Oliver Gigacz

Sydney in the VFL and AFL today...

Sydney
14.18 (102)

Opposition
45.16 (286)

#AFLSwansCrows

Gather Round Ladder (2023-2025)

Hottest V/AFL matches at Kardinia Park in the 18 team era (2012 onwards)…

30.7 - GEELONG V FREMANTLE (R1 2025)
30.4 - Geelong v Adelaide (R1 2014)
29.6 - Geelong v St. Kilda (R1 2024)
26.4 - Geelong v West Coast (R7 2016)

*Max temp recorded in Geelong that day.

#AFLCatsFreo

2025 is the first V/AFL season where the majority of listed players were born in the 21st century...

Century
20th – 48.1% (380)
21st – 51.9% (410)

Decade
1980s – 0.5% (4)
1990s – 40.6% (321)
2000s – 58.9% (465)

#AFLGiantsPies

Umpire Eloise Sheridan finishes the Women's Ashes with just 1 DRS decision being overturned from 15 reviews.

Below is the complete DRS table for the series.

#Ashes | #WAshes

No DRS in that game and the NZ T20 has no Elite Umpires.

Joel Wilson finishes 2024 as the umpire* with the highest percentage of DRS decisions overturned with 35%.

Despite retiring, Marais Erasmus finished with the lowest percentage of 14%.

*Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in Men's Tests, ODIs & T20Is in the calendar year.

#AUSvIND

Closest #AFLW finals…

1 - PORT 7.8 (50) d. HAW 6.13 (49) - 2SF 2024
1 - NM 4.8 (32) d. ADEL 4.7 (31) - 2PF 2023
2 - BRIS 6.3 (39) d. ADEL 5.7 (37) - 1QF 2023
2 - NM 2.4 (16) d. GEEL 1.8 (14) - 1EF 2022B
2 - NM 5.4 (34) d. COLL 5.2 (32) - 1SF 2020

#AFLWHawksPower #AFLWFinals

3rd lowest finals crowd ever and the first final at Norwood Oval under 4,000…

1,174 - Melbourne v Fremantle (2QF 2021)
1,274 - North Melbourne v Fremantle (2QF 2022A)
2,011 - ADELAIDE V FREMANTLE (1SF 2024)
2,392 - Brisbane v Richmond (1QF 2022B)
2,439 - Richmond v North Melbourne (1SF 2022B)

Today’s first semi-final is just the third AFLW match to be played in Adelaide with the maximum temperature above 35°C...

37.9 - Adelaide v Western Bulldogs (R1 2019)
35.7 - ADELAIDE V FREMANTLE (1SF 2024)
35.2 - Adelaide v Geelong (R3 2019)

#AFLWCrowsFreo