Amazing coincidences in football

[Loyal Lion]

In 1984, Fitzroy were 4 games out of the final five, with 6 games to go. We were 3rd last on the ladder with 5 wins.

I drew up a prediction ladder on a A4 foolscap page (as you do when you're a kid!) & I had the Roys scraping into the final 5 in the last round. And that's exactly what happened! We won the last 6 games of the season & got there on percentage.

I've never cheered for Collingwood so much in my life!!! They were playing fellow final five contender Footscray in Round 22 at Victoria Park. It was tight for 3 quarters, but then the Pies kicked 6 goals in the last quarter to book Fitzroy's ticket to the finals!

We were beating St Kilda comfortably at the Junction Oval & me, along with every Fitzroy supporter, were cheering on every Magpie goal that day! Lol, so we were watching our game, whilst glued to 3AW for the Collingwood game! Surreal to say the least! We also had to hope that Hawthorn defeated Geelong, which they did comfortably.

Robbie Walls the coach at the time, obviously didn't think that Fitzroy would make it, as he told guys like Michael Conlan, Leon Harris & Scott Clayton to go & have season ending operations at about Round 16.

 

[situationz]

The Bulldogs finished with 1857 points in both 2016 (1857-1609) and 2017 (1857-1913)

 

[Power Play]

Round 8 2019 - Sydney 11.11.77 def. Essendon 10.12.72

Round 9 2019 - Sydney 11.11.77 def. North Melbourne 10.12.72

 

[Stifler's mom]

Tom Boyd - forever closely linked to WESTERNBULLDOGS royalty

For TB played 52 games & kicked 42 goals. EJ Whitten also had 42 goals after 52 games.

Career W-L for TB (61 games) 32-29.
EJ’s W-L after 61 games = 32-29.

22/8/1995

State Funeral for EJ;
Birth of Tom Boyd

Twitter post from Joshua Kay

 

[BigVic]

Some AFL and election coincidences.

Eagles won 1992 flag, Hewson lost unlosable election the following year

Eagles won 2018 flag, Shorten lost the unlosable election

 

[captain cotch 9]

Alex Rance and Callan Ward both did their ACL's this year.
They where taken with pick 18 and 19 in the 2007 draft

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Luke McDonald was given a contract extension by NMFC until the end of 2021.

Donald McDonald (his father) works at the club.

Pretty amazing coincidence.

 

[X_box_X]

Luke McDonald was given a contract extension by NMFC until the end of 2021.

Donald McDonald (his father) works at the club.

Pretty amazing coincidence.

Not the same McDonald who used to coach Werribee?

Not the same Werribee that Luke McDonald should be playing for?

 

[Lemma]

Some AFL and election coincidences.

Eagles won 1992 flag, Hewson lost unlosable election the following year

Eagles won 2018 flag, Shorten lost the unlosable election

Very loose coincidence, more just selective information.
What about 1994 and 2006 flags?

 

[Captain_Bender]

Alex Rance and Callan Ward both did their ACL's this year.
They where taken with pick 18 and 19 in the 2007 draft

If anything Richmond also first had pick 19 before trading it for Jordan McMahon

 

[bresker]

37th coach of North Melbourne wins his opening match by 37 points at 37 years of age after eating 37 lolly milk bottles

 

[BigVic]

That was all over the Twittersphere tonight.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

37th coach of North Melbourne wins his opening match by 37 points at 37 years of age after eating 37 lolly milk bottles

Well I suggest you bring in a new 38 year old to coach next week?

 

[kozi]

Top and bottom halves of the ladder are currently a 100% perfect reverse mirror image of one another. Top half wins and bottom half losses make it easier on the eye.

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[juice t]

Brad Scott and Brendan Bolton both recorded their last wins against the Bulldogs

 

[kozi]

Brad Scott and Brendan Bolton both recorded their last wins against the Bulldogs

Brendon Bolton’s only winning record vs another club is against Carlton.

(Had 1 win against them as caretaker coach of Hawthorn)

 

[terrybull]

Only five clubs have won VFL/AFL Premierships in years ending in 0 (new decades).
Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Melbourne and Richmond.

Collingwood has 4, Melbourne has 3, Essendon and Richmond have 2 while Carlton have 1.

1900-Melbourne, 1910-Collingwood, 1920-Richmond, 1930-Collingwood, 1940-Melbourne, 1950-Essendon, 1960-Melbourne, 1970-Carlton, 1980-Richmond, 1990-Collingwood, 2000-Essendon, 2010-Collingwood.

Also there have only been 4 Grand Finals that another team then these five were involved in (1900-Fitzroy, 1930-Geelong, 1950-North Melbourne, 2010-St.Kilda).

So get for a Carlton-Collingwood-Essendon-Melbourne-Richmond Grand Final combination for 2020.

 

[demondavey]

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

Imagine if it was a different year?

 

[Boxhead_31]

 

[BigVic]

Only five clubs have won VFL/AFL Premierships in years ending in 0 (new decades).
Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Melbourne and Richmond.

Collingwood has 4, Melbourne has 3, Essendon and Richmond have 2 while Carlton have 1.

1900-Melbourne, 1910-Collingwood, 1920-Richmond, 1930-Collingwood, 1940-Melbourne, 1950-Essendon, 1960-Melbourne, 1970-Carlton, 1980-Richmond, 1990-Collingwood, 2000-Essendon, 2010-Collingwood.

Also there have only been 4 Grand Finals that another team then these five were involved in (1900-Fitzroy, 1930-Geelong, 1950-North Melbourne, 2010-St.Kilda).

So get for a Carlton-Collingwood-Essendon-Melbourne-Richmond Grand Final combination for 2020.

Bank on a Collingwood flag in 2020

 

[HTPunter]

Not actually a coincidence, just a fascinating statistical trend with betting implications if you're that way inclined, St Kildas scores since round 5 have been

68, 70, 70, 71, 68, 69

Those 6 Consecutive scores also go with a 66, 74, 76 earlier in the year. 9/11 between 66-76

 

[ShaunWCEFC]

Nearly identical scores against both WA teams

2018 Grand Final
West Coast Eagles = 11.13 (79)
Collingwood = 11.8 (74)

2019 Round 11
Fremantle = 11.13 (79)
Collingwood = 11.9 (75)

 

[Shane Heard]

Round 8 2019 - Sydney 11.11.77 def. Essendon 10.12.72

Round 9 2019 - Sydney 11.11.77 def. North Melbourne 10.12.72

That’s amazing.

 

[Shane Heard]

Nearly identical scores against both WA teams

2018 Grand Final
West Coast Eagles = 11.13 (79)
Collingwood = 11.8 (74)

2019 Round 11
Fremantle = 11.13 (79)
Collingwood = 11.9 (75)

That’s incredible.

 

[Shane Heard]

Not actually a coincidence, just a fascinating statistical trend with betting implications if you're that way inclined, St Kildas scores since round 5 have been

68, 70, 70, 71, 68, 69

Those 6 Consecutive scores also go with a 66, 74, 76 earlier in the year. 9/11 between 66-76

That’s uncanny.