Every year the media will roll out "Buddy needs to Kick x amount or Pav needs to kick 5 for them
to win the flag.... as many know its a myth
Was looking at the stats for the last 10 grand finals. ( I've excluded the 2007 as it was such a route
non contested and mismatch and was over at qrt time so apologies to Cats fans and C.Mooney )
Interesting reading
2013 Gunston 4 Rough 2 Buddy 1 Pav 3
( Looking at past stats 4 goals from Gunston in a low scoring contested gf was a massive effort as good as any in the last 10 GF'S )
2012 Jack, Kennedy, Morton, Malk. 2 Buddy 3 Rough 0
( apart from Buddy I think we got 1 goal from any other key forward on the ground )
2011 Johnson 4 Bartel 3 Hawkins 3 Cloke 3
(Good efforts by Cloke and Hawkins... but still no more than 3...Cats kick 5 unanswered in last
when game cooked too )
2010 Draw Cloke 2 Reiwolt 2 Kosie 1
Replay Dawes 2 Kosie 1 Cloke 0 Reiwolt o
2009 Shniender 1 Kosi 1 Reiwolt 1 Chapman 3 Mooney 2 Hawkins 2
2008 Williams 3 Buddy 2 Rough 2 Mooney 2
2006 Micky 0 3 Goodes 1 Hall 0 Lynch 3
2005 Hall 2 Hunter 2
2004 Wanganeen 4 Tredrea 1 Bradshaw 3 Lynch 0
So what does all this mean apart from me being home sick with too much time.
No key forward has kicked more than 3 goals in the last 10 'contested GF'S.
Teams with two key forwards best combined effort is 4 goals.
Gunston is the interesting one as some hawks fans could argue he was a key forward but i dont agree
with Rough and Buddy in that side.
I'm a big believer that of the flag chances the team with the most players on their list capable of kicking 2 to 3 goals is better served than the team with the best two key forwards.
So Swans, Hawks, Cats , Dockers and Power fans be brutally honest.... a hot hard contested
2014 Grand Final where most likely 13 goals wins it.... with your current team and the way they play and structure who and how many are capable of kicking 2 to 3 goals on your list?
to win the flag.... as many know its a myth
Was looking at the stats for the last 10 grand finals. ( I've excluded the 2007 as it was such a route
non contested and mismatch and was over at qrt time so apologies to Cats fans and C.Mooney )
Interesting reading
2013 Gunston 4 Rough 2 Buddy 1 Pav 3
( Looking at past stats 4 goals from Gunston in a low scoring contested gf was a massive effort as good as any in the last 10 GF'S )
2012 Jack, Kennedy, Morton, Malk. 2 Buddy 3 Rough 0
( apart from Buddy I think we got 1 goal from any other key forward on the ground )
2011 Johnson 4 Bartel 3 Hawkins 3 Cloke 3
(Good efforts by Cloke and Hawkins... but still no more than 3...Cats kick 5 unanswered in last
when game cooked too )
2010 Draw Cloke 2 Reiwolt 2 Kosie 1
Replay Dawes 2 Kosie 1 Cloke 0 Reiwolt o
2009 Shniender 1 Kosi 1 Reiwolt 1 Chapman 3 Mooney 2 Hawkins 2
2008 Williams 3 Buddy 2 Rough 2 Mooney 2
2006 Micky 0 3 Goodes 1 Hall 0 Lynch 3
2005 Hall 2 Hunter 2
2004 Wanganeen 4 Tredrea 1 Bradshaw 3 Lynch 0
So what does all this mean apart from me being home sick with too much time.
No key forward has kicked more than 3 goals in the last 10 'contested GF'S.
Teams with two key forwards best combined effort is 4 goals.
Gunston is the interesting one as some hawks fans could argue he was a key forward but i dont agree
with Rough and Buddy in that side.
I'm a big believer that of the flag chances the team with the most players on their list capable of kicking 2 to 3 goals is better served than the team with the best two key forwards.
So Swans, Hawks, Cats , Dockers and Power fans be brutally honest.... a hot hard contested
2014 Grand Final where most likely 13 goals wins it.... with your current team and the way they play and structure who and how many are capable of kicking 2 to 3 goals on your list?