Tag: AFL

Facts and Figures

Average Score: 102.6 points per team, ten of 18 teams scored over 100 points.
Average Winning Margin: 42.44 per game, five of nine games had a margin that was decided by more than 55 points.

Fun Facts

Errol Gulden had leather poisoning, as arguably the Swans best player followed up his 47 disposal game in Round 23, with 41 in Round 24.

Max Hall became the third St Kilda player in a match to record 15+ contested possessions and 700+ metres gained.

Ben King became the only player to kick at least one goal game in every game this season.

Leonardo Lombard kicked a career-high three goals.

Collingwood conceded the most points in a game under coach Craig McRae; the Lions scored 159 points.

Francis Evans kicked a career-high five goals.

Carlton have only had two losses since Round 10.

Port Adelaide is the only club in VFL/AFL history that have never won a wooden spoon.

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Facts and Figures

Average Score: 89.67 points per team, six of 18 teams scored at least 110 points.
Average Winning Margin: 32.89 points per game, even though there were two draws, six of nine games were decided by a margin of four goals or more.

Fun Facts

For the first time in the history of the VFL/AFL there was a second draw in the season between the same two teams; Hawthorn and Collingwood.

There were two draws in a Round in VFL/AFL history for the first time since Round 7, 1977.

Chris Fagan has coached the most games for Brisbane Lions, with 238 games, surpassing Leigh Matthews.

Tom Lynch played his 250th game, James Sicily, Aliir Aliir and Luke Ryan their 200^th, Noah Anderson, Zach Guthrie and Jack Silvagni played their 150^th and Kade Chandler played his 100^th.

Max Gawn played his 150^th game as Demons captain.

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Facts and Figures

Average Score: 81.94 points per team, eight of 18 teams scored 100 points or more.
Average Winning Margin: 36.89 points per game, three of nine games had a margin of more than 11 goals.

Fun Facts

Aaron Naughton has kicked at least a goal in 33 consecutive games, the most of any player in the competition.

North Melbourne won against a top-8 team for the first time in their past 38 games and they broke a 35-year drought without a win on a Thursday, with a victory over the Western Bulldogs.

Jack Gunston has kicked 50+ goals in six seasons.

Ryan Lester played his 250^th game, Jarrod Berry played his 200^th game and Jason Horne-Francis played his 100^th game.

Chris Fagan has coached the Lions in 237 games, the same amount as Leigh Matthews, but Fagan has one more win, with 143 and Leigh Matthews coached three draws, one more than Fagan.

Nick Watson was goalless for the first time since Round 14, 2025.

The first time in 11 years one of Brayden Maynard, Darcy Moore or Jeremy Howe hasn’t played for Collingwood.

Jye Amiss has kicked multiple goals 15 times this season and kicked a career-high five goals in Round 22.

Oliver Dempsey and Oliver Henry kicked an equal career high four goals.

The Dockers lost their second game of the season, after leading at three quarter time.

Izak Rankine recorded the highest ranking points in a game by any Adelaide Crows player, since the stat has been recorded.

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