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Records we can be proud of

La Dee-vina Comedia
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I think this thread about embarrassing records has reached its use by date. Time for something more positive. What records do we now hold that are ones we can be proud of? 

Jake Bowey tops the list of players who never played in a loss with 10. The next best, held be a few people is 9.

Is the 12 goals in a row the best ever in a Grand Final?

Has any team ever kicked three goals in less than a minute of game time?

Please add to the list. Let's enjoy our true magnificence! 

Edited by La Dee-vina Comedia
Corrected Bowey spelling

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    One for the W team, first team to crack 100 and current highest score ever. (Did we also beat the record margin that day?)

    The one I’m most proud of right now: shortest time since last premiership! 😄🏆

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    18 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I think this thread about embarrassing records has reached its use by date. Time for something more positive. What records do we now hold that are ones we can be proud of? 

    Jake Bowie tops the list of players who never played in a loss with 10. The next best, held be a few people is 9.

    Is the 12 goals in a row the best ever in a Grand Final?

    Has any team ever kicked three goals in less than a minute of game time?

    Please add to the list. Let's enjoy our true magnificence! 

    Terrific post and thread.

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    30 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Jake Bowie

    Bowie had many records to be proud of, but he preferred to be called David.  :D

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    On an individual bases we have a few record holders.

    Most hit outs in a season: Max Gawn - 1119 with an average of 44.76 per game. Season 2018.

    Most contested possession in a season: Clayton Oliver - 435 with an average of 17.4 per game. Season 2021

    Most handballs in a season: Clayton Oliver - 482 with an average of 21.91. Season 2017.

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    We have played the filth 24 times in finals and only lost 3. That is a record I am proud of. The 24 might be a figure out either way so if someone knows please correct me.

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    5 minutes ago, dl4e said:

    We have played the filth 24 times in finals and only lost 3. That is a record I am proud of. The 24 might be a figure out either way so if someone knows please correct me.

    The last 15 encounters against the Pies (in finals) 

    14 & 1 W/L record

    Overall might be 16-5-1

    5 times we've exacted the 2nd Semi/GF double over the Pies and our overall GF record against Collingwood is 6 & 1

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    How often a club wins the flag when they make the Grand Final:

    Melbourne 72%

    Hawthorn 68%

    Adelaide 66%

    Lions 65%

    WCE 57%

    Carlton 55%

    Essendon 53%

    Richmond 52%

    Bulldogs 50%

    Port 50%

    Geelong 47%

    North 44%

    Collingwood 36%

    Swans 29%

    Saints 14%

    Freo 0%

    GWS 0%

    Suns LOL

     

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    20 minutes ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

    How often a club wins the flag when they make the Grand Final:

    Melbourne 72%

    Hawthorn 68%

    Adelaide 66%

    Lions 65%

    WCE 57%

    Carlton 55%

    Essendon 53%

    Richmond 52%

    Bulldogs 50%

    Port 50%

    Geelong 47%

    North 44%

    Collingwood 36%

    Swans 29%

    Saints 14%

    Freo 0%

    GWS 0%

    Suns LOL

     

    Swoon 😍

     

    also, can we pin the compiled records to the top of the page at some stage 👍

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    "In the Preliminary Final, Melbourne became the first team since 1992 to defeat Geelong 3 times in a season" :cool:

    "Melbourne’s minor premiership to Grand Final strike rate is a perfect 10/10"

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    Here are some I know of

    Most Consecutive Games
    Jim Stynes - 244 games

    Quickest Player to 50 goals
    Allen Jackovich - 9 games

    Most Premierships as a player and/or coach with just one club 
    Norm Smith - 10 Premierships 
    Four as a player/playing coach (1939-41 and 1948) and six as a non-playing coach (1955-57, 1959-60 and 64)

    Most Premierships as a player and/or coach
    Norm Smith - 10 Premierships
    Ron Barrassi - 10 Premierships


    Club with the most double rising star nominated players:
    Melbourne - 5
    Nathan Jones (2006 and 2007)
    Jordan Gysberts (2010 and 2011)
    Sam Blease (2011 and 2012)
    Luke Jackson (2020 and 2021)
    Jake Bowey (2021 and 2022)

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    If the AFL women win this weekend the Melbourne Football Club will be the first football club in Australia to hold both the AFL and AFLW Premierships at the same time.

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    Transferring from that other thread, we have been equal-least among Victorian clubs for allowing other teams to break a record of ten or more consecutive losses. Just GWS over the last 28 years, at the worst of our despair, while Richmond, Hawthorn, Essendon, Carlton and Collingwood have wracked up two or more strikes over that time. Begone MFCSS.  

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    39 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    If the AFL women win this weekend the Melbourne Football Club will be the first football club in Australia to hold both the AFL and AFLW Premierships at the same time.

    Which club(s) in other countries have had this record?

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    I'm pretty certain we have the best win/games finals record of any team for the past decade. I read that we already led this a few years ago (2 wins from 3 games = 66%). Now it's up to 5 wins from 6 games (83%). By the end of 2027, it'll be 23 from 24 (96%).

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    5 minutes ago, Chook said:

    Which club(s) in other countries have had this record?

    Germany in soccer perhaps? Could be wrong. 

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    Time for a random bag of individual statsl

    Clayton Oliver; most handballs in a season with 482 in 2017. Incredibly, that count still stands despite being against players who had the extra games from finals.

    Oliver claimed the most contested possessions in a season in 2021.

    He is currently chasing most clearances/season, with his current 9/game behind only Brett Ratten's astonishing 265 total in 1999.

    It has already been noted that Gawn holds the 'most hitouts in a season', with 1119 in 2018.

    Chasing;

    Steven May is currently on 8 rebound-50s a game, which is on target for the most ever, while he is also a fraction shy of the pace for most one percenters.

    Christian Petracca is currently well ahead of the pace for inside-50s/season, with more than ten a game chasing Dangerfield's 194 total.

    Oliver and Petracca are 1 and 2 for clangers in a seasons, which is the champion's stat given Franklin, Martin and Bontempelli are all in the top echelon.

    Alex Neal-Bullen is going at 2 goal assists per game, chasing Jason Akermanis' 44 total in 2004.

    Unicorn watch:

    I'm convinced that Luke Jackson will become the first player to record every possible stat in a single game. 🦄

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    Clyde Laidlaw - most Premierships (4) for least number of games (124)

     

    *min 100 games to remove anomalies like Richmond  guy in 1920s 1 game/1 flag

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    Carlton haven’t beaten us in a final since 1962

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