Roast 25 Years without an AFL Premiership

[Southerntakeover]

Like, he also slid into a ******* square post.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Like, he also slid into a ******* square post.

Yep, and was absolutely killing it in that game

Also had some weird neck injury the year after

We actually managed Andrew McLeod's knee bone-on-bone stuff for years, even though there were initial thoughts that it could end his career prematurely. 300+ gilt-edged games later...

I don't think we were burning out older guys with ridiculous running requirements (at that stage anyway)

 

[Southerntakeover]

Yep, and was absolutely killing it in that game

Also had some weird neck injury the year after

We actually managed Andrew McLeod's knee bone-on-bone stuff for years, even though there were initial thoughts that it could end his career prematurely. 300+ gilt-edged games later...

I don't think we were burning out older guys with ridiculous running requirements (at that stage anyway)

McLeod basically didn't run at all at the end of his career, did most of his training on the bike I think.

Doesn't mean that was universalised.

 

[Rotayjay]

The following clubs have won not just one but multiple premierships since our last:

Brisbane (4)
Sydney (2)
West Coast (2)
Geelong (4)
Hawthorn (4)
Collingwood (2)
Richmond (3)

That's seven clubs. Only these clubs' supporters have been waiting longer than us for a premiership:

Carlton
Fremantle
St Kilda

Not exactly illustrious company. We've blown so many chances, most notably 2017. At least one of those five prelim seasons could easily have been a flag season.

 

[Scorpus]

The following clubs have won not just one but multiple premierships since our last:

Brisbane (4)
Sydney (2)
West Coast (2)
Geelong (4)
Hawthorn (4)
Collingwood (2)
Richmond (3)

That's seven clubs. Only these clubs' supporters have been waiting longer than us for a premiership:

Carlton
Fremantle
St Kilda

Not exactly illustrious company. We've blown so many chances, most notably 2017. At least one of those five prelim seasons could easily have been a flag season.

We've also been waiting basically as long as notoriously well run clubs North Melbourne and Essendon

 

[Slippery Pete]

The following clubs have won not just one but multiple premierships since our last:

Brisbane (4)
Sydney (2)
West Coast (2)
Geelong (4)
Hawthorn (4)
Collingwood (2)
Richmond (3)

That's seven clubs. Only these clubs' supporters have been waiting longer than us for a premiership:

Carlton
Fremantle
St Kilda

Not exactly illustrious company. We've blown so many chances, most notably 2017. At least one of those five prelim seasons could easily have been a flag season.

Brisbane only three isn’t it

 

[Southerntakeover]

Brisbane only three isn’t it

Should be them four and Port 0, but they played their home prelim in Melbourne that time.

 

[Rotayjay]

Walshy was a unique cat. He had a very different way of looking at things. Would his style have yielded long term results? Or would his intensity have burned himself or the players out? Our list back then was only ripe for a few years, thanks to our big gap in talent from the Tippett sanctions. Would we have had that same rise before ultimately falling apart? Hard to imagine a bigger "what if".

That stupid camp wouldn't have happened on Phil's watch

 

[Rotayjay]

Brisbane only three isn’t it

Brisbane in 2001, 2002, 2003 and this arvo

 

[aabp1978]

The following clubs have won not just one but multiple premierships since our last:

Brisbane (4)
Sydney (2)
West Coast (2)
Geelong (4)
Hawthorn (4)
Collingwood (2)
Richmond (3)

That's seven clubs. Only these clubs' supporters have been waiting longer than us for a premiership:

Carlton
Fremantle
St Kilda

Not exactly illustrious company. We've blown so many chances, most notably 2017. At least one of those five prelim seasons could easily have been a flag season.

For some perspective - Sydney have won 2 flags in 90 years. Collingwood 3 premierships in 65 years. Richmond waited 37 years between flags. Geelong waited 45 years between premierships. Melbourne were 57 years. Dog similar. Dont get me wrong, we have let premierships slip (05, 06, 17), but we are hardly the lone rangers here.

 

[Rotayjay]

For some perspective - Sydney have won 2 flags in 90 years. Collingwood 3 premierships in 65 years. Richmond waited 37 years between flags. Geelong waited 45 years between premierships. Melbourne were 57 years. Dog similar. Dont get me wrong, we have let premierships slip (05, 06, 17), but we are hardly the lone rangers here.

Those facts make me feel slightly better, but it's frustrating to see almost every drought broken except ours.

 

[Firewalker]

For some perspective - Sydney have won 2 flags in 90 years. Collingwood 3 premierships in 65 years. Richmond waited 37 years between flags. Geelong waited 45 years between premierships. Melbourne were 57 years. Dog similar. Dont get me wrong, we have let premierships slip (05, 06, 17), but we are hardly the lone rangers here.

Anything before 1990 is just Victorian nonsense

 

[forlols]

It's coming. I believe dawson has premiership captain written all over him.

 

[aabp1978]

Those facts make me feel slightly better, but it's frustrating to see almost every drought broken except ours.

I agree. Watching games like today kill me, especially since I feel at our best we arent far off. Guess only point I was making was that for all the deserved negative talk on here..and trust me we have kicked own goal after own goal..premierships are extremely hard to win..even for the “benchmark” clubs…

 

[aabp1978]

Anything before 1990 is just Victorian nonsense

If only that was so….they still counted today as the Pies 16th Premiership as opposed to their 2nd sadly..

 

[Slippery Pete]

Brisbane in 2001, 2002, 2003 and this arvo

Is that some kind of in-joke I missed?

 

[Rotayjay]

Is that some kind of in-joke I missed?

Stupid me - wrong winner! Too many beers

 

[Checksider]

Another year, another team that isn’t the Crows wins the flag.

Hard not to feel flat, proper premiership drought territory now at 25 years.

 

[CDC60]

Adelaide Crows players who have won a Premiership in the last 25 years:

Wayne Carey - 1999
Scott Welsh

Scott Welsh

Age

45

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

6.9

3star

HB

2.7

2star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

2.6

1star

K

2.2

1star

HB

0.4

1star

M

1.2

2star

T

0.2

3star

G

0.2

3star

- 1999
Sean Wellman

Sean Wellman

Age

49

Ht

193cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.0

3star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

0.8

3star

- 2000
Tyson Stenglein - 2006
James Podsiadly - 2011
Martin Mattner - 2012
Jack Gunston

19

Jack Gunston

Age

32

Ht

193cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.5

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

5.0

4star

M

5.7

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.9

5star

D

10.6

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

2.6

2star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.7

3star

G

1.6

5star

D

11.2

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

3star

- 2013, 2014, 2015
Jake Lever

8

Jake Lever

Age

28

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.6

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

4.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.3

3star

MG

242.0

4star

D

9.6

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

3.1

2star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.3

2star

MG

145.4

3star

D

16.0

4star

K

11.0

4star

HB

5.0

4star

M

6.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

189.8

4star

- 2021
Patrick Dangerfield - 2022
Tyson Stengle

18

Tyson Stengle

Age

25

Ht

175cm

Wt

71kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.3

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

10.3

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.3

1star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.5

4star

D

8.8

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.6

4star

G

1.6

5star

- 2022
Billy Frampton

17

Billy Frampton

Age

27

Ht

201cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.1

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

0.7

3star

MG

99.0

2star

D

8.5

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.5

3star

T

0.5

1star

MG

99.0

2star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.0

3star

MG

107.0

2star

- 2023

 

[FR0GGY]

It's coming. I believe dawson has premiership captain written all over him.

Be nice for once if other clubs ex players won a flag for the AFC rather than the reverse all the time.

 

[PCORF]

If only 2005, 2006, 2012, 2016 or 2017 went right, just one game right. We could have been a powerhouse of a team because winning one gives you a good reputation.

We'll probably never be at the level of a Collingwood, Hawthorn, Richmond, West Coast, Geelong or Sydney. Expect these 6 clubs to win at least half of the premierships over the next 20 years. Maybe you can throw Carlton into the mix and surely Essendon are due for some better years ahead eventually.

Teams like GWS, Brisbane Lions, Adelaide and Port will be regular finals contenders but struggle to break through the barrier. But maybe I'll be wrong and there is a surprise around the corner.

 

[Pugsley]

Parvovirus

"Parvovirus"

 

[gunbarrelstraight91]

I genuinely believed who won the 2006 prelim vs WCE would have won the flag. Yes west coast only won by a point the following week but we had Sydney’s measure through that period. I felt like that was as big a missed opportunity as what 2017 was, west coast were a super team who probably could have won more than the 1 flag in that era but we were probably just as good and should have won that game at home.

I also wonder what might have happened if the Phil Walsh episode never occurred, although that’s a bigger tragedy than any football story.

 

[CrowToon]

Y'all acting like we aren't winning the thing in 2024.

 

[kirky]

Y'all acting like we aren't winning the thing in 2024.

Well I reckon we might be the smoky next year.

Waiting to see what our fixture looks like.