What is the most unbreakable record in the AFL?

[theaflife]

Locketts goals?

 

[greennick]

Anthony Rocca - worst 200 gamer.

Anthony Rock easily has him covered.


Bugger, I'm doing it wrong....

 

[thetank]

Tuck's Grand Finals played: 11
Think they could stand for a long time.

+1. This will stand for all time imo.

8 premierships could be done (eg. if Selwood nicks off to GC, or a freak side is drafted), but 12 GFs played is too unlikely - most careers don't even last 12 years - 280-312 games.

 

[Resistor]

Statistics
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For the time, that was approx 3.5% of the Melbourne metropolitan area

To get that now you'd need 162750 in attendance

Yeah absolutely!! Thats a good find. Crazy really, back in the day (30's?) in Devonport they had a exhibition match of carlton vs collingwood. 11,500 people turned up, however the town's population was only 12,000.

 

[STFU Donnie]

Collingwood: 4 grand finals losses in 5 years.

It's actually worse than that. 5 grand finals in five years for zero wins.

('77 replay)

 

[Beasley]

Collingwood: 4 grand finals losses in 5 years.

How about the Bulldogs losing seven preliminary finals appearances since they last played in a Grand Final.

 

[JackFlash]

150 goals in a season will never be broken unless there are major changes to the game that we all don't know of as yet. There is a drought on currently, but it still isn't as bad as it was post Coleman from 1955-1968. In the late 60's - early 70's we had a glut of 100 goal + full forwards. It is cyclical i suppose. The game is forever changing and it will again in favour of the FF at some stage when a coach comes up with the novel idea that goals actually win matches!

Once we have another 100 goal + full forward come along every other coaching department will follow suit.
Look at the fervour Buddy has created as a key forward in recent years and he isn't even close to being one of the best 10 forwards of all time?
The goal kicking record will stand for a long time yet! Individually we won't see anyone kick 18 goals in a game again, but with this rules committee buggering around with the game anything is possible?

Michael Tuck's playing record will be beaten at some stage, but maybe not his Grand Final appearances.
What's remarkable about Tuck is he played about 50 games in the twos before playing a senior game, he might not have played very long at all if not for the unfortunate injury to Peter Hudson at the beginning of 1972!

Geelong's 23 game winning streak will eventually go, but winning 4 Grand Finals in a row might be a stretch?

Ablett should pick up 4 Brownlow's by the time he is finished, he will be a stand alone there.

No team will ever kick 40 goals in a match.

 

[STFU Donnie]

OK, an obscure one that will never be broken:

Fitzroy winning both the wooden spoon and the premiership in the same season. And no, there were no disqualifications involved.

 

[Underarm]

No team in the next 100 years will overtake Collingwood as the holder of most number of runners-up (26) - next closest is Essendon with 14.

you don't think in 100 years Essendon wouldn't lose 12 more GF's?

Games played is not out of the question, more and more people are playing 300 games over time....

 

[theyellowsash]

biggest/smallest winning/losing margins against fitzroy

 

[The GOAT]

4 flags in a row is definitely not unbreakable. In the last dozen years alone Brisbane went within one game of equaling it and Geelong could easily have had 4 in 5 years.

 

[thetank]

you don't think in 100 years Essendon wouldn't lose 12 more GF's?

Games played is not out of the question, more and more people are playing 300 games over time....

Collingwood can also lose more GFs during that time - their head start is too great.

 

[JDC!]

People a bit premature with their predictions on what records will never be broken. Four flags in a row is definitely achievable I reckon as is 40 goals kicked in a match.

The most amazing feat in recent times is probably Essendon leading Gold Coast at quarter time by 93 points.

 

[thetank]

No team will ever kick 40 goals in a match.

Melbourne conceded 37.11 in 2011. 3 straighter kicks and that's done. There will be other teams that are equally as shizen as Melbourne was in 2011-13.

 

[Kenno27]

Tuck's Grand Finals played: 11
Tuck's Grand Finals won: 7

Think Barrasi, Norm Smith & Jock McHale each have Tuck covered if you are looking at premierships directly involved with.

 

[The GOAT]

biggest/smallest winning/losing margins against fitzroy

Hawthorn/Sydney/Geelong v St Kilda this year might give it a shake

 

[The GOAT]

Think Barrasi, Norm Smith & Jock McHale each have Tuck covered if you are looking at premierships directly involved with.

We aren't, coaching doesn't count. Even if his games record is eclipsed, Tuck has the all time GF record for sure

 

[edgie]

Tony Lockett's goal kicking record.

Not really a record, but Tony Lockett's brownlow medal record for a FF.

Most goals in a grand final. No idea what it is, bit will probably not be bettered for a loooooong time.

 

[TigerCraig]

Claude Clough - youngest player 15 years 209 days

 

[The GOAT]

Most goals in a grand final. No idea what it is, bit will probably not be bettered for a loooooong time.

Ablett/Coventry have both kicked 9. That does appear safe for a while.

 

[timtamWB]

Think Barrasi, Norm Smith & Jock McHale each have Tuck covered if you are looking at premierships directly involved with.

Just played, Tuck's got them covered.

 

[edgie]

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Ablett/Coventry have both kicked 9. That does appear safe for a while.

Geelongs beat forwards only managed 5 and 4 each in 119.

 

[justbetter]

most players debuting on one day, may 2, 1896, 240 players debuted - none from carlton

 

[The Swert]

Longest period between games - Syd Barker - 13 years 12 days.

I can't see that being beaten. It would require an 18 year old draftee getting dropped after his rookie year and then being redrafted again at 31 (3 years older than Pods was).

 

[Father Jack]

The number of Bigfooty crashes during 2013. In fact I've heard that the main reason Dal Santo was recruited to North was due to this very reason.