AFL 2009 Preliminary Finals

[Dutchy]

Last time I checked it was a club competition not a state competition anyway

[Psyber]

Last time I checked it was a club competition not a state competition anyway

Well it is said to be, and everybody pays lip service to that if asked, but my experience living in Melbourne [and here] suggests that is not really true...

[Punk Rooster]

Victoria will be ecstatic...
No interstate teams.

Geelong, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs& Collingwood fans would be estatic, the others (Richmond, North Melbourne, Melbourne, Essendon, Hawthorn & Carlton) couldn't care less.

[Punk Rooster]

Last time I checked it was a club competition not a state competition anyway

Well it is said to be, and everybody pays lip service to that if asked, but my experience living in Melbourne [and here] suggests that is not really true...

'tis the South Australians with a chip on their shoulder, not the Vics

[Psyber]

Last time I checked it was a club competition not a state competition anyway

Well it is said to be, and everybody pays lip service to that if asked, but my experience living in Melbourne [and here] suggests that is not really true...

'tis the South Australians with a chip on their shoulder, not the Vics

I agree that SA supporters manifest bigger chips on the shoulder about it, but I lived in Melbourne for 10 years and saw their media lay it on too - just not as directly and obviously.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Last time I checked it was a club competition not a state competition anyway

Well it is said to be, and everybody pays lip service to that if asked, but my experience living in Melbourne [and here] suggests that is not really true...

'tis the South Australians with a chip on their shoulder, not the Vics

I agree that SA supporters manifest bigger chips on the shoulder about it, but I lived in Melbourne for 10 years and saw their media lay it on too - just not as directly and obviously.

Yes, the media do, but the supports look at it differently. For example, a lot of Hawthorn supporters would rather teams like Adelaide, Sydney and West Coast win a flag than Carlton, Essendon, etc. The inner-state rivalry is still very strong.

[the big bang]

Last time I checked it was a club competition not a state competition anyway

Well it is said to be, and everybody pays lip service to that if asked, but my experience living in Melbourne [and here] suggests that is not really true...

'tis the South Australians with a chip on their shoulder, not the Vics

I agree that SA supporters manifest bigger chips on the shoulder about it, but I lived in Melbourne for 10 years and saw their media lay it on too - just not as directly and obviously.

*PSYBER*
Yes, the media do, but the supports look at it differently. For example, a lot of Hawthorn supporters would rather teams like Adelaide, Sydney and West Coast win a flag than Carlton, Essendon, etc. The inner-state rivalry is still very strong.[/quote]

very true! i would waaaaaaaaaaaay rather see any other of the 13 clubs win a flag than Essendon or Carlton if the pies weren't in with a shot.

now that i think about it, my top 2 favourite teams would be Collingwood, then about 9384 years worth of daylight, then st kilda, but after that, the next 3 or 4 clubs i dislike the least would be interstate clubs.

[dedja]

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but an interesting stat put up on one of the talkfests Monday night.

Number of recent premierships won by the remaining teams in this year's finals race:

Team, premierships, last no. of years
St Kilda, 1, 42
Geelong, 1, 45
Bulldogs, 1, 54
Collingwood, 1, 50

[the big bang]

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but an interesting stat put up on one of the talkfests Monday night.

Number of recent premierships won by the remaining teams in this year's finals race:

Team, premierships, last no. of years
St Kilda, 1, 42
Geelong, 1, 45
Bulldogs, 1, 54
Collingwood, 1, 50

thats pretty amazing! hadnt thought about it like that!

[nuggety goodness]

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but an interesting stat put up on one of the talkfests Monday night.

Number of recent premierships won by the remaining teams in this year's finals race:

Team, premierships, last no. of years
St Kilda, 1, 42
Geelong, 1, 45
Bulldogs, 1, 54
Collingwood, 1, 50

thats pretty amazing! hadnt thought about it like that!

so the doggies should win on the sympathy vote then huh.... are we the team with the longest current premiership drought?!?

[Dirko]

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but an interesting stat put up on one of the talkfests Monday night.

Number of recent premierships won by the remaining teams in this year's finals race:

Team, premierships, last no. of years
St Kilda, 1, 42
Geelong, 1, 45
Bulldogs, 1, 54
Collingwood, 1, 50

Yep incredible stat that one. Shows what a mob of underachiever's the four of 'em are.....

[dedja]

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but an interesting stat put up on one of the talkfests Monday night.

Number of recent premierships won by the remaining teams in this year's finals race:

Team, premierships, last no. of years
St Kilda, 1, 42
Geelong, 1, 45
Bulldogs, 1, 54
Collingwood, 1, 50

thats pretty amazing! hadnt thought about it like that!

so the doggies should win on the sympathy vote then huh.... are we the team with the longest current premiership drought?!?

Yep, last flag for the Saints '66, Geelong '07, Bulldogs, '54, Collingwood '90.

[nuggety goodness]

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but an interesting stat put up on one of the talkfests Monday night.

Number of recent premierships won by the remaining teams in this year's finals race:

Team, premierships, last no. of years
St Kilda, 1, 42
Geelong, 1, 45
Bulldogs, 1, 54
Collingwood, 1, 50

thats pretty amazing! hadnt thought about it like that!

so the doggies should win on the sympathy vote then huh.... are we the team with the longest current premiership drought?!?

Yep, last flag for the Saints '66, Geelong '07, Bulldogs, '54, Collingwood '90.

just found a list of premiers from AFL/VFL and here is each teams last...

Fremantle, NA
W. Bulldogs '54
Melbourne '64
St Kilda '66
Richmond '80
Collingwood '90
Carlton '95
Adelaide '98
North '99
Essendon '00
Brisbane '03
Port '04
Sydney '05
West Coast '06
Geelong '07
Hawthorn '08

would like to see ten years of different teams winning premierships, makes for a good competition, as long as it's the Doggies turn this year!!!

[Rik E Boy]

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but an interesting stat put up on one of the talkfests Monday night.

Number of recent premierships won by the remaining teams in this year's finals race:

Team, premierships, last no. of years
St Kilda, 1, 42
Geelong, 1, 45
Bulldogs, 1, 54
Collingwood, 1, 50

Yep incredible stat that one. Shows what a mob of underachiever's the four of 'em are.....

Just like Carlton this century.

regards,

REB

[the big bang]

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but an interesting stat put up on one of the talkfests Monday night.

Number of recent premierships won by the remaining teams in this year's finals race:

Team, premierships, last no. of years
St Kilda, 1, 42
Geelong, 1, 45
Bulldogs, 1, 54
Collingwood, 1, 50

though, i believe it could also read........

Bulldogs, 1, 84 years
St Kilda, 1, 112 years

sorry if thats wrong though! i stand to be corrected if i am!

[Dirko]

Just like Carlton this century.

regards,

REB

Took you a while REB....you're getting slow.

[dedja]

Also shows that there are a hell of a lot of Collingwood supporters who are very easily pleased.

[Rik E Boy]

Just like Carlton this century.

regards,

REB

Took you a while REB....you're getting slow.

Yet I still have to dumb things down for you...

regards,

REB

[Dutchy]

Not sure if it's been mentioned before but an interesting stat put up on one of the talkfests Monday night.

Number of recent premierships won by the remaining teams in this year's finals race:

Team, premierships, last no. of years
St Kilda, 1, 42
Geelong, 1, 45
Bulldogs, 1, 54
Collingwood, 1, 50

Wasnt the draft supposed to even this out?

[NO-MERCY]

good luck to the pies. we were 30 points up and lost. Craig has to go

Yes i'd love to see Collingwood take it out from here, could you imagine the PAIN all Crows fans would be going through.
heeeheeee i'd like to see that!