This statistic was unavailable for Essendon and Brisbane Also worth noting: Collingwood in Some teams - like the Dogs and Geelong in - built their flag on dominating field position. Others just made sure that when they did get the ball in the forward 50 they scored points. Port Adelaide won the flag in despite having on average just two more inside 50s than their opponents throughout the season.
The higher teams are on this chart, the better they were at getting into the forward Those furthest to the right were most efficient at scoring when there. Again, top right means you are good at both, and you can see Essendon in were particularly deadly.
When it comes to the data, three teams stand seemingly apart from the pack. The first of those is Essendon They came within two kicks of a perfect season, winning every game bar an point loss to the Western Bulldogs in round They even barged their way through the finals, beating the Kangaroos in an elimination final by points before winning the grand final by 10 goals over Melbourne.
Unfortunately Champion Data cannot provide information about scores from turnovers and clearances differential until , but in most categories about which we do have stats, the Bombers are among the best. Of the 17 premiers they ranked first for points scored and inside 50 differential, second for percentage of score inside 50 differential, and third for contested possession differential. They were far and away the best side of the season, and have to be at the pointy end of any discussion about the champion single-season team this century.
The other two data standouts are both Geelong teams. The Cats of placed in the top six of the 17 premiership sides in all the stats in question. Geelong lost just four games that season, and just one after round five, sunk by a late goal against Port Adelaide in round The Cats turned the tables on the Power in devastating fashion when it counted though, winning the grand final over Port by a record points. This was a special side. Sets of premierships for other clubs obscure the most brilliant single flag of all.
Essendon were untouchable. Watching from the sidelines one night, midfielder Jason Johnson thought: "How do you play this side? The Dons were deadly on turnovers; a miskick at one end became a goal at the other within seconds.
It was the merest hiccup. The season was shortened to 17 games, teams were forced to live in hubs. In the most difficult of seasons, the Cats made it all the way to the grand final before losing to Richmond.
Joel Selwood past the game milestone in rd. Proudly Sponsored By. Club Logo. Home Latest. Fixture Ladder. Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram. Created By. Gary Ablett also took the Brownlow medal with an amazing 30 votes. Major Partner. Elite Partners. View All Partners. All Rights Reserved. Loading Gallery. Why not share? All Photos. A Geelong supporter is walking his dog.
The dog has only three legs, one eye is missing and the other has a patch over it, half a tail, no teeth, missing fur, bad breath and smells badly. Anyway during this walk the supporter accidentally kicks a VB stubby and 'poof' out pops a Genie. Beautiful she was too. Great breasts, arse and legs - in high heels, short leather skirt and low top Back to the Geelong supporter. As per usual, the Genie gives him a wish.
He thinks for a minute, which in itself is no mean feat for anyone who supports Geelong, and asks the genie if she can fix up his life long friend and companion, the dog, whose name, by the way, was Gary. The Genie looks at the dog and says, 'Look I might be good, but I'm not that good. Wish again'. The Genie just laughs and says, 'Give us another look at that dog Gary Ablett - Arguably the best footballer the world has seen. Nicknamed 'God. Despite drug abuse revelations, he remains an icon in Catland.
In many ways, this is testament to the sheer positivism of the fans. At a less forgiving club, such revelations would have ensured Gary fell from grace however in Geelong, he will always be "God" Polly Farmer - Freakishly skilled ruckman who revolutionalised the style of play at Geelong.
Sam Newman - Wore white boots and erected a huge portrait of Pamela Anderson at his home. Had his nose broken by the boyfriend of a lady whom he may have shared an intimate congress with.
Talent for taking the piss. Mark Jackson - Full forward known for doing hand-stands. Threw empty beer cans at barrackers who booed him. Reg Hickey - Tough, highly skilled but "fair" defender. Although fair and defender are contradiction in terms. Coached the club to back to back flags in He'd be writing about characters like Bobby Davis, in whom the elements are mixed so perfectly; about Max Rooke, as determined a soul as has ever walked the earth; and Billy Brownless, because Shakespeare loved characters who appeared outwardly foolish, but were actually very wise.
In millennia to come, as archaeologists scrape around in the digs of ancient Ryrie Street and Latrobe Terrace, finding hair-dryers those big s ones and tea towels with images of the wool stores and the eastern beach and menus and newspapers and old school photos, they'll down trowels in head-shaking delight and say: what a fine redhead race were the people of Geelong, and what an amazing thing was the Geelong civilisation that it could hang on to 19th-century colonial life while actually living in the 21st.
Scholars will ask: how could a people lose so many times yet remain so happy; who was this prophet they worshipped, Gary Ablett; and what is this thing, the chicken parma and pot special? I love how they have turned up for generations, first to Corio Oval, which was their ground, their place. The place where during the s and s Geelong led the way. It was Geelong footballers who believed in possibility, teaching the world what Australian football could be.
It was Geelong footballers who transformed the dire rugby scrimmage of the muddied metropolitan oaf, to the open, free-flowing indigenous game that it has become. Geelong footballers, free-spirited and free-wheeling, taught the world that you could stand outside the pack, and receive, and run like blazes, and kick it to the wide open spaces where your mate could run on to the footy. It was the fine young men of Geelong who breathed life into football, and they were unstoppable, winning seven premierships in nine years in the s and s.
In the colonies, Geelong was known as the town with the football team. This is my team.
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