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St Kilda’s Max King kicked just one goal from eight scoring shots against the Giants in Canberra in round six. Is it unusual for a player to score so many behinds in a match? R. ELLIOTT, VIA EMAIL CH: Comprehensive records of this information have been compiled consistently since the start of the 1955 season. Before that, newspaper reports sometimes highlighted exceptional cases, and for most seasons during the 1930s, tables of players’ match-by-match goals and behinds were usually published. The records indicate that South Melbourne champion Bob Pratt booted between seven and nine behinds in at least 18 separate games, while Harry ‘Soapy’ Vallence and Gary Ablett snr each did it on a dozen occasions. In the Cats’ last three home games at Corio Oval in 1932, key forward George Moloney finished with tallies of 10.10, 11.9 and 8.8. Early in the 1938 season, mercurial Magpies star Ron Todd took 17 marks against the Tigers, but kicked just seven goals from 19 scoring shots. Another five shots went out of bounds. Tom Allen, on debut for Richmond in 1949, kicked a behind with each of his 11 scoring shots. Max King (once), Toby Green (once) and Lance Franklin (six times) are the only current players with at least seven minor scores in a match.
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OFF TARGET: Max King and Lance Franklin (right) react to missed shots at goal this season.
SEVEN OR MORE BEHINDS IN A MATCH (NOTABLE CASES) G/B
PLATER
CLUB
OPPONENT
VENUE
RESULT
0.11
Tom Allen
Richmond
NM, R14, 1949
Punt Rd Oval
Loss
0.10
Stuart Spencer
Melbourne
Geel, R5, 1956
MCG
Loss
1.10
Jack Shelton
1.10
Peter McKenna
2.13
Harry Moyes
2.12
Jack Titus
2.11
Lance Franklin
2.10
Fred Hiskins
2.10
Cliff Rankin
2.10
George Margitich
St Kilda
Rich, R13, 1927
Junction Oval
Loss
Collingwood
Haw, R12, 1969
Victoria Park
Win
St Kilda
Rich, R18, 1922
Junction Oval
Win
Richmond
SM, R4, 1939
Punt Rd Oval
Win
Hawthorn
WB, R21, 2007
Docklands
Win
Essendon
SM, R6, 1901
Lake Oval
Win
Geelong
Rich, SF, 1921
MCG
Loss
Melbourne
Coll, R7, 1933
MCG
Loss Loss
3.14
Norm Ware
Footscray
SM, SF, 1942
Princes Park
4.11
Norm Smith
Melbourne
NM, R7, 1940
Arden St Oval
Win
4.11
Ron Hartridge
South Melb
Geel, R4, 1945
Kardinia Park
Win
4.10
Jack Wrout
Carlton
Melb, R14, 1937
Princes Park
Win
4.10
Claude Curtin
Fitzroy
Geel, R14, 1940
Brunswick St Oval
Win
4.10
Allen Jakovich
Melbourne
Haw, R2, 1994
Waverley Park
Win Win
6.12
Alex Jesaulenko
Carlton
Haw, R2, 1969
Princes Park
6.10
George Moloney
Geelong
Haw, R9, 1933
Corio Oval
Win
7.12
Ron Todd
Collingwood
Rich, R3, 1938
Punt Rd Oval
Loss
10.11
Vin Gardiner
Carlton
St K, R15, 1911
Princes Park
Win
10.10
George Moloney
Geelong
Melb, R15, 1932
Corio Oval
Win
11.11
Fred Fanning
Melbourne
Haw, R11, 1944
Glenferrie Oval
Win
12.10
Norm Smith
Melbourne
Foots, R17, 1941
MCG
Win
lockdown continuing in Victoria and some border restrictions still in place, the AFL had to move four matches in the first of the bye rounds. The clash between Melbourne and Brisbane, originally scheduled in Alice Springs, was shifted to Giants Stadium, while the St Kilda-Sydney game was moved from Marvel Stadium to the SCG and the Carlton-West Coast clash from the MCG to the SCG. The biggest fixture change saw the annual Dreamtime at the ’G game between Essendon and Richmond transferred to Optus Stadium where 55,656 fans watched the Tigers win by 39 points. Essendon’s Darcy Parish won the Yiooken Trophy after a club-record 44 disposals. The Demons kicked off the round in style, coming from 20 points down at half-time to defeat the Lions by 22 points. Jamie Elliott returned from injury to boot six goals as Collingwood downed Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in a fly-in, fly-out mission. The Blues ordered a mid-season review of their football department after a disappointing loss to an injury-hit Eagles.
CAN YOU ASSIST? u The AFL is seeking the dates of death for the following players. Originating from Yarraville, Patrick John McDonald played for Essendon in 1918-19. He was born on March 27, 1897. In 1920, Raymond Paul Ross,
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born on May 2, 1900, came from St Paul’s, Ascot Vale, to join the Dons. Born on May 10, 1900, James Scott Sutherland represented South Melbourne in 1924 after being cleared by local club Leopold. Maxwell
Herbert Glass, born on October 2, 1925, played for the Swans in 1945 after joining the club from South Melbourne Boys. If you can assist, contact Col Hutchinson at col.hutchinson@afl.com.au.
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