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/
