For the record(s)…the ones created at Kardinia Park on Saturday

If you didn’t view the carnage at KP on Saturday, you can view each goal – blow by blow – here. For the more statistically orientated amongst us, read on…

1. The only match where a team scored 50 points or more each quarter.Hawthorn in round 20, 1992 v Essendon scored 55,55,57 and 49. Fitzroy in round 17 1979 v Melbourne scored 49,49,60 and 65.

2. 186 pts: Geelong’s greatest winning margin. Previous: 164 points round 7 1992 v Brisbane.

3. 186 pts: Geelong’s highest winning margin v Melbourne. Previous: 127 points round 1 1996. 27.21-183 v 8.8-56.

4. 186 pts: Geelong’s highest winning margin at Kardinia Park. Previous: 129 points round 8, 1989 v Brisbane. 26.23-179 v 6.14-50.

5. 186 pts: The 2nd highest margin recorded in a VFL/AFL match. Highest: 190 points – Fitzroy 36.22-238 v Melbourne 6.12-48

6. Only the second time that one team has kicked 30 more goals than their opponent.

7. 6th time Geelong has scored 30 goals. Next most: Hawthorn and Sydney/SM5.

8. 26 goals: The greatest difference in number of goals scored over number of behinds. Previous: 23 goals: Geelong 35.12-222 v Richmond round 6, 2007.

9. 233 points: Geelong’s 2nd highest score recorded. Highest: 37.17.239 v Brisbane 11.9-75 round 7, 1992.

10. 233 points: 4th highest score recorded behind Geelong’s 239, Fitzroy’s 238 and Sydney/SM’s 36.20-236 in 1987. Brisbane 27.19.179 v Sydney/SM round 8, 1993.

11. 124 pts: Geelong’s 2nd highest 1/2 time score. Highest: 20.6-126 v Richmondround 6, 2007.

12. 114 pts: 2nd highest 1/2 time league. Highest: 120 points – Brisbane 19.10-124 v Sydney 0.4-4 round 8, 1993.

13. 19 goals: the equal biggest difference in goals at half-time. Equal: Brisbane v Sydney round 8, 1993. Brisbane 21.5-131 v Fremantle 2.6-18 round 20, 1999.

14. 176 pts: Geelong’s 2nd highest and the League’s 3rd highest 3/4 time score. Higher: Geelong 29.9-183 v Richmond round 7 2007.

15. 73 pts: Geelong’s highest 2nd quarter score. Previous: 11.3-69 v West Coast round 4 1992.

16. One of only 4 second quarter tallies of 12 or more goals and no more than 1 behind. Previous: St Kilda 12.173 v Carlton round 10. 2004. Carlton 14.1-85 v Essendon round 14, 1975. Carlton 12.0-72 v Essendon round 16, 1972.

17. 66 pts: Geelong’s highest 2nd quarter margin over an opponent. Previous: 62 points v WB/Footscray round 20, 2010 – 10.3-63 v 0.1-1. Previous highest vMelbourne: 41 points – round 3 1987, round 12 1998 and round 3 1999.

18. One of only 7 matches where the margin each quarter was 28 points or more.

19. Previous highest score at Kardinia Park. Geelong 35.18-228 v St Kilda round 7, 1989.

20. Previous highest 2nd quarter tally at Kardinia Park. Geelong 11.1-67 v Fitzroyround 5 1987.

All stats provided by Rogers Results.

Comments

  1. The Hawthorn-Essendon game from 1992 referred to in para 1 was Dean Bailey’s 53rd and last match for Essendon.

    If each of Geelong’s 48 scoring shots had been a behind, Geelong would still have won the match.

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