Round 18 - Last Round for the losers

[caspar]

Buckley is a *smile*

'Port are the best side in the competition and we are either close to them or far away from them'

Yeah good one bucks, oh wise *smile*.

Far away from them?

 

[leon]

Umpires couldn’t get Collingwood over the line. Frees 15 to 9

They tried all year; but probably got them into finals.

 

[leon]

Cant wait to watch an elimination final of Eagles v pies

Bucks sure looked excited about it at end of match!

 

[leon]

Pies lost 4 of their last 7. Have beaten North, Blues and Gold Coast. They are going to be cleaned up in their final against Eagles.

Will be sweet. Hell, they might even lose a free-kick count over there! Can't wait.

 

[leon]

bucks speaking on positives but looking sour and livid and knows they are *smile*

Don't worry. He will always have Eddie for comfort.

 

[22nd Man]

I guess Eddie will now be off to WA

Any nightclubs open there?

 

[22nd Man]

what happened to the teal? Black white and grey, mostly grey, is the dreariest jumper ever.

Was thinking they were almost invisible out there.

 

[Streak]

I reckon the Pies will beat the Eagles.

The media over here is already talking about the fact that they beat the Pies by 66 points in Round 8! If that isn't a deluded from guide to use, I don't know what is.

Problem is they are forgetting they were nearly at full strength that game, but Collingwood were without De Goey, Pendelbury and Sidebottom.

I want the Pies to win, then get hammered just when they are thinking they are a chance.

 

[Baloo]

I'd prefer Pies out straight away. Shut Eddie up as quick as possible.

 

[MD Jazz]

Buckley is a *smile*

'Port are the best side in the competition and we are either close to them or far away from them'

Yeah good one bucks, oh wise *smile*.

He looked confused and distracted. I think he was waiting for a text from Molic about when they were playing their next match. (Heard he got flogged and is keen for revenge)

 

[year of the tiger]

I'd prefer Pies out straight away. Shut Eddie up as quick as possible.

perfect and the cats can join them too.

 

[Jetboy]

I guess Eddie will now be off to WA

Well, he’s just spent the last day squirming his way out of the nightclub issue by saying “I’m not in the Hub, I’m here as a media reporter”......therefore, he has no reason to travel to Perth with the team. Surely fox footy won’t have him over there commentating the game.......
So, it’ll be interesting to see what crap he comes out with when he is spotted in Northbridge drowning his sorrows with his son at some seedy dive

 

[seven]

Thought he was a citizen of Queensland.
Like qld is another country

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

Geelong's team on Sunday was the oldest ever, taking the record off Richmond's R15 1923 side.

 

[larabee]

Geelong's team on Sunday was the oldest ever, taking the record off Richmond's R15 1923 side.

That's old all right. Most of those guys are dead!

 

[TrialByVideo]

Geelong's team on Sunday was the oldest ever, taking the record off Richmond's R15 1923 side.

Amongst your beautifully maintained lists of stuff @LeeToRainesToRoach would you know what's the oldest team to win the flag and where we figure with say our most recent team?
No rush... anytime within the next half hour would be good

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

Amongst your beautifully maintained lists of stuff @LeeToRainesToRoach would you know what's the oldest team to win the flag and where we figure with say our most recent team?
No rush... anytime within the next half hour would be good

Our oldest team this year was last week's @ 26.68. The return of Lynch and Prestia at the expense of younger players will likely make it the oldest Richmond team since the 1930's.

Oldest premiership teams on GF day

Rank	Avg Age	Club	Year	All-time rank / 31,534
1	27.83	Haw	2015	36
2	27.73	Ess	1923	49
3	27.68	Fitz	1944	55
4	27.55	Coll	1903	93
5	27.29	Carl	1908	193
6	27.27	Geel	2011	200
7	27.01	P.A.	2004	390
8	26.95	Coll	1919	439
9	26.92	Rich	1921	474
13	26.77	Rich	1934	674
20	26.48	Rich	2019	1,278
33	26.01	Rich	1920	3,064
53	25.40	Rich	1943	7,278
58	25.32	Rich	1980	7,944
59	25.30	Rich	1974	8,074
68	25.18	Rich	1932	9,223
72	25.12	Rich	2017	9,780
92	24.45	Rich	1973	16,950
112	23.46	Rich	1969	26,185
113	23.46	Rich	1967	26,237
121	22.94	Coll	1958	29,198

Oldest premiership teams over H&A season

Rank	Avg Age	Club	Year	H&A Pos	Age Rank	All-time rank / 1,532
1	26.91	Fitz	1944	2nd	1st	9
2	26.86	Rich	1921	2nd	1st	12
3	26.82	Haw	2015	3rd	1st	15
4	26.79	Ess	1924	1st	1st	17
5	26.72	Coll	1919	1st	2nd	21
6	26.68	Geel	2011	2nd	1st	24
7	26.65	Coll	1902	1st	1st	26
8	26.47	Coll	1903	1st	1st	41
9	26.40	Rich	1920	1st	3rd	49
20	25.90	Rich	1934	1st	2nd	155
(23)	25.83	Rich	2020	3rd	8th	172
40	25.44	Rich	1943	1st	6th	296
57	25.03	Rich	1980	3rd	6th	503
58	25.03	Rich	2019	3rd	11th	505
73	24.70	Rich	1932	2nd	6th	686
77	24.65	Rich	2017	3rd	14th	710
83	24.47	Rich	1974	1st	2nd	803
92	24.12	Rich	1973	2nd	1st	1,004
115	23.21	Rich	1967	1st	6th	1,370
116	23.10	Rich	1969	4th	5th	1,397
123	22.82	Melb	1955	1st	11th	1,458

The three-month pause after Round 1 warps this year's numbers upward by about 0.20.

The age of the competition fluctuates a bit (from 25.30 in the 1920's to 23.15 in the 1950's; 25.58 in 2020) but the moral of the story is, flags are generally won by mature teams.

 

[Baloo]

L2R2D2, what's the gap between the oldest and youngest teams we fielded this year?

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

L2R2D2, what's the gap between the oldest and youngest teams we fielded this year?

Last few, H&A only

Year	Max	Min	Diff
2020	26.68	25.10	1.58
2019	25.89	23.89	2.00
2018	25.97	24.89	1.08
2017	25.12	24.27	0.85
2016	25.49	24.23	1.26

 

[year of the tiger]

There is a difference between being a mature aged team and a straight out old team - one hopes.