Have the Melbourne Storm really beaten the 1935 Roosters' point scoring record?

[Carlos Parra]

The commentators on Fox are banging on about the Storm beating the record for the most points scored by a team after the first 9 rounds of a season. That record was previously held by the Roosters way back in 1935. Last year, the Storm happened to break the Roosters' record for the most points scored after 17 games in one year.

I'm guessing that if they adjusted the 1935 points tally, for tries and field goals (3 points vs 4 points and 2 points vs 1 point), the Roosters would still hold the record.

[ism22]

Sounds like one of those cricket style made-up stats anyway (i.e. some trivia dude might pull it out occasionally but there's no trophy in the cabinet for it or true bragging rights).

[Carlos Parra]

The commentators on Fox are banging on about the Storm beating the record for the most points scored by a team after the first 9 rounds of a season. That record was previously held by the Roosters way back in 1935. Last year, the Storm happened to break the Roosters' record for the most points scored after 17 games in one year.

I'm guessing that if they adjusted the 1935 points tally, for tries and field goals (3 points vs 4 points and 2 points vs 1 point), the Roosters would still hold the record.

Forget field goals - the Roosters didn't kick any in 1935. But they did score 62 tries in the first 9 rounds and scored 284 points in total. Storm had already scored 293 points before today and they now sit on 335 points. If you add 62 points (to make up for the point value of tries back in '35), the Roosters go to 346 points. Presumably the commentators had already made their adjustments.

But if I recall correctly, the Roosters had 37 tries disallowed in 1935 and the Storm have been gifted 8 tries in 2022...so they still hold the record!

Records are meant to be broken...not stolen.

[zac]

still gets me how they talk about the manly beating of melbourne by 40-0 as the biggest gf margin even though our victory in 75 would have been 42-0 if tries were worth 4 points.
maybe they think 40 degrees fahrenheit is hotter than 38 degrees celsius ...

[Waylander]

still gets me how they talk about the manly beating of melbourne by 40-0 as the biggest gf margin even though our victory in 75 would have been 42-0 if tries were worth 4 points.
maybe they think 40 degrees fahrenheit is hotter than 38 degrees celsius ...

I’m not sure where you went to school, but in my maths class 8 tries & 7 goals is 46 - blot.

[kakaruk]

Some1935 easts team records will never be beaten by anybody in the world least of all by these drizzle imposters.in that season one of our players scored 244 points on his own he scored 38 trys in the season a record that still stands today and also scored 5 trys and kicked 15 goals in one game another unbroken record, suck that up pappy, what's your best performance son, not one of you storm players could come anywhere near the roosters 35 side. the easts player who did this, for the younger chookpenners who might not know is David Brown

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

After 9 rounds? Seriously who gives a fark. Most points in the season is a record. Most trys/goals etc are records worth discussing. But after 9 rounds???? Clearly not many talking points from rd 9 if this is what is important. The broadcasters are clutching at straws to create meaningless headlines

[NorfolkStreetKid]

Voss has an irrelevent record for everything, and it's all stuff that only an anal retentive like him cares about for more than a millisecond. Fair dinkum he would have a record for the most tackles made by a red headed, left handed, agnostic in the first 10 minutes of a game.

[Kentucky_Fried_Rooster]

I don't care about who scored the most points in a season or in a certain amount of games, who had the longest winning streak.
99% of fans couldn't care less and only fans of a club who holds that record would have any care about it.

The only record I care about is who are the current premiers.
Do I want my team to score 1000 points in a season and not win a premiership or scoring only 400 points and winning the premiership, I know what I would take every time.

As someone else said these records are only good for trivia night questions, mean nothing else and those who sit there and say BUT a try was worth less are grasping at straws.
Under the new world a 40 point margin in a grand final won't be around long as a record.

[zac]

I’m not sure where you went to school, but in my maths class 8 tries & 7 goals is 46 - blot.

haha - you're right. i'd forgotten how many tries we'd scored. the main point is valid.

[Kramer]

Comparing different eras' is crazy. 2022 versus 1935, seriously. No way you can do that. Different rules and styles of play. Just leave it in the locker.

[OMR]

Who cares? Why after round 9? Why not mention it after round 6? Would the roosters still hold the record then? How about after round 16? BS waste of time .

[ism22]

Comparing different eras' is crazy. 2022 versus 1935, seriously. No way you can do that. Different rules and styles of play. Just leave it in the locker.

Agreed mate. I've seen champion tennis players and swimmers put it that why... "s/he was the best of that era and that's what matters... no point comparing".

One can waste a lot of time arguing about apples and oranges.

[kakaruk]

Agreed mate. I've seen champion tennis players and swimmers put it that why... "s/he was the best of that era and that's what matters... no point comparing".

One can waste a lot of time arguing about apples and oranges.

So your saying the worldwide cricketing community is wrong saying Bradman was the greatest batsman who ever played the game with his average of 99. Same as tennis Margaret Smiths grand slam record set with wooden racquets not the super tungsten stuff they use today. Same with Brown he was kicking and playing with a leather football not a rubber one with kicking tees supplied i played with leather balls and i can tell you when they get wet even with sweat they are heavy and slippery and very hard to kick. Here's my two bobs worth, sporting records that stay unbroken for close to 100 years regardless of improvements in equipment or changes in the rules are because the people that set them are exceptional talents that come around once in 100, 200 years. of the 3 examples i gave of Bradman, Smith and Dave Brown the only one i can see being broken in the next 50 years is Margaret Smiths, Brown and Bradman's records will last forever imo.

[roostermcgregor]

Greatest Grand final margin ever 1975 Eastern Suburbs Vs St George.
Result: Eastern Suburbs 38 , St George 0 - in brackets " ( Eastern Suburbs 46 , St George 0 - Adjusted for inflation)"
That has a nice sound to it.