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GEORGE ANDREW
FINDS
SOME...
FOOTBALL
FACTS
Now that every League team has
Imet the other 11, I've been through
my record book and made some interesting
discoveries. For instance—
391
players
have
ken
part in the 11
amcs this season.
Richmond
have
elded the most — 39,
h i 1 e
Geelong and
itz.roy have played the
east — 29 each.
Only 83 of the 391
. layers have
appeared
in the 11 frames. Nine
'players
from
Geelong:.
Essendon.
South
Melbourne
and
Melbourne
have
appeared in all
(amcs.
• Surprisingly enough
Colling-wood provide the
least number of players
who have appeared in
ail (fames —3 (Merrett,
K. Rose and R. Richards).
fi> Only four
players
have
scored
goals in
every
game.
Thev are
John Coleman (62). Bob
McKenzie (26). Alan
Ruthven
(20) and Ian
Gillett
(20).
These players have
every team
except the
one
named in parentheist—Flanegan
(Richmond)
, Goninon
(Carlton),
Coghla n (St.
Kilda), Marchesi (Carlton),
Bennett
(North
Melbourne).
• 92 first year players
have
been
used
wifli
the 12 clubs but
they
include 16 who have
transferred from other
clubs. league or association.
Only 37
players
have played more than
100
games
with
their
respective
teams.
Lou Richards (Collingwood)
and Bill
Hutchison
(Essendon)
have
each
played 217
fames.
• The highest "gate"
this season was £2695—
Geelong v. Essendon. 16
May.
• Highest score —
Geelong 21.10.136 v.
Fitzroy. 13th June.
0 Lowest score. Fitzroy
1.0.6 v. Foolscay,
23 May.
• After a thrilling
opening game in which
Richmond defeated
Melbourne by 6 points,
few expected them to
be 10th and 12th respectively
after the completion
of 11 games.
Below is a table
showing how the players
have performed with
their respective clubs.
H,
Carlton
32
Collingwood
..
31
Essendon .. .. 30
Fitzroy
29
Footscray ... 36
Geelong
29
Hawthorn ....
33
Melbourne ...
33
Nth. Melbourne
33
Richmond .... 39
St. Kilda ...
32
Sth Melbbourne
34
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