Dear Spell Check - Elimination finalists - where are they no

[Rushby Hinds]

With last years 2 elimination finalists dropping to the also rans, can you please enlighten me to the following season positions if both teams who played in the elimination final for the last 20 seasons?


(Or longer if it's easy)

[spell_check]

1982 - Glenelg and Central (7th and 8th in 1983)
1985 - West and Sturt (7th and 8th in 1986)
1996 - Eagles and West (7th and 6th in 1997)
2006 - South and Port (8th and 6th in 2007)

[Rushby Hinds]

umm, so is that only the years when both elimination finalists crashed and burned?


What about a % of teams that make the elimination final making the finals again the year after please.

[Dogwatcher]

Spelly - do you need a manager?

[LPH]

Spelly - do you need a manager?

Or at least a File Manager !!!

[SnappyTom]

umm, so is that only the years when both elimination finalists crashed and burned?


What about a % of teams that make the elimination final making the finals again the year after please.

Aren't rushed behinds only worth one point?

[spell_check]

Perhaps I need both a manager and a file manager.

54.5% of Elimination finallists have made the finals the next year - 36 out of 66.

[kirky]

Spelly, I know this doesn't relate to elimination finals but how many times has the loser of the Qualifying final gone out in straight sets? I reckon its more than 50%.

[spell_check]

Spelly, I know this doesn't relate to elimination finals but how many times has the loser of the Qualifying final gone out in straight sets? I reckon its more than 50%.

19 out of 33 times - 57.6%
9 lost the Preliminary
5 times they have made the Grand Final - 1973, 1976, 1979, 1983 and 2005
Only Sturt in 1976 has won the flag out of that.

[Booney]

umm, so is that only the years when both elimination finalists crashed and burned?


What about a % of teams that make the elimination final making the finals again the year after please.

Aren't rushed behinds only worth one point?

Very clever,I got it.

[Rushby Hinds]

Perhaps I need both a manager and a file manager.

54.5% of Elimination finallists have made the finals the next year - 36 out of 66.

Not good really.

as 55.6% of all teams make the finals every year!

Therefore by making the elim final you lessen your chances of being in the finals the year after!

[Rushby Hinds]

Now that Spelly has proven that Sturt are actually LESS likely to make the finals next year because they "only" made the elimination final......


Mr Check, what is the % of teams that play in the first semi final that make the top 5 the year after?



Thanks.

[Grahaml]

Not quite correct there. For most of the time there was a 50% chance of making the finals so you would need to take into account when deciding whether a team is more or less likely to make the finals again the next year.