I read an article in today's Australian by George Megalogenis, (usually a political columnist), about the "True National Competition Ladder since 1997".
The purpose the article is to highlight how disappointing Fremantle and Richmond have been among the current 16 teams, since season 1997, when Port Adelaide came into the competition and the merged Brisbane Lions first appeared.
I was pleasantly surprised to find out that in terms of percentage, Sydney was ranked first with 111.3%. The ranking in order was:
1. Sydney 111.3%
2. Adelaide 110.8%
3. Brisbane 110.3%
4. Geelong 109.8%
5. Port Adelaide 104.9%
6. Essendon 104.6%
7. St Kilda 101.4%
8. North Melbourne 100.7%
9. Collingwood 99.9%
10. W.Bulldogs 99.6%
11. West Coast 99.4%
12. Hawthorn 95.5%
13. Carlton 90.1%
14. Fremantle 89.6%
15. Melbourne 89.45
16. Richmond 88.6%
A few other points:
A. Sydney tops the percentage list notwithstanding that their Minor Premiership year of 1996 is just left out; and their reputation over the past 12 years is being that of a dour defensive team.
B. In terms of win:ratio, Sydney is third (55.8%), behind Geelong (58%) and Port Adelaide (55.9%).
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