IN this week’s edition of Number Crunching, we look at which teams have been the most damaging in this year’s Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition. While it is easy to look at the ladder and see who is doing well, we decided to take a look at which teams have recorded the biggest winning margins and the biggest average winning margins this season.
The top three biggest winning margins all belong to the dominant NT Thunder outfit. The Thunder defeated the Bombers, Melbourne University and even the fourth-placed Cats all by more than 60 points. It is easy to see why the Thunder have the highest percentage in the VFLW, sitting on 219.20 after Round 13.
These three big wins, among many others, have helped contribute to NT’s average winning margin. This margin sits at 45.2 points after 13 rounds, but it could get reduced by the season’s end, as the Thunder faces the Pies and Hawks in the closing rounds of the competition. Surprisingly sitting behind the Thunder in second is Carlton, who has an average winning margin of 34.5 points. Although the Blues have only won four games this season, they have been able to beat teams convincingly, with their biggest winning margin of the season being 46 points. One team that has had to work hard for its wins is Melbourne University. The Mugars have won three games this season with an average winning margin of 5.67 points, and are therefore no stranger to close encounters.
Biggest winning margins (Rounds 1-13)
|
Round |
Score |
Margin |
|
3 |
NT 14.12.96 def Ess 4.0.24 |
72 points |
|
4 |
NT 13.10.88 def Melb Uni 3.1.19 |
69 points |
|
9 |
NT 13.7.85 def Geel 2.8.20 |
65 points |
|
13 |
Geel 10.7.67 def Rich 1.2.8 |
59 points |
|
6 |
WB 12.11.83 def Will 4.3.27 |
56 points |
|
1 |
NT 12.14.86 def Darebin 5.2.32 |
54 points |
|
2 |
Carlton 9.7.61 def WB 2.3.15 |
46 points |
|
11 |
Geel 10.8.68 def Casey 4.3.27 |
41 points |
|
12 |
Carl 7.10.52 def Rich 1.5.11 |
41 points |
|
10 |
NT 7.8.50 def Darebin 1.4.10 |
40 points |
|
5 |
NT 13.5.83 def WB 7.5.47 |
36 points |
|
7 |
Coll 8.5.53 def Carl 2.5.17 |
36 points |
|
8 |
Casey 6.11.47 def Ess 3.3.21 |
26 points |
Highest average winning margins
|
Rank |
Team |
Average winning margin |
|
1 |
NT Thunder |
45.2 |
|
2 |
Carlton |
34.5 |
|
3 |
Richmond |
33.67 |
|
4 |
Geelong Cats |
31.62 |
|
5 |
Williamstown* |
31 |
|
6 |
Darebin |
29.86 |
|
7 |
Western Bulldogs |
24.67 |
|
8 |
Collingwood |
21.9 |
|
9 |
Hawthorn |
19.89 |
|
10 |
Southern Saints |
19.4 |
|
11 |
Casey Demons |
15.4 |
|
12 |
Essendon* |
8 |
|
13 |
Melbourne University |
5.67 |
*These teams have only recorded one win this season.
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