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Lake Oval

Melbourne, VIC · capacity 12,000 · last AFL game 1981

games
704
finals
11
grand final
1
average score
75.8
average crowd
17,419
First game
Sydney3 goals 9 behinds, 27 pointsvMelbourne6 goals 8 behinds, 44 pointsR1 8 May 1897
Last game
Sydney10 goals 14 behinds, 74 pointsvNorth Melbourne15 goals 17 behinds, 107 pointsR22 29 Aug 1981
Record crowd
41,000Sydney11 goals 14 behinds, 80 pointsvCarlton12 goals 17 behinds, 89 pointsR13 30 Jul 1932

Clubs

ClubPWLD%
Sydney697380309855.1
Essendon804436055.0
Carlton773637449.4
Geelong742945039.2
Fitzroy733437247.9
Melbourne723042041.7
Collingwood714426162.7
St Kilda711754023.9
Richmond593226155.1
Hawthorn442222050.0
North Melbourne421428033.3
Western Bulldogs411427034.1
University70700.0

Last games

  1. Round 22 · 29 Aug 1981Sydney10 goals 14 behinds, 74 pointsNorth Melbourne15 goals 17 behinds, 107 points
  2. Round 20 · 15 Aug 1981Sydney12 goals 14 behinds, 86 pointsGeelong21 goals 13 behinds, 139 points
  3. Round 16 · 18 Jul 1981Sydney22 goals 19 behinds, 151 pointsSt Kilda16 goals 4 behinds, 100 points
  4. Round 14 · 27 Jun 1981Sydney9 goals 16 behinds, 70 pointsFitzroy14 goals 9 behinds, 93 points
  5. Round 11 · 8 Jun 1981Sydney12 goals 8 behinds, 80 pointsEssendon15 goals 18 behinds, 108 points
  6. Round 8 · 16 May 1981Sydney17 goals 25 behinds, 127 pointsMelbourne12 goals 11 behinds, 83 points
  7. Round 5 · 25 Apr 1981Sydney18 goals 22 behinds, 130 pointsWestern Bulldogs9 goals 14 behinds, 68 points
  8. Round 2 · 4 Apr 1981Sydney16 goals 14 behinds, 110 pointsRichmond22 goals 13 behinds, 145 points
  9. Round 22 · 30 Aug 1980Sydney16 goals 11 behinds, 107 pointsRichmond7 goals 11 behinds, 53 points
  10. Round 20 · 16 Aug 1980Sydney20 goals 14 behinds, 134 pointsFitzroy17 goals 15 behinds, 117 points

Records

Highest scores

  1. 31 goals 9 behinds, 195 pointsSydney v Western BulldogsR18 1979
  2. 29 goals 15 behinds, 189 pointsSydney v St KildaR12 1919
  3. 28 goals 15 behinds, 183 pointsSydney v HawthornR10 1980
  4. 27 goals 13 behinds, 175 pointsSydney v EssendonR2 1977
  5. 26 goals 19 behinds, 175 pointsSydney v St KildaR6 1979

Lowest scores

  1. 0 goals 2 behinds, 2 pointsSt Kilda v SydneyR3 1897
  2. 1 goal 1 behind, 7 pointsSt Kilda v SydneyR8 1901
  3. 0 goals 8 behinds, 8 pointsMelbourne v EssendonSR3 1897
  4. 0 goals 8 behinds, 8 pointsCarlton v SydneyR2 1902
  5. 1 goal 3 behinds, 9 pointsSydney v GeelongR10 1898

Biggest wins

  1. 171Sydney def. St KildaR12 1919
  2. 134Sydney def. St KildaR5 1955
  3. 123Sydney def. HawthornR17 1932
  4. 109Sydney def. GeelongR18 1933
  5. 107Richmond def. SydneyR16 1975

Biggest crowds

  1. 41,000Sydney v CarltonR13 1932
  2. 40,441Sydney v St KildaR18 1923
  3. 40,000Sydney v CollingwoodR12 1959
  4. 38,000Sydney v GeelongR7 1932
  5. 38,000Sydney v CollingwoodR11 1932

Players

Most games

  1. 122John Rantall2 goals
  2. 115Bob Skilton216 goals
  3. 104Vic Belcher30 goals
  4. 99Ron Clegg57 goals
  5. 97Mark Tandy19 goals
  6. 93Len Thomas30 goals
  7. 86David McLeish16 goals
  8. 85Arthur Hiskins34 goals
  9. 80Peter Reville125 goals
  10. 78Peter Bedford164 goals

Most goals

  1. 338Bob Pratt74 games
  2. 216Bob Skilton115 games
  3. 185Ted Johnson66 games
  4. 164Peter Bedford78 games
  5. 155Len Mortimer72 games
  6. 125Peter Reville80 games
  7. 119Austin Robertson74 games
  8. 92Billy Williams45 games
  9. 92Terry Brain snr67 games
  10. 91John Sudholz41 games

Best goal hauls

  1. 15.0Bob PrattSydney v Essendon, R3 1934
  2. 14.0Harold RobertsonSydney v St Kilda, R12 1919
  3. 13.7Doug WadeSydney v Geelong, R17 1967
  4. 12.0Bob PrattSydney v Western Bulldogs, R15 1934
  5. 11.0Bob PrattSydney v Carlton, R12 1933

Grand finals

  1. 1901Essendon6 goals 7 behinds, 43 pointsdef.Collingwood2 goals 4 behinds, 16 points