Statistics weren’t always a part of Australian Rules
football - it was not until 1974 that records* were kept beyond the number of
games played and the number of goals scored. In 1987 those records were
extended to include the number of tackles laid by a defensive player.
In 2008 those records were extended again to include:
- Inside 50s: the number of times the ball is inside a side’s forward-50. An individual’s inside-50s count is the number of times that player has put the ball into his side’s forward-50. As with many AFL statistics, this may also count toward a goal-assist or, for the more powerful (or lucky) kickers, a goal.
- Goals contributed: the number of goals kicked as well as the number of goal-assists
- Goal-assists: a statistic which shows the last player to have had the ball prior to the one that scored the goal. Players like Chris Judd have a lot of goal-assists as they would prefer the “glory” to be taken by another player, whereas players like Brendan Fevola would prefer that glory for themselves.
After Round 12, 2012, these details were hidden from public
view, changing back to the “standard” stats which were recorded from 1987. And
from 2010 additional statistics of which I am yet to ascertain the meaning have
been recorded. So my next page of stats is going to take a little longer to
collate and post- do I include these new numbers, or just continue on with the
‘87s?! We will see in time enough!
As we are seeing in the modern game, each touch of the ball
represents a number of stats- follow a game live on www.afl.com.au any weekend and you’ll see that
a game statistician’s is not an easy job! Contested or uncontested possessions,
effective or ineffective disposals, errors, clangers, the list is huge. This spread-sheet is only a snap-shot of the main player stats from 1987 to 1999.
On the front page you will see the name of every man to have
worn the old dark Navy Blue in that period, including names like Silvagni,
Bradley, McKay, Ratten, Kernahan, Camporeale, Koutoufides... The first page shows
the totals for each stat for each player for his entire career (Silvagni 312games 1985-2001, Bradley 375 games 1986-2002, McKay 244 games 1993-2003,
Camporeale 233 games 1995-2006, Koutoufides 278 games 1992-2007, etc). The
subsequent pages show the numbers for those players alongside those of his team
mates for that year.
Have a look, bring back some memories, or wonder about
memories you could have had of the late 1980s and the entire 1990s of the old
dark Navy Blue!
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*Champion Data, AFL Tables, FinalSiren, and All the Stats are just examples of statistical repositories for AFL
players. The detail available is determined by how deep you want to drill!
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