Stats Entertainment Round 10
By Andrew Gigacz
47TH HEAVEN FOR THE SAINTS
St Kilda cemented their reputation as the 47-point specialists with their win over Adelaide on Saturday night. Since 2004, there have been 11 games that have had a final margin of 47 points. Four of those have involved the Saints and they’ve won all of them. The Dogs in the same period are two from two while Richmond have won two of their three 47 point games over the same time, including their drought-breaking win against Port on Sunday. Collingwood, on the other hand, have lost all three of their 47-point games since 2004.
THIS WEEK’S LOOPY LADDER
And while we’re on the subject of that particular margin, looking back to the year 2000, every team has been involved in at least one 47-point game since then. Here’s the ladder based on all 47-point games since that year:
| Team | P | W | L | Win % |
| WESTERN BULLDOGS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| ESSENDON | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| FREMANTLE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| BRISBANE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ST KILDA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| RICHMOND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| SYDNEY | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| PORT ADELAIDE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| Melbourne | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| Collingwood | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| Adelaide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Carlton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Geelong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Hawthorn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| West Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| North Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
What does this ladder tell us? I’m not sure but, gee, it’s good to see a ladder that has Collingwood outside the top 8.
MARGINAL MEDAL
Still on 47 (just to prove how obsessional I am), the two 47 point margins we had this week were the first occurrences of it this year. Other first-time margin appearances this week were 2 points (Hawthorn’s win over Sydney) and 54 points (Geelong over Melbourne). 3 and 36 still lead the way, each having registered 4 times so far this year. Hot on their heels are 8, 9, 12, 50 and 56, all on three. As yet we’ve had no draws and no 5- or 6-point margins.
SCORE WARS
Meanwhile in the final score department, Round 10 was distinguished by an amazing 11 of the 16 final scores being registered for the first time this year. 30 (Port), 67 (Melbourne), 76 (Adelaide and West Coast), 77 (Richmond and Sydney), 80 (Collingwood), 90 (Western Bulldogs), 99 (Essendon), 105 (Carlton) and 139 (Fremantle) all occurred for the first team this season in Round 10. The leading score of the year remains the even ton, 100.
77, 88, 99…
A couple of other quirks to note amongst this weeks’ final scores:
(a) a consecutive run of scores (76, 77, 78, 79 and 80) was registered this week and
(b) 77, 88 and 99 were all registered in Round 10. It’s the first time since Round 7, 1957 that a single round has featured those three final scores
THE OMEN
The Round 10 ladder has two teams topping the ladder with eight wins, followed by two teams on seven wins and another two on six wins. This is all good news for Cats fans and Magpie haters, because the last time we had such a configuration after Round 10 was in 1952. In that year Geelong won their second consecutive flag, beating Collingwood in the Grand Final by 46 points.
ANAGRAMMATIC POSTCODE OF THE WEEK
The Cats scored 5, 1, 2 and 5 points in each of their four quarters on Saturday, as they delivered a gradual series of knock-out blows to the Demons over the course of the match. It was not unlike a 15 round fight, with the Cats winning on points. Fitting, then, that 5125 is the postcode of Golden Grove Village, which is an anagram of GEELONG GLOVED RIVAL.
YEAR OF THE WEEK
North Melbourne went to Perth on Sunday keen to atone for their 70-point loss to the Dogs a week earlier and to conquer the Dockers. Their attack was short-lived and they were summarily defeated by Fremantle. It reminded me a lot of when the Bulgarians tried to reconquer land taken by the Byzantines at the Battle of Adrianpole. The Byzantines made short work of the Bulgarians. That was in 1254. No wonder the Kangaroos’ quarter by quarter points tally was 1,2,5 and 4.
RIDICULOUS ANAGRAM OF THE WEEK
The human headline has certainly lived up to his nickname lately. Jason Akermanis seems to lurch from one controversy to the next. It seems the Dogs might be losing patience with Aker and might see him as more of a risk to success than a vital cog. But typically defiant, AKERMANIS would probably just say, “ME, A RISK? NA!”
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Gigs, you’re again proving yourself as football’s Adam Spencer. I’m happy to see a ladder with Richmond in the top 8 too!
Love reading all this totally irrelevant yet fascinating info.
Just a question, do you ever have nightmares about Essendon’s number 11 taking a freakish grab and Dennis yelling “Mark, Zaharakis!”
Thanks Adam. That Zaharakis gaffe is one of several things I’ll never be allowed to forget. But no, I lose no sleep over it or any of my other mistakes – at least not so far. My prime number error last year was pretty bad.
Sometimes people start suspecting I’m something other than human, so these errors are good at bringing me back towards “normal” in the eyes of most.
Also, let’s not forget that my “Mark Zaharakis” mistake was in the book – meaning that the EDITORS should have picked it up. Daff? JTH?
Gigs, i don’t like that ladder!! :(
Which explains why i have the ladder with Collingwood on the top, cut out and stuck up on my desk!
you know, just to help me go on.
lol
Calling ‘Welder’ Mark instead of David is no mistake. I mean he LOOKS LIKE A MARK!!!
Plus last week i did the same thing, i gave a player some random name that i assumed was thiers!
Meanwhile my non-football loving friend Candy though Jack Anthony’s name was FALVO.
Danni
That mistake by Daff and JTH has a silver lining:
Perhaps Steve and I are headed to the new roles of editors? We did find the mistake after all.
Haha just kidding..but seriously.
Love the stats this week Gigs. Didn’t love the loopy ladder.
Thanks Josh. I’ll try and have a ladder for next week that has North better placed but Collingwood still outside the eight. (Sorry Danni… :-))
The dream ladder..
5- oh Gigs!
Don’t be such a jealous peasant!
Collingwood has always been up high in the social structure (ladder)
Surely we Magpie nobles can use the power of ‘privilege’ to keep our normal top four position.
If not, we could always ‘buy’ a top four spot, ain’t that right Mr. President!?
you didnt find it josh, i found it and showed it to you lol
anyway, good work as always Gigs
Shoosh! They don’t know that..