Who is the arseiest team in history prior to Collingwood 2022?

[Fadge]

I wouldn't call it arse, but these stats are amazing.

Smallest (or equal) cumulative margins over a V/AFL winning streak of ..
5 games - 27 COLL 2022 R16-20
6 games - 38 COLL 2022 R15-20
7 games - 62 COLL 2022 R12-19
8 games - 66 COLL 2022 R11-19
9 games - 72 COLL 2022 R11-20
10 games - 108 COLL 2022 R10-20
11 games - 115 COLL 2022 R10-21

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What's the record for 16 consecutive wins?

 

[BuildEmUp]

Melbourne kick straight it's game over they missed some sodas

but ... but ... but .. what was the outcome? Melbourne choked ( again) ? oh so the sodas that hoskin elliot, Johnson ( from 3 metres ) etc dont count ?..

 

[FAIRANDBALANCED]

The Essendon win was luck. Last night's win was when Melbourne played better overall, but we took our chances. In the other games we have been the better side for most of it and deserved to win.

 

[PhatBoy]

Never change Geelong supporters.

Never change, person who ignores the 8-9 Geelong fans In this thread lauding Collingwood

 

[Reg Grundy35]

Melbourne kick straight it's game over they missed some sodas

because they were under unbelievable pressure just maybe??

 

[Reg Grundy35]

They are a 3-6 team currently sitting 2nd due to luck. Proof will come out in finals. I'd bet on them going out in semi finals

you mean you wish

 

[Reg Grundy35]

As I write, they are currently busy squeaking it again… against Melbourne . Again.

Has there been anyone luckier?

keep thinking that Einstein.

 

[Breretonisahood]

Last night they got smashed on the stats sheet but still won. Has happened in previous games too. That’s not luck, that’s good system and attitude. It makes them hard to beat if you’re already beating them for contested possies, inside 50s etc. Whats left to change up?

 

[Brent24]

The Essendon win was luck. Last night's win was when Melbourne played better overall, but we took our chances. In the other games we have been the better side for most of it and deserved to win.

The Essendon game and the Carlton game have been 2 that could have genuinely went either way. But sometimes you make your own luck.

Last night wasn't luck. We got on top of Melbourne after half time and wore them down.

 

[FAIRANDBALANCED]

The Essendon game and the Carlton game have been 2 that could have genuinely went either way. But sometimes you make your own luck.

Last night wasn't luck. We got on top of Melbourne after half time and wore them down.

We owned the Carlton game. They kicked two very late goals which made it close.

 

[Bianconeri]

Imagine how Bucks feels :/

Imagine how fans felt for having to watch through Bucks era.

 

[RUNVS]

I still don't think Collingwood will win the premiership. They were out played last night, only having 21 scoring shots to 34. They were way more accurate than they would be in most games. Had both teams had their usual level of accuracy in front of goal Melbourne would have won comfortably as a difference of 13 in scoring shots is huge.

 

[Ricketz]

I still don't think Collingwood will win the premiership. They were out played last night, only having 21 scoring shots to 34. They were way more accurate than they would be in most games. Had both teams had their usual level of accuracy in front of goal Melbourne would have won comfortably as a difference of 13 in scoring shots is huge.

Don't buy it. Missing goals is no different to turning it over in the midfield with a clanger. It's s**t footy, not unlucky.

You don't judge the winner on the scoring shots.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Rope a dope. Allow momentum early through the first half and limit the ease of opposition inside fifties and have them taking lower percentage shots. After half time increase the pressure and take advantage of the effort used by the opposition in the early game.

Which, given the Swans have won more fourth quarters than anyone else this year, makes our clash with you guys next week all the more tantalising. .

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

There’s a huge amount of luck in these close games but Collingwood have executed well down the stretch and just the level of consistent effort to not have suffered a blow out in 11 games is impress.

Yep. "The harder we practise, the luckier we get."

 

[Milanista28]

Collingwood have heart, they don't give up and pressure as good as anyone, if they can equalise clearance and contested possessions a little then who knows where they end up.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Margins say yes, 11 in a row says no.

Yep. I seem to recall the Brisbane Lions at their peak were particularly good at winning all the close ones, and their trophy cabinet ended up looking pretty good.

 

[Pistol Night]

Probably us in 2010. Getting to play St Kilda in a granny is pretty arsey

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Don't buy it. Missing goals is no different to turning it over in the midfield with a clanger. It's s**t footy, not unlucky.

And I don't buy that.

I'm certainly not arguing goalkicking is all luck, but rather it's an incredibly complex topic with an almost endless element of hard-to-control variables.

I think the saying "bad kicking is bad footy" has no more than an element of truth in it and is mostly a simplistic reduction. (The same goalkicking legends in the commentary box who often say that, will turn around in the next instant when a star forward does everything right in a set shot and misses the lot, and say wryly "Yep, sometimes you can tick every box and still can't buy a goal for love or money", seemingly without self-awareness.)

 

[Ricketz]

And I don't buy that.

I'm certainly not arguing goalkicking is all luck, but rather it's an incredibly complex topic with an almost endless element of hard-to-control variables.

I think the saying "bad kicking is bad footy" has no more than an element of truth in it and is mostly a simplistic reduction. (The same goalkicking legends in the commentary box who often say that, will turn around in the next instant when a star forward does everything right in a set shot and misses the lot, and say wryly "Yep, sometimes you can tick every box and still can't buy a goal for love or money", seemingly without self-awareness.)

Nope. That's silly. It's easier to aim for a stationary area that is ten metres wide by however high you can kick it then it is to hit a target that is moving and only 2 metres high and a metre wide.

This is why forwards don't have any respect from their team mates. Goal kicking isn't harder than field kicking, that's ridiculous.

And if they do find field kicking easier then they should passing it to better positioned team mates right in front of goal.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

I still don't think Collingwood will win the premiership. They were out played last night, only having 21 scoring shots to 34. They were way more accurate than they would be in most games. Had both teams had their usual level of accuracy in front of goal Melbourne would have won comfortably as a difference of 13 in scoring shots is huge.

You suck at maths

 

[RUNVS]

Nope. That's silly. It's easier to aim for a stationary area that is ten metres wide by however high you can kick it then it is to hit a target that is moving and only 2 metres high and a metre wide.

This is why forwards don't have any respect from their team mates. Goal kicking isn't harder than field kicking, that's ridiculous.

There is also an average goal kicking stat and I am willing to bet Collingwood don't average goal kicking at 71%. That was more of a one off that they won't be able to replicate much.

 

[janty]

I wonder how FIGJAM Buckley feels about it all?

Probably going down the Mark Jackson/GS Warriors path and taking credit for it all.

 

[Pistol Night]

There is also an average goal kicking stat and I am willing to bet Collingwood don't average goal kicking at 71%. That was more of a one off that they won't be able to replicate much.

So they're winning most weeks while kicking s**t? Look out when they sort that out.

 

[Ricketz]

There is also an average goal kicking stat and I am willing to bet Collingwood don't average goal kicking at 71%. That was more of a one off that they won't be able to replicate much.

You know goal kicking is not seriously coached like field kicking, right? Just these big lugs and natural talents who survive on the occasional session after main training.

When Hawkins had the yips, he fixed it by getting some coaching and practicing. Funnily enough his accuracy skyrocketed.