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Which game holds the record for having the highest amount of goals kicked by both sides and least amount of behinds? Was just looking through a score app on my iPhone, Adelaide 21.4.130 to Essendon 18.6.114 in 2009 netted a total match score of 39.10 (244). Has anything is previous history topped this?

FWIW, the above game was played at Etihad, one half with no roof, the other half under cover.
 
Spitta2Azza said:
Which game holds the record for having the highest amount of goals kicked by both sides and least amount of behinds? Was just looking through a score app on my iPhone, Adelaide 21.4.130 to Essendon 18.6.114 in 2009 netted a total match score of 39.10 (244). Has anything is previous history topped this?

FWIW, the above game was played at Etihad, one half with no roof, the other half under cover.
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No other match has had as many goals with as few behinds (accuracy 79.6).
Other notable matches are:
Round 18, 2012 at Subiaco Oval. 40.12-252. (accuracy 76.9) - West Coast 28.7-175 v Brisbane 12.5-77
Round 20, 1984 at Windy Hill. 35.11-221 (accuracy 76.1) - Essendon 22.6-128 v St Kilda 13.5-83
Round 4, 1986 at Windy Hill. 44.14-278 (accuracy 75.9) - Essendon 27.8-170 v Melbourne 17.6-108.
Round 9, 2002 at Kardinia Park. 35.12-222 (accuracy 74.5) - WB/Footscray 18.9-117 v Geelong 17.3-105
Round 13, 2003 at Docklands Stadium. 35.12-222 (accuracy 74.5) - Essendon 20.9-129 v Geelong 15.3-129
Round 21, 2011 at the MCG. 36.13-165 (accuracy 73.5) - Hawthorn 31.11-197 v Port Adelaide 5.2-32
Round 13, 2005 at Docklands Stadium. 35.13-223 (accuracy 72.9) - Essendon 19.5-119 v St Kilda 16.8-104
Round 2, 1998 at Prices Park. 35.14-224 (accuracy 71.4) - WB/Footscray 22.8-140 v Carlton 13.6-84

Most goals with fewer than 10 behinds:
Round 2, 2010 at Docklands Stadium. 29.8-182 (accuracy 78.4) - St Kilda 23.5-143 v Nth Melbourne 6.3-39

Most goals with fewer than 8 behinds:

Round 1 Sectional match 1900 at the Lake Oval. 12.6-78 (accuracy 66.6) - Essendon 9.5-59 v Sydney/Sth. Melb 3.1-19

Note the number of appearances of Essendon in these examples.
Of the clubs that have competed since 1897 Essendon has the highest accuracy figure - 49.4
Of the clubs that have competed since 1908 Essendon has the highest accuracy figure - 49.9
Of the clubs that have competed since 1925 Essendon has the highest accuracy figure - 50.8
Of the clubs that have competed since 1987 Essendon has the highest accuracy figure - 54.6
Of the clubs that have competed since 1991 Essendon has the highest accuracy figure - 54.6
Of the clubs that have competed since 1995 Essendon has the highest accuracy figure - 54.7
Of the clubs that have competed since 1997 Essendon has the highest accuracy figure - 54.8

Has there been a culture of extra goalkicking practice at Essendon? :)
 
Spitta2Azza said:
FWIW, the above game was played at Etihad, one half with no roof, the other half under cover.
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Adelaide kicked all their behinds with the roof closed, Essendon kicked most behinds with the roof open.

Matthew Lloyd only player to kick more than 1 behind, with 0.2. 1 rushed each side, so really only aggerate 8 behinds kicked.
 

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bomberswarm2 said:
Adelaide kicked all their behinds with the roof closed, Essendon kicked most behinds with the roof open.

Matthew Lloyd only player to kick more than 1 behind, with 0.2. 1 rushed each side, so really only aggerate 8 behinds kicked.
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Unfortunately the recording of "rushed" behinds does not go back very far. Also what exactly is a "rushed" behind has never been definitively defined in different eras and times.

The current rules suggest that a "rushed" behind is a ball that crosses the goal-line having been last touched by a member of the team defending that goal, but go no further into all the situations whereby a behind may be registered. Goals can only be kicked (by a defined part of the leg) by a member of the team attacking the goal at one end but behinds can be hand-balled, punched, palmed, spilled, carried or be deflected off any body part across the goal-line by any member of either team at both ends.

If a defending player punches the ball over the goal-line a "rushed" behind is registered. If an attacking ruckman punches the ball across the goal-line are they credited with a behind or is it too counted as "rushed"?

If an attacking player intentionally carries the ball over the goal-line are they credited with a behind or is that "rushed". How is it counted if they slip and accidentally cross the goal-line with they ball. How is it counted if a defender pushes or carries them over the goal-line without ever touching the ball themselves?

Champion Data may have clear guidelines on what is or isn't a "rushed" behind in all these circumstances (or maybe not) how anyone recording scores in the past may have defined "rushed" behinds is unknown.
 
Spitta2Azza said:
Wow, you're a wealth of knowledge Roger. Thanks for the info!

Conversely, what's the most inaccurate aggregate match? West Coast v Hawthorn from last year would give the title a fair shake, 5.21.51 to 5.16.46 (10.37.97).
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The most inaccurate aggregate for a match is 1.19 - accuracy 5.0 - (goals*100) / (goals+behinds) - Round 9, 1897 - Geelong 1.9-15 v Melbourne 0.10-10 at Corio Oval.
Next: 1.18 (5.26) - Round 3, 1899 - Essendon 1.9-15 v Sydney/SM 0.9-9 at the E. Melb. Cricket Ground.

Worst with 2 goals: 2.23 (8.0) - Round 11, 1897 - Sydney/SM 2.15-27 v Collingwood 0.8-8 at Victoria Park.
Worst with 3 goals: 3.20 (13.04) - Grand Final 1927 - Collingwood 2.13-25 v Richmond 1.7-13 at the MCG.
Worst with 4 goals: 4.25 (13.8) - Round 10, 1908 - Sydney/SM 2.19-31 v Fitzroy 2.6-18 at the Lake Oval - SMCG.
Worst with 5 goals: 5.34 (12.8) - Round 8, 1902 - Collingwood 4.26-50 v Sydney/SM 1.8-14 at Victoria Park
Worst with 6 goals: 6.28 (16.65) - Round 5, 1919 - St Kilda 6.10-46 v Geelong 0.18-18 at Corio Oval
Worst with 7 goals: 7.31 (18.4) - Round 2, 1912 - Richmond 5.8-38 v Sydney/SM 2.23-35 at Punt Rd.
Worst with 8 goals: 8.29 (21.6) -
Section B Round 1 1900 - Collingwood 8.20-68 v St Kilda 0.9-9 at Victoria Park
Round 3, 1917 - Sydney/SM 5.16-46 v Carlton 3.13-31 at the Lake Oval - SMCG.
Round 18, 1931 - WB/Footscray 5.13-43 v Nth. Melbourne 3.16-34 at Arden St.
Worst from 9 goals: 9.35 - see below.
Worst from 10 goals: 10.37 - see below


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37: The most behinds scored in a match where 10 goals were scored (accuracy 21.3). Previous: 10.33 round 2, 1919 - St Kilda 5.18 b Collingwood 5.15. (Also the most behinds with the fewest goals ever scored in a match. Most behinds with 9 goals - 35 (accuracy 20.45 repeating) , round 15 1922 - Carlton 5.19 v St Kilda 4.16.)​
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  • 12: The highest first quarter aggregate ever without a goal being scored. Previous 11 points round 3, 2006 Port Adelaide 0.5 v Nth Melbourne 0.6. Next most: 10 points on 6 occasions - between 1906 and 1989.
  • 8: West Coast's highest and the equal 2nd highest number of behinds ever recorded in a 1st quarter without a goal. Highest: 0.11 by Fitzroy v Collingwood round 7, 1970 and 0.11 by Nth Melbourne v WB/Footscray round 18, 1931. 0.8 in the first quarter has been recorded 16 times previously from 1906 - most recently before this match, round 19, 2009 - WB/Footscray 0.8 v West Coast.
  • 12: West Coast's and the 2nd highest half-time tally of behinds without a goal ever recorded. Highest Hawthorn 0.14 v Fitzroy 8.13 round 7, 1979. The previous 2nd highest, 0.11 has occurred 6 times the first being Fitzroy 0.11 v Carlton 1.3 in round 1, 1897 and the most recent St Kilda 0.11 v Carlton 10.11 round 2, 1985.
  • 2.19: The 2nd highest number of behinds scored to half-time in a match with only 2 goals. Most: 2.20 round 14, 1910 - Carlton 0.11 v Fitzroy 2.9-21.
  • 29: The most behinds ever scored in a match for only 5 goals by 3/4 time. Previous: 5.27 round 1, 1906 - Fitzroy 5.19 v St Kilda 0.8.
  • West Coast's 5.21 is the 2nd worst goal/behind ratio from 26 scoring shots ever recorded. Worst: Essendon 3.23 round 6, 1901.
  • The only match ever where both teams kicked 5 goals and 16 or more behinds.

    RogersResults: http://www.users.on.net/~rogersresults/index.htm
 
RogersResults said:
Champion Data may have clear guidelines on what is or isn't a "rushed" behind in all these circumstances (or maybe not) how anyone recording scores in the past may have defined "rushed" behinds is unknown.
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We only pay behinds to players where they have kicked the ball through. Balls touched on the line are also credited with a behind, but those that fall short and are punched/knocked through are given as a rushed behind (and a missed shot to the kicking player). No player is credited for rushed behinds. All other instances where a behind is paid where it hasn't been kicked through are given as rushed behinds.

For the record, rushed behinds have been recorded since 1999 but missed shots (and by extension shots at goal) have only been recorded since 2002. These include shots out on the full and shots falling short and exclude rushed behinds where the ball was carried through or the ball was never kicked towards goal.

The most accurate games including missed shots are:
  • 2004 R12 Carlton v Hawthorn - 29/38 (76.3%)
  • 2004 R20 North v St Kilda - 38/51 (74.5%)
  • 2002 R9 Geelong v Bulldogs - 35/47 (74.5%)
  • 2002 R1 St Kilda v Carlton - 24/33 (72.7%)
  • 2009 R11 Essendon v Adelaide - 39/54 (72.2%)
The least accurate games including missed shots are:
  • 2012 R4 West Coast v Hawthorn - 10/46 (21.7%)
  • 2012 R8 Bulldogs v Gold Coast - 13/54 (24.1%)
  • 2006 R21 Hawthorn v North - 11/43 (25.6%)
  • 2004 R18 Adelaide v North - 10/38 (26.3%)
  • 2008 R1 St Kilda v Sydney - 12/45 (26.7%)
Some may be interested to know that the less than 12 months after that West Coast v Hawthorn clash, in Round 2 this year, the teams combined for 38 goals from 54 shots (70.4%, the 12th highest shot at goal accuracy in a game since 2002).
 
RogersResults said:
No other match has had as many goals with as few behinds (accuracy 79.6). Other notable matches are: ~~~
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I was looking at the 2013 Round 18 Football Record (Answer Man - page 70) earlier today and saw that this 2009 game got a mention. I was very puzzled to see the figure of 70.6 percent accuracy when comparing it with what I had (79.59%), so was interested to see it discussed here. I presume it's simply an error in the AFL publication, and no "magic formula" has been used in the calculation?!

Just six matches have produced a slightly higher proportion of accuracy. The record was established in round 11, 2009, at Etihad Stadium when Adelaide kicked 21.4 (130) to defeat Essendon
18.6 (114). A remarkable 70.6 percent of scores were goals.
 

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35Daicos said:
I was looking at the 2013 Round 18 Football Record (Answer Man - page 70) earlier today and saw that this 2009 game got a mention. I was very puzzled to see the figure of 70.6 percent accuracy when comparing it with what I had (79.59%), so was interested to see it discussed here. I presume it's simply an error in the AFL publication, and no "magic formula" has been used in the calculation?!

Just six matches have produced a slightly higher proportion of accuracy. The record was established in round 11, 2009, at Etihad Stadium when Adelaide kicked 21.4 (130) to defeat Essendon
18.6 (114). A remarkable 70.6 percent of scores were goals.
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Formula of (goals*100) / scoring shots = 75% for 18.6 and 84% for 21.4 - 79.59% for 39.10
I think the 70.6 is a misprint for 79.6
 
Spitta2Azza said:
Which game holds the record for having the highest amount of goals kicked by both sides and least amount of behinds? Was just looking through a score app on my iPhone, Adelaide 21.4.130 to Essendon 18.6.114 in 2009 netted a total match score of 39.10 (244). Has anything is previous history topped this?

FWIW, the above game was played at Etihad, one half with no roof, the other half under cover.
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What app is it?
 
A couple of recent accurate games in the WAFL:

In 2013 at East Fremantle Oval, West Perth defeated East Fremantle 24.8 to 21.3, an accuracy of just over 80%.

And in 2009 at the same ground, Perth won 20.4 to 17.9 (74%).
 

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Spitta2Azza said:
Wow, you're a wealth of knowledge Roger. Thanks for the info!

Conversely, what's the most inaccurate aggregate match? West Coast v Hawthorn from last year would give the title a fair shake, 5.21.51 to 5.16.46 (10.37.97).
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As low scoring as it was I remember that match and it was a really, really good match.
 
Spitta2Azza said:
Which game holds the record for having the highest amount of goals kicked by both sides and least amount of behinds? Was just looking through a score app on my iPhone, Adelaide 21.4.130 to Essendon 18.6.114 in 2009 netted a total match score of 39.10 (244). Has anything is previous history topped this?

FWIW, the above game was played at Etihad, one half with no roof, the other half under cover.
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I was at that match. It was so frustrating because the Crows just couldn't miss in the first half. I could be wrong but I think all their behinds were in the last quarter.
 
Here’s some links to the most accurate combined WAFL scores

WAFL FootyFacts - All Teams

WAFL scoring records, most accurate combined score in a wafl game, most accurate combined score by a team in wafl
waflfootyfacts.net

And then form the most accurate by a team (record set yesterday as Brad pointed out above)

WAFL FootyFacts - All Teams

WAFL scoring records, most accurate score in a wafl game, most accurate score by a team in wafl
waflfootyfacts.net
 
Champion_Data said:
We only pay behinds to players where they have kicked the ball through. Balls touched on the line are also credited with a behind, but those that fall short and are punched/knocked through are given as a rushed behind (and a missed shot to the kicking player). No player is credited for rushed behinds. All other instances where a behind is paid where it hasn't been kicked through are given as rushed behinds.

For the record, rushed behinds have been recorded since 1999 but missed shots (and by extension shots at goal) have only been recorded since 2002. These include shots out on the full and shots falling short and exclude rushed behinds where the ball was carried through or the ball was never kicked towards goal.

The most accurate games including missed shots are:
  • 2004 R12 Carlton v Hawthorn - 29/38 (76.3%)
  • 2004 R20 North v St Kilda - 38/51 (74.5%)
  • 2002 R9 Geelong v Bulldogs - 35/47 (74.5%)
  • 2002 R1 St Kilda v Carlton - 24/33 (72.7%)
  • 2009 R11 Essendon v Adelaide - 39/54 (72.2%)
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One I remember from the 1980s:

- 1987 R5 - Geelong 29.10.184 def Fitzroy 17.7.109
 
Bumping after the North Melbourne vs Collingwood game. 37 goals for 15 behinds. Quite similar to the aforementioned Adelaide vs Essendon game in 2009 which was also at Docklands Stadium. There must be something about the enclosed atmosphere that has some effect on the accuracy, besides obviously keeping the bad weather out. But it makes you wonder why we don't see this phenomenon much more often. I seem to recall that Collingwood vs West Coast in 2022 saw the Eagles score 14.3 as well however we weren't so accurate which cost us the game in the end. Anyway, it'a a bit of a strange quirk about Marvel that perhaps I never noticed before.
 
The match with the least aggregate behinds with an aggregate of 37 goals has been:
Collingwood 19.7-121 vs Brisbane 18.6-114 in Round 7 2018 at the Gabba.

The match with the most aggregate behinds with an aggregate of 37 goals has been:
Nth Melbourne 19.22-136 vs Geelong 18.19-127 in Round 4 1987 at Kardinia Park.
 

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