Derby, Showdown, QClash, and Battle of the Bridge

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I went to the Carlton v Melbourne game last night with some friends. After the game we were having a drink in a bar and watching the end of the Derby, where Freo belted the Eagles by 101 points. The conversation turned to whether there had ever been such a large margin in a previous Derby, or any of the other state-based rivalry games. We thought there might have been some games that had similar scores (particularly when Gold Coast and GWS entered the league) but couldn’t remember any specific games.

So, I went and did some digging, and here are the top five margins in the history of the Derby, the Showdown, the QClash (aka Mango Tangle, Pineapple Grapple), and the Battle of the Bridge.

Derby

  • Round 6, 2000: West Coast (178) def Fremantle (61) – 117 points
  • Round 22, 2023: Fremantle (134) def West Coast (33) – 101 points
  • Round 16, 2019: West Coast (122) def Fremantle (31) – 91 points
  • Round 7, 1995: West Coast (151) def Fremantle (66) – 85 points
  • Round 18, 2010: Fremantle (160) def West Coast (85) – 75 points

Showdown

  • Round 20, 2017: Adelaide (130) def Port Adelaide (46) – 84 points
  • Semi Final, 2005: Adelaide (123) def Port Adelaide (40) – 83 points
  • Round 2, 2020: Port Adelaide (110) def Adelaide (35) – 75 points
  • Round 19, 1998: Adelaide (144) def Port Adelaide (70) – 74 points
  • Round 17, 2009: Adelaide (132) def Port Adelaide (62) – 70 points

QClash

  • Round 21, 2019: Brisbane Lions (144) def Gold Coast (53) – 91 points
  • Round 9, 2021: Brisbane Lions (124) def Gold Coast (51) – 73 points
  • Round 4, 2012: Brisbane Lions (111) def Gold Coast (46) – 65 points
  • Round 5, 2015: Gold Coast (118) def Brisbane Lions (54) – 64 points
  • Round 21, 2011: Brisbane Lions (123) def Gold Coast (61) – 62 points

Battle of the Bridge

  • Round 16, 2013: Sydney (171) def Greater Western Sydney (42) – 129 points
  • Round 14, 2012: Sydney (132) def Greater Western Sydney (38) – 94 points
  • Round 21, 2015: Sydney (133) def Greater Western Sydney (44) – 89 points
  • Round 20, 2022: Sydney (112) def Greater Western Sydney (39) – 73 points
  • Round 1, 2012: Sydney (100) def Greater Western Sydney (37) – 63 points

As always, apologies to anyone who has already looked at this stat!