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10 hours ago, Demonland said:

Another one bites the dust. 

 

Interesting. I don't know what the average crowds were back then, but I wonder whether the Spanish Flu pandemic which was about in 1919 had anything to do with the low number?  

I don't think this counts but anyway:

We've never won an interstate Round 1 game.

We're 0-3 (Sydney at the SCG in 1982, West Coast at Subiaco in 1991, Fremantle at Subiaco in 1998).

 
On 3/20/2020 at 9:06 AM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Interesting. I don't know what the average crowds were back then, but I wonder whether the Spanish Flu pandemic which was about in 1919 had anything to do with the low number?  

The Age today has a graph showing the impact of the Spanish flu pandemic in 1919. Round 18 in 1919 would presumably have been held some time around July or August that year. It could very much explain why people weren't attending football matches. 

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First time we've beaten a Brett Ratten coached team since round 22 2007.

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Doggies win in R3 knocks us out of #1 on the ‘biggest winning margin in the history of the FFC’ list.

I’m taking it.

18 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

A dodgy bump perhaps, but a win tomorrow would be the first time we've started a season 3-0 since 2005, a 16-year drought.

Damn I hate these records. Heres hoping.

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On 4/3/2021 at 7:18 PM, Kiss of Death said:

Doggies win in R3 knocks us out of #1 on the ‘biggest winning margin in the history of the FFC’ list.

I’m taking it.

Up to Dees to get rid of Fitzroy one now


The last time we had a coach with a positive win-loss balance was Neale Daniher in 2006 (dropped to 48.5% in 2007).

Goodwin currently on 43/43 home and away win/loss and 2/1 in finals.

51%, baby! Fifty-one per cent! Wooooo!

 

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Came here to post the 4-0 record.

On 4/4/2021 at 10:48 PM, Little Goffy said:

The last time we had a coach with a positive win-loss balance was Neale Daniher in 2006 (dropped to 48.5% in 2007).

Goodwin currently on 43/43 home and away win/loss and 2/1 in finals.

51%, baby! Fifty-one per cent! Wooooo!

 

I admit that's better than I had expected it woud be. If I'd been asked to guess, I would have thought it would have been something like 36/50. I must be reading too much Demonland where the losses get magnified!

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As has been mentioned, we've finished a round on top of the ladder for the first time since Round 18, 2004.

Next up, Sydney at the G: we haven't beaten them there since 2010. We drew in 2011 and have lost 7 straight since then.

2 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Next up, Sydney at the G: we haven't beaten them there since 2010. We drew in 2011 and have lost 7 straight since then.

Grim.

Fingers crossed we are prepared for the keepings off they will try to use to pick apart our zone.


10 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

As has been mentioned, we've finished a round on top of the ladder for the first time since Round 18, 2004.

Round 3, 2005.

10 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

As has been mentioned, we've finished a round on top of the ladder for the first time since Round 18, 2004.

Next up, Sydney at the G: we haven't beaten them there since 2010. We drew in 2011 and have lost 7 straight since then.

Further to that, since the year 2000 we have a 3--9--1 record against Sydney the MCG.

1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Further to that, since the year 2000 we have a 3--9--1 record against Sydney the MCG.

And an 8-1-21 record overall.


It’s time we started to claw back these one sided records, we owe the Roo’s, Swans & Saints lots of pain since early 2000’s. Don’t go to sleep Boys, bring it on. !!!!

I have gone back through AFL.com records and I am pretty sure this is our all-time best start to a season ( as at this round) if we consider winning margins. What that means later in the season, who knows. May come down to injuries and our ability to stand up in SA and WA.

And a further rider, Bush, is that we have beaten current 5th and 6th but have yet to encounter 2nd, 3rd and 4th (and 7th and 8th). I don't know (but am tempted to obsessively research!?) who we had beaten in our next-best season start...

 
1 hour ago, bush demon said:

I have gone back through AFL.com records and I am pretty sure this is our all-time best start to a season ( as at this round) if we consider winning margins. What that means later in the season, who knows. May come down to injuries and our ability to stand up in SA and WA.

1956

15-0

8 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

1956

15-0

I see we went 13-0 in fact. My (narrow) argument is we had three very close wins up to round 7 (in 1956), including an eight point win, but this year no one has got closer than about 24 points. 1956 is a very good portent and a key year in demon history! On your other point I think it is The Eagles and Port we have to worry about most to measure our true worth. In any event it is a magnificent season and we still have an enviable list despite injuries.


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