Amazing coincidences in football

[Sttew]

Josh P Kennedy playing his 100th game for Sydney in the same round as Josh J Kennedy playing his 100th game for West Coast > that.

I think the middle names would need to be the same or at least the same initial - Fail!!

Seriously, not a bad coincidence!!

And good to see people aren't confusing these coincidences as ironic

 

[Iron]

Allow me to rehash one of my old posts.

This post was done in 2012.

Some Melbourne parallels from last year.
When Dean Bailey was sacked last year, he was replaced by Todd Viney who had played 233 games for Melbourne which was also the coach killing score kicked by Geelong against Melbourne.

Melbourne's score of 47 equalled the time in years since Melbourne last won a flag.

In Todd Viney's 233 games, he kicked 92 goals.
Dean Bailey was delisted by Essendon in 1992.

Tom Scully played 31 games in the No. 31 guernsey.

Dean Bailey played 53 games for Essendon, 53 - 31 = 22.
Melbourne's Best and Fairest last year was No. 22 Brent Moloney.

Dean Bailey made his VFL/AFL debut in 1986.
Geelong killed Dean Bailey's Melbourne coaching career in a 186 pointer.

Going back to Todd Viney's career re 233 games and 92 goals, the difference between the two numbers is 141, Neil Craig (Mark Neeld's right hand man) first experienced a 100 point loss in Round 17 2004 when it was Adelaide vs Brisbane.

Brisbane won that game by 141 points.

Another parellel with Brent Moloney's No. 22.

Tom Scully, who wore No. 31 with Melbourne now takes the No. 9 guernsey at GWS and as we all know from prep and Grade one, 31 - 9 = 22.

Pulled a hammy on the stretch in some of these.

 

[lamaros]

Some people don't know what a co-incidence is, do they?

Some good ones here despite that.

 

[Lemma]

The last time Richmond made consecutive finals appearances was in 1974 and 1975, one of the players who played in those teams was #38, Kevin Morris.

The next time Richmond make consecutive finals appearances is in 2013 and 2014, one of the players who played/(will play) in those sides is #38, Steve Morris, Kevin's son.

Didn't he deliberately take his dad's number? In that case the number isn't a coincidence. The years still are though

 

[kosifantutti]

Considering it's the last weekend of the season, it's not really a coincidence to have people retiring on the same day.

Can't be sure, but I reckon Darren Jarman was still at the Crows in '97

 

[kosifantutti]

Daniel Healy and Peter Everitt each kicked 6 goals v West Coast on their 24th birthday.

St Kilda had two players... who were identical twins!

The Wakelin twins played in that same West Coast game but unlike Healy and Everitt, they did not share a birthday.

 

[el toado]

Apart from 1982, either Collingwood or Hawthorn contested in each Grand Final from 1975 - 1991. However during that period they never contested a single Grand Final against each other.

 

[Lemma]

The Wakelin twins played in that same West Coast game but unlike Healy and Everitt, they did not share a birthday.

Twins who don't share a birthday?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Twins who don't share a birthday?

I think one was born at 11:59pm and the other at 12:00am.

 

[Lemma]

I think one was born at 11:59pm and the other at 12:00am.

Haha that's amazing. Yeh confirmed, Darryl 11 August Shane 12 August

 

[stellation]

Barry Hall was caught on camera stealing the last of Paul Roos' lollies.
Paul Roos dispatched Barry Hall from the Swans.

I'm not sure that's just a coincidence.

 

[Docker Alyssa]

1900 Melbourne win premiership..... 100 years later (2000) Melbourne lose Grand Final
1901 Essendon win premiership....... 100 years later (2001) Essendon lose Grand Final
1902 Collingwood win premiership....... 100 years later (2002) Collingwood lose Grand Final
1903 Collingwood win premiership....... 100 years later (2003) Collingwood lose Grand Final
1904 Fitzroy win premiership....... 100 years later (2004) Brisbane Lions lose Grand Final

If Freo lose the 2114, 2115, 2116, and 2117 GF I'll be all good with that!

The above coincidence is the best in this thread so far. Its pretty insane.. No offense to the OP.

 

[Billy ray]

all finals games on channel 7 - not broadcast in HD.
AFL comes out and announces that Richmond's clash strip is not good enough and forces port to wear white.
channel 7 happy as its white pixels v black pixels.

 

[mottrain]

I think one was born at 11:59pm and the other at 12:00am.

Haha that's amazing. Yeh confirmed, Darryl 11 August Shane 12 August

Could be 40 days apart like the two recently.

 

[Belnakor]

Ben Rutten kicking 3 goals with his first 3 kicks, and kicking a goal with his last ever kick. Amazing considering he played his whole career at full back

and this is a coincidence how exactly?

 

[carnthedons]

After the 2012 season the Sydney Swans managed to sign the highest profile player to move, Kurt Tippett

Amazingly, after the 2013 season the same Swans managed to sign the highest profile player to move, Lance Franklin

Some twilight zone s**t right there

 

[HolyWars]

No ones mentioned the biggest coincidence of all yet.

Haha, I think I know what you're getting at but I don't want to start a s**t fight

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Haha, I think I know what you're getting at but I don't want to start a s**t fight

Messenger wants me to.

 

[radiojake]

No ones mentioned the biggest coincidence of all yet.

Haha, I think I know what you're getting at but I don't want to start a s**t fight

Messenger wants me to.

I'm oblivious..

what is it? something about Geelong?

 

[emuboy]

Jeff Hogg and Darren Holmes were team-mates at Fitzroy in 1995 & 1996

Both Hogg and Holmes played out their entire careers at struggling teams. Hogg played over 200 games for Richmond (1986-1993) and Fitzroy (1994-1996), all bottom 4 teams with wooden spoons for the Tigers in 1987 & 1989 and the Lions in 1995 & 1996, with Richmond finishing second-last in 1993 and Fitzroy in 1994. Holmes famously played in 5 successive wooden spoons in a 6 year career, for the Sydney Swans in 1992, 1993 & 1994 and for Fitzroy in 1995 & 1996.

Both Richmond and Sydney improved after the departures of Hogg and Holmes, with Richmond climbing from 14th to 9th and then making the finals by 1995; while the Swans improved to 12th in 1995 before heading the ladder and playing in the Grand Final in 1996. Fitzroy slumped from promising seasons in 1992 & 1993 to second last with just 5 wins in 1994, and the Lions won only 2 & 1 games respectively in 1995 & 1996.

Darren Holmes made his debut against West Coast at Subiaco Oval in 1991, the same ground where Jeff Hogg would play his last in Fitzroy's last team in the final round in 1996.

In Round 9 1992, Jeff Hogg and Darren Holmes collided heavily in a game between Richmond and Sydney at the MCG, with both players having to leave the ground. This game saw Richmond come from behind to defeat Sydney, and set off a losing streak for the Swans that reached 15 by season's end, and 26 by mid 1993.

An encounter with an entirely different type of hog earned Holmes lasting fame; he caught a pig released onto the SCG in Round 18 1993 in a game against St Kilda. Jeff Hogg would play his last game for Richmond against the Saints in the final round of that season.

 

[Jaeger]

Haha, I think I know what you're getting at but I don't want to start a s**t fight

Messenger wants me to.

What is it?

 

[Woobla Stainz]

 

[tiger dream]

In round 11 2004, Essendon beat Hawthorn 24.10.154 to 12.8.80 at the MCG

Later that night at Docklands, North Melbourne beat Richmond 24.10.154 to 12.8.80

The game score of 154-80 has only happened twice in the history of football, and both of these occurances were on the same day.

I went to both games. The first was the line in the sand game.

 

[Loyal Lion]

I think one was born at 11:59pm and the other at 12:00am.

And according to Martin Pike, the Wakelin twins, both still sleep with the lights on.

 

[Falchoon]

Daniel Healy and Peter Everitt each kicked 6 goals v West Coast on their 24th birthday.

in round 6