)
1993 - Brad Johnson, 558 goals (Fraser Gehrig 549)
2003 - Adam Cooney, 202 goals (Aaron Davey 174)
2012 - Jake Stringer, 223 goals (Joe Daniher 188)
 
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Bulldogs players with the most Brownlow votes from their draft class

1988 - Chris Grant, 112 votes (Adrian Fletcher 76)
2003 - Adam Cooney, 86 votes (David Mundy 85*)
2013 - Marcus Bontempelli 65* votes (Patrick Cripps 49*)

(Ollie Wines leads Jack Macrae 55 to 44 but that should have changed by Brownlow night)
 

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Most goals in finals for the Bulldogs:

1. Chris Grant: 30
2. Brad Johnson: 18
3. Tory Dickson: 15
4. Jack Collins: 14
4. Paul Hudson: 14

With Tory not named for Saturday and out of contract this might be where he remains on this list. Should be remembered as a great finals player for us, having reached that mark in just five games.
 

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Week 1 finals teams:

Average Age:
1. West Coast: 27y, 5m
2. Geelong: 26y, 7m
3. Collingwood: 26y, 2m
3. Richmond: 26y, 2m
5. GWS: 26y, 1m
6. Brisbane: 25y, 5m
7. Essendon: 25y, 2m
8. Bulldogs: 23y, 11m

Average Games:
1. West Coast: 146.5
2. Geelong: 130.0
3. Richmond: 125.4
4. Collingwood: 116.7
5. GWS: 113.9
6. Brisbane: 107.4
7. Essendon: 88.7
8. Bulldogs: 76.6
 
Week 1 finals teams:

Average Age:
1. West Coast: 27y, 5m
2. Geelong: 26y, 7m
3. Collingwood: 26y, 2m
3. Richmond: 26y, 2m
5. GWS: 26y, 1m
6. Brisbane: 25y, 5m
7. Essendon: 25y, 2m
8. Bulldogs: 23y, 11m

Average Games:
1. West Coast: 146.5
2. Geelong: 130.0
3. Richmond: 125.4
4. Collingwood: 116.7
5. GWS: 113.9
6. Brisbane: 107.4
7. Essendon: 88.7
8. Bulldogs: 76.6
That's insane.

I'd be interested in WallyStringhaus putting this into a historical context. I think he has posted some good info on this before but can't find it.

When was the last time a side won a final with that experience profile?
When was the last time a side even played a final with that experience profile?

We are coming in with something like 1663 games experience (prior to the game) which as I understand it is almost off the scale for a finalist.
 

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That's insane.

I'd be interested in WallyStringhaus putting this into a historical context. I think he has posted some good info on this before but can't find it.

When was the last time a side won a final with that experience profile?
When was the last time a side even played a final with that experience profile?

We are coming in with something like 1663 games experience (prior to the game) which as I understand it is almost off the scale for a finalist.
You gotta go back to the turn of the century DW...Melbourne in 2000 went into the finals with 1690 games of experience and went on to lose the GF by a massive margin.

Crows in 97 won the flag with 1534 games experience.

What we are doing in the modern era is unprecedented...
 

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You gotta go back to the turn of the century DW...Melbourne in 2000 went into the finals with 1690 games of experience and went on to lose the GF by a massive margin.

Crows in 97 won the flag with 1534 games experience.

What we are doing in the modern era is unprecedented...
This is exactly the sort of thing I was after but didn't know where to look, terrific work. So was Adelaide in '97 the last finals team less experienced than us?
 

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So you're telling me that we will play our 2016th game in the 2021 Grand Final? That's 56 games away. Four more games this year, 26 next year, and another 26 in 2021. I like it!

Whilst this specific achievement is no longer a possibility, we will certainly play game number 2022 in 2022.
 
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2019 Records Roundup!

New whole season club records:

Most disposals in a season: Jack Macrae: 768 (previous record: 722 by Matthew Boyd in 2009)
Most handballs in a season: Jack Macrae: 426 (previous record: 423 by Scott West in 2006 and Daniel Cross in 2010)

New single game club records:
Most contested marks in a game: Aaron Naughton: 9 in R7 v Richmond (previous record: 7 by Chris Grant in R9 2002 v Geelong)

Whole career club records held by current players:
Most one percenters (total): Dale Morris: 1,546 (2nd: 1,077 by Brian Lake)
Most disposals (average): Jack Macrae: 28.03 (2nd: 26.49 by Terry Wallace)
Most tackles (average): Josh Dunkley: 5.77 (2nd: 5.62 by Tom Liberatore)
Most clearances (average): Tom Liberatore: 5.71 (2nd: 5.39 by Scott Wynd)
Uncontested possessions (average): Jack Macrae: 17.71 (2nd: 16.91 by Lachie Hunter)
Contested marks (average): Aaron Naughton: 1.95 (2nd: 1.58 by Liam Jones)

Top 10 in whole season club records:
Most tackles in a season: 3rd Josh Dunkley: 141 (record: 173 by Tom Liberatore in 2014)
Most inside 50s in a season: 5th Marcus Bontempelli: 123 (record: 130 by Ryan Griffen in 2011)
Most clearances in a season: 9th Marcus Bontempelli: 139 (record: 183 by Tom Liberatore in 2013)
Most contested possessions in a season: 3rd Josh Dunkley: 313, 4th Jack Macrae: 309 (record: 326 by Matthew Boyd in 2011)
Most uncontested possessions in a season: =2nd Lachie Hunter & Jack Macrae: 462 (record: 514 by Lachie Hunter in 2016)
Most contested marks in a season: 2nd Aaron Naughton: 53 (record: 72 by Chris Grant in 1999)
Most one percenters in a season: 3rd Zaine Cordy: 163 (record: 193 by Jordan Roughead in 2013)
Most goal assists in a season: 2nd Jack Macrae: 25, 10th Marcus Bontempelli: 21 (record: 28 by Brad Johnson in 2009)

Top 10 in single game club records:
Most disposals in a game: =5th Jack Macrae: 45 in R20 v Brisbane (record: 47 by Jack Macrae in R8 2018 v Brisbane and Ryan Griffen in R21 2012 v Sydney)
Most handballs in a game: =6th Jack Macrae: 27 in R22 v GWS (record: 31 by Matthew Boyd in R22 2012 v Geelong)
Most tackles in a game: =3rd Josh Dunkley: 15 in R17 v Melbourne, =7th Bailey Smith: 14 in R15 v Port Adelaide (record: 19 by Tom Liberatore in R8 2016 v Melbourne)
Most contested possessions in a game: =3rd Josh Dunkley: 24 in R17 v Melbourne, =8th Josh Dunkley: 22 in R21 v Essendon and in R8 v Brisbane, =8th Tom Liberatore 22 in R3 v Gold Coast (record: 25 by Jack Macrae in R7 2018 v Gold Coast and in R9 2018 v Adelaide)

Top 10 in whole career club records (total):
Handballs: 8th Jack Macrae: 2,091 (record: 4,093 by Scott West)
Tackles: 6th Tom Liberatore: 742, 9th Jack Macrae: 682, 10th Dale Morris: 653 (record: 1,225 by Tony Liberatore)
Rebound 50s: 7th Dale Morris: 455, 10th Jason Johannisen: 387 (record: 813 by Bob Murphy)
Inside 50s: 10th Marcus Bontempelli: 590 (record: 1,091 by Brad Johnson)
Clearances: 4th Tom Liberatore: 754, 8th Marcus Bontempelli: 565, 9th Mitch Wallis: 560 (record: 1,180 by Scott West)
Contested possessions: 7th Tom Liberatore: 1,516, 8th Jack Macrae: 1,474 (record: 2,659 by Matthew Boyd)
Contested marks: 5th Dale Morris: 166, 7th Easton Wood: 141 (record: 258 by Brad Johnson)
Marks inside 50: 9th Tory Dickson: 132 (record: 489 by Brad Johnson)
One percenters: 5th Easton Wood: 630 (record: 1,546 by Dale Morris)
Goal assists: =10th Marcus Bontempelli and Jack Macrae: 91 (record: 186 by Daniel Giansiracusa)

Top 10 in whole career club records (average):
Handballs: 2nd Jack Macrae: 14.83, 4th Mitch Wallis: 12.35, 6th Tom Liberatore: 11.76, 8th Josh Dunkley: 11.24 (record: 15.09 by Daniel Cross)
Disposals: 6th Lachie Hunter: 23.88, 10th Marcus Bontempelli: 22.83 (record: 28.03 by Jack Macrae)
Hit outs: 5th Tim English: 16.90 (record: 21.31 by Will Minson)
Tackles: 2nd Tom Liberatore: 5.62, 4th Marcus Bontempelli: 4.87, 6th Jack Macrae: 4.84 (record: 5.77 by Josh Dunkley)
Rebound 50s: 2nd Hayden Crozier: 3.67, 4th Taylor Duryea: 3.50, 6th Matt Suckling: 3.16, 8th Jason Johannisen: 3.07 (record: 3.68 by Brian Lake)
Inside 50s: 2nd Marcus Bontempelli: 4.65 (record: 4.67 by Stephen Powell)
Clearances: 4th Marcus Bontempelli: 4.45, 5th Mitch Wallis: 4.21, 9th Jack Macrae: 3.81 (record: 5.71 by Tom Liberatore)
Brownlow votes: 5th Marcus Bontempelli: 0.54 (record: 0.86 by Gary Dempsey)
Contested possessions: 2nd Tom Liberatore: 11.48, 3rd Marcus Bontempelli: 10.76, 4th Jack Macrae: 10.45, 5th Mitch Wallis: 9.92, 7th Josh Dunkley: 9.27 (record: 11.81 by Scott West)
Uncontested possessions: 2nd Lachie Hunter: 16.91, 6th Matt Suckling: 14.91, 7th Jason Johannisen: 14.67, 9th Caleb Daniel: 14.35 (record: 17.71 by Jack Macrae)
Marks inside 50: 4th Fergus Greene: 2.00, 10th Sam Lloyd: 1.74 (record: 3.77 by Barry Hall)
One percenters: 2nd Fletcher Roberts: 6.63, 4th Lewis Young: 6.14, 5th Dale Morris: 6.11, 8th Zaine Cordy: 5.54 (record: 6.78 by Joel Hamling)
Goal assists: 5th Marcus Bontempelli: 0.72, 8th Bailey Smith: 0.68, 9th Will Hayes: 0.67 (record: 1.00 by Travis Cloke)
 
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2019 Records Roundup!

New whole season club records:

Most disposals in a season: Jack Macrae: 768 (previous record: 722 by Matthew Boyd in 2009)
Most handballs in a season: Jack Macrae: 426 (previous record: 423 by Scott West in 2006 and Daniel Cross in 2010)

New single game club records:
Most contested marks in a game: Aaron Naughton: 9 in R7 v Richmond (previous record: 7 by Chris Grant in R9 2002 v Geelong)
Most goal assists in a game: Bailey Smith: 5 in Elimination Final v GWS (current five way tie for the record)

Whole career club records held by current players:
Most one percenters (total): Dale Morris: 1,546 (2nd: 1,077 by Brian Lake)
Most disposals (average): Jack Macrae: 28.03 (2nd: 26.49 by Terry Wallace)
Most tackles (average): Josh Dunkley: 5.77 (2nd: 5.62 by Tom Liberatore)
Most clearances (average): Tom Liberatore: 5.71 (2nd: 5.39 by Scott Wynd)
Uncontested possessions (average): Jack Macrae: 17.71 (2nd: 16.91 by Lachie Hunter)
Contested marks (average): Aaron Naughton: 1.95 (2nd: 1.58 by Liam Jones)

Top 10 in whole season club records:
Most tackles in a season: 3rd Josh Dunkley: 141 (record: 173 by Tom Liberatore in 2014)
Most inside 50s in a season: 5th Marcus Bontempelli: 123 (record: 130 by Ryan Griffen in 2011)
Most clearances in a season: 9th Marcus Bontempelli: 139 (record: 183 by Tom Liberatore in 2013)
Most contested possessions in a season: 3rd Josh Dunkley: 313, 4th Jack Macrae: 309 (record: 326 by Matthew Boyd in 2011)
Most uncontested possessions in a season: =2nd Lachie Hunter & Jack Macrae: 462 (record: 514 by Lachie Hunter in 2016)
Most contested marks in a season: 2nd Aaron Naughton: 53 (record: 72 by Chris Grant in 1999)
Most one percenters in a season: 3rd Zaine Cordy: 163 (record: 193 by Jordan Roughead in 2013)
Most goal assists in a season: 2nd Jack Macrae: 25, 10th Marcus Bontempelli: 21 (record: 28 by Brad Johnson in 2009)

Top 10 in single game club records:
Most disposals in a game: =5th Jack Macrae: 45 in R20 v Brisbane (record: 47 by Jack Macrae in R8 2018 v Brisbane and Ryan Griffen in R21 2012 v Sydney)
Most handballs in a game: =6th Jack Macrae: 27 in R22 v GWS (record: 31 by Matthew Boyd in R22 2012 v Geelong)
Most tackles in a game: =3rd Josh Dunkley: 15 in R17 v Melbourne, =7th Bailey Smith: 14 in R15 v Port Adelaide (record: 19 by Tom Liberatore in R8 2016 v Melbourne)
Most contested possessions in a game: =3rd Josh Dunkley: 24 in R17 v Melbourne, =8th Josh Dunkley: 22 in R21 v Essendon and in R8 v Brisbane, =8th Tom Liberatore 22 in R3 v Gold Coast (record: 25 by Jack Macrae in R7 2018 v Gold Coast and in R9 2018 v Adelaide)

Top 10 in whole career club records (total):
Handballs: 8th Jack Macrae: 2,091 (record: 4,093 by Scott West)
Tackles: 6th Tom Liberatore: 742, 9th Jack Macrae: 682, 10th Dale Morris: 653 (record: 1,225 by Tony Liberatore)
Rebound 50s: 7th Dale Morris: 455, 10th Jason Johannisen: 387 (record: 813 by Bob Murphy)
Inside 50s: 10th Marcus Bontempelli: 590 (record: 1,091 by Brad Johnson)
Clearances: 4th Tom Liberatore: 754, 8th Marcus Bontempelli: 565, 9th Mitch Wallis: 560 (record: 1,180 by Scott West)
Contested possessions: 7th Tom Liberatore: 1,516, 8th Jack Macrae: 1,474 (record: 2,659 by Matthew Boyd)
Contested marks: 5th Dale Morris: 166, 7th Easton Wood: 141 (record: 258 by Brad Johnson)
Marks inside 50: 9th Tory Dickson: 132 (record: 489 by Brad Johnson)
One percenters: 5th Easton Wood: 630 (record: 1,546 by Dale Morris)
Goal assists: =10th Marcus Bontempelli and Jack Macrae: 91 (record: 186 by Daniel Giansiracusa)

Top 10 in whole career club records (average):
Handballs: 2nd Jack Macrae: 14.83, 4th Mitch Wallis: 12.35, 6th Tom Liberatore: 11.76, 8th Josh Dunkley: 11.24 (record: 15.09 by Daniel Cross)
Disposals: 6th Lachie Hunter: 23.88, 10th Marcus Bontempelli: 22.83 (record: 28.03 by Jack Macrae)
Hit outs: 5th Tim English: 16.90 (record: 21.31 by Will Minson)
Tackles: 2nd Tom Liberatore: 5.62, 4th Marcus Bontempelli: 4.87, 6th Jack Macrae: 4.84 (record: 5.77 by Josh Dunkley)
Rebound 50s: 2nd Hayden Crozier: 3.67, 4th Taylor Duryea: 3.50, 6th Matt Suckling: 3.16, 8th Jason Johannisen: 3.07 (record: 3.68 by Brian Lake)
Inside 50s: 2nd Marcus Bontempelli: 4.65 (record: 4.67 by Stephen Powell)
Clearances: 4th Marcus Bontempelli: 4.45, 5th Mitch Wallis: 4.21, 9th Jack Macrae: 3.81 (record: 5.71 by Tom Liberatore)
Brownlow votes: 5th Marcus Bontempelli: 0.54 (record: 0.86 by Gary Dempsey)
Contested possessions: 2nd Tom Liberatore: 11.48, 3rd Marcus Bontempelli: 10.76, 4th Jack Macrae: 10.45, 5th Mitch Wallis: 9.92, 7th Josh Dunkley: 9.27 (record: 11.81 by Scott West)
Uncontested possessions: 2nd Lachie Hunter: 16.91, 6th Matt Suckling: 14.91, 7th Jason Johannisen: 14.67, 9th Caleb Daniel: 14.35 (record: 17.71 by Jack Macrae)
Marks inside 50: 4th Fergus Greene: 2.00, 10th Sam Lloyd: 1.74 (record: 3.77 by Barry Hall)
One percenters: 2nd Fletcher Roberts: 6.63, 4th Lewis Young: 6.14, 5th Dale Morris: 6.11, 8th Zaine Cordy: 5.54 (record: 6.78 by Joel Hamling)
Goal assists: 2nd Bailey Smith: 0.87, 6th Marcus Bontempelli: 0.72, 9th Will Hayes: 0.67 (record: 1.00 by Travis Cloke)
Hmmm excellent
 
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Most goal assists in a game: Bailey Smith: 5 in Elimination Final v GWS (current five way tie for the record)
I said "wow" when I saw this one. Five goal assists in an 8 goal match is some effort.

However on reflection this looks extremely suss to me. Yes, that's what the AFL Tables website says for the EF, but the AFL Match Centre (which is frustratingly poor on this sort of thing since they "improved" it mid-season :mad:) says the WB only had 4 GAs for the whole match. This sounds about the right number out of 8 goals. So did Bailey Smith provide all four?

Suckling kicked his from outside 50 after taking a few bounces - he got it from Dunkley but probably no GA given anyway since it was in the centre.
McLean intercepted a kick-in after a behind was scored so definitely no assist there.
English ran onto a long ball from Bont, so that should be credited to Bont.
Richards took a mark about 65m out, went back and then ran around the bloke on the mark to create the scoring opportunity - probably no assist there.
Lloyd received a handpass from West, so Rhylee should be credited with the GA there.
Schache - got a free kick for a push in the throat. No GA.
Naughton - one was a free kick off the ball and the other was a mark from a Lipinski kick, so no GA for Smith there.

Doesn't look like Bailey had ANY goal assists.
 
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I said "wow" when I saw this one. Five goal assists in an 8 goal match is some effort.

However on reflection this looks extremely suss to me. Yes, that's what the AFL Tables website says for the EF, but the AFL Match Centre (which is frustratingly poor on this sort of thing since they "improved" it mid-season :mad:) says the WB only had 4 GAs for the whole match. This sounds about the right number out of 8 goals. So did Bailey Smith provide all four?

Suckling kicked his from outside 50 after taking a few bounces - he got it from Dunkley but probably no GA given anyway since it was in the centre.
McLean intercepted a kick-in after a behind was scored so definitely no assist there.
English ran onto a long ball from Bont, so that should be credited to Bont.
Richards took a mark about 65m out, went back and then ran around the bloke on the mark to create the scoring opportunity - probably no assist there.
Lloyd received a handpass from West, so Rhylee should be credited with the GA there.
Schache - got a free kick for a push in the throat. No GA.
Naughton - one was a free kick off the ball and the other was a mark from a Lipinski kick, so no GA for Smith there.

Doesn't look like Bailey had ANY goal assists.
Someone's definitely stuffed up there! I missed the match and certainly steered clear of any replays so didn't really question it, good work. I'll remove it from my post and will also adjust his goal assists per game stat.

Have also messaged AFL Tables.
 
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2019 Player Stats: Progression and Regression

Key:
Increase from last season
Decrease from last season
Equal with last season
Career high*
Career low*

*for players with 3+ years experience

GM: Games
GL: Goals
DI: Disposals
KI: Kicks
HB: Handballs
MK: Marks
HO: Hit outs
TK: Tackles
RB: Rebound 50s
IF: Inside 50s
CL: Clearances
CP: Contested possessions
UP: Uncontested possessions
CM: Contested marks
MI: Marks inside forward 50
1%: One percenters
GA: Goal assists

#1 Matt Suckling
GM 19, GL 10, DI 20.89, KI 15.58, HB 5.32, MK 5.47, TK 2.00, RB 3.47, IF 2.84, CL 0.32, CP 4.42, UP 12.95, CM 0.16, MI 0.42, 1% 1.42, GA 0.47

#2 Lewis Young
GM 5, GL 0, DI 12.20, KI 9.40, HB 2.80, MK 4.20, TK 0.80, RB 3.60, IF 1.00, CL 0.20, CP 6.00, UP 6.00, CM 0.60, MI 0.00, 1% 6.80, GA 0.00

#3 Mitch Wallis
GM 10, GL 8, DI 21.80, KI 9.90, HB 11.90, MK 3.60, TK 2.70, RB 0.80, IF 4.00, CL 4.40, CP 8.90, UP 13.90, CM 0.30, MI 0.90, 1% 1.20, GA 0.20

#4 Marcus Bontempelli
GM 23, GL 15, DI 26.35, KI 15.09, HB 11.26, MK 4.09, TK 5.04, RB 2.00, IF 5.35, CL 6.04, CP 12.48, UP 14.70, CM 0.87, MI 0.83, 1% 2.04, GA 0.91

#5 Josh Dunkley
GM 23, GL 11, DI 28.30, KI 13.35, HB 14.96, MK 4.13, TK 6.13, RB 1.22, IF 3.70, CL 5.22, CP 13.61, UP 14.65, CM 0.35, MI 0.65, 1% 2.26, GA 0.57

#6 Bailey Smith
GM 23, GL 11, DI 17.65, KI 8.00, HB 9.65, MK 2.52, TK 4.04, RB 0.83, IF 2.78, CL 2.48, CP 7.09, UP 11.13, CM 0.00, MI 0.09, 1% 0.70, GA 0.68

#7 Lachie Hunter
GM
23, GL 5, DI 26.57, KI 14.43, HB 12.13, MK 6.52, TK 2.30, RB 1.74, IF 4.48, CL 2.13, CP 6.17, UP 20.09, CM 0.17, MI 0.39, 1% 1.87, GA 0.39

#8 Jackson Trengove
GM 16, GL
1, DI 12.56, KI 7.56, HB 5.00, MK 3.88, HO 6.00, TK 2.44, RB 1.94, IF 1.00, CL 1.19, CP 5.06, UP 7.00, CM 0.56, MI 0.06, 1% 5.44, GA 0.13

#9 Hayden Crozier
GM
22, GL 0, DI 16.59, KI 11.68, HB 4.91, MK 6.18, TK 2.00, RB 3.27, IF 1.86, CL 0.23, CP 4.64, UP 11.45, CM 0.73, MI 0.09, 1% 3.95, GA 0.14

#10 Easton Wood
GM 23, GL 0, DI 11.61, KI 7.61, HB 4.00, MK 4.35, TK 1.35, RB 2.17, IF 0.83, CL 0.22, CP 4.35, UP 7.52, CM 0.57, MI 0.00, 1% 6.00, GA 0.22

#11 Jack Macrae
GM 23, GL 5, DI 33.39, KI 14.87, HB 18.52, MK 4.39, TK 5.17, RB 1.35, IF 4.17, CL 5.17, CP 13.43, UP 20.09, CM 0.13, MI 0.09, 1% 1.35, GA 1.09

#12 Zaine Cordy
GM 23, GL 0, DI 9.74, KI 5.61, HB 4.13, MK 3.13, HO 0.87, TK 1.74, RB 1.70, IF 0.48, CL 0.35, CP 3.74, UP 6.17, CM 0.26, MI 0.04, 1% 7.09, GA 0.13

#13 Josh Schache
GM 14, GL 24, DI 10.07, KI 6.14, HB 3.93, MK 2.64, HO 1.36, TK 1.79, RB 0.14, IF 2.07, CL 0.86, CP 4.57, UP 5.14, CM 0.36, MI 1.21, 1% 1.21, GA 0.36

#14 Rhylee West
GM 3, GL 2, DI 12.67, KI 5.33, HB 7.33, MK 2.33, TK 1.00, RB 0.33, IF 1.67, CL 0.33, CP 7.33, UP 5.00, CM 0.67, MI 0.00, 1% 1.33, GA 0.33

#15 Taylor Duryea
GM 14, GL 2, DI 18.93, KI 13.79, HB 5.14, MK 5.86, TK 2.00, RB 3.50, IF 2.43, CL 0.43, CP 4.93, UP 12.93, CM 0.64, MI 0.00, 1% 3.21, GA 0.57

#16 Toby McLean
GM 19, GL 14, DI 15.68, KI 7.47, HB 8.21, MK 3.79, TK 3.26, RB 0.21, IF 2.42, CL 0.95, CP 5.74, UP 10.42, CM 0.21, MI 0.84, 1% 1.53, GA 0.53

#20 Ed Richards
GM
20, GL 9, DI 11.65, KI 6.90, HB 4.75, MK 2.80, TK 2.35, RB 0.60, IF 2.35, CL 0.45, CP 4.30, UP 7.30, CM 0.10, MI 0.30, 1% 1.45, GA 0.50

#21 Tom Liberatore (comparing with 2017)
GM
15, GL 6, DI 20.93, KI 9.27, HB 11.67, MK 2.73, TK 3.93, RB 0.67, IF 3.27, CL 5.27, CP 10.27, UP 10.60, CM 0.13, MI 0.13, 1% 1.33, GA 0.27

#22 Sam Lloyd
GM
23, GL 38, DI 15.39, KI 10.87, HB 4.52, MK 5.17, TK 2.35, RB 0.65, IF 2.65, CL 0.65, CP 5.22, UP 10.13, CM 0.70, MI 1.74, 1% 0.78, GA 0.61

#26 Billy Gowers
GM
10, GL 13, DI 8.90, KI 5.60, HB 3.30, MK 3.00, TK 1.30, RB 0.00, IF 1.20, CL 0.30, CP 4.50, UP 4.80, CM 0.90, MI 1.80, 1% 1.20, GA 0.30

#27 Pat Lipinski
GM
14, GL 11, DI 21.93, KI 9.79, HB 12.14, MK 4.64, TK 3.57, RB 0.86, IF 2.79, CL 2.43, CP 6.21, UP 15.86, CM 0.00, MI 0.64, 1% 1.21, GA 0.93

#29 Tory Dickson
GM
17, GL 24, DI 11.47, KI 6.41, HB 5.06, MK 3.53, TK 2.41, RB 0.47, IF 1.35, CL 0.29, CP 4.47, UP 6.82, CM 0.41, MI 1.29, 1% 0.94, GA 0.41

#31 Bailey Dale
GM 10, GL
21, DI 12.70, KI 7.70, HB 5.00, MK 3.90, TK 1.90, RB 0.10, IF 1.90, CL 0.30, CP 4.30, UP 8.40, CM 0.30, MI 1.90, 1% 0.60, GA 0.40

#32 Will Hayes
GM 9, GL 4, DI 15.56, KI 8.56, HB 7.00, MK 4.00, TK 3.33, RB 1.22, IF 2.56, CL 0.89, CP 5.00, UP 10.44, CM 0.11, MI 0.44, 1% 0.89, GA 0.67

#33 Aaron Naughton
GM
23, GL 32, DI 10.87, KI 7.39, HB 3.48, MK 5.74, HO 0.87, TK 1.83, RB 0.22, IF 2.09, CL 0.13, CP 5.65, UP 5.30, CM 2.30, MI 2.00, 1% 2.26, GA 0.43

#34 Bailey Williams
GM
9, GL 0, DI 15.33, KI 11.00, HB 4.33, MK 4.56, TK 2.22, RB 2.67, IF 1.44, CL 0.44, CP 3.78, UP 11.44, CM 0.33, MI 0.00, 1% 1.89, GA 0.22

#35 Caleb Daniel
GM
17, GL 1, DI 26.53, KI 17.29, HB 9.24, MK 3.94, TK 3.12, RB 5.94, IF 2.12, CL 1.00, CP 6.41, UP 15.59, CM 0.18, MI 0.00, 1% 2.41, GA 0.12

#37 Roarke Smith
GM
5, GL 4, DI 11.80, KI 7.00, HB 4.80, MK 2.60, TK 2.40, RB 1.00, IF 1.60, CL 0.80, CP 4.80, UP 7.00, CM 0.00, MI 0.80, 1% 2.60, GA 0.20

#39 Jason Johannisen
GM
20, GL 6, DI 21.85, KI 14.25, HB 7.60, MK 4.15, TK 2.20, RB 3.40, IF 3.60, CL 0.50, CP 4.65, UP 14.55, CM 0.25, MI 0.35, 1% 0.85, GA 0.80

#40 Lachie Young
GM 6, GL 0, DI 11.00, KI 6.67, HB 4.33, MK 4.00, TK 1.67, RB 2.33, IF 1.17, CL 0.17, CP 2.50, UP 8.50, CM 0.33, MI 0.00, 1% 4.83, GA 0.33

#43 Ryan Gardner
GM 2, GL 2, DI 6.00, KI 2.00, HB 4.00, MK 1.00, HO 2.00, TK 0.50, RB 0.00, IF 0.50, CL 0.50, CP 3.00, UP 3.00, CM 0.00, MI 0.50, 1% 3.00, GA 0.00

#44 Tim English
GM
20, GL 8, DI 13.20, KI 6.75, HB 6.45, MK 4.05, HO 19.10, TK 3.40, RB 0.55, IF 2.20, CL 2.10, CP 5.90, UP 7.70, CM 1.05, MI 0.65, 1% 5.00, GA 0.20

Most green: Tory Dickson (13)
Most red: Billy Gowers (13)
Most blue: Tim English (13)
Most orange: Bailey Williams (5)
 
Ted Whitten was born on the 27th of July 1933. He died on the 17th of August 1995. He lived for 22,666 days.

The Bulldogs won their second premiership on the 1st of October 2016. Exactly 22,666 days before this, on the 11th of September 1954, the Bulldogs kicked off their 1954 finals campaign by defeating Geelong, which would ultimately result in the Club's first premiership.
 
Ted Whitten was born on the 27th of July 1933. He died on the 17th of August 1995. He lived for 22,666 days.

The Bulldogs won their second premiership on the 1st of October 2016. Exactly 22,666 days before this, on the 11th of September 1954, the Bulldogs kicked off their 1954 finals campaign by defeating Geelong, which would ultimately result in the Club's first premiership.
Congrats ... surely the most obscure stat yet! :trophy:
 

worbod

Norm Smith Medallist
Oct 26, 2008
5,886
7,507
Bendigo
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
Other Teams
Liverpool
I was remembering our 88 point thrashing of Hawthorn from 2009 the other day, and began wondering about our biggest victories against any reigning premier, and how often we had achieved this feat overall. I ended up uncovering a lot more instances than I anticipated, but I suppose that is a good thing.

SeasonReigning premierroundvenuewinning margin
1932Geelong10Western Oval1
1933Richmond3Western Oval16
1941Melbourne6Western Oval28
1942Melbourne11Punt Road31
1943Essendon5Windy Hill8
Essendon15Western Oval13
1945Fitzroy3Brunswick Street17
1947Essendon2Western Oval14
1948Carlton4Princes Park2
1949Melbourne14Western Oval2
1956Melbourne14M.C.G.13
1961MelbourneprelimM.C.G.27
1962Hawthorn1Western Oval33
Hawthorn12Glenferrie18
1965Melbourne18M.C.G.3
1970Richmond22Western Oval10
1973Carlton21Western Oval9
1974Richmond22Western Oval7
1975Richmond4Western Oval66
1978North Melbourne12Arden Street30
1979Hawthorn11Princes Park1
1983Carlton2Western Oval17
1985Essendon5Western Oval41
1986Essendon14Windy Hill29
1987Hawthorn4Western Oval41
1990Hawthorn13Waverley18
1992Hawthorn11Western Oval34
1993West Coast21Western Oval42
1994Essendon12Waverley28
1995West Coast15Subiaco26
1997North Melbourne9M.C.G.32
1998Adelaide11Princes Park67
1999Adelaide1Football Park13
Adelaide16M.C.G.2
2000North Melbourne15Docklands4
2009Hawthorn14Docklands88
2016Hawthorn2nd semiM.C.G.23
 
After Round 2 of 2020 here is the Hit Outs ladder. We are simply not competitive.

TeamHO
Collingwood
81​
North Melbourne
79​
St Kilda
75​
West Coast
74​
Port Adelaide
72​
Sydney
68​
GWS Giants
67​
Richmond
65​
Hawthorn
65​
Adelaide
64​
Gold Coast
62​
Geelong
61​
Essendon
60​
Brisbane Lions
60​
Melbourne
53​
Carlton
52​
Fremantle
50​
Western Bulldogs
27​
 
However it's not all doom and gloom. We are second in the Handballs ladder, while GWS are last.

TeamH
Collingwood
308​
Western Bulldogs
295​
Essendon
281​
Port Adelaide
276​
Melbourne
275​
North Melbourne
266​
St Kilda
265​
Gold Coast
253​
Fremantle
245​
Geelong
237​
Sydney
236​
Brisbane Lions
230​
Adelaide
229​
Richmond
226​
Hawthorn
215​
West Coast
212​
Carlton
210​
GWS Giants
208​

We can handball them to death.
 

Virgin Dog

Cancelled
Oct 29, 2017
9,734
20,645
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
I've been self-teaching R, and one of the many things I've done is explored the AFL equivalent of a "Triple Double". Unfortunately, data pre-AFL era is extremely unreliable, with many metrics like tackles, inside 50s and clearances not being recorded, so it's tough to say whether there's been any further occurrences prior to these ones below. For example, in 1971 Round 7, John Greening is recorded as having 16 marks and 50 disposals, but nothing else. Could very well have been a game that should be included here.

I started with looking at minimum of 10 Marks, Tackles, Inside_50s or Clearances. There's been 4 cases of a "Triple Double" using this definition.
  • Patrick Dangerfield, 2016 Round 12 - 13 Marks, 11 Inside 50s, 13 Clearances (from 48 disposals) - this one stood out ahead of all others given that Dangerfield also kicked 2 goals, had 12 Score Involvements and a whopping 1025 metres gained.
  • Dayne Zorko, 2019 Round 7 - 11 Tackles, 11 Inside 50s, 11 Clearances (from 29 disposals)
  • Andrew Swallow, 2012 Round 8 - 12 Tackles, 10 Inside 50s, 10 Clearances (from 28 disposals)
  • Chris Judd, 2011 Round 15 - 10 Tackles, 10 Inside 50s, 11 Clearances (from 31 disposals)
Gary Ablett Jr also came incredibly close to this group, while having a game arguably as good as Dangerfield's. In 2017 Round 6, he had 45 Disposals, 18 Clearances (4th highest all time), 10 Inside 50s and 9 Tackles. Along with this, he kicked a Goal, had 14 Score Involvements, 3 Goal Assists and 618 Metres Gained, all with little support from his team in a loss.

Not many cases, telling me the requirements are probably a little too strict. If we brought disposals numbers into the discussion, requiring anything over 30 Disposals plus 10 in other categories, we get 132 cases. The standout players being:
  • Tom Rockliff with 9 times
  • Dayne Zorko and Patrick Dangerfield with 5 times each
  • Nathan Buckley with 4 times
  • Chris Judd, Gary Ablett, Leigh Montagna, Sam Mitchell, Scott Pendelbury, Scott Thompson, Shane Tuck and Tom Liberatore with 3 times each
  • 20 more players on 2 times each. Current players are Adam Treloar, Callan Ward, Clayton Oliver, Dan Hannebery, Dustin Martin, Jack Steven, Jaeger O'Meara, Josh Kelly, Luke Shuey and Patrick Cripps.
Obviously the 2020 season makes it harder than ever to generate a "Triple Double" given the shorter quarters, but the closest efforts so far are probably Rory Laird in 2020 Round 11 - 5 Marks, 9 Tackles, 6 Inside 50s, 10 Clearances from 37 disposals, as well as Marcus Bontempelli in Round 12 - 6 marks, 9 tackles, 6 inside 50s and 12 clearances from 33 Disposals. Bont also managed, in Round 17, an impressive 8 marks, 6 tackles, 8 inside 50s and 11 clearances from 28 disposals.
 
I've been self-teaching R, and one of the many things I've done is explored the AFL equivalent of a "Triple Double". Unfortunately, data pre-AFL era is extremely unreliable, with many metrics like tackles, inside 50s and clearances not being recorded, so it's tough to say whether there's been any further occurrences prior to these ones below. For example, in 1971 Round 7, John Greening is recorded as having 16 marks and 50 disposals, but nothing else. Could very well have been a game that should be included here.

I started with looking at minimum of 10 Marks, Tackles, Inside_50s or Clearances. There's been 4 cases of a "Triple Double" using this definition.
  • Patrick Dangerfield, 2016 Round 12 - 13 Marks, 11 Inside 50s, 13 Clearances (from 48 disposals) - this one stood out ahead of all others given that Dangerfield also kicked 2 goals, had 12 Score Involvements and a whopping 1025 metres gained.
  • Dayne Zorko, 2019 Round 7 - 11 Tackles, 11 Inside 50s, 11 Clearances (from 29 disposals)
  • Andrew Swallow, 2012 Round 8 - 12 Tackles, 10 Inside 50s, 10 Clearances (from 28 disposals)
  • Chris Judd, 2011 Round 15 - 10 Tackles, 10 Inside 50s, 11 Clearances (from 31 disposals)
Gary Ablett Jr also came incredibly close to this group, while having a game arguably as good as Dangerfield's. In 2017 Round 6, he had 45 Disposals, 18 Clearances (4th highest all time), 10 Inside 50s and 9 Tackles. Along with this, he kicked a Goal, had 14 Score Involvements, 3 Goal Assists and 618 Metres Gained, all with little support from his team in a loss.

Not many cases, telling me the requirements are probably a little too strict. If we brought disposals numbers into the discussion, requiring anything over 30 Disposals plus 10 in other categories, we get 132 cases. The standout players being:
  • Tom Rockliff with 9 times
  • Dayne Zorko and Patrick Dangerfield with 5 times each
  • Nathan Buckley with 4 times
  • Chris Judd, Gary Ablett, Leigh Montagna, Sam Mitchell, Scott Pendelbury, Scott Thompson, Shane Tuck and Tom Liberatore with 3 times each
  • 20 more players on 2 times each. Current players are Adam Treloar, Callan Ward, Clayton Oliver, Dan Hannebery, Dustin Martin, Jack Steven, Jaeger O'Meara, Josh Kelly, Luke Shuey and Patrick Cripps.
Obviously the 2020 season makes it harder than ever to generate a "Triple Double" given the shorter quarters, but the closest efforts so far are probably Rory Laird in 2020 Round 11 - 5 Marks, 9 Tackles, 6 Inside 50s, 10 Clearances from 37 disposals, as well as Marcus Bontempelli in Round 12 - 6 marks, 9 tackles, 6 inside 50s and 12 clearances from 33 Disposals. Bont also managed, in Round 17, an impressive 8 marks, 6 tackles, 8 inside 50s and 11 clearances from 28 disposals.
Cool, how you finding learning r? It's on my list of things to learn... maybe some day haha. It can do some pretty powerful stuff.

In a similar vein, they've been tracking a quadruple double on the main board for some time: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/quadruple-double.364431

That one is based on kicks, handballs, marks and tackles. I'm not sure exactly how many have managed it, but there's not many. I think Dunkley is our best bet currently. Daniel Cross used to be decent at them as a good marking inside mid.
 
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