SPELL-CHECK'S SANFL STATS. Random facts: Questions answered:

West winning at Alberton and Elizabeth in the same season - 1969, 1983, 1985, 1991, 2012 (1991 West played at Alberton twice; 2012 saw West play at both venues twice)

Everyone at Alberton from 1958 onwards:
Team P W L D
Adelaide 5 2 3 -
Central 52 19 33 -
Eagles 33 16 16 1
Glenelg 57 12 44 1
North 58 24 34 -
Norwood 50 15 34 1
South 61 7 54 -
Sturt 51 17 34 -
West 60 19 41 -
Torrens 29 3 26 -
Woodville 20 1 19 -

Great, thanks spelly.

Spelly,
It looks like West will fail to play finals this year. How many times has a club that wins the premiership, failed to play finals in the next three seasons? Thankyou.

Sturt won in 1926 and missed the next three
Glenelg in 1934, then missed the next twelve
North in 1952, missed the next three

Thought it might have been somewhat rare.
Thankyou so much, again.

Had a feeling West were close to this after the legendary 1983 side - still one of the best teams I've ever seen in nearly 45 years of watching SANFL - and checked.

Missed the finals 1984; 3rd in 1985; missed every year from 1986 to 1990 until the 1991 GF.

Quite remarkable, given the strength of that 1983 side (I had the fortune of having Larry Watson as a coach when I played in the country - a lovely, thoughtful and quiet man). Would be interested to hear from Bloods fans as to why that may have happened.

Neil Kerley was concentrating on the Americas cup half way though the year so then new coach new game plan side was never going to be the same
Great side

spell_check wrote:Sturt won in 1926 and missed the next three
Glenelg in 1934, then missed the next twelve
North in 1952, missed the next three

That's a helluva premiership hangover for the Bays.

C.K wrote:Had a feeling West were close to this after the legendary 1983 side - still one of the best teams I've ever seen in nearly 45 years of watching SANFL - and checked.

It is probably not widely regarded due to the strength of West's side that year, but I always felt in my 45 years of watching that the 83 Sturt side was just about the best one I saw in terms of overall team balance, pace and skill.
I was too young to fully appreciate the sides of 66-70, and whilst the 78 side was all dominating (except for the last 30 minutes of the season), I reckon the 83 team was better.

In my book that 83 West side then goes up a notch in how they went about defeating the Blues.

So I concur with your assessment CK.

Heres some questions from a 3rd party
Heres what he sent :


PA last win was a 7 point win v ST at Alberton, since then they have lost 5 in a row, including 3 at Alberton

Question 1 : Have they ever lost 5 in a row in the SANFL , if so what is the record ?

Question 2 : Theyve lost their last 3 at Alberton, has this happened before and if so whats the record ?

Heres a question of my own

28/7/2018
PA 6-7
SA 17-15
Is that 74 point win the BIGgest by SA V PA at Alberton ?
Which team has the highest winning margin at Alberton ?

Questions regarding Port come with disclaimers - to cater for everyone; pre 2014 and from then on are listed here:

1) 11 losses in a row is the record (Rd 16 2009 to Rd 5 2010), in one season it's those last 7 matches of 2009 and Rds 4-10 2002
Post 2013 is the first time

2) 7 in a row from Rd 14 2011 to Rd 5 2012
Losing 3 in a row since then is the first time

Yes, previously was 41pts (19.8 to 10.21), Rd 13 1939
It's the first time that South has won at Alberton since Rd 14 2011

Sturt won by 86 points in Rd 14 1973 (24.11 to 9.15)
North won by 78 points Rd 8 this year

Hello Spelly

Can you please advise which current player has played the most matches without polling a Magarey vote and where possible, who had played the most career games without polling.

Thanks
CK

I actually missed getting the votes when they were on the SANFL website; now they are not there anymore. I also don't have the recording of it from last year, so if you (or someone else) can provide them for me, I can work it out.

Spelly, Steve Summerton retires this year having played in 200+ games for Port but never in a premiership. Wouldn't have thought many Port players would have done that. Can you tell us how many?

Flag No.10 wrote:Spelly, Steve Summerton retires this year having played in 200+ games for Port but never in a premiership. Wouldn't have thought many Port players would have done that. Can you tell us how many?

Corey AhChee.

Further to the Steve Summerton question, Leigh Ryswyk has retired from North as a 200 game player. Is he the first North player to play 200 games for the club and not play in a premiership?
Also, and this certainly isn't meant as a cheap shot, but is Port's record of 4 1/2 wins the worst by a Port Adelaide side since the 1800s?
And finally I read elsewhere that South last beat North in a final in 1903? Is this correct (and if so I suspect that this very long drought will be broken next weekend)?

No, Brenton Phillips and Scott Bamford did not play in a premiership either.

Port had 4 wins in each of 2009 and 2010; then you have to go back to 1948 for another 4 win season.

Yes; the record is 8-1 in finals meetings.

Thanks. I didn't realise that Phillips and Bamford played that many games for North given that they both spent a number of years in the VFL/AFL

Interested to know whether the average winning score and average losing score has altered much season by season over the last say, 10 years.

Given the much stronger focus on defensive structures, I wonder how much (if at all) this has impacted on scoring.

South still haven't beaten North in a final since 1903. Do they (or any other tradional club) have a similar drought in finals?

Spelly what is each teams best points for in a season

spell_check wrote:

Thanks Spelly,

Doesn't seem to show a lot toward my theory.
They're up and down on both sides.

rocket_rooster wrote:South still haven't beaten North in a final since 1903. Do they (or any other tradional club) have a similar drought in finals?

The only match up of the 5 1897 clubs still going in 2018 to have an unbeaten record is West over South (2-0)

blacky wrote:Spelly what is each teams best points for in a season

Sturt 3513 - 1983
West 3494 - 1983
Port 3421 - 1980
Glenelg 3229 - 1982
Norwood 3085 - 1982
North 3051 - 1985
Central 2924 - 1982
Eagles 2807 - 1994
Woodville 2752 - 1985
South 2630 - 2006
Torrens 2481 - 1985