Backing up a grand final loss and winning a flag the next year

[Fadge]

Only 4 teams in the last 34 years have been able to go B2B, but it doesn’t stop a large number of people suggesting that the Premiership side will do it all again when the new season starts.

To be fair, the reigning premier is the most likely team to go back to back each year...

 

[Jables]

A lot of those teams were heavy favourites to win if you look at it in the grand scheme of things, we were the favourites for the 2012 gf, before 2013 started and we were the favourites in the 2013 grand final too. Granted the 08 GF helped with that credibility, Brisbane have never established themselves as that level of team.

Eagles in 05, Sydney were favourites I think but everyone always knew there was nothing in it, West Coast were favourites in 06 against the same team.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

To be fair, the reigning premier is the most likely team to go back to back each year...

They're the only team that can, but it takes very little analysis or courage to just conclude that "the premiers will do it again", when it generally deosn't happen often at all.

 

[WillHayward]

Only 5 teams in the last 34 years have won a premiership after losing a grand final the previous year

Eagles lost 1991 won 1992
North Melbourne lost 1998 won 1999 (as Kangaroos)
Eagles lost 2005 won 2006
Geelong lost 2008 won 2009
Hawthorn lost 2012 won 2013

3 of them, Geelong (1994-1995), St Kilda 2009 (drew 2010, lost replay) and Collingwood (lost 2002, lost 2003) made consecutive Grand Final appearances AFTER a loss the previous year. Geelong 1994-45 were the only team in the 1990s to lose two consecutive grand finals after losing the previous years.

Big task for Chris Fagan and Brisbane after they went down in last year's Grand Final with Hawthorn 2012, 2013 the last team to do so

5/34 seems like pretty decent odds really

Not great but not awful. But it's hard to maintain the high level for two or three years. Even a 1% drop off or a bit of bad luck or injuries means U won't make the GF.

So 5/34 seems about right.

 

[Doc1763]

We lost an interstate Prelim by 1 point, then came out and beat the reigning premier in the first game, then won the flag.
GWS lost an interstate Prelim by 1 point, then came out and beat the reigning premier in the first game............................
Load up on GWS

 

[BigVic]

We lost an interstate Prelim by 1 point, then came out and beat the reigning premier in the first game, then won the flag.
GWS lost an interstate Prelim by 1 point, then came out and beat the reigning premier in the first game............................
Load up on GWS

Also a player with bleached hair and popular on social media.

 

[Freomaniac]

A lot of those teams were heavy favourites to win if you look at it in the grand scheme of things, we were the favourites for the 2012 gf, before 2013 started and we were the favourites in the 2013 grand final too. Granted the 08 GF helped with that credibility, Brisbane have never established themselves as that level of team.

Eagles in 05, Sydney were favourites I think but everyone always knew there was nothing in it, West Coast were favourites in 06 against the same team.

IN the 2005 AFL grand final, both teams were even betting wise.

it was $1.85 each way

 

[BigVic]

2019 following the 2018 grand final and loss we were poor in the regular season and were as low as 6th in Round 20 with 3 games remaining for us.

To make the top 4 that year, West Coast lost to Hawthorn and we defeated Essendon that Friday night to finish 4th in the last round of the season falling short in the preliminary final with a 4 point loss to GWS.