Off-season Quiz Question

[Mailman]

Got asked this by my dad and a google search proved fruitless.

In one year in the '90s we were top of the ladder and played the 2nd placed team three weeks consecutively.
ie. Each time after we played the 2nd placed team they were replaced by another team into that position who we then played the following week.

Apparently in the 3rd week we lost, the only time in those 3 weeks that we lost.

So when did this occur? 5pts
What are the odds of that happening? 10pts
Has it ever happened before or after? 50pts

 

[compass]

1993:

Round 10: NM d Coll (1 v 2)
Round 11: NM had a bye
Round 12: NM d WCE (1 v 2)
Round 13: NM lost to Haw (1 v 2)

 

[The Filth Wizard]

So....

You don't know the answer to this but you are still handing out points?

Or, is your Dad handing out the points, but twice as many, and you are just gonna pay off the answerer with 'hush-points'?

compass wins by the looks of things.

 

[NICK_ROOBOY83]

1993:

Round 10: NM d Coll (1 v 2)
Round 11: NM had a bye
Round 12: NM d WCE (1 v 2)
Round 13: NM lost to Haw (1 v 2)

Quiz game over!

 

[Mr Reliable]

Got asked this by my dad and a google search proved fruitless.

In one year in the '90s we were top of the ladder and played the 2nd placed team three weeks consecutively.
ie. Each time after we played the 2nd placed team they were replaced by another team into that position who we then played the following week.

Apparently in the 3rd week we lost, the only time in those 3 weeks that we lost.

So when did this occur? 5pts
What are the odds of that happening? 10pts
Has it ever happened before or after? 50pts

The 5 points were too easy, Mailman. I'm after the bonus points.

The odds of that happening are 4,547,332 to 1 and it has never happened before.

How did I go?

 

[The Filth Wizard]

The 5 points were too easy, Mailman. I'm after the bonus points.

The odds of that happening are 4,547,332 to 1 and it has never happened before.

How did I go?

Magic

 

[Mailman]

Compass 5pts
Mr Reliable 55pts (god knows if the responses are 'reliable' though)

Congratulations. Those points will definately come in handy one day.

Dad will be happy....

Cheers for the effort guys...much appreciated

Mailman

 

[Mailman]

Quiz 2

Name teams (including Round/Year) who have won where:
a) The winning teams goal total was 2 less than the losing team (ie. had 13+ behinds more than opponent)
b) The winning teams goal total was 3 less than the losing team (ie. had 19+ behinds more than opponent)

Apparently the later qn has only happened once

 

[kangaroo7]

Quiz 2

Name teams (including Round/Year) who have won where:
a) The winning teams goal total was 2 less than the losing team (ie. had 13+ behinds more than opponent)
b) The winning teams goal total was 3 less than the losing team (ie. had 19+ behinds more than opponent)

Apparently the later qn has only happened once

I can give you the b answer:

North Melbourne 11.21-87 def Richmond 14.2-86 Round 13 1944.

North trailed at three quarter time 13.2 to 7.8, but peppered the goals in the last quarter for a return of 4.13, Alan Crawford kicking the winning point right on the bell.

 

[Mr Reliable]

I can give you the b answer:

North Melbourne 11.21-87 def Richmond 14.2-86 Round 13 1944.

North trailed at three quarter time 13.2 to 7.8, but peppered the goals in the last quarter for a return of 4.13, Alan Crawford kicking the winning point right on the bell.

Great answer, kangaroo7.

I believe Leigh Harding's great grandfather was playing for us in the last 1/4 of that game.

 

[Mailman]

I can give you the b answer:

North Melbourne 11.21-87 def Richmond 14.2-86 Round 13 1944.

North trailed at three quarter time 13.2 to 7.8, but peppered the goals in the last quarter for a return of 4.13, Alan Crawford kicking the winning point right on the bell.

Yep, thats the one. Good details there Kangaroo7.

I wonder how many of the a)'s there has been?

 

[Marstermind]

Yep, thats the one. Good details there Kangaroo7.

I wonder how many of the a)'s there has been?

Just one where North won - Round 12, 1999 against Melbourne at the MCG.

Kangaroos 2.5-17 5.8-38 10.11-71 12.21-93
Melbourne 1.3-9 5.6-36 11.7-73 14.8-92

Goals:Melb - Schwarz 3, Neitz 3, Kowal 2, Farmer 2, Yze 1, Hopgood 1, M.Febey 1, Beams 1
Kang - Carey 4, Harvey 2, Scott 1, Archer 1, Abraham 1, Clayton 1, Welsh 1, King 1
Brownlow - 3-Pickett (K), 2-Chisholm (M), 1-McKernan (K)

Melbourne kicked three goals in the first 6 minutes of the last term to go 19 points up. The last two goals of the game were kicked by Harvey and Archer in the next four minutes to put us 6 points down. The next eight scores of the match were eight North Melbourne points to put us 2 points up. Melbourne got the last point but North grimly hung on to win by a point. Carey was the main culprit in the last term with 3 of the points, Clayton got 2, 2 were rushed and Grant, Harvey and McKernan kicked the others.

We've lost twice kicking 2 more goals than the opposition.
Round 5, 1934 vs Melbourne at Arden Street - 17.14-116 vs 15.28-118
Round 5, 1970 vs Fitzroy at Junction Oval - 7.7-49 vs 5.24-54

There are 16 instances of North winning with one less goal. The most recent was Round 10, 2007 against Melbourne at the MCG. 10.19-79 vs 11.12-78.

There are 17 instances of North losing with one more goal. The most recent was Round 20, 1994 against Geelong at Optus Oval. 11.11-77 vs 10.18-78.

 

[Mailman]

Just one where North won - Round 12, 1999 against Melbourne at the MCG.

Kangaroos 2.5-17 5.8-38 10.11-71 12.21-93
Melbourne 1.3-9 5.6-36 11.7-73 14.8-92

Goals:Melb - Schwarz 3, Neitz 3, Kowal 2, Farmer 2, Yze 1, Hopgood 1, M.Febey 1, Beams 1
Kang - Carey 4, Harvey 2, Scott 1, Archer 1, Abraham 1, Clayton 1, Welsh 1, King 1
Brownlow - 3-Pickett (K), 2-Chisholm (M), 1-McKernan (K)

Melbourne kicked three goals in the first 6 minutes of the last term to go 19 points up. The last two goals of the game were kicked by Harvey and Archer in the next four minutes to put us 6 points down. The next eight scores of the match were eight North Melbourne points to put us 2 points up. Melbourne got the last point but North grimly hung on to win by a point. Carey was the main culprit in the last term with 3 of the points, Clayton got 2, 2 were rushed and Grant, Harvey and McKernan kicked the others.

We've lost twice kicking 2 more goals than the opposition.
Round 5, 1934 vs Melbourne at Arden Street - 17.14-116 vs 15.28-118
Round 5, 1970 vs Fitzroy at Junction Oval - 7.7-49 vs 5.24-54

There are 16 instances of North winning with one less goal. The most recent was Round 10, 2007 against Melbourne at the MCG. 10.19-79 vs 11.12-78.

There are 17 instances of North losing with one more goal. The most recent was Round 20, 1994 against Geelong at Optus Oval. 11.11-77 vs 10.18-78.

WOW ...awesome

Thanks Mastermind....Any chance of knowing how many a)'s there have been across the league?

 

[Mr Reliable]

WOW ...awesome

Thanks Mastermind....Any chance of knowing how many a)'s there have been across the league?

There are some facts that not even Marstermind could or would know, I'm afraid.

 

[Marstermind]

WOW ...awesome

Thanks Mastermind....Any chance of knowing how many a)'s there have been across the league?

Nope...no chance.