Victorian Super Slam: Every club’s T20 record revealed
As the Victorian Super Slam campaign gets underway, it’s time to take a look back on every club’s record in the tournament. See every premier team’s history in T20 format.
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The fourth edition of the Victorian Super Slam is here with 18 teams set to take the field for the first time in the exciting tournament this afternoon.
Since the first campaign in 2018-19, Carlton have been the dominant force in the format winning two titles and making the grand final in the first edition of the tournament against Dandenong.
The Blues boast the best overall win-loss record with an incredible 22 wins and two losses.
St Kilda and Richmond are the next best with 15 wins each while Kingston Hawthorn has just three wins and will be looking to bring their good form into the T20 campaign.
A total of six teams are yet to have played finals in the three-year-old tournament.
Here every team’s SUPER SLAM record.
CARLTON
Overall record: 22-1-2
Finals record: 7-1
2018-19: 6-0-0. 2019-20: 5-1-0. last season: 4-0-1
Carlton have been the powerhouse of the T20 Super Slam tournament. The Blues won 17 of its first 18 Super Slam games excluding the abandoned match. They are back-to-back reigning premiers in the competition and they made it to the grand final in the first edition of the tournament in 2018-19 against Dandenong. Their win-loss record is exceptional, the best in the league in fact, and they will be a hard team to conquer again this season.
CAMBERWELL MAGPIES
Overall record: 5-1-11
2018-19: 2-0-4 2019-20: 2-1-3 last season: 1-0-4
The Magpies will be striving to build on their wins in this format having just won five out of 17 matches so far. They will take on Melbourne in their first game this tournament who are also looking to make finals in the format for the first time.
CASEY-SOUTH MELBOURNE
Overall record: 8-2-8
Finals record: 0-1
2018-19: 3-0-3 2019-20: 1-2-3 last season: 4-0-1
The Swans will no doubt be striving for glory in the competition this campaign having come off a successful season last year in the one-day format as well as the T20’s. The made their first finals appearance in the Super Slam last year and lost to St Kilda.
DANDENONG
Overall record: 11-2-9
Finals record: 4-1
2018-19: 3-0-3 2019-20: 4-1-1 last season: 0-1-4
The Panthers have the equal third most wins with Geelong in the tournament’s history. They scraped into finals by percentage in their first season with a 3-3 record. They then went on to win the next three games and took home the inaugural Slam title against Carlton. They will be looking to get back to that form this campaign.
ESSENDON
Overall record: 6-1-11
Finals record: 0-1
2018-19: 3-0-3 2019-20: 1-1-4 last season: 2-0-3
The Bombers just got through to the finals in the inaugural Super Slam tournament in 2018-19 but lost to Carlton. After an improvement in the format last season from 2019-20, they will be looking to continue that rise this campaign.
FITZROY DONCASTER
Overall record: 7-1-10
Finals record: 0-1
2018-19: 0-0-6 2019-20: 3-1-2 last season: 4-0-1
Having won four games last campaign, the Lions were unlucky to miss out on finals due to percentage. They made it to finals in the 2019-20 season, bouncing back from their inaugural tournament which saw them go winless.
FRANKSTON PENINSULA
Overall record: 7-1-10
Finals record: 0-1
2018-19: 1-0-5 2019-20: 4-1-1 last season: 2-0-3
Frankston made it to the finals in 2019-20 and will look to get back to that stage this campaign after missing out last year.
FOOTSCRAY
Overall record: 7-3-7
2018-19: 2-1-3 2019-20: 1-2-3 last season: 4-0-1
Despite winning four games last season, the Dogs were unlucky to miss out on finals due to percentage. They will be doing all they can this year to break into the Slam finals for the first time.
GEELONG
Overall record: 11-0-9
Finals record: 1-2
2018-19: 4-0-2 2019-20: 4-0-2 last season: 2-0-3
The Cats have been solid performers in the tournament with final appearances in two of the three seasons. They received a bit of luck in 2019-20 as they were the only team that completed a match and gathered a win in the last round before finals. It was a solid win over Melbourne in Geelong while all other games were washed out.
GREENVALE KANGAROOS
Overall record: 7-1-10
2018-19: 2-0-4 2019-20: 2-1-3 last season: 3-0-3
The Kangaroos have been solid performers in the competition since the start. If they can improve slightly from previous seasons, the Roos have the potential to make it to the finals for the first time in the tournament.
KINGSTON HAWTHORN
Overall record: 3-1-13
2018-19: 1-0-5 2019-20: 0-1-5 last season: 2-0-3
The Hawks are likely to improve from previous Super Slam campaigns having started the home-and-away season well. It will be interesting to see how far they take it compared to previous years.
MELBOURNE
Overall record: 8-1-8
2018-19: 3-0-3 2019-20: 2-1-3 last season: 3-0-2
Melbourne have never made it to a Super Slam final. They got close in the first season as they missed out on percentage in the old format which included a Stars and Renegades conference. Having started the Victorian Premier Cricket season 5-0, they are sure to be a force this campaign.
MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY
Overall record: 5-2-11
Finals record: 0-1
2018-19: 3-1-2 2019-20: 1-1-4 last season: 1-0-4
Uni made it into the finals in the inaugural Super Slam season where they fell 22 runs short in a run chase against the Cats. Since then they have managed just two wins but with a few Big Bash cricketers around and a solid start to the home-and-away season, they should bounce back this year.
NORTHCOTE
Overall record: 8-2-9
Finals record: 1-1
2018-19: 3-0-3 2019-20: 3-2-1 last season: 1-0-4
The Dragons are sure to be a big improver in this year’s tournament after winning just one T20 last season. They are 5-0 to start the home-and-away season and they know how to make finals having done it before in 2019-20. Definitely a team to watch.
PRAHRAN
Overall record: 8-1-9
Finals record: 0-1
2018-19: 5-0-1 2019-20: 2-1-3 last season: 1-0-4
Prahran made it to the finals in their first season and lost to the Panthers in a nailbiter. Since then they have picked up just three wins in the tournament and they will be hoping to turn that around.
RICHMOND
Overall record: 15-0-7
Finals record: 2-3
2018-19: 4-0-2 2019-20: 4-0-2 last season: 5-0-0
The Tigers have been a consistent performer in the competition having won more than four games in every Super Slam campaign. They had their biggest success in 2019-20 when they made it to the grand final against Carlton.
RINGWOOD
Overall record: 6-3-8
2018-19: 3-0-3 2019-20: 2-2-2 last season: 1-1-3
The Rams were hard done by in 2019-20 with two washouts halting them from a chance of two victories. But with three wins from five matches to start the Premier cricket season, they will be looking to bring that form into the Slam.
ST KILDA
Overall record: 15-1-6
Finals record: 2-3
2018-19: 5-0-1 2019-20: 3-1-2 last season: 5-0-0
The Saints have only lost three matches outside of finals and one of them came against Dandenong where they were surprisingly bowled out for 38 in a run chase of 198 in 2018-19. The Saints later faced them in the Stars conference final and narrowly fell short by 13 runs in the inaugural campaign. Then in 2019-20, the Saints made it to the finals again and lost to the Panthers by 10 runs. Last campaign, the Saints had their best yet, defeating the Swans and making it to the grand final against Carlton where they fell short by 11 runs. They will most likely be up there again this year.
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