A little bit of trivia...

Draws and least wins
(posted 17 June 2002)

Saints have now had three draws this year. This has only happened three times before: In 1950, 1968 and 1993. The Steelers also played three draws in 1997.

Taking out the less than impressive Steelers' record, Saints have never lost more than 14 games in a season. The years 1922 (18 rounds), 1926 (18 rounds), 1990 (22 rounds) and 2000 (26 rounds) saw 14 losses for the season.

The least wins Saints have include:
Two wins in 1921, 1922, and 1926.
Three wins in 1924, 1936 and 1938.
Four wins in 1932 and 1945.

The best seasons for Saints, ie most wins, are too numerous to list with 39 seasons of 12 wins or more.

In comparison, in 2002, after 14 rounds (12 more rounds to go):
3 wins, 7 losses, 3 draws, 1 bye.

If Saints get one more draw in 2002, they have set a new record.

Saints finally get in the black
(posted 20 July 2002)

Saints' round 19 win over Souths saw them go into the black on the for-and-against ratio for the first time in 2002.

Throughout the season, Saints have had more points against but the 48-10 win over the Rabbitohs saw them finally gain an advantage after previously being in the red. After 19 rounds, Saints are 18 points in the black with 448 points for and 430 points against.

Saints & Sharks versus the threes
(posted 19 September 2002)

The upcoming match in the 2002 semi finals will see St George and Cronulla break an unusual deadlock. Since the Sharks joined the competition in 1967, the two teams have played 69 times. The win / loss / draw figures for both teams couldn't be simpler and are as follows:

Won: 33
Loss: 33
Drawn: 3

Who's into the number three?

This unusual statistic will be broken after Saturday night's semi final match when the Dragons take on Cronulla.

The two teams have only met twice before in Finals Football. In 1973 (won by Sharks 18-0) and 1999 (won by St George 24-8).

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