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West Coast's first game was against Richmond
Fremantle's first game was also against Richmond
Fremantle's first game was also against Richmond
Amazing coincidences in football
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He'd've also been promoting The Prisoner of Azkaban.
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Despite the consistent success of these two teams since 2011 Gold Coast has never played finals in the same season as Geelong or Hawthorn.
Amazing.
Amazing.
West Coast's first finals win was against Melbourne
Fremantle's first finals win was against Melbourne
West Coast's first Grand Final was against Hawthorn
Fremantle's first Grand Final was against Hawthorn
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So close...
VFL 2008 - Coburg 27.16 (178) defeats Geelong 16.7 (103)
VFL 2009 - Coburg 27.16 (178) defeats Geelong 16.8 (104)
VFL 2008 - Coburg 27.16 (178) defeats Geelong 16.7 (103)
VFL 2009 - Coburg 27.16 (178) defeats Geelong 16.8 (104)
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So you're saying Fremantle needs to meet Geelong in a GF?
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If only one of those Geelong points in 2009 went out on the full...
Not to mention both games were at Coburg Oval, and the first game was in round 1, 2008 and the second was in round 2, 2009 (just one round apart!). So that was almost the same score, same teams, same round, same location, two years in a row
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It’s a miss by one coincidence
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A South Australian named Jack Trengove playing for a Victorian club at the same time as a Victorian named Jack (okay Jackson) Trengove was playing for a South Australian club. Then I think they switched to clubs back to their respective home states in the same season.
It wasn't exactly Josh Kennedy, Mitch Brown or Nathan Brown: having two Jack Trengoves (as far as I'm aware not even distant relations) in the league at the same time has always seemed to be a pretty strange coincidence to me, let alone the other stuff.
It wasn't exactly Josh Kennedy, Mitch Brown or Nathan Brown: having two Jack Trengoves (as far as I'm aware not even distant relations) in the league at the same time has always seemed to be a pretty strange coincidence to me, let alone the other stuff.
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Hardly an amazing coincidence, but a quirky trend I thought was worthy of a mention regarding ANZAC Day winners from recent years:
2006: Collingwood
2007: Collingwood
2008: Collingwood
2009: Essendon
2010: Collingwood
2011: Collingwood
2012: Collingwood
2013: Essendon
2014: Collingwood
2015: Collingwood
2016: Collingwood
2017: Essendon
2018: Collingwood
2019: Collingwood
F*** this COVID-19 bullsh*t robbing us of another ANZAC Day win
2006: Collingwood
2007: Collingwood
2008: Collingwood
2009: Essendon
2010: Collingwood
2011: Collingwood
2012: Collingwood
2013: Essendon
2014: Collingwood
2015: Collingwood
2016: Collingwood
2017: Essendon
2018: Collingwood
2019: Collingwood
F*** this COVID-19 bullsh*t robbing us of another ANZAC Day win
Didn’t Richmond once have a Ben Holland and a Ben Hollands on the same list in the late 90’s?
OMG - two likes and you are right. Hollands junior could go No1 in next draft. I am losing my touch, must be lockdown.
I didn’t know they were father and son. Good for them, Elijah has “it”.
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And Collingwood had 2 Andrew Hill’s in 2002.
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In 1963 Geelong played Hawthorn in three successive matches:
- Round 18 (last home and away round)
- Second Semi Final
- Grand Final
Geelong also won all three. Perhaps this was an early forerunner of the 'Kennett Curse'.
By an amazing co-incidence, the then Hawthorn President, Mr Sandy Ferguson, had (allegedly) accused the Cats of 'lacking mental toughness' after a game between the two teams in 1962.
- Round 18 (last home and away round)
- Second Semi Final
- Grand Final
Geelong also won all three. Perhaps this was an early forerunner of the 'Kennett Curse'.
By an amazing co-incidence, the then Hawthorn President, Mr Sandy Ferguson, had (allegedly) accused the Cats of 'lacking mental toughness' after a game between the two teams in 1962.
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The Brisbane Bears and the Brisbane Lions both have the same lowest score ever of 2.5-17.
Why the Brisbane Bears scored 2.5-17 was understandable. It was a cold and windy day in the middle of winter at Princes Park against Hawthorn in 1988, played in teeming rain from opening bounce to final siren, with the ground a mudheap, one wing resembling a lake.
The Brisbane Lions scored 2.5-17 against Richmond at the MCG on a fine and sunny autumn day and a good playing surface in 2018. And while the 2018 Lions were not a good team by any stretch, they were an improving team, one far better than the dismal seasons of 2015, 2016 & 2017.
Why the Brisbane Bears scored 2.5-17 was understandable. It was a cold and windy day in the middle of winter at Princes Park against Hawthorn in 1988, played in teeming rain from opening bounce to final siren, with the ground a mudheap, one wing resembling a lake.
The Brisbane Lions scored 2.5-17 against Richmond at the MCG on a fine and sunny autumn day and a good playing surface in 2018. And while the 2018 Lions were not a good team by any stretch, they were an improving team, one far better than the dismal seasons of 2015, 2016 & 2017.
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The Ferguson curse. Also the only time Geelong has beaten Hawthorn in a Grand Final.
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What's amazing about these 2 games is that the Richmond game happened 30 years after the Hawks game and Richmond's score was 30 points more than Hawthorn's.
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And since then Geelong have only won three grand finals, I think he was right about Geelong lacking mental toughness
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Both South Australian teams are crap.
Cotchins Hair Piece
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Halley’s Comet passed the Earth’s vicinity twice in the 20th Century - 1910 and 1986.
Carlton lost the Grand Final in both years - 1910 to Collingwood, and 1986 to Hawthorn.
Pencil Carlton in to lose the 2061 Grand Final.
Carlton lost the Grand Final in both years - 1910 to Collingwood, and 1986 to Hawthorn.
Pencil Carlton in to lose the 2061 Grand Final.
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Gordon Farkas
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Should provide some hope to Blues fans - they will at least make a GF again after all those rebuilds.
"They know we're coming..."
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1919 - Spanish Flu - Collingwood GF win
1920 - Spanish Flu - Collingwood GF loss.
2003 - SARS - Collingwood GF loss.
2010 - H1N1 - Collingwood GF win
2020 - Coronavirus - Collingwood GF ???
1920 - Spanish Flu - Collingwood GF loss.
2003 - SARS - Collingwood GF loss.
2010 - H1N1 - Collingwood GF win
2020 - Coronavirus - Collingwood GF ???
H1N1 was 2009
