Some info..
Online since 1999, an early version. The less things change, the more they stay the same.
Screen resolution - Recommended 1280x1024. Below 1024x768, some table cells may wrap, disturbing the format. Solution: Increase your screen size, it's not 1996 anymore.
Hmmm... did that really happen?..
I make no claim of 100% accuracy with any data on this website. Jumper numbers in particular, are known to have some issues, and player stats have not been rigorously cross-checked.
I am not the AFL, or have any connection to them, and reserve the right to present the facts as I see them,
or as I deem appropriate e.g. see the St Kilda-Geelong issue below.
Where winning records are given, the order is W-D-L, rather than W-L-D.
Any corrections gratefully accepted
..Clearances, clangers, rebounds, and inside 50 statistics:
I have been forced to remove these due to the niggardly attitude of the
Herald-Sun newspaper, who claim ownership of them.
Missing player stats
Free kicks: All games 1993-1997
Tackles: Sydney v West Coast, Rd 16, 1987
Only kicks, marks, and handballs, 1986
Scope of tables - Some tables cut off at a certain number e.g. the top 10, however 11th place may have the same tally as tenth.
1900 - The original Round 3 was postponed until August (after the scheduled 14th Round).
To simplify things, the rounds have been renumbered to match the order in which they were played.
1909 - Geelong v St Kilda - Corio Oval. St Kilda won this match but forfeited the
premiership points to Geelong for playing a suspended player.
However this still counts
as a St Kilda victory throughout this collection.
Note that this interpretation differs from the official AFL position, who count it as a Geelong win
1991-1994 - During these seasons, the competition comprised of 15 teams, hence byes were required. As the bye
did not
receive competition points, the traditional ranked-by-points ladder would favour teams having less byes. As a result, the ladder was
ordered by "match ratio" i.e. (actual competition points)*100 / (possible competition points)
1994 - North Melbourne v Hawthorn - 2nd Qual. Final. This game went into extra time.
The score at fulltime was N.M. 12.19 (91), Haw. 13.13 (91)
1996 - Essendon v St Kilda - Waverley Park. With 4m 48s of the 3rd quarter remaining, the ground lighting failed
and
was unable to be restored. The score at this time serves as the 3/4 time score, even though the quarter had not finished.
The balance of the match was then played the following Tuesday - however new teams were selected.
As a result 26 players turned out for Essendon, 25 for St. Kilda.
2006 - St Kilda v Fremantle - York Park. The original score in this game was 94-94, after St Kilda had kicked the levelling behind after the siren
On appeal this behind was disallowed, and result changed to a 94-93 Fremantle victory
2007 - Collingwood v West Coast - 2nd Semi Final. This game went into extra time.
The score at fulltime was WCE 10.12 (72), Coll. 10.12 (72)
Home & away
The new system.
I have changed my H&A system from the more traditional home ground basis, to a left-hand side of the draw,
regardless of venue system.
The old system.
The defintion of game types (home, away, other) are my own 'invention', trying to
avoid the situation where the designated 'home' team is actually away - sometimes even
at their opponents home ground. However, a distortion still occurs when co-tenants play,
as one team will be assigned an away game. Also the reduction of Melbourne venues in the last
few decades has
diltuted the home & away concept anyway, for Victorian teams at least.
This system is not perfect, I know this because you've repeatedly told me :P
Home game: Any game at a teams designated home ground. So , for example , as both
1998 Collingwood v Carlton clashes were at the M.C.G. , these are deemed as Collingwood home games with Carlton away
The official draw decides the home team when co-tenants play.. so this means that an away game CAN be played at home...
Two home grounds, West Coast and Fremantle (Subiaco and the W.A.C.A)
Collingwood (M.C.G. and Victoria Park)
North Melbourne (1984-85)
(Arden St. and the M.C.G.) , Brisbane (1991, Carrara and the Gabba)
Kangaroos (1999-2001, M.C.G. and S.C.G, 2002- Docklands and Manuka), Sydney (S.C.G. and Stad. Aus.)
Other: A game where neither team is home. Primarily Waverley Park (1970-1991),
M.C.G., Docklands, promotional, and relocated games.
Thanks to:
Mr Ripper for crowd figures 1987-2000
Graeme & the BigFooty community for guernsey numbers 1994-2002
Mark and Robert for wrangling of much Brownlow data.
Special thanks to Toby for corrections of many obscure scoring details
Thanks to:
John T., Michael C.
and
Mike V., Don P. , Tom R.
also
Ron M., Ryan P., Dale A., Jeremy W., Brian M.
For the 1991 player stats
More thanks to:
Ian O., James G.
and
Jeremy W., Stephen H.
also
Mick J., Jason K. & Andrew D.
For the 1990 player stats
And extra big thanks to Ian O. for 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1989 player stats. Legend!
And of course, what makes it all possible:
James Stewart and the World Of Rugby League for providing the web space