Geelong v Carlton
Each week Michael Rogers gives us an exclusive look at the stats and facts that matter for the Cats.
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At the end of the 1987 Geelong's win percentage for all matches vs Carlton reached its lowest point at 41.5%. Since then the Cats have won 23 of 37 matches vs the Blues to lift the running win percentage to over 45% for the first time since 1971.
By the end of the 1908 season, Geelong and Carlton had each scores 1,147 points against each other. Since then Geelong has been 'in the red' against Carlton with the accumulated points deficit peaking at -1,599 points at the end of the 1988 season.
In the first 13 seasons of this century (2001-13), Geelong played the least of its matches vs Carlton, meeting the Blues 16 times. Next least: Essendon (17) and Richmond (18). Most: Hawthorn (24) and St Kilda (23).
After Geelong's previous greatest loss in all four quarters* by at least 18 points each quarter vs the Swans in round 18 1933 (Geelong 6.10-46 vs Sydney/SM 23.17-155), the Cats' next match was a semi-final vs Carlton. Geelong won 12.12-84 vs Carlton 10.11-71.
* Now 23 points each quarter to the Swans in round 11 2014. In the 1933 match Geelong lost the quarters by 18, 31, 24, and 36 points and by 25, 23, 31, and 31 points in the 2014 match.
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No other pairing at Docklands Stadium has produced as many lossless matches as has Geelong vs Carlton. (Nth Melbourne have played Melbourne seven times at Docklands for seven wins.
The highest attendance for a Geelong vs Carlton match at Docklands was 48,429 round 9 2011.
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Carlton have worse record than Geelong against all opponents in the period.
2014 matches vs teams placed 1-9 on the ladder after round 11
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2014 matches vs teams placed 10-18 on the ladder after round 11
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Geelong's last 24 matches vs Carlton have resulted in 17 wins and 7 losses with a percentage of 112.17%.
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Only Essendon (15) and Collingwood (13) have had more 60-point wins vs Carlton.
Only Essendon (30) and Collingwood (26) have had more 40-point wins vs Carlton.
No team has won as many matches in all four quarters vs Geelong as has Carlton. Next most: Collingwood 12 and Sydney/SM 11.
Carlton in 2010 was the last team to lose and win vs Geelong in all four quarters in the same season. Previous: West Coast in 1989 and Collingwood in 1979.
Geelong's next best winning streak vs Carlton has been five wins 1997-9 and five wins 2004-8.
Geelong first conceded a century score vs Carlton in round 3 1906 (16.10-106).
Geelong first scored a century vs Carlton in round 18 1923 (15.13-103) which was their 15th century score up till then,
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Geelong has finished ahead of Carlton on the final season ladder in 49 of the 114 seasons that they have competed against each other in.
Since Geelong last has a season win% under 20% in 1945, 74 teams (including four Carlton teams) have finished their seasons with winning percentages of less than 20%.
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Teddy Holligan was a tall centre half-forward and Victorian representative who played only in winning sides in the 21 matches he played in against Carton and St Kilda.
