Round 1, 2016

The footy's back, and with 8 of the 9 games played of Round 1, we are already promised a cracker of a season!

Opening Bounce on Thursday Night had Richmond up against Carlton. The Tiges had it all against them: five injured, and they had to win against last year's wooden spooners; the Blues have a new coach and were debuting five themselves, including the No.1 draft pick. Carlton led at half-time but only lost by nine at the end. Their performance was very promising indeed.

GWS and Melbourne met up here in Sydney on Easter Saturday and for all intents and purposes it was a dead rubber. But the Giants are growing with every outing and the Dees are a wild card. I backed GWS but the outcome could have been further from anyone's tipping, with the Melbourne Football Club getting the chocolates by a mere 2 points.

Gold Coast took on the once-mighty Bombers at home at Metricon on Saturday afternoon and with the blight of the ASADA saga behind them the Same Olds had much to prove. But Gary Ablett jr was back and had as much to prove, and the Dons were comprehensively thrashed by ten goals. Pundits have the Spoon torn between Carlton and Essendon: I think they might have to rethink those choices.

North Melbourne and Adelaide met at Etihad in a match I was not able to choose the outcome of. I backed the Roos with the toss of a coin and many in my social media network might have disagreed. At 3/4-time there was only a point in it, but Chris Scott's men took it by the bit and ran out winners by only ten, inaccuracy being the let-down for the Pride of SA.

I learned, on Saturday night from the SCG, that I hate Collingwood more than I hate Sydney. By half-time the Pies had only managed 1.4 to the Swans' 10.12, and only managed 7 by the end of the game. The final score 18.25 to 7.11 suggested that things aren't quite right at Victoria Park, and rumours of drug-abuse have been alleged to have put them off their game. Dane Swan's multiple leg-fractures probably didn't help either, putting him out of action for the foreseeable future. The drug-allegations will be interesting to follow over the next foreseeable-future!

Port took on St Kilda at Football Park on Sunday in another match that really could have gone either way. They were neck-and-neck going into the main break with just a goal separating them, but the locals surged ahead in the third and took the match by 5.3.

The biggest upset of the round came from Etihad when the Sons of the West took on, and trounced the Dockers by ten goals. I venture to guess that no one saw that coming! Jake Stringer scooped 5.1 with ten other goal-kickers (six with 1.1) for the Dogs; Freo managed five goal-kickers, none of them multiples.

And the biggest surprise came from Subi on Sunday night with an aggregate score of 268 between the Eagles and Lions. Kennedy booted 8.2, with Cripps and Hill (3.1), Bennell (2.1), Darling, LeCras, and Nic Nat (2.0), Yeo, Ellis, McGovern, and Redden keeping the scorers busy for the home side, and Christensen (3.2), Taylor (3.1), Rich, Rockliff, Schache, Walker (2.1) and Hanley (1.0) chipping in for the Blions,

Hawthorn take on Geelong at the G tomorrow for what could well be the Grand Final precursor. The way these other games have panned out, anything could happen!

peterg
27 Mar 16

Footy's Back

A collective groan is heard across the nation as many of us gear up for AFL Season 2016 and the first bounce at the G tonight when Carlton get ready to take on Richmond for the traditional season opener.

But as I get my stats sheet ready I see the following news article on my favourite stats page:

Chris Yarran has shrugged off criticism of his physical condition this pre-season after being labelled "his own worst enemy" by former coach Mick Malthouse.

Malthouse questioned Yarran's dedication, saying he "hasn’t quite got that knack of being a great professional in regards to coming back and being ready to play".

"I don't pay too much attention to it to be honest … everyone's got different opinions about it," Yarran said.

"At the end of the day, the only people that matter are my close friends and teammates.

"I'm always happy with my shape."

Chris Yarran is at Richmond now, no thanks to Mick. And Mick has been assigned to irrelevance now, no thanks to his outdated game style and a rough-and-ready collective that wasn't keen to play for him.

OK so Malthouse has the all-time record for the number of games coached and played in an illustrious career that saw flags as a player and coach, but many (myself included) will judge him on how his career was finished at Princes Park.

OK so Yazz isn't ready for the season opener. Big Deal! Many of his team mates and his colleagues across the League are in the same position for various reasons! Mick's not slagging off about them (or is he?)

Let's just get on with the footy, ignore the irrelevant, and we'll see who's there at the pointy end when we tune our TVs to the local channel and our radios to Roy & HG for the Festival Of The Boot once again!


peterg
24Mar16

Fantasy Footy for 2014

There's AFL's fantasy football, and there's News Corp's Super Coach. I have chosen the latter because it has auto-fill when you run out of ideas, either from random players or your favourite side.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-03-04/nab-challenge-fantasy-review explains the ins and outs based on NAB cup performance this year. I have taken those performances and, comparing them to last year's results, chosen the following

Defenders
Sam Mitchell (C)
Michael Hibberd
Pearce Hanley
Corey Enright
Will Langford
Xavier Richards
Cameron Giles
Daniel McStay

Midfield
Tom Rockliff
Trent Cotchin (VC)
Bret Deledio
Jack Redden
Jordan Lewis
Ryan Bastinac
Adam Treloar
Bernie Vince
Jonathan O'Rourke
Ciaran Sheehan

Rucks / Followers
Craig Moller
Cameron Wood
Archie Smith
Jason Holmes

Forwards
Dustin Martin
Jack Gunston
Luke Breust
Ben Howlett
Troy Menzel
Nathan Bock
Luke Reynolds
Blaine Johnson

The rookies listed were initially selected randomly as explained above, but then I thought of getting some who had some experience in their legs, and also who had some points from either a good run in the NAB or from previous years: the idea is to "buy" players who are going to get a run, not just sit out... just like in the real thing

We'll see how this works out at the end of Round 1. I still have my wish list ... 

peterg
04Mar14
[reworked 09Mar14- probably a mistake. Just like putting your tips in and then changing them: they will be wrong and the initial selections will be better]

The Ds Woes continue

Absolutely thumped by relative newcomers Gold Coast Suns, the Ds ran in 7 goals to the Suns’ 16 in a game whose score-line finished at

Melbourne: 0.2 3.7 4.10 7.12 (54), Gold Coast: 5.5 9.8 14.12 16.18 (114)

Melbourne scorers

Jeremy Howe 3.3

Max Gawn 2.1 [with only 10 touches]

Col Sylvia 1.1 [who also had 24 touches]

James Strauss 1.0 [with 13 touches]

Nathan Jones 0.3 [co-captain for the afternoon, with 20 touches]

Aaron Davey, M.Evans, J.Spencer 0.1, and

Matt Jones 0.1 [who also had 25 touches]

Gold Coast scorers

Cam Brown 3.3

Zac Smith 3.0

Aaron Hall 2.3

Tom Lynch 2.2

Harley Bennell 1.3 [with 32 possessions]

Steven May 1.1

Sam Day, Jarrod Harbrow, and Trent McKenzie, 1.0

Matt Shaw 1.0 [with 27 possessions]

Jared Brennan, J.Lonergan, 0.1

Jaeger O’Meara 0.1 [with 23 possessions]

While Gary Ablett, still rated as the best player in the League, got 38 possessions

A little while ago, it was decided that the CEO at Demon HQ should step aside. Cameron Schwab was quite divisive within the club, which wasn’t what they needed during arguably the darkest period of a once-great club. Founded in 1868 as the first Australian Football club and inaugural/foundation member of the VFA (VFL after 1897), the Ds boast 11 flags, most notably 5 from six grand finals 1955-1960. They even made a foray into the finals at the end of both the 20^th Century and the career of club great and media footy-guru Garry Lyon, and again 2004-2006 under Neale Daniher.

So what’s going on? The accusation of tanking[1] has been investigated and dismissed … there’s now allegations of illicit drugs and player doping. In a number of articles pundits, former players, and more informed footy supporters than myself are asking the same questions. Chris Dawes says of his departure from Melbourne that the guys just don’t want to improve, although Jakus says there is definitely talent there, but “insipid” performances of late question the wont for them to want to do well.

And former player David Schwarz says that the Ds are in danger of becoming the next Fitzroy [2], despite being in a stronger position 3-4 years ago than the Punt Road up-and-comers whose struggles appear to be finally over, and now Melbourne are another 6-7 years away from where the Tigers are now. And the fans are faring no better, many of whom have been brandishing white flags at recent matches.

Dr Bibotelli suggests that the divisions within the club go back to the infamous Norm Smith incident of 1965. Things certainly weren’t going that well when club legend Jim Stynes was at the helm, either.   

At least the appointment of Peter Jackson to the head of the club, with his ready-to-wield machete, promises big things.

Ds supporters can only hope, anyway, and this comes from the supporter and member of another once-great club who have had many promises since our dark times of the mid-to-late 00s. 

peterg
15May13

References

Bibotelli, D. (2013). Melbourne Demons: How did it come to this? | Unambitious Us. Retrieved from http://www.unambitiousus.com/sports/melbourne-demons-how-did-it-come-to-this/

Buckle, G. and Vaughan, R. (2013). Club champion David Schwarz says Melbourne Demons are on the verge of becoming next Fitzroy | AFL | Fox Sports. Retrieved from http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/club-champion-david-schwarz-says-melbourne-demons-are-on-verge-of-becoming-next-fitzroy/story-e6frf3e3-1226641557167#.UZNUn7XI2So

Jakus. (2013). Melbourne Demons just not playing for Mark Neeld | The Roar. Retrieved from http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/05/14/melbourne-demons-just-not-playing-for-neeld/

(2013). Melbourne Demons News. Retrieved from http://www.footywire.com/club/sports/team-melbourne-demons-news.html

Spits, S. (2013). Stynes not tarnished by tanking, widow says | Samantha Stynes. The Age: Real Footy, 19 February 2013. Retrieved from http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/stynes-not-tarnished-by-tanking-widow-says-20130219-2eoed.html

[1] Tanking is the term for deliberately throwing matches and/or playing badly in order to finish low on the ladder and therefore get better choices during draft season.

[2] Fitzroy Lions, another foundation club, hit the skids during the 1990s and were merged with then-newcomers Brisbane Bears to become the Brisbane Lions in 1996. Apparently the Ds and Hawks were close to merging at the time, as well, but that was KO’d by Hawthorn’s rank and file.

Records a-tumble as the Demons are absolutely BELTED by the Bombers

The Dees continued their horrible start to the year with a 148-point loss to the Bombers. They only managed the equivalent of 6 goals to the Same-Olds' 28.16 in an effort which still has Melbourne fans screaming for blood!

Going to the records, a worse ladder-percentage after round 2 (28.4% (90 for, 317 against) was not even achieved by the newcoming Suns (30.4, 2011) or Giants (32.2 last year). I had to go back to 1901, during Carlton's heyday as the VFL's whipping boys, to find the worst result (16.8). St.Kilda's 1896 side managed 18.6, and the Uni boys didn't go below 51.1 in what was to be their final year! Let's hope that doesn't happen to one of the VFA/VFL's foundation sides!

Some other records:

• Fitzroy 36.22 (238), Melbourne 6.12 (48) R17, 1979 [190 point loss](This is second highest-score ever in the VFL/AFL, also the biggest win ever) 
• Geelong 37.11 (233), Melbourne 7.5 (47), R19, 2011 [186 point loss](This is the fourth highest-score ever, also the second-biggest win ever)
• Fitzroy 5.4 (40), Melbourne 0.2 (2), R16, 1899 (Equal-2nd lowest-score ever: lowest-ever was Geelong 23.24 (162), St Kilda 0.1 (1), R17 that same year)

Essendon have played Melbourne 208 times since 1897, with time-off because the Ds couldn't field a side during World War 1. They've tied twice (7/5/21 and 2/10/48). Until yesterday, the highest margin of 122 points was achieved on 5/7/86 when the Bombers downed the Dees by 122 points: 27.10 (182) to 8.12 (60). We have to go back to 1927 to see the scale tipped the other way, with a win on 6/8/27 to the Ds by ninety points: 20.20 (140) to 8.2 (50). Both of these games were at the G.  

Something to think about. 

peterg

Details thanks to Paul Jeffs' AFL Stats pages at http://stats.rleague.com/afl/

Ouch

West Coast v North Melbourne in the 2012 First Elimination Final at Patersons Stadium, Subiaco, from 13:15 09Sep12.

Oi! Pick on someone your own size!
And age!! Adam Selwood and Brent
"Boomer" Harvey size up at Subi. 

North has not been in a finals series since 2008 so it was time for the Shinboners to step up. But it appears that this was not to be their year.Slow out of the blocks (2.8 for the first half, vs 11.8 from the home-side) they bounced back in the third with 6.2 to 4.3, but the Eagles put that all behind them, with a staggering 9.7 to 1.2 in the last.

Arden Street will be left to assess the ruins of their finals campaign for another year, a little earlier in the year than they would have wanted, but later than some other clubs which should have been in there but simply capitulated... Half of the league has started trimming the fat, but North aren't one of them .. just yet.

Final Scores
West Coast 7.4 11.8 15.11 24.18 (162).
Scorers Kennedy, Darling, Embley 4; Lynch 3; Hill, MacKenzie,  Hurn, Kerr, Nasten, Natanui, Shuey, McGinnty, Cox.

North Melbourne 0.3 2.8 8.10 9.12 (66)

Scorers Campbell, Harvey 3; Petrie, Hansen, Cunnington.

The  Weagles  travel to Melbourne next week to face the Magpies in a do-or-die battle to see who plays Sydney at the Olympic Stadium in the qualifying finals the following week. It's all shaping up to be an excellent Finals Series!

Here’s the final instalment of the Carlton player stats 1974-2012. Following the club’s dramatic and disappointing exit from the finals this year, this sheet has been posted a little earlier than I would have liked, but this gives me the chance to concentrate more on uni now the season’s over for another year. Yes, I’ll be following the finals with interest, hoping that some teams make it in favour of some others, but come the last Saturday inSeptember, I’ll probably be watching with a little less interested that I would otherwise have been.

This sheet, like the others before, is a snap-shot of the performance of every player to have appeared in the old dark Navy Blue during this short century, and features many players from the 1980s and 1990s as well as those who (would want to) don the jumper every week in this, the second decade of the 21^st Century.

You’ll also see, from 2009, Dreamteam (DT) scores and values. DT is one of two fantasy football leagues operated for AFL fans; the other being Supercoach (SC), which is run by News Limited separately and independent of the AFL. Many statistics websites, including those sourced for my stats spread sheets, show both the points and values for each of these leagues. I have only recorded the DT points and values because I played in that fantasy league during 2009 and 2010 but found that I couldn’t put the required amount of time into it to make it a good go of it.

The points and values are generated using codes and algorithms which are a closely guarded secret of those who wrote them. Each player is given a salary cap and can then choose any 25 players from across the AFL and pit them against teams either created by friends or other people in the league. Many players are well known commentators and former players and it was always interesting to see how the average Joe went up against these guys every week- I think I was up against Leigh Matthews, Dermott Brereton, and Barry Hall during those furtive attempts at fantasy footy.

In compiling these spread sheets, I find I am learning more about the players who generated these numbers. Why were some careers so short? What kept some players going and going and going? While these questions can’t necessarily be answered by these numbers, they certainly help explain the decisions made to delist or re-sign the players they do- that and following the game every week with a certain bias toward one of the League’s foundation clubs. A little more time, like fantasy footy, needs to be spent following the lower and other State leagues, the SANFL,* WAFL, and VFL, and the draft, to understand it more. This is also something I can’t do, but I get enough out of Australian football doing this!

Hopefully the URL that I generate for this sheet will lead to the page that I update every week next year. Otherwise I’ll just upload the next chapter with, more than likely, some deletions, some additions, and some old faithfuls that keep turning up each time to, hopefully, sing that famous song more than once of a weekend!

peterg
08Sep12

*I followed the SANFL during Rhys O’Keeffe’s final year at North Adelaide- the main aim of following this league was to follow both previous and former Carlton players like Rhys, Cain Ackland, Adrian Deluca, Mark Passador, and many of the current and rookie Port Adelaide and Adelaide player (Port players came mainly from the original Port Pies club, but Crows players played for all SANFL clubs when not selected for AFL Seniors duty). I compiled and posted statistical reports for Talking Carlton and got to know another stats nut at SA Footy who we might be able to mutually assist. But that’s another project for another lifetime…. 

Carlton VFL/AFL Player Statistics Page 2

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!

peterg

16Aug12

*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!

Carlton VFL/AFL Player Statistics Page 1

This is a snap-shot of the player-statistics for every man to wear the Old Dark Navy Blue between 1974 and 1986.

Some of these players had been playing for years prior to this period, and others started during this time and continued on afterwards.

The numbers for those who started playing prior to this period cannot reflect their games from that time because these statistics (for the time being) were not recorded before 1974. For example, John Nicholls played from 1957 to 1974 but this sheet only reflects his statistics from those last 14 matches that he played in 1974. And Bruce Doull (1969-1986) only has the details of games played in the last 12 years of that era.

Records for 1897-1973, at the time of writing, only include Games Played/Won/Drawn/Lost, and the player’s Goals. Brownlow votes were recorded from 1924.

However, Stephen Silvagni, who started his playing career in 1986, continued on to the early years of the next century. While his summary shows the total for that career, you will only find the numbers from 1986 in this spread-sheet. The next pages in this series will fill that out more.

Players in each year are recorded according to their jumper number. Some changed : this has not been reflected on the summary page. The link to the web-page embedded in the first cell will lead you to that player's page at AFL Tables.

There is only one more page in this series for the moment, being 1987-1999. The reason for the breaks:

- More and different statistics were being recorded after 1987, and again after 2007

- I thought the end-of-the-Century would be a good break, anyway

More statistics began again in 2007, but as many of the players from that period are still playing, it's best not to upload it until there's another opportunity for a break. That will ensure accuracy of the data. 

My reason for doing this? I became interested in AFL as a sport in the 1990s, began following it in earnest in 2002, and became interested in the statistics of the game from 2006. These pages began to be compiled in 2007 and were renewed / revitalised this year when I found many, many mistakes, as well as new / more / older data.

Please let me know if there is any more explanation needed! Check my About Me page to get up-to-date stats on a game-by-game basis: snap-shots are taken at every break and posted to my Google Docs, with links tweeted and +'d almost immediately after the game.   

peterg

01Aug12

- Horse's birthday

- Swiss National Day

- Pinch-and-a-punch
- only 30 days left of my 47th year on earth. 

My Personal AFL Ladder

Just got talking to a couple of tweeps about which sides we don’t like and I got thinking about my old ladder.

For years I had a physical ladder from some publication or other onto which you could place each of the sides according to the official ladder of the time. I tired quickly of that but, instead, made up a ladder of my favourite sides in order.

Having sent five tweets this afternoon on the subject, and because I haven’t blogged for a while on any subject, I thought I’d revisit the situation for the new line-up.

1. CarltonFairly obvious
2. Greater Western SydneyI live in Western Sydney and have always loathed the Swans. Partly because I knew the Edelstens, and mainly because of Warwick Capper and what he continues to do for bogans everywhere. Plus the supporter-base of ex-rugby league no-nothings who constantly call to the referee for a penalty. Thankfully the Giants are going great guns: they have only won once this year but have come close on occasion: I saw their efforts against Richmond this weekend and have to give them props: they’re going to do much better, and soon! 
3. FremantleThere’s no real reason why these guys are up here. There’s just no real reason to dislike them
4. Western BulldogsI attended my first AFL match at the G: it was the Dogs vs the Tiges in Round 16. I flipped a coin as to whom I would support: it came down for the Dogs, so I bought a hat. But they lost (only narrowly)! See http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/1994/071419940709.html
5. St KildaI have liked this side since Spida Everitt played for them, but before his racial rant against Scott Chisholm (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/spida-wants-to-erase-a-dirty-memory/story-e6freck3-1225700538744) for which he atoned quite heavily (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Everitt), making him a better person for mine. I can’t think of any other reason than I always liked being there whenever I visit Melbourne, and my mate Dave (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719080725).
6. North MelbourneCan’t say why I like these guys. Have to say that Wayne Carey is close to King Gronk, and is at least in the court, as is Denis Pagan, but for different reasons. I like Boomer, Arch, and big Micky Martin. Can’t think of a reason not to like them, to be honest
7.  EssendonThis side, among my compatriots, is referred to as the Scum. I’m sure the feeling is mutual! But I can’t think of a reason not to like them. I like Dean Rioli, James Hird (to an extent- was watching the match when he went to the fence and hugged the punter), and others I’m sure. When I was choosing a side to support, back in the mid 1990s, it was between these guys and the eventual “winners” which probably means they should be up at No.2…
8.  RichmondKnown as the Punt Road Ferals (the Punt Road runs through Richmond and past the MCG), Ninthmond (for their ability to finish ninth in a competition where the top 8 go on to the finals), and the Tiges. They’re the side I love to see do well, except when playing the Blues. They were on the tele when we went to see my nephew for the first time (R12, 2003: http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/2003/031420030614.html).
9. MelbourneKnown as the Dees, they’re a side which have been doing quite woefully these last few years. But there was a time in my lifetime that they were playing finals. Their last flag was 1964 (they beat Collingwood 8.16 to 8.12) and their last Grand Final appearance was 2000 (when they lost to the Bombers 11.9 to 19.21). Some sides just deserve better than they’re getting ….
10. Gold CoastJoined the League last year and have so far only won 3 games to Round 11, 2012 (all of them last year). I like an underdog…
11. Port AdelaideDon’t like them enough for them to be higher but like them more than their cross-town rivals. Their only problem is that David Koch is the #1 Ticket-holder (see also Gronk list).
12. AdelaideMost of their fans are feral to the extreme, but many of my good friends are Crows supporters.
13. HawthornA powerhouse in the 1980s, appearing in more Grand Finals than not. And looking toward becoming so again during the twenteens. Apart from that, I feel nothing...
14. West Coast
    Another powerhouse side back in the day, and doing surprisingly well this year. But, like Hawthorn, I got nothin'. 
15. Geelong
    Rising with Hawthorn as the team to beat in the Twenteens. But, like Hawthorn and West Coast ... meh
16. BrisbaneThey started the last decade as The Team to Beat, and have sunken to obscurity since. That arrogance has seen them tussle with 17 below for second-last spot on this ladder
17. SydneySee GWS above
18. CollingwoodThe team everyone loves to hate, for reasons too numerous to mention. Their president is Eddie Maguire (see also Gronk list). But some of my good friends are Pies supporters. So go figure. The hatred of Collingwood (and the mutual hatred by their supporters of all others) goes back to the days of the Gold Rush when Collingwood streets were running with the waste of the other suburbs. Just quietly, they still do (to an extent).

And that’s it. Numbers 4-17 are subject to change according to my mood or to what one of their number says in the press, etc. 

AFL Best and Worst

The shellacking that several sides copped this weekend sent me to the record books this morning to try to ascertain the best and worst ever.

Unfortunately the best-ever was the 1929 Filth side (18:0 1918:1117 171.71%). The 1995 Carlton side (20:2 2357:1711 90.91%) shares equal 8th spot with the 2009 St Kilda side (20:2 2197:1411 90.91%), but at least the Blues went on to win the Grand Final that year! (beating Gary Ablett's hapless Cats 141:80!!)!

The worst-ever, however, is a shared "honour" between
1913 and 1914 Students
1928 and 1950 Hawks
1931 and 1934 Kangaroos
1964 Lions
and the 1898-9 and 1902 Saints - all sides losing every match that year. The 1913 Students have the "honour" of having the lowest-ever end-of-year percentage of 47.02%.

What I was looking for, though, was the lowest-ever end-of-round-2 percentage. GWS are currently on 32.16% [unofficial at time of writing] with the Suns on 41.67% and the Demons on 47.72%. Looking back through the last ten years of the AFL and the first ten of the VFL, the 2008 Demons came close with 36.8, and the 1897 Geelong side had 38.7%. But the lowest of the low goes to the 1901 Blues with 16.8%, and the 1898 Saints 18.6%. Doubtless later years will reveal lower Round-2 percentages, so the Giants are not as bad as all that!


Sources-
http://stats.rleague.com/afl/seas/1897.html
http://stats.rleague.com/afl/seas/1898.html
http://stats.rleague.com/afl/seas/1901.html
http://stats.rleague.com/afl/seas/2008.html
http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/1995/030919950930.html
http://stats.rleague.com/afl/teams/allteams/season.html

AFL Round 22 wash-up; round 23 fixture and tips

Round 22 hasn’t been the end of the home-and-away year since 1994. Here’s how it played out, with my tips underlined:

Fri 19Aug11

#AFLBluesHawks 1.4 1.8 5.12 8.18 (66) def by 4.4 7.10 8.14 10.18 (79) with full ¼-by-¼ stats here

Sat 21Aug11

#AFLSunsCrows 2.2 5.7 8.8 9.10 (64) def by 9.4 10.7 11.11 18.17 (125)

#AFLEaglesDons 4.3 6.6 12.12 20.14 (134) def 3.0 7.1 9.5 11.11 (66)

#AFLNorthFreo 6.1 10.7 16.10 21.17 (143) def 3.1 3.4 5.7 6.9 (45)

#AFLPiesLions 2.4 7.10 12.16 14.18 (102) def 3.5 5.6 6.6 13.6 (84)

Sun 22Aug11

#AFLSwansSaints 1.5 3.12 6.17 10.23 (83) def 3.3 6.4 9.6 10.8 (68)

#AFLPortDogs 1.0 4.1 9.3 15.7 (97) def by 10.3 15.9 22.12 24.13 (157)

#AFLDeesTigers 4.0 7.1 14.2 17.8 (110) def by 6.2 10.9 11.12 17.15 (117)

#AFLCatsBye

Gives me 4/8. Makes the ladder look like this

Collingwood 20 19 1 0 178.96% 76 2407 1345

Geelong 20 18 2 0 157.67% 72 2313 1467

Hawthorn 20 16 4 0 145.31% 64 2136 1470

West Coast 20 15 5 0 126.33% 60 2001 1584

Carlton 21 14 6 1 133.77% 58 2159 1614

St Kilda 20 10 9 1 108.37% 42 1670 1541

Sydney 20 10 9 1 106.13% 42 1679 1582

Essendon 21 10 10 1 99.67% 42 2097 2104

North 20 9 11 0 104.09% 36 1932 1856

Fremantle 20 9 11 0 87.58% 36 1678 1916

Bulldogs 20 8 12 0 95.20% 32 1886 1981

Richmond 20 7 12 1 84.68% 30 1857 2193

Melbourne 20 7 12 1 82.89% 30 1758 2121

Adelaide 20 7 13 0 82.67% 28 1593 1927

Brisbane 20 4 16 0 81.99% 16 1666 2032

Gold Coast 20 3 17 0 54.03% 12 1355 2508

Port Adelaide 20 2 18 0 61.21% 8 1493 2439  

Had a go at the ladder predictor on the AFL website and saw it coming out like this (with my tips as above). Will have to revisit it with these results and the following tips for Round 23: 

Fri 27Aug11

#AFLDockersPies @ Subi from 10:40 AEST

Sat 28Aug11

#AFLHawksDogs @ the G from 14:10

#AFLCatsSwans @ Skilled from 14:10

#AFLSaintsNorth @ Etihad from 19:10

#AFLLionsEagles @ the Gabba from 19:10

Sun 29Aug11

#AFLCrowsTigers @ AAMI from 13:10

#AFLDeesSuns @ the G from 14:10

#AFLDonsPort @ Etihad from 16:40

AFL Round 21 wash-up and Round 22 fixture and tips

More lop-sided results but not as much game coverage from me this week.

Fri 12Aug11 (my tip)

#AFLSaintsPies 2.1 6.3 7.7 10.10 (70) def by 5.2 8.4 11.4 14.5 (89)

Sat 13Aug11

#AFLHawkSport 8.1 17.4 23.6 31.11 (197) def 0.2 2.2 5.2 5.2 (32) with ¼-by-¼ stats here.

#AFLFreoBlues 3.0 4.2 7.7 12.13 (85) def by 5.5 7.10 11.16 16.19 (115) with ¼-by-¼ stats here.

#AFLDogsDons 1.3 6.3 11.8 15.11 (101) def by 7.0 14.3 18.6 23.12 (150)

#AFLLionsSuns 5.2 7.5 10.11 18.15 (123) def 1.4 3.6 4.9 8.13 (61)

Sun 14Aug11

#AFLEaglesDees 1.2 3.4 8.7 9.8 (62) def by 3.2 10.9 13.9 16.14 (110)

#AFLTigersSwans 1.4 5.8 8.12 14.15 (99) def 2.6 3.9 5.11 7.14 (56)!! Maybe John Longmire and his charges should concentrate more on retaining their spot in the 8 than making insurance company ads!

#AFLCrowsCats 2.3 5.6 8.10 12.13 (85) def by 2.3 8.7 11.10 14.12 (96)!! Bicks has the establishment worried: when Craig threw in the towel / had the towel thrown at him, little did we know that, three weeks later, his charges would be giving premiership-contenders such a scare! 

Makes me 7 / 8 for the round and the ladder resemble this

Collingwood          19 18 1 0 2305 1261 182.79% 72
Geelong                 20 18 2 0 2313 1467 157.67% 72
Hawthorn               19 15 4 0 2058 1404 146.58% 60
Carlton                  20 14 5 1 2093 1536 136.26% 58
West Coast           19 14 5 0 1867 1507 123.89% 56
St Kilda                 19 10 8 1 1602 1458 109.88% 42
Essendon              20 10 9 1 2020 1970 102.54% 42
Sydney                 19 9 9 1 1596 1514 105.42% 38
Fremantle             19 9 10 0 1633 1773 92.10% 36
North Melbourne  19 8 11 0 1789 1811 98.79% 32
Melbourne            19 7 11 1 1648 2004 82.24% 30
Western Bulldogs  19 7 12 0 1729 1884 91.77% 28
Richmond             19 6 12 1 1740 2083 83.53% 26
Adelaide              19 6 13 0 1468 1863 78.80% 24
Brisbane              19 4 15 0 1582 1930 81.97% 16
Gold Coast          19 3 16 0 1291 2383 54.18% 12
Port Adelaide      19 2 17 0 1396 2282 61.17% 8  

Next week we have (my tip)

Fri 19Aug11

#AFLBluesHawks – Carlton has their work cut out for them in order to beat the rampaging Hawks. Both clubs are vying for that vital second-chance in September, but I think the Hawks’ll do it. Happy to be proven wrong, though

Sat 20Aug11

#AFLSunsCrows – the Crows were are batting 1000 under Bickley up until their foray with the Cats but the Suns are a better thing than anywhere else at AAMI so I’m backing the darkie.

#AFLEaglesDons – Essendon are so champing at the bit for a place in the 8 but West Coast are already in there, and for a reason, and they should be stronger at TVFKAS

#AFLNorthFreo – Fremantle will want to back up a little stronger after their 5-goal loss to Carlton and, against the in-and-out-of-form Roos, will want to gain some respect and regain their place in the 8

#AFLPiesLions – Surely the Pies would be $1 favourites for this foregone conclusion?!

Sun 21Aug11

#AFLSwansSaints – One of the most boring match-ups of recent years. Both sides are in wont of a win and a possible berth in the 8, but the Saints are on fire and will probably take this one

#AFLPortDogs – another foregone conclusion

#AFLDeesTigers – the battle for the top of the bottom, and either side should take it … but which one to choose?!

AFL Round 20 (to COB Sunday); AFL Round 21 tips

Three matches today, comments on two of them, both as close as you can get; the third as lop-sided as yesterday's.


Brisbane's Lions reached 100 points within 15min of the last. The urban-myth is that first to 100 wins the match. But not today! And weren't Crows' fans ecstatic! That has new / caretaker Mark Bickley batting 1.000 for his coaching career!
Brisbane 5.1 11.6 14.7 16.9 (105)
Adelaide 6.3 9.5 10.11 16.14 (110)
Brisbane
Cornelius 4.2; McGrath 3.0; Karnezis, Clark 2.0; Rockliff, Polkinghorn 1.1; Leuenberger, Banfield, Hanley 1.0; Dyson 0.2; Redden, Raines, rushed 0.1
356 Possessions: Rockliff 34; Black 26; Raines 23; Redden 22
79 Tackles: Stiller 8; Redden, Buchanan, McGrath, Leuenberger 7; Black 6
45 Hitouts: Leuenberger 31
12 Frees: McGrath, Leuenberger 2
Adelaide
Walker 4.1; Gunston 3.3; Wright, van Berlo, Johncock 2.0; Jacobs 1.1; Riley, Henderson 1.0; rushed 0.3; Petrenko, Reilly, Dangerfield, Sloane, Thompson, Vince 0.1

76 Tackles:  van Berlo 8; Thompson 7; Reilly, Wright, Riley 5

43 Hitouts: Jacobs 30; Maric 13 

26 Frees: Jacobs, Thompson 3; van Berlo, Wright, Talia 2

Full ¼-by-¼ stats at http://j.mp/p3EgZg

Hawthorn and North went toe-to-toe at Launnie this arv with an unexpected result. OK, it was expected that Hawthorn would win, being a top-4 side against a bottom-8 side, but not the way it went! North were actually leading with not-very-long to go: Matt Campbell booted 5 (4 in the last quarter) and had the Roos' noses just ahead. But with just seconds to go, bang bang - one from Smith and one from Buddy sealed the Roos' fate and the four points for Hawthorn. 

Hawthorn 2.1 6.6 9.8 15.13 (103)

North 3.7 5.7 9.7 13.8 (86)

Hawthorn

Franklin 3.2; Smith 3.1; Breust 2.0; Rioli 1.2; Hale, Ladson 1.1; Whitecross, Lewis, Sewel, Burgoyne 1.0; rushed 0.3; Hodge, Suckling, Shiels 0.1  

340 Possessions: Mitchell 31; Suckling 26; Sewell 25; Hodge 24 

76 Tackles: Shiels 10; Mitchell, Breust 7; Guerra, Whitecross, Ladson 6; Franklin 5

62 Hitouts: Bailey 26; Birchall 23

26 Frees: Lewis 4; Sewell, Birchall 3 

North

Campbell 5.1; Petrie 2.0; Petersen, Harvey 1.1; Goldstein, Ziebel, Wells, Richardson 1.0; rushed 0.3; Harper, Garlett 0.1  

301 Possessions: McMahon 29; Ziebell 27; Harvey 26  

78 Tackles: McMahon, Garlett, Petrie, Thomas 6; Ziebell, Rawlings, Goldstein, Swallow 5

48 Hitouts: Goldstein 37

27 Frees: McMahon 5; Goldstein 4; Petrie 3 

Full ¼-by-¼ stats at http://j.mp/pcm6Z7

So, in a nutshell

• St Kilda def Fremantle 113-72
• Geelong def Gold Coast 188-38
• Carlton def Melbourne 134-58
• Essendon def Sydney 100-99 (Actually, it was Adam Goodes who lost the game for the Swans with the very last kick)
• Port def by Collingwood 21-159
• Brisbane def by Adelaide 105-110
• Hawthorn def North 103-86
• Eagles def Richmond 147-90

Ladder is at http://www.afl.com.au/ladder/tabid/74/default.aspx although there is a round-by-round ladder somewhere else...


Next week we have (my tips):

#AFLSaintsPies

#AFLHawksPort

#AFLFreoBlues

#AFLDogsDons - tough call 

#AFLLionsSuns - I called it the other way around last time ... won't happen again

#AFLDeesEagles

#AFLTigersSwans

#AFLCrowsCats

#AFLNorthBye

Buenos noches

AFL Round 20 (to COB Saturday)

A round of surprise results. Many of the lop-sided games were top 8-vs-bottom 8 but not all!


Take Saints v Freo for example. Fremantle are a top-8 side (although their recent form has them sliding out) and St Kilda are top-8 contenders (in the same vein as Collingwood in David Williamson's The Club). Freo's last quarter was abysmal, showing them and us, at the wrong time of the year, that they're no closer to their first flag than they've ever been:
St Kilda 3.8 7.11 10.13 16.17 (113)
Fremantle 1.1 7.7 10.10 10.11 (71)
St Kilda
Milne 4.4; Koschitzke, dal Santo, Schneider 2.0; Gram, Goddard 1.1; Ray, Fisher, Armitage, McEvoy 1.0; rushed 0.5; Steven, Riewoldt, Peake 0.2
412 Possessions: Jones 29; Blake 27; dal Santo 25; Gram, Fisher 24; Montagna 23; Scheider 21
60 Tackles: dal Santo 8; McEvoy 6; Gram, Koschitzke, Ray 4
54 Hit-Outs: McEvoy 29; Koschitzke 21
22 Frees: Dempster, Milne 3
Fremantle 
Mayne, McPhee 2.1; Ibbotson, Barlow, Johnson, Grover, Mzungu, Suban 1.0; rushed 0.6; Pavlich, Pearce, Hill 0.1
328 Possessions: Mzungu 30; Barlow 26; Lower 22; Pavlich 21

78 Tackles: Barlow 8; Lower, Ibbotson 7; Duffield, Pearce 6; Mzungu, Pavlich, Pearce 5

38 Hit-Outs: Mayne 26

17 Frees: Barlow, Lower, Johnson, Clarke, Ballantyne 2

Full ¼-by-¼ stats (except ¼-time) at http://j.mp/punupl

Carlton v Melbourne went as expected, but when I turned it on, the Dees were ahead by 25 to 19. But that was the end of the rot. Jeff "Jeffie" Garlett, then Bret "T-Bird" Thornton kicked successive goals, and that was the end of the rot: Melbourne only scored another 3 points for the rest of the half, but were allowed to salvage some dignity in the second. If the Blues play like that for their next three matches, they can kiss their finals-win dream goodbye!

Carlton 6.1 14.2 18.7 21.8 (134)

Melbourne 3.7 3.10 6.12 7.16 (58)

Carlton

Ellard 3.1; Garlett 2.2; Judd, Gibbs 2. 1; Walker, Scotland 2.0; Robinson, Kreuzer, Thornton, Betts, Joseph, McLean, Warnock, Henderson 1.0; rushed 0.2; Simpson 0.1

371 Possessions: Scotland 32; Judd, Murphy 31; Gibbs 27; Simpson 22; Robinson 21

62 Tackles: Yarran 8; Judd 6; Robinson, Betts, Kreuzer 5

42 Hit-Outs: Warnock 36 

20 Frees: Betts 3; Scotland, Judd, Murphy, Gibbs 2

Melbourne

Dunn 2.2; Watts 2.1; Green 1.2; Davey 1.1; Howe 1.0; rushed 0.3; Bate, Scully 0.2; Martin, Gysberts, Trengove 0.1  

333 Possessions: Trengove 24; Gysberts 22; Moloney, Jones, Garland, Watts 21

74 Tackles: Trengove 9; Moloney, McKenzie 8; Dunn 7; Scully 6; Gysberts, Macdonald 5

30 Hit-Outs: Martin 15; Gawn 10

21 Frees: Trengove 3; Gysberts, Macdonald, Jones 2

Full ¼-by-¼ stats at http://j.mp/rtNeJm

Collingwood and Geelong proved why they're at the top and why Port and Gold Coast are at the bottom. Both top-sides absolutely crushed both bottom-sides, with calls for Tredders' resignation in the same vein as Craig's earlier this month (before it comes to being pushed like Bailey earlier this week)

Port Adelaide 0.1 1.2 2.2 3.3 (21)

Collingwood 6.5 12.12 16.16 23.21 (159)

Port
Banner 2.0; Stewart 1.0; rushed 0.3

314 Possessions: Boak 31; Pearce 26; Cassisi 23; Banner 21

64 Tackles: Banner 8; Hartlett 6; Salter 5

35 Hit-Outs: Lobbe 27

13 Frees: Banner, Boak, Gray, Pettigrew 2

Pies

Blair 4.1; Cloke 3.6 (that's more like we'd expect; Swan, Beams 3.1; Brown 2.2; Krakouer 2.1; Fasolo 1.3; Pendlebury, Ball, Sidebottom, Rounds, Jolly 1.0; rushed 0.4; Davis 0.2

425 Possessions: Swan 37; Beams 32; Pendlebury 31; Blair, Ball 25; Davis, Thomas 23; Sidebottom 22; Johnson 21

98 Tackles!!!: Pendlebury 9; Ball, Davis, Rounds 7; Swan, Maxwell, Wood 6

55 Hit-Outs: Wood 33; Jolly 22

15 Frees: Jolly, Cloke, Fasolo, Brown 2

Geelong 8.1 18.4 21.8 29.14 (188)

Gold Coast 3.0 3.0 6.1 6.2 (38)

Cats

Johnson 6.1; Podsiadly 5.1; Mooney 3.3; J Selwood 3.0; Christensen 2.3; Chapman, Bartel 2.0; Stokes 1.1;  Wojcinski, Milburn, Ling 1.0; rushed 0.3; Varcoe 0.2

466 Possessions: Varcoe, J Selwood 33; Johnson 31; Chapman 30; Christensen 28; Wojcinski 26; Milburn, Duncan 25

61 Tackles: Chapman, West 6; J Selwood, Kelly, Ling, Corey 4

36 Hit-Outs: West 29

24 Frees: Chapman 4; J Selwood, Christensen 3

Suns

Bennell 2.1; Stanley 2.0; McKenzie, Fraser 1.0; rushed 0.1

331 Possessions: Bock 27; Harbrow 23; Rischitelli 22; Brennan, Bennell 21

54 Tackles: Weller, Brown 2

33 Hit-Outs: Smith 17; Fraser 14

14 Frees: Lynch, Weller 2

Full ¼-by-¼ stats (except ¼-time) at http://j.mp/pb9fVs

#AFLRound19 wash-up, #AFLRound20 tips

#AFLRound19
Friday 29Jul11
#AFLNorthBlues: 3.2 6.2 7.6 9.8 (62) def by 1.4 3.9 6.12 11.4 (80) ... I caught the game (well, sorta kinda: the AFL site still didn't let me have audio) so my 1/4-by-1/4 stats are here.

Saturday 30Jul11
#AFLDogsEagles 2.1 4.2 10.4 15.5 (95) def by 6.4 10.9 13.11 15.13 (103)
#AFLCatsDees 8.3 20.4 28.8 37.11 (233) def 0.3 1.4 5.4 7.5 (47) ... see my blog-entry on this game for the break-down and the records that tumbled!
#AFLSunsSaints 1.3 3.10 4.14 6.18 (54) def by 3.5 6.7 8.11 10.14 (74)
#AFLFreoHawks 0.2 2.3 2.4 6.8 (44) def by 6.3 8.8 11.16 13.17 (95)

Sunday 31Jul11
#AFLPiesDons 4.49.6 15.13 25.16 (166) def 8.3 11.6 13.7 14.8 (92)

DANG! Didn't get my bloody tips in this week!!!

The results make the ladder appear thus
Collingwood       17 16 1 0 2057 1170 175.81% 64
Geelong              18 16 2 0 2029 1344 150.97% 64
Hawthorn            17 13 4 0 1758 1286 136.70% 52
Carlton                18 12 5 1 1844 1393 132.38% 50
West Coast         17 12 5 0 1610 1355 118.82% 48
Sydney                17 9 7 1 1441 1315 109.58% 38
St Kilda               17 9 7 1 1419 1297 109.41% 38
Fremantle             17 9 8 0 1476 1545 95.53% 36
Essendon             18 8 9 1 1770 1770 100.00% 34
North                   18 8 10 0 1703 1708 99.71% 32
Melbourne           17 7 9 1 1528 1760 86.82% 30
Western Bulldogs 18 7 11 0 1628 1734 93.89% 28
Richmond            17 5 11 1 1551 1880 82.50% 22
Adelaide              17 5 12 0 1273 1662 76.59% 20
Brisbane             17 3 14 0 1354 1759 76.98% 12
Gold Coast          17 3 14 0 1192 2072 57.53% 12
Port Adelaide      17 2 15 0 1343 1926 69.73% 8

#AFLRound20 (My tips - which are entered!!)
Friday 05Aug11
#AFLSaintsFreo @ Etihad from 19:40

Saturday 06Aug11
#AFLBluesDees @ MCG from 14:10
#AFLCatsSuns @ Skilled from 14:10
#AFLDonsSwans @Etihad from 19:10
#AFLPortPies @ AAMI from 19:40 AEST

Sunday 07Aug11
#AFLLionsCrows @ the Gabba from 13:10
#AFLHawksNorth @ Aurora (Launnie) from 14:10
#AFLEaglesTigers @ Subi from 16:40 AEST
#AFLDogsBye

#AFLCatsDees #AFLRound19

What an absolute shellacking! Thirty-Seven goals to 7, with 12.1 to 1.3 kicked in the second quarter, and 11.3 to 2.1 in the last.

This is the fourth-highest score ever in the history of the VFL/AFL, the others being:-

1. Geelong 7.4 16.9 23.14 37.17 (239) def Brisbane Bears 2.2 2.4 7.8 11.9 (75): game details – Round 7, 1992 at Carrara Stadium in front of 7,645
2. Fitzroy 7.7 14.14 26.17 36.22 (238) def Melbourne 2.1 2.5 4.8 6.12 (48): game details – Round 17, 1979 at Waverley Park in front of 12,149
3. Sydney 5.4 15.8 23.13 36.20 (236) def Essendon 5.2 8.2 10.5 11.7 (73): game details – Round 17, 1987 at the S.C.G. in front of 23,009

Previous to this afternoon, the fourth and fifth records were held by:-
4. Hawthorn 7.4 17.4 25.11 36.15 (231) def Fitzroy 2.2 3.6 7.7 11.8 (74): game details – Round 6, 1991 at North Hobart in front of 13,335
5. North Melbourne 11.5 15.7 25.10 35.19 (229) def Sydney 1.3 8.5 12.8 16.9 (105): game details: Round 6, 1993 Princes Park in front of 9,230

In this game, the final break-down was like this:-

Geelong 8.3 20.4 28.8 37.11 (233)
Melbourne 0.3 1.4 5.4 7.5 (47)

Scorers
Geelong
S Johnson 7.1
C Mooney 5.3
T Hawkins 5.0
T Varcoe 3.1
M Duncan, M Stokes 3.0
J Bartel, J Corey, T West 2.0
C Ling, A Christensen 1.1
J Selwood, A Mackie, B Ottens 1.0
J Kelly 0.1
rushed 0.3

Melbourne

L Dunn 2.0
J Watts, J Howe 1.1
M Bate, L Jurrah, J Trengrove 1.0
D Nicholson, J Gysberts 0.1
rushed 0.1

Stats Summary

Geelong

510 Disposals - J Selwood 43; C Enright 36; J Corey 35; S Johnson 34; J Kelly 32
51 Hitouts - B Ottens 28; T West 17
93 Tackles - J Selwood 11; J Corey 9; A Christensen, J Kelly, M Stokes 7; T West 6
26 Frees - J Selwood, J Corey 3

Melbourne
282 Disposals - J McKenzie 25; N Jones 19; J Gysberts 18; J Watts 17
40 Hitouts - M Jamar 27
82 Tackles - J Trengrove 10; C Sylvia, McKenzie, L Tapscott 8; D Nicholson 6
21 Frees - J McKenzie, J Rivers 4; L Dunn 3

Source

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/teams/allteams/gamer.html
http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16931/Default.aspx#fixtureid=5617&tab=Stats

AFL Round 18 wash-up; Round 19 tips

Round 18 results (My tips)

Friday 22Jul11
#AFLSaintsCrows 5.1 10.2 14.11 19.13 (127) def 1.2 2.5 2.6 3.6 (24)

Saturday 23Jul11
#AFLNorthLions 4.7 8.10 12.15 17.20 (122) def 4.0 8.5 10.6 11.11 (77)
#AFLSwansDogs 2.4 7.10 11.14 16.18 (114) def 2.1 7.3 8.5 11.9 (75)
#AFLSunsPies 3.1 5.2 8.4 11.9 (75) def by 6.4 13.8 16.12 19.15 (129)
#AFLDonsBlues 4.2 8.3 8.4 12.7 (79) def by 5.3 9.4 17.8 24.9 (153) – ¼-by-¼ details as I would have tweeted them during the game are here… my ¼-by-¼ stats (except first quarter) are here…

Sunday 24Jul11
#AFLCatsTigers 4.2 11.5 16.9 17.11 (113) def 1.2 1.4 5.5 7.9 (51)
#AFLDeesHawks 3.3 6.3 9.4 12.6 (78) def by 6.1 10.4 16.6 20.12 (132)
#AFLFreoEagles 2.3 3.6 6.7 9.10 (64) def by 1.6 3.7 6.14 8.17 (65)

That gives me 5/7 in the tipping and makes the ladder appear thus –

Collingwood                       16           15           1              0              1891       1078       60           175.42%

Geelong                               17           15           2              0              1796       1297       60           138.47%

Hawthorn                            16           12           4              0              1663       1242       48           133.90%

Carlton                                 17           11           5              1              1764       1331       46           132.53%

West Coast                         16           11           5              0              1507       1260       44           119.60%

Sydney                                 17           9              7              1              1441       1315       38           109.58%

Fremantle                           16           9              7              0              1432       1450       36           98.76%

St Kilda                                 16           8              7              1              1345       1243       34           108.21%

Essendon                             17           8              8              1              1678       1604       34           104.61%

North Melbourne             17           8              9              0              1641       1628       32           100.80%

Melbourne                          16           7              8              1              1481       1527       30           96.99%

Western Bulldogs             17           7              10           0              1533       1631       28           93.99%

Richmond                            17           5              11           1              1551       1880       22           82.50%

Adelaide                              16           4              12           0              1162       1583       16           73.40%

Brisbane                              17           3              14           0              1354       1759       12           76.98%

Gold Coast                          16           3              13           0              1138       1998       12           56.96%

Port Adelaide                     16           2              14           0              1264       1815       8              69.64%

Next week we have (my tips):
Friday 29Jul11
#AFLNorthBlues @ Etihad from 19:40

Saturday 30Jul11
#AFLDogsEagles @ Etihad from 14:10
#AFLCatsDees @ Skilled from 14:10
#AFLSunsSaints @ Metricon from 19:10
#AFLFreoHawks @ Subi from 17:40 AWST

Sunday 31Jul11
#AFLPiesDons @ MCG from 14:10
#AFLCrowsPort @ AAMI from 16:10 ACST

#AFLLionsBye
#AFLTigersBye
#AFLSwansBye