First side to 17 premierships?

[maskmcgee]

As in the title.

The only real contenders are:
Essendon and Carlton - 16 premierships
Collingwood - 15 Premierships
Hawthorn - 13 Premierships

Can Essendon or Carlton win one before Collingwood wins two or Hawthorn wins 4?

 

[PumpyChowdown]

Carlton or Essendon.

Essendon the front runners, but I think their list is thin, but given the evenness of the comp at the moment, they could miraculously jag one. Carlton are building a quality list, but are still quite a few years away from genuinely contending, but I feel that what they are building is definitely capable of a flag or two.

Pies miles away.

Hawks even further away.

 

[Sirlemsip]

If Hawthorn can match Kennett's vision, then we might be able to get there. Obviously that is what I want to happen and we'll get there in the next 10-20 years, but can we do it before the other teams reach the target?

Can't see the Pies winning two before either Carlton or Essendon win one.

Probably would be Carlton in 3-4 years on the basis of the young team they are putting together.
Essendon has recruited well over the past couple of seasons, but is it enough? Personally i don't think so.

 

[PerfectFooty]

Fremantle, 17 years straight

 

[Deep]

Hawks are a bit further back but from your list I'll chose them (inb4 Dons 'fairytale after the saga flag' gifted by the AFL like Dogs and Tigers flags)

 

[WIZARD24]

Port adelaide have 35 if as you are including state premierships...

 

[adammania9]

Hawthorn are perhaps the biggest example of a "winning culture" in all of professional Australian sport so I feel inclined to back them. Crazy to think in 1970, Collingwood had 13 premierships, Melbourne had 12 premierships and to a lesser extent Richmond had 7 premierships and Hawthorn had won just one premiership. In 2017, they've overtaken Melbourne (stuck on 12), Richmond (11) and are approaching Collingwood (15) and have 13 premierships themselves.

Can they win four premierships before Carlton/Essendon win one though? Essendon will win a 17th flag before Carlton and Collingwood, not sure about Hawthorn though.

 

[Power Raid]

I'll put my money on Carlton with the close runner up being Port

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Port adelaide have 35 if as you are including state premierships...

Only took 6 posts for Port to get mentioned..

 

[Bazza97]

Essendon for me will get the earliest opportunity to win one out of the 4 clubs listed in the poll so I'll go with them. Carlton would be my next pick.

 

[maskmcgee]

Hawthorn are perhaps the biggest example of a "winning culture" in all of professional Australian sport so I feel inclined to back them. Crazy to think in 1970, Collingwood had 13 premierships, Melbourne had 12 premierships and to a lesser extent Richmond had 7 premierships and Hawthorn had won just one premiership. In 2017, they've overtaken Melbourne (stuck on 12), Richmond (11) and are approaching Collingwood (15) and have 13 premierships themselves.

Can they win four premierships before Carlton/Essendon win one though? Essendon will win a 17th flag before Carlton and Collingwood, not sure about Hawthorn though.

In the 93 Premierships between 1897 and 1990, Essendon, Carlton and Collingwood played in 73 seasons deciders, or 79% of all deciders.
From 1991 to 2017, the same 3 teams have been involved in just 8 grand finals, or just 31% of the grand finals.

 

[WIZARD24]

Rig

Only took 6 posts for Port to get mentioned..

righhto east fremantle have won 29 cups.. in a state comp the list goes on

 

[boncer34]

Port adelaide have 35 if as you are including state premierships...

Sorry only premierships won in this league.

 

[TedDougChris]

Do we still include flags Essendon won while in breach of the salary cap in their total ?

 

[WIZARD24]

Sorry only premierships won in this league.

well that would be hawthorn with 7

 

[Leather Poisoning]

It’ll be hawthorn unless we do something stupid whenever Clarko leaves. (I.e. hiring an ex club champion like mitchell or hodge as coach)

 

[boncer34]

well that would be hawthorn with 7

Uh.

Ok bud.

 

[boncer34]

Do we still include flags Essendon won while in breach of the salary cap in their total ?

Yeah coz we beat a side in breach of the cap in the Grand Final.

Do we still include flags where the Dogs got gifted a 4 goal advantage by the umpires in the Grand Final in their total?

 

[WIZARD24]

Uh.

Ok bud.

No worries

 

[The_Eagles]

I will go with Hawthorn, the trend is your friend

 

[boncer34]

No worries

The comp did exist before you were born but if you wanna count from your year of birth go right ahead.

 

[WIZARD24]

The comp did exist before you were born but if you wanna count from your year of birth go right ahead.

You seem to be a bit of a slow bowler so I will leave you with a win in your head

 

[boncer34]

You seem to be a bit of a slow bowler so I will leave you with a win in your head

Huh? You put up a nonsensical suggestion. I was just trying to understand why.

 

[WIZARD24]

Huh? You put up a nonsensical suggestion. I was just trying to understand why.

Is suggesting the separation of state leagues and the national league nonsensical is it? I'll leave it at that.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Hawks are a bit further back but from your list I'll chose them (inb4 Dons 'fairytale after the saga flag' gifted by the AFL like Dogs and Tigers flags)

Poor Geelong always robbed of victory!