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• Its 55th win from 91 Finals played 1916-2020.

• Its 9th Final with a margin of 1 goal or less and the 7th that it has won.

• Its 2nd lowest winning score in a Final. Lowest: 5.6-36 vs Carlton 4.8-32 in the 1921 Grand Final.

• Its lowest winning score vs Port Adelaide. Previous: 11.10-76 vs 5.13-43 in Round 8 2015 and 11.10-76 vs 8.15-63 in Round 15 2017.

• Its 9th win from 23 matches vs Port Adelaide played in S.A.

• Only the 2nd match that it has won where the result of each quarter had a margin of  4 or fewer points. Previous:
  
   

• Its 11th win from 17 Preliminary Finals played (1919-2020) and 3rd won from 5 played under the current Finals System (2000-20).

• Its 3rd win from six Finals played outside of Victoria.

• Its 25th win (1 drawn) from 39 matches played 1908-2020 that were even at 1/2 time and its first won since Round 12 2000 vs Brisbane at the Gabba.

• The 2020 Grand Final will be its 23rd.

• Its 13th loss from 25 Finals played 1999-2020.

• Its 6th Final with a margin of 1 goal or less and the 4th that it has lost.

• Its 3rd Preliminary Final loss after finishing in 1st place of the ladder. Previous: 202 and 2003. (It won in 2004 by 6 pts. vs St Kilda.)

• Its equal lowest score in a Final. Equal: 5.10-40 vs Adelaide 18.15-123 in the 2005 Semi-Final. (Also its equal lowest score in a match played in S.A.)

• The lowest score that it has ever lost to. Previous: 7.13-55 vs GWS Giants 8.8-56 in Round 19 2019 at the Adelaide Oval.

• Only the 2nd match that it has won where the result of each quarter had a margin of  4 or fewer points. Previous:
  

• Its 5th loss  from 9 matches played  that were even at 1/2 time - including all of the last 4 (2010-20)

• It percentage of 134.1% this year, is its highest ever from a complete season. Previous: 133.8% in 2004.

• Its For and Against Percentage from 2nd quarter results this year of 168.1% was its highest ever for a season. Previous: 153.5% in 2004

• The 3rd time that it has placed 3rd. Previous: 2002 and 2014.

• Only the 2nd Final played by these two against each other. (Brisbane won the 2004 Preliminary Final - 12.12-84 vs Geelong 10.15-75.)

• The 8th Final under the current Finals System (2000-20) between teams placed 4th and 2nd on the Final Ladder and the first won by the 4th placed team.

• The 31st match between these two with a margin of 40 pts. or more and the 21st won by Geelong - including 13 of the last 14 2006-20.

• The 20th match between these two played at the Gabba and the 11th won by Geelong - including 7 of the last 10 - 2009-20.

• Its 17th wins from its last 20 matches vs Brisbane is its equal most from its last 20 matches against all opponents. Equal: 17 wins vs WB/Footscray.

• Its 55th win from 124 Finals played 1897-2020 and its 19th win from 39 Finals played under the current Finals System 2000-20.

• Its 13th win from 31 Preliminary Finals played 1930-2020 and its 5th win from 11 Preliminary Finals played under the current Finals System 2000-20.

• The 40th Final that it has played with a margin of 40 pts. or more and the 22nd that it has won.

• Its 2nd win from 7 Finals played outside of Victoria.

• Its percentage of 141.0% is currently its highest for a complete season since 157.0% in 2011.

• Its 2nd quarter win percentage of 52.5% is currently its lowest for a season since 43.8% in 2005.

• Its 3rd quarter win percentage of 72.5% is currently its highest since 82.0% in 2013.

• This year's Grand Final will be its 18th. (Won 9 previously).

• The 2020 Grand Final will also be its 19th Final - the most by any team in the 18-team competition 2012-20.
  2nd Most: Sydney 18 Finals, 3rd Most: Hawthorn 17 Finals. (The Grand Final will also be its 40th Final since the introduction of the current Finals System in 2000.)

• Its 17th losses from its last 20 matches vs Geelong is its equal most from its last 20 matches against all opponent. Equal: 17 losses vs Richmond.

• Its 11th loss from 29 Finals played 1995-2020.

• Its 3rd loss from 7 Preliminary Finals played 1996-2020.

• The 17th Final that it has played with a margin of 40 pts. or more and the 7th that it has lost - including all of the last 4 - 2004-20.

• Its 3rd loss from 16 Finals played at the Gabba - including 3 of the last 4 - 2019-20.

• Its 4th loss from 24 matches played at the Gabba 2019-20.

• Its first season failing to score 100 pts. in a match.

• Its win percentage this year of 78.9% was its second highest for a season. Highest: 80.0% in 2002 and 2003.

• Its for and against percentage from 2nd quarter results this year of 168.9% was its highest ever for a season. Previous: 160.5% in 1999.

• The 2nd time that it has placed 4th in the final season rankings. Previous: 1999 after losing the Preliminary Final to Nth Melbourne.

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