History of the Draw, by club.

[bulldogtragic]

I will go from our inclusion into the VFL, and ( ) for before:

FFC/WBFC: 22 draws
WCE: 6
University: 2
Sydney/South: 17 (8)
St Kilda: 21 (4)
Richmond: 20 (3)
Port: 5
North: 18 (2)
Melbourne: 14 (8)
Hawthorn: 10
GWS: 0
GCS: 1
Geelong: 20 (3)
Freo: 0
Fitzroy: 14 (10)
Essendon: 29 (8)
Collingwood: 21 (7)
Carlton: 21 (15)
Brisbane: 8
Adealide: 1

[Bornadog]

Re: History of the Draw, by club.

I think I have seen a lot of those 22

[bulldogtragic]

Re: History of the Draw, by club.

Now to find some made up analysis on the data. We are second on the list, this is the proof we can't win tight matches...

Essendon are streets ahead of us even. This can't be a statistical anomaly. Ergo, proof the VFL & AFL management have been targeting them and trying to reduce their on field success for nearly 150 years. If you're reading this James or Tania, this is your smoking gun. This is my strong legal advice. By strong, I mean made up. And by legal, I mean an anonymous internet comment without any legal basis. But by all means, quote it.

[westdog54]

Re: History of the Draw, by club.

Now to find some made up analysis on the data. We are second on the list, this is the proof we can't win tight matches...

Essendon are streets ahead of us even. This can't be a statistical anomaly. Ergo, proof the VFL & AFL management have been targeting them and trying to reduce their on field success for nearly 150 years. If you're reading this James or Tania, this is your smoking gun. This is my strong legal advice. By strong, I mean made up. And by legal, I mean an anonymous internet comment without any legal basis. But by all means, quote it.

Ahem, its Tah-nia!

[bulldogtragic]

Re: History of the Draw, by club.

Ahem, its Tah-nia!

Tah-nia. It won't happen again. My bad boss.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: History of the Draw, by club.

As for an anolomly, a real one, all the Victorian teams including Fitzroy (not counting University) have had over 20 draws each... Except Hawthorn who only have had 10 draws in 91 years in the VFL/AFL. That's 50% less than the next lowest Victorian club.

Anyone care to offer football or mathematically how this could be?

[Bornadog]

Re: History of the Draw, by club.

Tah-nia. It won't happen again. My bad boss.

Yeah we will get her on to you

[Twodogs]

Re: History of the Draw, by club.

I think I have seen a lot of those 22

The first one I remember well was against Essendon, the score was us 20.8 128 them 19.14-128 1978 or '79 I think. It was at Whitten oval. I couldn't say how many I have seen since. I have vague recollection of a draw that got us into the finals in 1974 but I didn't go for some reason so I have no recall of the game. And I think we drew with Richmond in that time frame too

Yeah we will get her on to you

Geez mate. You could take an eye out with something like that.