West Coasts premiership season was more impressive than Richmond's premiership season.
To me I dont really care whose was better, I'm just glad we won a flag and also glad you guys beat Collingwood.
Last 2 years have been bloody great.
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West Coasts premiership season was more impressive than Richmond's premiership season.
Focusing on one bad decision by a Collingwood player and saying they should have won is just stupid - you could argue the Eagles should have won by more as they missed a few shots on goal - plus the Darling dropped marked. The Eagles could / should have won by 3 or 4 goals in the end.Not totally sure about that, although the Eagles were always looking like coming back after the Magpies big early start the previous poster was also right, Treloar should have held on to the ball, chipped it around instead of going the big kick to the area covered by the best intercept marker in the game, add a bad call on the block and in most circumstances Collingwood should have won the game.
what they did before and after is of no consequence. For me their win is the second best of all time behind the Eagles. Reason it's not the first, refer my post above.Bulldogs 2016 was a fairy tail no doubt, but its sullied by doing nothing before and after that...was a flash in the pan.
Bulldogs 2016 was a fairy tail no doubt, but its sullied by doing nothing before and after that...was a flash in the pan.
I cant argue with that.OP is spot on.
1937 was the last time a team came from 5 goals behind in a Grand Final to win. We did it without 3 players that are top 10 of our squad. Did it on the oppositions home ground. Did it during an era of low scoring. Did it after the nightmare of 3 years ago getting blown away by Hawthorn.
Anyone denying the magnitude of the 2018 Eagles overcoming great odds is either a hater, jealous, ignorant or a combination of the above.
My bad. EditedI cant argue with that.
Im guessing you missed the point, the Eagles won fair and square but Collingwood should have won, ask any coach if you're in front with 2 mins to go and have the ball at your own end of the ground in your control, you should win the game. All clubs train for this eventuality, bad mistake by Treloar and DeGooey not to mention an obvious missed free, of course this happens throughout a game but any coach would pull his hair out when it happens with 2 mins to go in a GF.Focusing on one bad decision by a Collingwood player and saying they should have won is just stupid - you could argue the Eagles should have won by more as they missed a few shots on goal - plus the Darling dropped marked. The Eagles could / should have won by 3 or 4 goals in the end.
And focusing on one 50-50 call is also pretty silly - there was many 50-50 decisions (or just plain wrong calls like not paying HTB in the eagles goal square) that could/should have gone the Eagles way too.
In any close game there will always be decisions by players and umps that affect the game - on both sides. Highlighting one or two and ignoring all others that disprove your statement doesn't really prove anything.
Even moreso when you add the weight of history with only 3 GF appearances and the injuries throughout the year.Wouldn’t expect anything less from the Eagles cheerleader that is the OP.
Don’t think anyone ever replicates the run of the 2016 Bulldogs again. 4 finals in a row from 7th, two interstate. Incredible.
In hindsight the Eagles were the best performing team over the last 4 years - just none of the 'experts' did enough homework to see it coming. That said to overcome the challenges they did and win the flag was still a mighty fine efforts. It was a great premiership... but I'm not going to run around saying it was the greatest.what they did before and after is of no consequence. For me their win is the second best of all time behind the Eagles. Reason it's not the first, refer my post above.
I think they will take it.Bulldogs 2016 was a fairy tail no doubt, but its sullied by doing nothing before and after that...was a flash in the pan.
Hard to forget that year, they stopped Richmonds run at a threepeat in the Prelim, I was thouroughly pissed off as the Grand Final was on my 12th Birthday, I had to wait to my 17th Birthday to get the double celebration when Richmond hammered Collingwood in 1980.North Melb in 1975 when they won their first premiership also deserves a mention.
Zip-4 after round 4.
Lost 6 of their first 9 games.
Entered the top 5 for the first time in round 14.
After round 18 they moved up to 3rd on the ladder but were still 4 wins behind Carlton who were 2nd.
Failed to beat top team Hawthorn in 3 attempts including the second semi final.
North finally beat the hawks when it counted in the grand final, controlling the game and then kicking 7 goals to 2 in the final 15 minutes to win by 55 points. They achieved this after having vital games for many weeks to move into the top 5 and then consolidate the double chance.
https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1975.html#lad
Hard to forget that year, they stopped Richmonds run at a threepeat in the Prelim, I was thouroughly pissed off as the Grand Final was on my 12th Birthday, I had to wait to my 17th Birthday to get the double celebration when Richmond hammered Collingwood in 1980.
he lost me at the "most hardest" bitI'm in awe of the OP and his intimate knowledge of 120+ years of premiers. It is a little curious that 2018 is the best and 2016 the second best in history, but only a harsh cynic would suggest he is a johnny come lately with **** all idea about football.