Tigers the only team with a 90%+ winning record in Vic to not win the flag (afl)

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Loss sees Tigers fall short of historic feat

Ben Collins
afl.com.au
Sep 23, 2018

RICHMOND’S shock loss to Collingwood in the preliminary final potentially cost the Tigers some statistical distinctions.

In a result that stunned the football world, Damien Hardwick’s seemingly invincible team suffered a 39-point defeat that, first and foremost, ended their bid to become the first Richmond outfit to win back-to-back premierships since 1973-74.

And they missed out on what would have been another record – a clean sweep of their games in Victoria in the one season.

Before they were sensationally eliminated from the premiership race, the Tigers had an 18-0 record in their home state, which had been achieved just once before – by Collingwood’s ‘Machine’ team back in 1929.

Victory against Collingwood would have lifted Richmond to 19-0 - an unprecedented return in Victoria - while a 20th straight win in the Grand Final, as most experts had predicted, would have made them the first team to go through a season undefeated in Victoria.

Alas, the Tigers now sit fifth on the all-time list when it comes to the highest winning percentages in Victoria in a season.

All the others in the top bracket ended up winning the premiership, while Richmond finished third.

The Tigers’ streak in Victoria was actually 22, given they finished last season with four on the trot on their way to their drought-breaking premiership.

They lost just five games this season, the first four of which were on the road.

HIGHEST WINNING % IN VICTORIA IN A SEASON

(Minimum 15 wins)

Winning %   Club, Year   W-L   Best streak   Placing

95.2%       Carl 1995   20-1     Last 14    Premiers
95.2%       Ess  2000   20-1    First 16    Premiers
95.0%       Carl 1908   19-1    First 11    Premiers
95.0%       Coll 1929   19-1    First 18    Premiers
95.0%       Ess  1950   19-1     Last 14    Premiers
94.7%       Rich 2018   18-1    First 18    3rd
93.8%       SM   1918   15-1     Last 12    Premiers
90.9%       Carl 1987   20-2       11       Premiers
90.9%       Haw  1989   20-2     Last 12    Premiers

Statistics supplied by AFL statistics and history consultant Col Hutchinson.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-09-23/loss-sees-tigers-fall-short-of-historic-feat

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