Amazing coincidences in football

[emuboy]

That would be too freaky if it comes to pass, but given all the coincidences and omens preceding last year's granny I wouldn't be surprised.

That's just one of a series of strange coincidences between the 1910s and the 2010s as follows:

1910 Collingwood premiers, 2010 Collingwood premiers
1911 Collingwood runner-up, 2011 Collingwood runner-up
1912 Swans runner-up, 2012 Swans premiers
1913 St. Kilda make first GF after 16 years but beaten soundly by Fitzroy, 2013 Fremantle make first GF after 18 years but Hawthorn win easily
1914 Swans runner-up, 2014 Swans runner-up
1915 Carlton win successive premierships, 2015 Hawthorn win successive premierships, also Carlton premiers 1915, last 2015
1916 Fitzroy finish 4th in 4 team competition but win all their finals and the premiership; 2016 Bulldogs finish 7th but win all finals and premiership
1917 Richmond win wooden spoon, 2017 Richmond win premiership
1918 Collingwood lose grand final by 5 points to Swans, 2018 Collingwood lose grand final by 5 points to Eagles

 

[BlueandGoldforever]

That's just one of a series of strange coincidences between the 1910s and the 2010s as follows:

1910 Collingwood premiers, 2010 Collingwood premiers
1911 Collingwood runner-up, 2011 Collingwood runner-up
1912 Swans runner-up, 2012 Swans premiers
1913 St. Kilda make first GF after 16 years but beaten soundly by Fitzroy, 2013 Fremantle make first GF after 18 years but Hawthorn win easily
1914 Swans runner-up, 2014 Swans runner-up
1915 Carlton win successive premierships, 2015 Hawthorn win successive premierships, also Carlton premiers 1915, last 2015
1916 Fitzroy finish 4th in 4 team competition but win all their finals and the premiership; 2016 Bulldogs finish 7th but win all finals and premiership
1917 Richmond win wooden spoon, 2017 Richmond win premiership
1918 Collingwood lose grand final by 5 points to Swans, 2018 Collingwood lose grand final by 5 points to Eagles

But what about 1919?

 

[emuboy]

But what about 1919?

Collingwood defeated Richmond by 25 points in the 1919 Grand Final, so as a Magpie fan I hope very much this happens again in 2019.

 

[PerthBoy86]

Hasn’t happened yet, but if it’s a Richmond vs Collingwood GF this year then that’ll be the first time since 1980 that both grand finalists have come from outside the Top 2.

The 1980 GF was also between Richmond and Collingwood.

If we beat Geelong and GWS beat Brisbane both 1 and 2 will go out in straight sets and not feature in prelims. When was the last time that happened?

 

[iluvparis]

If we beat Geelong and GWS beat Brisbane both 1 and 2 will go out in straight sets and not feature in prelims. When was the last time that happened?

I'm guessing never - I think this is the first time 1 and 2 lost in the first week under a Final 8 system

 

[PerthBoy86]

I'm guessing never - I think this is the first time 1 and 2 lost in the first week under a Final 8 system

It doesn't really surprise me though. Geelong and Brisbane weren't the 1st and 2nd best teams at the end of the season. Both benefited from advantageous draws.

 

[iluvparis]

It doesn't really surprise me though. Geelong and Brisbane weren't the 1st and 2nd best teams at the end of the season. Both benefited from advantageous draws.

Nice hindsight call

Squiggle disagrees by the way

 

[Macpotata]

2007 West Coast as reigning Premiers

Geelong loses second last game of the year to 2nd placed interstate side
Eagles finish with a 15-7 record
Geelong tops the ladder
Surprise interstater finishes 2nd
WCE botch their last home game of the year ( costly percentage dropped )
Lose to the Pies in week 2
Cats win flag

2019 West Coast as reigning Premiers

Geelong loses second last game of the year to 2nd placed interstate side
Eagles finish with a 15-7 record
Geelong tops ladder
Surprise interstater finishes 2nd
WCE botch their last game of the year
Lose to Pies in week 2?
Cats win flag?


I think the Pies win it actually. Nonetheless so many shades of 2007.

And add to this


Eagles out in the semi finals as reigning premiers in 2007 and 2019
In their semi final against vic opponent they led at 3 qtr time by 4 points, lost by 19 in 2007, 20 in 2019.

 

[BigVic]

93 out in 2nd week
95 out in 2nd week
07 out in 2nd week
19 out in 2nd week

Premiers
92
94
06
18

 

[X_box_X]

1918 Collingwood Runners up lose by 5 points
2018 Collingwood Runners up lose by 5 points

Time to re-post this.

 

[BigVic]

Masten and Lewis

- Both named Chris
- Both premiership players
- Both played 215 games for the Eagles
- Both suspended for biting

Hope the next chapter of your life is enjoyable Masto

 

[Billy ray]

Masten and Lewis

- Both named Chris
- Both premiership players
- Both played 215 games for the Eagles
- Both suspended for biting

Hope the next chapter of your life is enjoyable Masto

Sounds like a useless AFL stat to me

 

[Macpotata]

home and away game last year Richmond beat Geelong 12.11 to 9.11

last night it was 12.13 to 9.12. Margin and scores almost the same. Geelong kicked 4 goals in the 1st qtr and had 8 goals to 3 qtr time both times.

 

[Captain_Bender]

Every single time Richmond have beaten Geelong in a final they have made the grand final that year

 

[Rod Stroker]

Nice hindsight call

Squiggle disagrees by the way

Don't understand this unhealthy fascination on here with the squiggle. It's not always right. It incorrectly predicted last years premier.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Entering last night's game, Damien Hardwick had been on 99 career losses for 99 days.

 

[Grockadoc]

Every single time Richmond have beaten Geelong in a final they have made the grand final that year

The last 5 times Richmond have beaten Geelong in a final, they have won the flag.

 

[situationz]

GWS Giants' coach is Leon Cameron. Jeremy Cameron's father is also named Leon Cameron.

 

[iluvparis]

Don't understand this unhealthy fascination on here with the squiggle. It's not always right. It incorrectly predicted last years premier.

Model isn't right 100% of the time - shocked to be sitting here

 

[PerthBoy86]

GWS Giants' coach is Leon Cameron. Jeremy Cameron's father is also named Leon Cameron.

Really?

 

[Grockadoc]

Really?

From an article on the Giants website.

 

[PerthBoy86]

From an article on the Giants website.

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Well that is an interesting coincidence.

There are probably some people wondering of Jezzas dad is Leon...and they wouldn't be wrong, but different Leon lol.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Model isn't right 100% of the time - shocked to be sitting here

You wouldn't know it they way some carry on about it, like it's a prophecy.

 

[emuboy]

Superstitious Richmond fans worried about Saturday's Grand Final against the Giants might be buoyed by the results in the premier state leagues over the weekend, with all premierships taken out by the big cats.

In the VFL Richmond Tigers beat Williamstown by 3 points in a thriller; the Brisbane Lions capped an unbeaten NEAFL season with a crushing win over Southport Sharks; the Glenelg Tigers ended a SANFL premiership drought by turning the tables on Port Adelaide Magpies in the Grand Final; while in the WAFL the Subiaco Lions thrashed the South Fremantle Bulldogs by a remarkable 96-points, keeping South to just 3.6-24 in fine, sunny and still weather conditions. While the WAFL senior grand final was very one-sided, the Colts curtain raiser was a thriller in which the Claremont Tigers came from behind to beat Peel Thunder.

 

[Defabs]

Collingwood’s GF hopes dashed losing to GWS with a score of 52. The next day the Collingwood VFLW side win the GF with a score of 52.