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2016-01-03
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Footy Works' Statistics of the 'Week' Archive
- Statistic of the Week 165 - "What is the highest score by a team in a night match?" : 222 points by Geelong, against Richmond, Round 6 2007. Ironically (and unfortunately), the three highest night scores have all been against Richmond.
Finding Statistic of the Week 165 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Fates and Times\Times\Night\Scores\Highest Scores, and observe that the first ranked team score returned is Geelong with 222 points in Round 6 2007.

- Statistic of the Week 164 - "Which player has kicked the most goals in a Round 1 match?" : Tony Modra, who kicked 13 Goals (and 3 Behinds) for Adelaide against Carlton in 1994 Round 1.
Finding Statistic of the Week 164: Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Rounds\Round 1\Player Statsitics by Individual\Most Goals in a Match, and observe that the first ranked player returned is Tony Modra with 13 Goals in Round 1 1994.

- Statistic of the Week 163 - "Which team has won the most consecutive Round 4 matches?" : Carlton, who have won 10 consecutive Round 4 matches.
Finding Statistic of the Week 163 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Rounds\Round 4\Streaks & Sequences\Most Consecutive Wins, and observe the first group of matches, where Carlton won 10 consecutive matches from Round 4 1979 and Round 4 1988.

- Statistic of the Week 162 - "How many scoring shots were scored at Princes Park (from 1897 to 2011)?" : 64680 scoring shots.
Finding Statistic of the Week 162 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Venues\Princes Park\All Seasons\Win-Loss Records\All Matches, and observe when scrolling to the 'Scoring Shots For' column, that the Total row (at the bottom of the list) shows that there have been 64680 scoring shots (31318 Goals, 33362 Behinds) at Prices Park.

- Statistic of the Week 161 - "What is the greatest half-time lead in a Round 1 match?" : 74 points, by Carlton over North Melbourne, Round 1 1984 at Waverley Park, March 31st 1984.
Finding Statistic of the Week 161 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Rounds\Round 1\Margins\Greatest Half-Time Leads, and observe that the first row of the returned list to see that Carlton lead North Melbourne by 74 points at half-time at Waverley Park, Round 1 1984.

- Statistic of the Week 160 - "What is the greatest number of consecutive losses by a team at a given venue?" : 34 Losses by South Melbourne/Sydney at Princes Park, between Round 8 1966 and Round 20 1987 inclusive.
Finding Statistic of the Week 160 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Venues\All Venues\All Seasons\Streaks & Sequences\Most Consecutive Losses, and observe that the first set of rows of the returned list to see that South Melbourne/Sydney lost 34 matches at Princes Park from Round 8 1966 to Round 20 1987.

- Statistic of the Week 159 - "Which player has had the most disposals for the 2012 season?" : Dayne Beams from Collingwood with 741 disposals.
Finding Statistic of the Week 159 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Seasons\2012\Player Statistics by Season\Most Disposals, and observe at the top of the returned list to see that Dayne Beams from Collingwood has had 741 disposals for the 2012 season.

- Statistic of the Week 158 - "How many players did Greater Western Sydney use for the 2012 season?" : 46 players.
Finding Statistic of the Week 158 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Teams\Greater Western Sydney\2012\Player Statistics by Team\Team Players Statistics Summary Table, and scroll down to the bottom of the returned list to see that 46 players were used by Greater Western Sydney for their 2012 debut season.

- Statistic of the Week 157 - "What is the highest score achieved on a Wednesday match?" : 189 points, which occurred on Wednesday, April 25 1979 by Hawthorn.
Finding Statistic of the Week 157 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Dates and Times\Days of the Week\Wed\Scores\Highest Scores, and note that the first row returned shows that Hawthorn scored 189 points in Round 4 1979 against SSouth Melbourne on Wednesday April 25.

- Statistic of the Week 156 - "What is the highest score achieved at Windy Hill?" : 190 points, which has occurred on 2 occasions.
Finding Statistic of the Week 156 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Venues\Windy Hill\All Seasons\Scores\Highest Scores, and note that the first 2 rows returned show that Essendon scored 190 points in Round 8 1934 and in Round 1 1982 at Windy Hill against North Melbourne and Footscray respectively.

- Statistic of the Week 155 - "How many matches have been played on the 31st of the month?" : 303 matches, 1 of which was a drawn match, up to the end of Season 2011.
Finding Statistic of the Week 155 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Dates and Times\Day Numbers\31\Win-Loss Records\All Matches (Team Summary), and note in the Total row in the list returned that there have been 303 matches played, with 1 draw up to the end of 2011.

- Statistic of the Week 154 - "How many disposals has Chris Judd had in his career?" : 5071, consisting of 2869 kicks and 2202 handballs, up to Round 24, 2011.
Finding Statistic of the Week 154 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Player Career Season Summary\J\Judd, Chris : (2002) - (2011), and note in the Total row in the list returned that there Chris Judd has had 5071 disposals in his career up to Round 24, 2011.

- Statistic of the Week 153 - "How many matches has Richmond won by at least 100 points?" : 16, the most recent being Richmond's defeat of Fitzroy by 151 in Round 21, 1996.
Finding Statistic of the Week 153 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Teams\Richmond\All Seasons\Margins\Greatest Winning Margins, and note in the list returned that there are 16 matches returned where Richmond have defeated their opponent by at least 100 points. (This is just one of several ways to determine this fact).

- Statistic of the Week 152 - "How many matches have been played in the month of March?" : 224, with Essendon having played the most with 32 March matches.
Finding Statistic of the Week 152 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Dates and Times\Months\March\Win-Loss Records\All Matches, and note in the list returned that there have been a total of 224 matches played in the month of March.

- Statistic of the Week 151 - "How many teams have played at least 100 Round 1 matches?" : 8, being Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Geelong, Melbourne, Richmond, St Kilda and Sydeny/South Melbourne all having played between 102 and 113 Round 1 Matches.
Finding Statistic of the Week 151 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Rounds\Round 1\Win-Loss Records\All Matches, and note in the list returned that 8 teams have played at least 100 Round 1 matches, with Fitzroy falling just shy of making the list on 98 matches.

- Statistic of the Week 150 - "Which team has played the most matches in the month of October?" : Collingwood, playing a total of 17 matches in the month of October.
Finding Statistic of the Week 150 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Dates and Times\Months\October\Win-Loss Records\All Matches (Team Summary), and note in the list returned that Collingwood has been represented 17 times in the month of October from a total of 35 October matches.

- Statistic of the Week 149 - "What is the largest ever crowd to a Semi Final match?" : 112838, to the 1970 Semi Final between Collingwood and Carlton at the MCG.
Finding Statistic of the Week 149 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Rounds\Semi Final\Attendances\Biggest Crowds, and note the first match returned shows the 112838 people attended the 1970 Semi Final between Collingwood and Carlton at the MCG.

- Statistic of the Week 148 - "What is the most consecutive matches in March that a team has lost?" : 11 matches, by Richmond, between Round 1 1983 and Round 1 1996.
Finding Statistic of the Week 148 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Dates and Times\Months\March\Streaks & Sequences\Most Consecutive Losses, and note that Richmond lost 11 consecutive March matches from Round 1 1983 to Round 1 1996.

- Statistic of the Week 147 - "Which season has the highest average crowd?" : 2008, with an average crowd of 38286 (up to end of 2008 season).
Finding Statistic of the Week 147 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Attendances\Complete Season Attendances, and click on the 'Average Crowd' column header twice to sort it in descending order, and note that the highest average crowd is 38286 in 2008.

- Statistic of the Week 146 - "How many matches has Barry Hall played?" : 224 matches, up to the end of the 2007 season.
Finding Statistic of the Week 146 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Player Career Season Summary\H\Hall, Barry : (1996) - (2007), and note that the total number of matches played by Barry Hall (in the line) is 224 matches.

- Statistic of the Week 145 - "What is the largest crowd there has been at Manuka Park (ACT)?" : 14922, Round 10 2006, between the Kangaroos and Sydney.
Finding Statistic of the Week 145 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Venues\Manuka Park (ACT)\All Seasons\Attendances\Biggest Crowds, and note that the first row returned shows that 14922 is the largest crowd there has been at Manuka Park.

- Statistic of the Week 144 - "How many goals did Matthew Lloyd kick in his 100th match?" : 5 Goals (and 2 behinds), against Hawthorn, in Round 19 2000.
Finding Statistic of the Week 144 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Teams\ All Teams\All Seasons\Player Careers\L\Lloyd, Matthew : (1995) - (2007), and scroll down to Match # 100 to see that Matthew Lloyd kicked 5 goals in his 100th match in Round 19 2000.

- Statistic of the Week 143 - "How many Premiership matches have been played in the month of March?" : 192 matches.
Finding Statistic of the Week 143 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Dates and Times\Months\March\Win-Loss Records\All Matches, and note that in the Total row for 'Matches Played' is 192 matches. Also note that there have also been 2 drawn matches in March.

- Statistic of the Week 142 - "What was the average score kicked by a team in the 2007 season?" : 95.37 points.
Finding Statistic of the Week 142 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Seasons\2007\Total Points, and note that in the Total row for the 'Average Score For' is 95.37 points, which is the average score of all teams in the 2007 season.

- Statistic of the Week 141 - "How many matches have been played on September 29th?" : 11 matches, prior to the 2007 Grand Final.
Finding Statistic of the Week 141 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Dates and Times\Dates\Sep-29\Win-Loss Records\All Matches (Team Summary), and note that there are 11 matches that have been played on September 29th, 2 of which have involved Geelong.

- Statistic of the Week 140 - "Which team has had the most wins at the MCG in the 2007 season?" : Collingwood, with 11 wins from 16 matches at the MCG in 2007 (up to 2007-09-19).
Finding Statistic of the Week 140 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Venues\Melbourne Cricket Ground\2007\Win-Loss Records\All Matches, and click on the 'Wins' column header to sort, and then note that Collingwood has had the most wins at the MCG in 2007.

- Statistic of the Week 139 - "How many scoreless quarters have there been in finals matches?" : 75 times, the last by Fremantle in the last quarter of the 2006 2nd Qualifying Final.
Finding Statistic of the Week 139 : (One of several ways to find this) Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Premiership\Rounds\All Finals\Quarters and Halves\Scoreless Quarters, and note that 75 records are returned where there have been scoreless quarters in finals matches, with the first record returned being the most recent.

- Statistic of the Week 138 - "What is the highest score at half-time in a final's match?" : 114 points, by Carlton in the 1972 Grand Final against Richmond.
Finding Statistic of the Week 138 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\All Finals\Quarters and Halves\Highest Scores at Half-Time, and note that the first row returned shows that Carlton was on 114 points at half time in the 1972 Grand Final.

- Statistic of the Week 137 - "Which team has never been on the top of the league ladder?" : Fremantle is the only team never to have been on the top of the ladder. Fremantle has also never been second on the ladder.
Finding Statistic of the Week 137 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Tables & Distributions\Ladder Positions Table, and note that the 'Posn 1' column is only zero for Fremantle.

- Statistic of the Week 136 - "What is the most consecutive wins by a team in a season?" : 20 wins, by Essendon in 2000.
Finding Statistic of the Week 136 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Streaks & Sequences\Most Consecutive Wins in a Season, and note that the first set of matches returned shows that Essendon won 20 consecutive matches in the 2000 season.

- Statistic of the Week 135 - "How many drawn matches have been played on a Sunday?" : 3 matches, up to Round 19 2007.
Finding Statistic of the Week 135 (one of many possible ways) : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Dates and Times\Days of the Week\Sun\Margins\Drawn Matches, and note that there are 3 matches returned for drawn Sunday matches.

- Statistic of the Week 134 - "How many matches have been played at the SCG?" : 299 matches, up to Round 18 2007.
Finding Statistic of the Week 134 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Sydney Cricket Ground\All Seasons\Win-Loss Records\All Matches, and note that at the bottom of the table the total number of matches played at the SCG is 299 (including 1 drawn match).

- Statistic of the Week 133 - "What is the average match margin for Round 18 matches?" : 34.25 points, up to Round 17 2007.
Finding Statistic of the Week 133 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\Round 18\Tables & Distributions\Absolute Margin Spread Chart, and note that at the bottom of the chart the average margin for Round 18 matches is 34.25 points.

- Statistic of the Week 132 - "How many times has a 17 point margin occurred at the MCG?" : 45 times, up to Round 16 2007.
Finding Statistic of the Week 132 : 'Edit' menu, 'Search' (or Control F), click on 'Reset' button, tick the 'Final Margin of' and set the values to '17', select the Venue as 'Melbourne Cricket Ground', and set the Nominated Team as 'Home Team'. click on 'Search' button. When the search completes, note that 45 matches are returned, the most recent being Round 10 2007, between Melbourne and Adelaide.

- Statistic of the Week 131 - "What is the largest ever Round 16 crowd?" : 83773, between Essendon and Richmond at the MCG, Round 16 1998.
Finding Statistic of the Week 131 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\Round 16\Attendances\Biggest Crowds, and note that at the first record returned in the list shows that 83773 attended Essendon and Richmond at the MCG, Round 16 1998.

- Statistic of the Week 130 - "How many rushed behinds were there in the 2006 season?" : 958 behinds.
Finding Statistic of the Week 130 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\2006\Players\((Rushed behinds)), and note that at the bottom of the list that the total of all rushed behinds for the 2006 season is 958.

- Statistic of the Week 129 - "What is the average match margin for all July Matches?" : 31.68 points, up to July 1st 2007.
Finding Statistic of the Week 129 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Date and Times\Months\July\Tables & Distributions\Absolute Margin Spread, and note that at the bottom of the chart the average match margin for July is 31.68 points.

- Statistic of the Week 128 - "How many drawn matches have been played at Arden Street?" : 8, the last being in Round 22 1980 between North Melbourne and St. Kilda.
Finding Statistic of the Week 128 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Arden Street\All Seasons\Margins\Drawn Matches, and note that 8 drawn matches were played at Arden Street, all involving North Melbourne between Round 1 1933 and Round 22 1980.

- Statistic of the Week 127 - "What is the most consecutive matches won by a team on the first day of a month?" : 9, by Harthorn, who won every match they played on the first day of the month from Round 5 1971 to Round 22 1979.
Finding Statistic of the Week 127 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Dates and Times\Day Numbers\01\Streaks & Sequence\Most Consecutive Wins, and note that the first set of rows returned shows that Hawthorn won 9 consecutive matches on the first of the month from Round 5 1971 (May 1st 1971) to Round 22 1979 (September 1st 1979).

- Statistic of the Week 126 - "Which player has scored the most Brownlow Votes in Round 12 (since 1993)?" : Scott West, with 16 Brownlow Votes polled in Round 12 since 1993.
Finding Statistic of the Week 126 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\Round 12\Player Statistics by Individual\Most Brownlow Votes, and note that the first row returned shows that Scott West has polled 16 Brownlow Votes in Round 12, ahead of Ben Cousins with 12 votes.

- Statistic of the Week 125 - "How many times have Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs met in Finals matches?" : 5 times, with Collingwood winning all but the most recent encounter.
Finding Statistic of the Week 125 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Matches\Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs\Win-Loss Records\Finals Matches, and note that there have been 5 Finals matches where Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs have met, with Collingwood winning 4 of them.

- Statistic of the Week 124 - "Which team has had the most disposals in a match since 1993?" : West Coast, with 469 disposals in Round 4 2007. (Please note that player stats are available from 1993 onwards only)
Finding Statistic of the Week 124 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Player Statistics by Team\Most Disposals in a Match, and note that West Coast had 469 disposals in Round 4 2007.

Statistic of the Week 123 - "How many times has 3 Goals 3 Behinds been scored in the first quarter of a match?" : 1104 times, for all Matches up to Round 8 2007.
Finding Statistic of the Week 123 : 'Edit' menu, 'Search' (or Control F), click on 'Reset' button, click on the Team Scores tab, select 1st Quarter Team Goals check box and set the Drop-Downs from '3' to '3', and tick the 1st Quarter Team Behinds check box and set the Behinds range from '3' to '3', then click on 'Search' button. When the search completes, note that 1104 occurrences where a team has scored 3 goals 3 behinds in the first quarter.

- Statistic of the Week 122 - "What is the lowest ever score at the 'Gabba?" : 36 points, by Brisbane against Carlton, Round 11 1996.
Finding Statistic of the Week 122 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba)\All Seasons\Scores\Lowest Scores, and then observe Brisbane only scored 36 points against Carlton's 62 points at the 'Gabba, Round 11 1996 to record the lowest score there by any team.

- Statistic of the Week 121 - "How many behinds have the Western Bulldogs scored at Telstra Dome?" : 1000 Behinds (and 1221 Goals), up to Round 6 2007.
Finding Statistic of the Week 121 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Telstra Dome, Melbourne\All Seasons\Win-Loss Records\All Matches, and then observe the Western Bulldogs row, which shows 1000 'Behinds For' scored at Telstra Dome.

- Statistic of the Week 120 - "What is the highest score that has occurred more than once in all May matches?" : 196 points, which has occurred twice in matches in May.
Finding Statistic of the Week 120 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Date and Times\Months\May\Tables & Distributions\Score Distribution Table, and then click on the 'Final Score' column to sort it (twice) into descending order. Then scroll down the 'Number of Occurences' column until the first value greater than 1 is found, which is 196 points.

- Statistic of the Week 119 - "What is the biggest crowd for a Round 5 match?" : 87549, between Essendon and Collingwood in the 1996 Anzac Day clash at the MCG.
Finding Statistic of the Week 119 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\Round 5\Attendances\Biggest Crowds, and note that the first row returned shows that the largest crowd for a Round 5 match is 87549.

- Statistic of the Week 118 - "When was the last scoreless quarter in Round 4?" : 1999 by Essendon in the second quarter against West Coast at Subiaco, April 18 1999.
Finding Statistic of the Week 118 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\Round 4\Quarters and Halves\Scoreless Quarters, and note that the first row returned shows that the last scoreless quarter in Round 4 was in 1999.

- Statistic of the Week 117 - "What is the most common margin for Round 3 matches?" : 8 points and 11 points, both of which have occurred 22 times each in Round 3.
Finding Statistic of the Week 117 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\Round 3\Tables & Distributions\Absolute Margin Spread Table, and click on the 'Number of Occurrances' column header twice (but not double-click) to sort the data, and note that highest number of margins for Round 3 is for 8 and 11 point margins.

- Statistic of the Week 116 - "What is the largest total attendance for Round 1?" : 364544, for Round 1 2007, with an average attendance of 45568.
Finding Statistic of the Week 116 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\Round 1\Attendances\Seasonal Round Attendances, and click on the 'Crowd' column header twice (but not double-click) to sort the data, and note that highest total attendance for Round 1 occurred in 2007.

- Statistic of the Week 115 - "Which team has been 5th on the ladder for the most rounds?" : Carlton, occupying 5th position on the ladder on 210 occasions/rounds.
Finding Statistic of the Week 115 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Tables & Distributions\Ladder Positions Table, and click on the 'Posn 5' column header to sort the data, and note that Carlton has been in position 5 of the ladder for 210 rounds.

Statistic of the Week 114 - "What is the Highest Combined Score in a Pre-Season Grand Final?" : 211 in the 1966 Grand Fnal between North Melbourne and Hawthorn.
Finding Statistic of the Week 114 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Night Series\Rounds\Grand Final\Scores\Highest Combined Scores, and note that the highest combined scores for a Pre-Season Grand Final is 211 points by North Melbourne and Hawthorn in the 1966 Grand Final.

- Statistic of the Week 113 - "How many times have Geelong and Port Adelaide met in pre-season matches?": 3 times.
Finding Statistic of the Week 113 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Night Series\Matches\Geelong vs. Port Adelaide, and click on the node without expanding it to note the 3 matches that Geelong and Port Adelaide have played, in 2001, 2004 and 2007.

- Statistic of the Week 112 - "What is the largest crowd for a pre-season match?": 75533 for the 1993 Night Series Grand.
Finding Statistic of the Week 112 : Statistics (All Seasons)\AFL Night Series\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Attendances\Biggest Crowds, and note that the first row returned shows that the crowd for the 1993 Night Series Grand Final was 75533 between Essendon and Richmond at Waverley Park.

Statistic of the Week 111 - "How many goals did Tony Lockett kick while playing for the Sydney Swans?": 462 goals.
Finding Statistic of the Week 111 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\Sydney\All Seasons\Player Career Season Summary\L\Locket, Tony, and note that in the 6 seasons Tony Lockett played 98 matches between 1995 and 2002 for Sydney, he kicked a total of 462 goals and 203 behinds (665 scoring shots) from 766 kicks.

Statistic of the Week 110 - "How many times have Adelaide and Geelong met? (to the end of the 2006 season)?": 24 times, including 1 finals match (the 1997 2nd Semi Final).
Finding Statistic of the Week 110 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Matches\Adelaide vs. Geelong, and click on the 'Adelaide vs. Geelong' node (do not expand it), and note that the two teams have met on 24 occasions between 1991 and the end of 2006.

Statistic of the Week 109 - "Which player has the played the most matches at Telstra Dome (up to Round 16 2006)?": Rohan Smith (Western Bulldogs), who has played a total of 75 matches at Telstra Dome (to Round 16 2006).
Finding Statistic of the Week 109 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Telstra Dome, Melbourne\All Seasons\Player Statistics by Individual\Most Matches Played, and note that the first row returned shows that Rohan Smith has played 75 matches at Telstra Dome, ahead of Brad Johnson and Scott West, both on 74 matches.

Statistic of the Week 108 - "Which player has the most overall disposals per goal for the period between 1993 and Round 15 2006, where at least one goal was kicked?": Bret Thornton, who has had 909 disposals with just one goal in his career over 84 games up to Round 15 2006.
Finding Statistic of the Week 108 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Player Statistics by Individual\Highest Average Disposals per Goal, and note that the first row returned shows that Bret Thornton has had 909 disposals with just 1 goal.

Statistic of the Week 107 - "What is the most common score for matches in July?": 79 points, which has occurred a total of 84 times up to Round 14 2006.
Finding Statistic of the Week 107 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Dates and Times\Months\July\Tables& Distributions\Score Distribution Table, and click on the 'Number of Occurences' column twice to sort into descending order, and then note that the first row shows that 79 points has occurred 84 in July.

Statistic of the Week 106 - "Which Home and Away round has had the highest average team score?": Round 3 1985, where the average team score was 134.75 points. There were 12 teams playing this round, and the lowest score was 98 points.
Finding Statistic of the Week 106 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\All Home and Away\Scores\Highest Average Team Scores for Round, and note the first row shows that Round 3 1983 had an average team score of 134.75 points.

Statistic of the Week 105 - "Which player had the most kicks in a match in season 2005?": Luke Power (Brisbane) had 27 kicks in the Round 11 Match against St Kilda.
Finding Statistic of the Week 105 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\All Teams\2005 Premiership Season\Player Statistics by Individual\Most Kicks in a Match, and note the first row displays Luke Power of Brisbane had 27 kicks against St. Kilda in Round 11 2005.

Statistic of the Week 104 - "What quarter overall was most often tied in season 2005?": The second quarter, which was tied 6 times in 2005. Port Adelaide was involved in 3 of those tied second quarters.
Finding Statistic of the Week 104 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\All Teams\2005 Premiership Season\Quarters and Halves\Quarters Won/Lost/Tied, and scroll to the right and note the total value of Tied Second Quarters being 6, from a total of 12 Tied Quarters for the 2005 Season.

Statistic of the Week 103 - "Interesting Observation - Hawthorn have conceded at least 100 points in their last 7 Round 10 matches, the equal most number of such matches of any team."
Finding Statistic of the Week 103 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\Round 10\Streaks & Sequences\Most Consecutive Matches Conceding 100+ Points, and observe the first 2 sets of matches returned where Essendon conceded 100+ points in Round 10 between 1935 and 1941, and Hawthorn conceded 100+ points in Round 10 between 2000 and 2006. Hawthorn may extend this run next year in Round 10.

Statistic of the Week 102 - "What is the greatest number of rounds that Essendon has been on the bottom of the ladder?": 8 rounds in 12th position, from Round 9 1933 to Round 16 1933.
Finding Statistic of the Week 102 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\Essendon\All Seasons\Streaks & Sequences\Most Consecutive Rounds at the Bottom of the Ladder, and note the first set of rows returned showing Essendon had 8 rounds at the bottom of the ladder (12th position) from Round 9 to Round 16 in 1933.

Statistic of the Week 101 - "Which Team has had the Most Consecutive Losses at the 'Gabba?": St. Kilda, 11 losses from Round 4 1994 to Round 1 2005, up to Round 8 2006.
Finding Statistic of the Week 101 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba)\All Seasons\Streaks & Sequences\Most Consecutive Losses, and note the first set of rows returned showing St. Kilda's run of 11 losses at the 'Gabba.

Statistic of the Week 100 - "How Many Matches have been played at Carrara?": 63 Matches (with 1 drawn match), up to Round 7 2006.
Finding Statistic of the Week 100 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Carrara\All Seasons\Win-Loss Records\All Matches, and note the total row at the bottom of the list, where it is shown that 63 matches have been played at Carrara.

Statistic of the Week 99 - "How Many Times has a Team been at least 36 points down at 3/4 time, and then Won by at least 12 points?": 2 times, once by Fitzroy, Round 16 1920 against Essendon, and once by St. Kilda, Round 13 1962 against South Melbourne.
Finding Statistic of the Week 99 : 'Edit' menu, 'Search' (or Control F), click on 'Reset' button, select the Team Win/Loss check box and set the drop-down to 'Team Win', then set the 'Final Margin Of' check box and set the margin range from 12 to 500, click on the 'Margins' tab, and for the 3rd quarter, select Team Score is 'Less Than Opponent Score', and select a margin range from 36 to 500 points, set 'Overall', click on 'Search' button. When the search completes, note that there are 2 matches returned where a team behind by at least 6 goals at 3/4 time wins by at least 2 goals.

Statistic of the Week 98 - "Have there been any matches where the team with the lower score at the end of the match has won?": Yes, just once between Geelong and St Kilda, Round 6 1909. St Kilda scored 49 and Geelong 48, but after it was found that St Klida played a disqualified player following a Geelong protest, Geelong were awarded the 4 points for the win, with the scores and percentages unchanged.
Finding Statistic of the Week 98 : 'Edit' menu, 'Search' (or Control F), click on 'Reset' button, select the Team Win/Loss check box and set the drop-down to 'Team Win', then click on the 'Margins' tab, select the 4th Qtr check box and set the Team Score drop-down to 'Less Than Opponent Score', and set the 'Overall' check box, click on 'Search' button. When the search completes, note that there is just one match returned where the winning team scored less than the losing team.

Statistic of the Week 97 - "Which match has had the lowest cumulative margins of all 4 Quarters ('Cliffhanger' Match)?": Hawthorn vs South Melbourne, Round 15 1956, where the total of all margins for each quarter was only 5 points, with the match ending in a draw.
Finding Statistic of the Week 97 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Margins\Cliffhanger Matches with Quarter Margins Under nn Points, and note the first match returned (Hawthorn/South Melbourne), where the total margins for all 4 quarters was only 5 points.

Statistic of the Week 96 - "How many Drawn Matches have there been on Anzac Day?": 3 matches, the last being in 1995 between Collingwood and Essendon.
Finding Statistic of the Week 96 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Dates and Times\Dates\Apr-25\Margins\Drawn Matches, and note that there are 3 matches returned. Ironically, the first 2 drawn matches occurred on the same day in 1914.

Statistic of the Week 95 - "What is the Most Common Score in the Month of April?": 99 Points, which has occurred 49 times, the last being in Round 5 2005.
Finding Statistic of the Week 95 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Dates and Times\Months\April\Tables & Distributions\Most Common Score History, and scroll to the bottom of the returned rows to see that 99 points has occurred 49 times in April.

Statistic of the Week 94 - "What is the Biggest Winning Margin at Telstra Dome?": 139 Points by St. Kilda against Brisbane, Round 22 2005.
Finding Statistic of the Week 94 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Telstra Dome, Melbourne\All Seasons\Margins\Greatest Winning Margins, and note the first record returned, where in Round 22 2005 St. Kilda defeated Brisbane by 139 points, 186 points to 47 points.

Statistic of the Week 93 - "What is the Most Common Round 1 Scoreline?": 9 Goals 13 Behinds (67 Points), which has occurred 15 times in Round 1.
Finding Statistic of the Week 93 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\Round 1\Tables & Distributions\Most Common Scoreline History, and note the last record returned, where in Round 1 1996, the 15th occurrence of 9 Goals 13 Behinds was scored.

Statistic of the Week 92 - "How Many Pre-Season (Night Series) Competition Matches have their been?": 652 Matches.
Finding Statistic of the Week 92 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Night Series\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Win-Loss Records\All Matches (Team Summary), and note the last record returned (the TOTAL row), where the second column shows the Total Matches played as being 652 matches.

Statistic of the Week 91 - "What is the Most Common Scoreline for the Pre-Season (Night Series) Competitions?": 13 Goals 10 Behinds 88 Points has occurred 19 times, the last time being in the first round of the 2004 Wizard Cup.
Finding Statistic of the Week 91 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Night Series\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Tables & Distributions\Most Common Scoreline History, and note the last record returned, where it can be seen that the most common scoreline in Night Series matches is 13 Goals 10 Behinds.

Statistic of the Week 90 - "What is the Most Consecutive Wins that a Team has had in the Pre-Season (Night Series) Competitions?": 11 Wins by Port Adelaide, from Round 5 2000 Ansett Australia Cup to the 2002 Wizard Cup Grand Final.
Finding Statistic of the Week 90 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Night Series\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Streaks & Sequences\Most Consecutive Wins, and note the first set of records returned, where it can be seen that the most consecutive wins in Night Series matches is 11 Wins.

Statistic of the Week 89 - "What is the Highest Score in the Pre-Season (Night Series) Competitions?": 214 Points, in a Quarter Final of the 1982 Escort Cup against Swan Districts at Waverley Park.
Finding Statistic of the Week 89 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Night Series\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Scores\Highest Scores, and note the first record returned, where it can be seen that the highest score in a Night Series match is 214 points.

Statistic of the Week 88 - "What is the Most Common Score at the 'Gabba?": 89 Points, which has occurred a total of 10 times (to the end of 2005).
Finding Statistic of the Week 88 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba)\All Seasons\Tables & Distributions\Most Common Score History, and scroll to the bottom of the list, where it can be seen that the most common score at the Gabba is 89 Points, last occurring Round 8 2003.

Statistic of the Week 87 - "Which Team has had the Fewest Drawn Matches?": Fremantle has never had a drawn match in its 243 match history (to the end of 2005).
Finding Statistic of the Week 87 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Win-Loss Records\All Matches (Team Summary), and click on the 'Draws' column to sort and then observe the first record returned, where Fremantle is the only team that has never had a drawn match.

Statistic of the Week 86 - "Since 1993, which team has had the Highest Average Disposals per Goal in a Season?": Fitzroy in 1996, where they averaged 29.96 disposals per goal (6172 disposals and 206 goals).
Finding Statistic of the Week 86 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Player Statistics by Team Season Summary\Highest Average Disposals per Goal, and observe the first record returned, where Fitzroy in 1996 had an average of 29.96 disposals for every goal.

Statistic of the Week 85 - "How many times has a team had the same final score in 3 consecutive years for the same Home and Away round?": This has occurred on 5 occasions, by Essendon Round 8 1911 to 1913, Round 17 1912 to 1914, Round 1 1962 to 1964, by Carlton Round 2 1923 to 1925 and by Hawthorn Round 8 1966 to 1968.
Finding Statistic of the Week 85 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Rounds\All Home and Away\Streaks & Sequences\Most Consecutive Matches with the Same Score, and observe the first 5 sets of matches returned, where the teams scored the same final score for 3 years running on the same round.

Statistic of the Week 84 - "Which team has the greatest winning percentage at the SCG?": The Kangaroos, with a match winning percentage of 66.67%, winning 20 of their 30 matches there (to the end of 2005).
Finding Statistic of the Week 84 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Sydney Cricket Ground\All Seasons\Win-Loss Records\All Matches, and scroll to the right of the list, click on the 'Match Percentage' column twice (but not double-click) to sort it, and then note the first team listed with the highest match percentage of 66.67% is the Kangaroos.

Statistic of the Week 83 - "How many times has a team won all 4 quarters in a match?": 1877 times up to the end of Season 2005.
Finding Statistic of the Week 83 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Teams\All Teams\All Seasons\Quarters and Halves\Won All 4 Quarters of a Match, and scroll down the list to the bottom/last row to view the highest rank value of 1877, that last match being the Round 22 St. Kilda / Brisbane match at Telstra Dome.

Statistic of the Week 82 - "Most common scoreline for the 2000 Season?": 15 Goals 10 Behinds (100 Points), which occurred 7 times during Season 2000.
Finding Statistic of the Week 82 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Seasons\2000\Scorelines Distribution, and click on the 'Occurrences' column twice to sort, and note the first row where there have been 7 occurrences of the scoreline 15 Goals 10 Behinds for Season 2000.

Statistic of the Week 81 - "Which player has played the most matches at Telstra Dome (Docklands)?": Lenny Hayes from St. Kilda, with 67 matches played there.
Finding Statistic of the Week 81 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Telstra Dome, Melbourne\All Seasons\Player Statistics by Individual\Most Matches Played, and note the first row returned where Lenny Hayes of St. Kilda has played 67 matches at Telstra Dome, ahead of Rohan Smith (Western Bulldogs) and Andrew Thompson (St. Kilda) on 66 matches.

Statistic of the Week 80 - "Which team has the highest match percentage at Glenferrie Oval?": Collingwood, with a winning match percentage of 76.74% (they won 33 of their 43 matches there).
Finding Statistic of the Week 80 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Venues\Glenferrie Oval\All Seasons\Win-Loss Records\All Matches, and scroll to the right-most column, click on the 'Match Percentage' column haeading to sort, and then note that Collingwood has the highest match percentage at Glenferrie Oval.

Statistic of the Week 79 - "How many drawn matches have there been on the 31st day of a month?": 1 match, Round 18 1971 (July 31st), between North Melbourne and Melbourne at Arden Street.
Finding Statistic of the Week 79 : Statistics (All Seasons)\Premiership Seasons\Dates and Times\Day Numbers\31\Margins\Drawn Matches, and note the 1 row returned where North Melbourne drew with Melbourne on July 31st 1971.

Statistic of the Week 78 - "When was the last time a team scored at least 25 Behinds in a match?": Round 18, 2005, by West Coast, who scored 12 Goals 25 Behinds (97 points) against Hawthorn at Subiaco.
Finding Statistic of the Week 78 : 'Edit' menu, 'Search' (or Control F), click on 'Reset' button, on the 'Team Score' panel, tick the 'Behinds' check box for the 4th quarter, and set the range of values from 25 to 99 and check the 'Total' check box on the right of this line, click on 'Search' button. When the search completes, the last row returned is the most recent time that a team has scored at least 25 Behinds.

Statistic of the Week 77 - "What is the most matches played by a player wearing number 2 (Since Round 1 1993)?": 244 by Chris Johnson for Fitzroy 1994 to 1996 (59 matches), then for Brisbane 1997 to 2005 (185 matches).
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