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

I know that in the early 1990s that there were 25 rounds.

Maybe Spelly can bring up stats about State games (not SOO).

Spelly,

Noticed in Divison 2 Amateur League that Portland are top of the ladder with a percentage of less than 50% (5W 1L 48.27%). Has this ever happened in the SANFL?

And vice versa, has a team ever been bottom with a % of greater than 50%?

Without stealing Spelly's thunder, I have a distinct feeling that North had a percentage of more than 50% at times last year when sitting bottom.

No team has had a % of less than 50 on top - North after Round 12 1963 were top with with 8 wins 3 losses and a draw and % of 50.33.

Only once has a team had more than 50% on the bottom - Port after Round 8 1934 had two wins 5 losses and a draw, with a % of 50.40.

In the early years, the definition of a round was not like it is now. It was more or less the first round was when everyone had played each other once, then the second round was the end of the minor round. The number of matches per club per season is a better measurement:

1899 12
1900 12
1901 18 (the third meeting between the clubs was more an elongated finals series, add three for the number of "rounds")
1902 12 (add two for the byes until 1920)
1903 12
1904 12
1905 12
1906 12
1907 12
1908 12
1909 12
1910 13 (the one off "qualifying round" gave the top six an extra match, with the top four in Port, Norwood, Torrens and Sturt only playing it, 5th and 6th placed teams saw no need to)
1911 12
1912 12
1913 12
1914 12
1915 12
1919 12
1920 12
1921 14
1922 14
1923 14
1924 14
1925 14
1926 14
1927 17
1928 17
1929 17
1930 17
1931 17
1932 17
1933 17
1934 17
1935 17
1936 17
1937 17
1938 17
1939 17
1940 17
1941 17
1942 12 (each pair of teams played each other four times)
1943 12
1944 12
1945 17
1946 17
1947 17
1948 17
1949 17
1950 17
1951 18
1952 17
1953 18
1954 18
1955 17
1956 18
1957 18
1958 18
1959 18
1960 18
1961 19
1962 19
1963 20
1964 20
1965 20
1966 20
1967 20
1968 20
1969 20
1970 20
1971 21
1972 21
1973 21
1974 22
1975 18
1976 21
1977 22
1978 22
1979 22
1980 22
1981 22
1982 22
1983 22
1984 22
1985 22
1986 22
1987 22
1988 22
1989 22
1990 20
1991 22 (from here on, add three to include the bye rounds)
1992 22
1993 20
1994 22
1995 22
1996 20
1997 20
1998 20
1999 20
2000 20
2001 20
2002 20
2003 20
2004 20
2005 20
2006 20
2007 20
2008 20
2009 20
2010 20
2011 20

The only "even draw" years have been: 1901-26; 1942-44; 1975.

Spelly, do you know the score in the trial match between Adelaide Crows and Central District in 1992?

Cheers

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Spelly,
can you help with these please?
1) When did West last beat Central at Elizabeth?
2) When did West last beat Central twice in the one season?

Thanks in advance.

Flag No.9 wrote:Spelly,
can you help with these please?
1) When did West last beat Central at Elizabeth?
2) When did West last beat Central twice in the one season?

Thanks in advance.

Sorry to cut Spelly's lunch, but this is from FOOT-e TIMES SA last week...

Recent @ Playford Alive Oval, Elizabeth
- Central have won last 13
- West last win at NAP Rd 16 (July17) 1999

Not sure about the last time the Bloods beat the Dogs twice in the one season, though.

Hi Spelly
When did the SANFL start accurately taking crowd figures?

Adelaide Hawk wrote:In a similar period of time, over the three seasons 1946 to 1948, Bob Hank polled 66 votes in a maximum of 51 games, a ratio of 1.29 votes per game ... higher if Hanks missed any of those 51 games.

We worked out that Barrie Robran prior to his knee injury, and taking out finals, Barrie averaged something like 1.2 votes per game! That's from 1967 - 1974.

Not only two great footballers, but two great men.

Hi Spelly
Could you post the quarter by quarter scores of the World War 2 finals competitions?

Hi Spelly, do you have any data on when the first night games were held in the SANFL?

Round 6, 4th of May 1984
Port Adelaide 20.14.134 d Norwood 14.7.91 Attendance 19,142

This was the first night match for premiership points.
As for the first Norwood lights game, Spelly is the man who has that info.

Spelly (or anyone),

When was the last time West won at Elizabeth, Unley and Alberton in the same year?

(Obviously before this one)

1983

spell_check wrote:1983

Fantastic. Thanks Spelly.

One for Spelly and possibly the likes of Leaping Lindner - what were the career stats for John Brealey at North Adelaide, please? He was probably my favorite North player growing up, for some reason. Also, where did he hail from etc please.

C.K wrote:One for Spelly and possibly the likes of Leaping Lindner - what were the career stats for John Brealey at North Adelaide, please? He was probably my favorite North player growing up, for some reason. Also, where did he hail from etc please.

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I'll double check the game total for you CK but I can tell you he joined North from Prince Alfred College, and retired due to consistent soft tissue injuries.

Spelly, would you know how many games Luke Jericho has played against West Adelaide? He transferred to them several years ago now but rarely seems to play against us. Thanks in advance.

I can tell you about Jericho.

Since joining Norwood he has played 46 games and kicked 97 goals. You're correct in your observation that he has played little football against West Adelaide playing 3 games and kicking 6 goals.

I can assure you it's not be design, he just seems to be injured wherever we come up against West Adelaide.

His performances for Norwood against all clubs is:

Central District 6 games, 12 goals
Glenelg 6 games, 12 goals
North Adelaide 5 games, 9 goals
Port Adelaide 6 games, 10 goals
South Adelaide 9 games, 17 goals
Sturt 5 games, 17 goals
West Adelaide 3 games, 6 goals
W-WT Eagles 6 games, 14 goals

We certainly miss him when he isn't there.

Adelaide Hawk wrote:I can tell you about Jericho.

Since joining Norwood he has played 46 games and kicked 97 goals. You're correct in your observation that he has played little football against West Adelaide playing 3 games and kicking 6 goals.

I can assure you it's not be design, he just seems to be injured wherever we come up against West Adelaide.

Are you sure he just can't face us, supporters in particular?