2022 By The Numbers
Round 1
10
The average winning margin for all five games in round 1 which is the smallest average margin for a round of fixtures that had five games (31 times overall) beating the previous lowest average margin of 12.4 points in round 7, 2019. The lowest average for a round where a minimum of four games have been played is five points in round 5, 1963 where the margins were 8, 4, 4 and 2 points. The 10-point average margin ranks as the 22nd lowest average for a margin where at least four games have been played in a row.
69.2
The average points scored in the five games played in round 1. This represents the lowest average points scored in round 1 since 2020 where the teams averaged 60.25 points in shortened fixtures. Prior to 2020, the lowest average points scored in round 1 was 67.25 in 2002.
2014
The last year East Perth started their season with a win. The Royals lost in round 1 to East Fremantle in 2015 (by 55 points), Claremont in 2016 (76 points), Peel Thunder in 2017 (17 points), Subiaco in 2018, 2019 and 2021 (118, 79 and 28 points) and in 2020 in round 2 after a round 1 bye to Perth (21 points).
0
The number of points Subiaco scored in the last quarter against South Fremantle. The previous time that the Lions failed to score in a final quarter was against East Perth in round 13, 1992. Subiaco have played 622 games since then.
All scoreless fourth quarters (Since 1898)
207
The number of times a margin of eight points has occurred in the WAFL after South Fremantle defeated Subiaco by that margin in round 1. Eight points is the second most common margin after three points (218 times). The two four points margins were the 200th and 201st times this margin has occurred. Four points is the fourth most common margin.
Overall Margin Distribution Chart (Since 1898)
4256
The number of days between WAFL games for Chris Mayne. This is the 7th longest gap between games.
2
The number of times Peel Thunder have held top spot on the WAFL ladder. The only other time the Thunder held top spot end the end of a round of fixtures was after round 2, 2017.
9
The position Subiaco hold on the ladder after round 1. The Lions had never been lower then 8th on the league ladder since Peel Thunder entered the league in 1997.