Numbers, numbers, numbers. It’s what footy’s all about these days.

Whether you like it or not, they highlight trends, are tangible indicators of good or poor performance, and generally inform football teams, fans, and analysts on what’s good, and what’s not.

But the numbers to come below, in the case of Jack Crisp’s record-breaking consecutive games streak, are nothing more than an incredible celebration of longevity and consistency.

It perhaps wasn’t always expected to be the case, with Crisp’s first two seasons yielding just 12 games, with five during his first year his longest streak, but it was soon after that the groundwork for this incredible feat was laid.

Back on 26 July, 2014, Jack Crisp took to the field for the 13th time, wearing a Brisbane Lions jumper where he was playing his third season.

It was Round 18 of 2014 that day, and Crisp’s first game at the top level for the year, as he fought for his place in a Justin Leppitsch coached Lions team.

He played the final six games of that season, but was soon on his way out of Queensland, joining the Pies at the last-minute in the infamous Dayne Beams trade.

He didn’t know it then, but those six games would be the beginning of a streak that the Pies would be all too happy to help continue, as he suited up in black and white straight away during Round One, 2015.Remarkably, Crisp has not missed a single game the Pies have played since he joined the Club. If you’ve seen the black and white stripes on your TV or on the field over the last 11 seasons, you can guarantee Crisp has been wearing one of those guernseys.

Some incredible numbers have been accumulated over that time, headlined by the consecutive 245 games and counting that will be recorded this Saturday night, but let’s take a look at some of the finer details of Crisp’s streak.

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  • Come Saturday night, it will be 3934 days since the steak began
  • Crisp’s streak has involved 1227 players league-wide, including 135 teammates
  • The streak has seen him play with/against players born between 1975 (Dustin Fletcher) and 2006 (Levi Ashcroft)
  • 914 players have made their AFL debut since Crisp’s streak started
  • Crisp’s teammate, Brayden Maynard, has played every single game of his career alongside him, and is the first player to notch more than 200 games to do so
  • Crisp’s streak has seen him defeat all 18 teams, including the Pies in Round 21 2014, when he suited up for the Lions in game four of the streak
  • Crisp’s streak has included 143 games straight at the MCG, 30 at Marvel Stadium, 21 at the Gabba, 13 at the Adelaide Oval, 11 at Optus Stadium and 10 at the SCG, among others
  • Crisp’s streak has endured four Senior Coaches (Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane), Nathan Buckley, Robert Harvey (Interim), and Craig McRae
  • Throughout the tenure of Crisp’s streak, he has been ranked as the 17th highest-rated player in the competition, and 2nd at Collingwood behind only Scott Pendlebury
  • In the same period, he has been rated as the second-highest player in finals, behind only Dustin Martin
  • Crisp’s streak has included four draws: three at the MCG and one at Optus Stadium
  • Crisp’s longest winning-streak during this period has been 11 (Round 10 2022 – Round 21 2022)
  • Crisp’s most frequent opponent during the streak has been Essendon (19 matches)
  • Crisp played the first six games of the streak in the number five for Brisbane, and the remainder in the number 25 for Collingwood
  • Crisp’s streak has included 14 finals
  • Crisp has played 26 games in a season twice throughout the streak (2018, 2023)
  • Scott Pendlebury (239 games) has been Crisp’s most frequent teammate throughout the streak