Undefeated record agains 2 teams with 38 combined wins

[randyzany]

I posted this in the bay with no bites (lol not surprised) but I’m genuinely curious as to whether there’s been a team in VFL/AFL history that's defeated 2 rivals, which had a combined winning record of 38 games or more, 3 times each in the 1 season. Or at least some tips on how to research this peculiar statistic.

Any input would be much appreciated.

 

[*Paul*]

Presumably you mean other than Geelong this year? It's a rather specific set of circumstances, so unsurprisingly no.

If one discounts the played three times part, and includes finals

41            St_Kilda       1995         Carlton  23,Geelong 18
41            Geelong        2011         Collingwood  22,Hawthorn 19
39            Sydney         1995         Carlton  23,Nth Melb  16
39            Carlton        2001         Bris Lions  20,Essendon  19
38            Essendon       1999         Nth Melb  20,Bris Lions 18
38            Essendon       1981         Collingwood  19,Carlton 19

 

[randyzany]

Yep, that's what I thought. I kinda suspected it would have been pretty rare for a team to play 2 of the Top 3 teams in the same year 3 times each, winning in every instance no less.

It was a damn pretty impressive effort from the Geelong boys to pull that off this year, damn proud.


Thanks for the stat data *Paul*.