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I reckon this will really test Spelly.
Has a winless team ever won its first game of the season by 100+ points?

Excluding the 1st Round:

Round 2 1921
Port 6.5 10.10 14.16 19.21 (135)
Glenelg 1.1 2.4 3.5 3.10 (28)
Alberton
(Port lost the first round by 20 points)

Round 2 1924
Sturt 4.2 10.4 16.7 25.9 (159)
Glenelg 2.3 2.5 3.9 7.12 (54)
Glenelg, 4156
(Sturt lost the first round by 11 points)

Round 4 1964
Glenelg 3.3 4.6 15.11 20.16 (136)
Central 1.2 3.7 3.9 3.10 (28)
Adelaide, 4101
(Glenelg lost the first round by 23 points, drew with Norwood in the 2nd and lost the third round by 57 points)

Round 2 1980
Port 4.5 13.13 21.16 27.20 (182)
Norwood 4.3 5.4 7.6 11.8 (74)
Alberton, 13352
(Port drew in the first round with Central)

Round 6 1984
North 6.5 11.7 22.10 27.12 (174)
Woodville 4.2 7.4 8.6 10.11 (71)
Prospect, 2967
(North had a percentage of 43.81 after 5 rounds, Woodville was 7th)

Round 4 2001
Sturt 3.4 11.12 18.17 25.26 (176)
North 3.2 4.3 6.5 7.7 (49)
Unley, 2791
(Sturt lost by 16, 49 and 14 points to Glenelg, West and Eagles respectively. Sturt were 8th, North 9th)

You're a marvel, spelly. Two hours wasn't bad for that little teaser!

Benchwarmer wrote:You're a marvel, spelly. Two hours wasn't bad for that little teaser!

It would have been 20 minutes if the site didn't go down just before I was going to answer it.

Here's one for you Spelly. Sorry can't resist asking. What was each sides first ever win by 100+ points in terms of when it happened?

Round 2 1921
Port 6.5 10.10 14.16 19.21 (135)
Glenelg 1.1 2.4 3.5 3.10 (28)
Alberton

Round 14 1921
Norwood 4.5 11.9 15.13 20.17 (137)
Glenelg 2.3 2.5 3.5 5.7 (37)
Norwood

Round 2 1924
Sturt 4.2 10.4 16.7 25.9 (159)
Glenelg 2.3 2.5 3.9 7.12 (54)
Glenelg, 4156

Round 15 1936
South 5.8 12.13 19.19 24.26 (170)
West 2.4 3.6 5.9 8.12 (60)
Unley, 1200

Round 17 1936
North 9.1 13.3 21.12 31.16 (202)
Glenelg 1.4 5.11 6.13 7.14 (56)
Adelaide, 4457

Round 17 1940
West 3.5 8.11 13.18 27.28 (190)
North 4.4 6.9 10.11 11.12 (78)
Adelaide, 4141

Round 10 1948
Torrens 1.10 10.17 13.21 20.32 (152)
South 1.6 3.7 6.11 6.11 (47)
Thebarton, 4000

Round 4 1964
Glenelg 3.3 4.6 15.11 20.16 (136)
Central 1.2 3.7 3.9 3.10 (28)
Adelaide, 4101

Round 20 1971
Central 6.0 15.7 22.12 27.19 (181)
South 0.4 0.8 1.8 4.12 (36)
Adelaide, 5236

Round 15 1985
Woodville 6.5 10.7 17.10 25.16 (166)
Torrens 2.2 5.7 5.10 6.13 (49)
Football Park, 9844 D/H

Round 19 1991
Eagles 4.3 14.5 21.7 27.12 (174)
Sturt 3.3 4.5 6.6 8.8 (56)
Football Park, 3387

BTW the North result earnt them enough percentage to sneak into the final four ousting Norwood by .4%

Leaping Lindner wrote:=D>

BTW the North result earnt them enough percentage to sneak into the final four ousting Norwood by .4%

Ah yes, Norwood lost this match:

Round 17 1936
Port 12.3 15.5 19.9 22.11 (143)
Norwood 7.3 11.8 13.13 18.19 (127)
Norwood, 10900

The 1st quarter is still that quarters record for the highest scoring aggregate - 19.6 (120)

spell_check wrote:Excluding the 1st Round:


Round 6 1984
North 6.5 11.7 22.10 27.12 (174)
Woodville 4.2 7.4 8.6 10.11 (71)
Prospect, 2967
(North had a percentage of 43.81 after 5 rounds, Woodville was 7th)

Gee if the www had been around back in '84 imgaine the debate on the roost after losing thie first five.....

WE ARE NOT WORTHY!!!!!

North only won six games in '84 but had a % of over 50.