15 May 2012

 
   
 

 

 
 
In  Depth and  Obscure Trivia  from 2012 Match Results
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  • Hawthorn's 9th consecutive win v Melbourne (their record is 22 consecutive wins v Melbourne 1973-1984). Average winning margin 45.4 points.
  • Hawthorn's last 4 winning margins v Melbourne are now 21, 45, 54 and 66 points.
  • Hawthorn scored 16.26 v Melbourne in round 2 last year.
  • The last time that Hawthorn beat Melbourne by only winning the 2nd and last quarters was round 1 1981.
  • 49 points: Melbourne's lowest score v Hawthorn since 5.14-44 round 4, 2001.
  • Only the 2nd time since 2001 that Hawthorn have doubled Melbourne's score. Previous: Round 1 2008. Hawthorn first doubled Melbourne's score round 1, 1978 - they have doubled it 12 times since.
  • Hawthorn scored their 162,000th point during this match.
  • Hawthorn's goal to behind ratio of 48.6 is their lowest since 46.7 in 1980.
  • Hawthorn won 22 of their first 78 matches v Melbourne 1925-1970. They have won 59 of the last 77. (Hawthorn and Melbourne have never drawn.)
  • After 7 matches, Hawthorn's average score is 103 points, their highest since 124.6 in 2008.
  • Hawthorn are the only team nor to have lost a 2nd quarter. Melbourne are the only team to have not won a last quarter.
  • First match played where both teams scored 2.6 in the 3rd quarter. 2.6 has been scored by both teams in the first, second and last quarters in two matches each.
  • Melbourne have lost 13 of their last 14 games.
  • Melbourne's average score of 66.9 is their lowest since 66.6 in 1996.
  • Melbourne's percentage of 56.8 is their lowest since 51.2 in 1996.
  • 71.43% of Melbourne's matches this year have been losses if 40 points or more. Their most in a complete season was 72.73% in 1981 (16/22).
  • Melbourne's worst start to season except for 1919.

 

  • Adelaide's 2nd win v Geelong from the last 9 matches.
  • Adelaide is now on 16 wins from 33 matches v Geelong. Geelong leads in combined scores by 52 points.
  • Adelaide's biggest win v Geelong since 92 points round 13, 2006.
  • First century that Adelaide have scored in 9 matches v Geelong.
  • 44 points: Adelaide's 2nd highest 2nd quarter margin v Geelong: Highest: 45 points - 9.11-65 v 3.2-20 round 23, 1992.
  • 50 points: Geelong's biggest loss since 86 points v Collingwood round 9, 2008.
  • 44 points: The most that Geelong has lost a quarter by since 50 points in the last quarter v Collingwood round 3, 2003.
  • Adelaide scored their 3,000th point v Geelong during this match.
  • 93.1: Geelong's  average score from the first 7 matches is 0.4 higher than it was in 2011.
  • 90.0: Geelong's average points conceded so far in 2012 is the highest since 91.5 in 2005.
  • Geelong's percentage of 103.5 is there lowest after 7 matches since 100.2 in 2004.
  • Geelong have won the 2nd half in 2 of their 3 losses this year.
  • First time Adelaide have won 4 consecutive matches since rounds 13-16 2010. That streak finished with a win over Geelong.
  • Only the 3rd time since 2000 that Geelong has conceded the highest score of the round (equal with Carlton.) Previous: Round 3, 2010 and round 13, 2006.

 

  • 25 points: The difference between this score and the Giant's previous highest score - 10.9-69 v West Coast.
  • 29 points: The difference between the previous lowest score conceded by GWS - 13.18-96 v Adelaide.
  • The Giants have now won 7 quarters and drawn 1.
  • Gold Coast's 14th consecutive loss and their 22nd was the last 23.
  • Gold Coast scored their 2000th point during this match. (Port Adelaide scored their 2,000th point in 24 matches, Fremantle in 22 matches.)

 

  • First time that Richmond has had consecutive wins over the Swans since 2001-02.
  • The score in their last match was Richmond 14.15-99 v Sydney/SM 7.14-56.
  • Richmond's last 3 scores have been 14.13, 13.13 and 13.13.
  • First time Sydney/SM have been goalless in the first quarter v Richmond since round 10, 1973.
  • Richmond's 2,100th match and 1,051st win.
  • Sydney/SM conceded their 191,000th point during this match.
  • Richmond's 20th consecutive score below 100 v Sydney/SM.
  • SydneySM's  6th loss from their last 12 matches interstate.
  • Sydney/SM's 13th loss from their last 15 matches at the MCG (1 drawn.) 
  • After 93 matches 1908-1960, Richmond and Sydney/SM were on 46 wins each with won drawn. In the last 94 matches, Richmond have won 57 and Sydney/SM 37.

 

  • Essendon's 4th win from their last 10 matches v West Coast.
  • 61 points: Essendon's biggest margin over West Coast since, 89 points, round 21, 2001.
  • 52 points: West Coast's lowest score v Essendon since round 21, 2001 - 6.11-47 v Essendon 21.10-136.
  • 44 points: Essendon's biggest 3rd quarter margin v West Coast. Previous: 41 points round 6, 2001 - 8.2-50 v 1.3-9.
  • 2 points: West Coast's lowest 3rd quarter score v Essendon. Previous: 0.3-3 round 7, 2011.
  • Essendon's last goal was their 666th v West Coast.
  • First time Essendon have won by 10 goals in consecutive matches within a season since rounds 18-19, 2000.
  • West Coast's 3rd loss in their last 22 home and away matches.
  • West Coast's biggest loss since 75 points v Fremantle, round 18, 2010.
  • All of West Coast's last 6 losses have been in Melbourne,

 

 
  • Collingwood's 4th win from their last 5 matches v Brisbane and the 6th from the last 10.
  • 58 points: Collingwood's biggest win v Brisbane since 66 points round 2, 1992 - 23.16-154 v 13.10-88.
  • 8 points: Collingwood's biggest win v Brisbane at the Gabba. Previous: 49 points round 15, 1995 - 19.15-129 v 11.14-80.
  • The 13th time that Collingwood has exactly doubled an opponent's score. 
  • The 2nd time that Brisbane has had their score exactly doubled.
  • Collingwood scored their 207,000th point during this match.
  • Collingwood's surplus of points scored over points conceded is now 24,021.
  • Collingwood's 19th win from their last 22 matches interstate.
  • Brisbane's 24th loss from their last 30 matches.
  • Collingwood have scored centuries in 28.57% of their matches this year - their lowest rate since 27.27% for 2004.
 

 
  • 150th match between WB/Footscray (75 wins) and Nth Melbourne (72) wins. Three matches have been drawn and in combined scores, Nth Melbourne leads by 66 points. WB/Footscray won 44 of the first 75 (1925-1969) and have won 31 of the last 75 (1970-2012).
  • WB/Footscray's 5th win from their last 6 matches v Nth Melbourne after losing 5 of the previous 6.
  • WB/Footscray scored their 13,000th point v Nth Melbourne during this match.
  • WB/Footscray scored their 152,000th point during this match.
  • Attendances at matches involving WB/Footscray (1925-2012) passed the 39 million mark with this match.
  • Nth Melbourne's 1,000th loss. Their first 500 losses came from 758 matches. Their last 500 losses from 1,051 matches.
  • The 4th match this year with an even last quarter. There were 4 for the whole of 2011. Eight in 2009 is the most for one season.
  • One of 18 matches out of 14,020 where the 3rd quarter had a margin of 1 point and the last quarter was drawn.
 

 
  • Fremantle's 4th consecutive win (club record) v Port Adelaide after winning only 4 of the previous 13 matches. Average winning margin 48 points - 40 points is the lowest.
  • Fremantle scored their 34,000th point during this match. They have conceded 3,759 more points than they have scored.
  • Port Adelaide have lost 22 of their last 25 matches.
 

 
  • St Kilda's 14th win from their last 16 matches v Carlton.
  • Only the 6th time that St Kilda has beaten Carlton in all 4 quarters. Previous: round 7, 2006, round 10, 2004, round 20, 2003, round 9, 1995, round 16, 1984.
  • St Kilda's 49th win from 209 matches v Carlton. (2 drawn.)
  • Since 1985 St Kilda and Carlton have each won 21 matches against each other. In combined scores St Kilda leads by 108 points.
  • Only Carlton's 2nd loss in all four quarters in their last 33 matches. Previous: round 17 2011 v Collingwood.
  • St Kilda's match/win% at Docklands Stadium (2000-12) is 62,.82%. Carlton's is 35.37%.
  • 220 points: The highest aggregate in a St Kilda match since round 3, 2011 - 220 points: St Kilda 21.10-136 v Essendon 12.12-84.
  • 220 points: The highest aggregate in a St Kilda match were the margin was 24 points or less since round 4, 2006. St Kilda 18.10-128 v Port Adelaide 19.8-122.
 
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The 'Four Quarters' of the League >  
 2012 will be the League's 116th year of competition.

This span can be divided into four 29 year periods. The tables from the links on the above page attempt to  give an indication of each team's performance  in different categories in each of the three 29 year time periods and the 28 years so far of the 'last quarter' to be completed this year. Teams have have competed fewer than two quarters of the time have their seasons in the competition divided into two halves. 

Teams that did not compete for the whole of any period are included for completeness.

 

 

Last 6  Matches (Back from Round 7)

Last 12  Matches (Back from Round 7)

Teams that acceded to the League after 1897 - first  7 matches

 

Teams that acceded to the League after 1897 - first  29 matches

 

Results 2012  comparison to
all Seasons after 6 matches played
Individual Rank Seasons   All Results

Rank
Adelaide 2nd 22 West Coast 107th
Brisbane 22th 26 Essendon 110th
Carlton 32nd 116 Adelaide 143rd
Collingwood 56th 116 Carlton 220th
Essendon 15th 114 Sydney/SM 271st
Fremantle 2nd 18 Fremantle 346th
Geelong 58tht 113 Collingwood 379th
Gold Coast 2nd 2 Hawthorn 464th
Hawthorn 24th 88 St Kilda 554th
Melbourne 112th 113 Geelong 592nd
Nth Melbourne 36th 88 Nth Melbourne 744th
Port Adelaide 14th 16 Richmond 766th
Richmond 54th 105 WB/Footscray 896th
St Kilda 20th 114 Brisbane 1,150th
Sydney/SM 16th 115 Port Adelaide 1,245th
WB/Footscray 54th 88 GWS Giants 1,329th
West Coast 4th 26 Gold Coast 1,364th
      Melbourne 1,370th
      Total 1388
The left table shows each club's 2012 match/win percentage and for and against percentage ranking against all their previous season results.

 The right hand table shows each club's 2012 results place in the list of all individual team season results from 1897.

  • The last round were the teams in the top three places on the ladder all lost was round 18, 2004. (Melbourne, Brisbane and St Kilda.)

  • The last time that three teams were on 6 wins with 1 loss from 7 matches was in 1973. (Collingwood, Carlton and Richmond.)

  • Percentage of matches won by 40 points ore more:
    2012: 39.68
    2011: 42.86
    Most: 44.20% (1979)

  • Percentage of matches won by 60 points ore more:
    2012: 22.22
    2011: 23.47
    Most: 25.47% (1990)

  • Percentage of matches won by 100  points ore more:
    2012: 3.17%
    2011: 5.10%
    Most: 5.81% (1991)

  • |Percentage of matches won by 18 points or less
    2012: 28.57%
    2011: 28.57%
    Most: 59.21% (1922)

  • |Percentage of matches that were wins after trailing at 1/4 time
    2012: 20.63%
    2011: 33.67%
    Most: 46.43% (1916)
  • |Percentage of matches that were wins after trailing at 1/2 time
    2012: 14.29%
    2011: 24.49%
    Most: 35.53% (1922)

  • Percentage of matches that were wins after trailing at 3/4 time
    2012: 11.11%
    2011: 13.78%
    Most: 24.37% (1946)

  • Percentage of scores with more goals than behinds
    2012: 55.56%
    2011: 57.40%
    Most: 63.78% (2000)
  • ||Percentage of scores with 1.25 more goals than behinds
    2012: 38.39%
    2011: 42.60%
    Most: 48.11% (2000)

  • Percentage of scores with 1.50 more goals than behinds
    2012: 22.22%
    2011: 26.79%
    Most: 37.03% (2000)

  • Percentage of scores with twice as many goals than behinds
    2012: 6.35%
    2011: 9.95%
    Most: 15.68% (2000)
  • |Percentage of matches won in all 4 quarters
    2012: 17.46%
    2011: 19.39%
    Most: 27.54% (1899)

  • Percentage of matches won by winning each quarter by at least 10 points
    2012: 4.76%
    2011: 6.12%
    Most: 7.89% (1919)
  • Percentage of matches with an aggregate score over 200 points
    2012: 30.16%
    2011: 30.61%
    Most: 65.94% (1982)
  • Percentage of matches where a team scoring a century lost.
    2012: 6.35%
    2011: 6.63%
    Most: 40.58% (1982)
  • Percentage of matches won by the team placed lower on the ladder at the time of the match
    2012: 23.81%
    2011: 26.53%
    Most: 48.21% (1957)
  • Percentage of matches won by the team 3 or more places lower on the ladder at the time of the match.
    2012: 14.29%
    2011: 17.35%
    Most: 32.43% (1997)
  • Percentage of matches won by doubling the opponent's score.
    2012: 22.22%
    2011: 19.39%
    Most: 58.57% (1898)
  • Percentage of matches won by only winning one quarter.
    2012: 0%
    2011: 3.06%
    Most: 17.86% (1916)
  • Percentage of matches won where the team leading at 1/2 time lost the 2nd half by 5 goals or more.
    2012: 4.76%
    2011: 11.73%
    Most: 15.94% (1982)
  • Percentage of scorelines that had at least 1 goalless quarter.
    2012: 19.05%
    2011: 18.37%
    Most: 76.43% (1900)
    Least: 7.57% (2000)
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