What AFL record will stand forever?

[scottydeewah]

Thought it could be an interesting topic coming off the back of this article from the AFL site, which listed 10 (11 if you include the record in the opening) amazing AFL records.

Some will of course stand because teams no longer play at X game, or the finals format has changed. But others are still in play, but just may never be beaten

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/117926/default.aspx

• Scotts 10 in a row as a new coach is pretty epic, but might be beaten by Buckley next year if the pies continue marching on.
• From this list, Fred Fanning kicking 18 will be hard to beat. The game is different now, with only 1 or 2 bags above 10 in any given year - this year nobody has got close!
• Collingwoods 4 consecutive flags will take a lot of beating. Professionalism, salary caps, the draft, more teams and a different finals system.

Random side note. In the states they had a Top10 show of unbeatable sports records. The number 1 was Cal Ripken Jnr, a baseball player who played 2600 odd consecutive games over 16 years. He beat the old mark, that had stood for 56 years by 500 games and is 1300 games in front of third. An EPIC record.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_consecutive_games_played_streaks

Anyone got any others?

 

[Feerits Elf]

Zero University premierships.

 

[vealesy]

119.

That is all.

 

[sprockets]

Only one team has finished on the bottom of the ladder after the H&A season and won the flag.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Hard to see anyone coming close to Michael Tuck's eleven grand final appearances as a player.

 

[Magma]

whoever finishes 17th and wins a spoon

 

[FootyJunkie]

The no Hawthorn/Richmond Final is quite remarkable.

239 by Geelong looks safe I reckon, games are a few minutes shorter than they were back when it was 25 minute quarters with less time on. I think it was Billy Brownless that kicked the score that beat the previous record in the last minute of that game against the Bears in 1992.

Although Geelong themselves did give it a bit of a shake against Richmond at the Dome a few years back.

 

[stmookeyj]

Hard to see anyone coming close to Michael Tuck's eleven grand final appearances as a player.

Or even 426 Premiership Season appearances for that matter.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Or even 426 Premiership Season appearances for that matter.

I dunno, Robert Harvey could have easily gone on for at least one more season and cracked 400. I think Goodes is a chance to get to the 400 club. But eleven grand final appearances? I imagine Pike is the closest since the AFL era began, with six. Just over halfway there...

 

[Thrawn]

Random side note. In the states they had a Top10 show of unbeatable sports records. The number 1 was Cal Ripken Jnr, a baseball player who played 2600 odd consecutive games over 16 years. He beat the old mark, that had stood for 56 years by 500 games and is 1300 games in front of third. An EPIC record

It's not that epic when you consider how many games they play a year. That 2,600+ is quite inflated when you compare to, say, someone who plays a max of 22 - 25 games a year. When you do that adjustment, Tuck's record might be even more impressive.

I'm sure there are records that look better than that in context with the sport they are playing. There are people from other sports who have played for more than 16 years, I'm sure.

 

[stmookeyj]

Not with the way clubs heavily rotate their players throughout a season, and Goodes being 31 would only have 3-4 years tops and only has 290 now.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Collingwood fielding the same lineup for six consecutive weeks (1929).

Charlie Dibbs' unbroken sequence of 219 games without scoring a goal.

Interesting list. Looking forward to Mark Fine's book.

 

[stmookeyj]

It's not that epic when you consider how many games they play a year. That 2,600+ is quite inflated when you compare to, say, someone who plays a max of 22 - 25 games a year. When you do that adjustment, Tuck's record might be even more impressive.

I'm sure there are records that look better than that in context with the sport they are playing. There are people from other sports who have played for more than 16 years, I'm sure.

At the same time though most non-pitchers don't appear in all 156 regular season games in a season.

 

[nickh32]

Brett Allen being the biggest prick to ever umpire the game.

Also Adrian Anderson and Andrew Demetriou playing with and screwing up the games and rules of the game than anybody else who leads the afl.

 

[Donakebab]

Brett Allen being the biggest prick to ever umpire the game.

Also Adrian Anderson and Andrew Demetriou playing with and screwing up the games and rules of the game than anybody else who leads the afl.

Errrr out of the blue but okay then...

It's not that epic when you consider how many games they play a year. That 2,600+ is quite inflated when you compare to, say, someone who plays a max of 22 - 25 games a year. When you do that adjustment, Tuck's record might be even more impressive.

I'm sure there are records that look better than that in context with the sport they are playing. There are people from other sports who have played for more than 16 years, I'm sure.

Nah consecutive games makes it bloody impressive.

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

We were the last team to a) beat and b) lose to fitzroy - we will forever have a connection with them for that I guess

Pav being selected for AA as full back, centre half-forward and full-forward is pretty special - and on the bench - just a centre-line position and sub to go now (probably won't stand forever, but I doubt there will be many who can cover all 3 positions AND get selected)

 

[hawkman]

The record held by Pratt and Hudson of 150 goals in a season.

With much greater defensive structures in place and coaches focusing on a spread of goal kickers, I can't see anyone getting near it

 

[Ron The Bear]

Not with the way clubs heavily rotate their players throughout a season, and Goodes being 31 would only have 3-4 years tops and only has 290 now.

In his 13th season and only missed 6 games since his debut. Unbelievable.

 

[BORK]

I would think that if the sub rule stays (and thats a big if) Goodes could still be a specialist sub in his mid 30s. 400 is not out of his range. Still it seems that way for alot of guys when it only really takes one injury at that stage of their career.

 

[seysearles]

The record held by Pratt and Hudson of 150 goals in a season

That one will go one day. JD could have done in it '92 had we made the GF. He was 6 goals shy of breaking it and would have had 2 additional games to get there.

 

[vjknight]

121,696

 

[hawkman]

That one will go one day. JD could have done in it '92 had we made the GF. He was 6 goals shy of breaking it and would have had 2 additional games to get there.

I agree but the game has changed a lot in the last 20 years though. I think its only 3 players have topped 100 since 2000,the highest being only 113

 

[LightTower4]

That one will go one day. JD could have done in it '92 had we made the GF. He was 6 goals shy of breaking it and would have had 2 additional games to get there.

The thing with that one is in Pratt's day there was only 17 or 18 Home & Away games. South did play in the finals but that is an awesome effort.

Has anyone mentioned Big Jim's 244 games in a row?

 

[calyam]

The thing with that one is in Pratt's day there was only 17 or 18 Home & Away games. South did play in the finals but that is an awesome effort.

Has anyone mentioned Big Jim's 244 games in a row?

Jim's record could go since a few players have made it over 200 games. Still a great record though!

121,696

One day the population will grow to a point where they can support larger stadiums and that one will be beaten.

 

[Wallaby]

Errrr out of the blue but okay then...



Nah consecutive games makes it bloody impressive.

The Ripken record became like Jim Stynes consecutive games record - there were times he played when he clearly wasn't 100% fit to the detriment of his side. But the record became one of the hottest media topics for a couple of years in the states (it was clear he was going for it about 5 years out).

Also, he was playing in Baltimore which was a pretty small team (there is no salary cap in baseball, and the Baltimore owner didn't pay as much as the Yankes or other big teams). So baltimore were never in danger of winning the World Series. the only thing they had going for them was Ripken's record, so the local media played it for all it was worth.

I never quite understand records that have no bearing on the game (like this) - all he did was turn up. It doesn't matter whether he played well or poorly - it's another notch on the record. His turning up had no influence on the result.