Amazing coincidences in football

[juice t]

After all 4 of Geelong's premierships this century, a captain has left the club

2007 - Steven King

Steven King

Age

45

Ht

201cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.9

4star

CL

1.3

3star

HO

16.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

11.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

5.4

4star

HO

8.8

5star

is traded to St Kilda

2009 - Tom Harley retires

2011 - Cameron Ling retires

2022 - Joel Selwood retires

 

[North park]

1937 - Geelong play in the Grand Final, the first to be played in front of the newly constructed Southern Stand at the MCG.

1992 - Geelong play in the Grand Final, the first to be played in front of the newly constructed Great Southern Stand, after the Southern Stand was demolished.

2022 - Geelong play in the Grand Final, the first to be played in front of the newly named Shane Warne Stand (previously known as the Great Southern Stand).

 

[BigVic]

1937 - Geelong play in the Grand Final, the first to be played in front of the newly constructed Southern Stand at the MCG.

1992 - Geelong play in the Grand Final, the first to be played in front of the newly constructed Great Southern Stand, after the Southern Stand was demolished.

2022 - Geelong play in the Grand Final, the first to be played in front of the newly named Shane Warne Stand (previously known as the Great Southern Stand).

1992 - Geelong plays in the grand final after the game was moved to Waverley

2022 - Geelong plays in the grand final, after the game was moved to Brisbane and Perth

 

[Captain_Bender]

Richmond and Geelong both won their tenth premierships by 81 points

 

[BigVic]

Richmond and Geelong both won their tenth premierships by 81 points

Richmond had a 37 year drought thereafter

 

[Sttew]

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King George V died in January 1936 and George VI became king in December 1936 after his brother abdicated

 

[BigVic]

King George V died in January 1936 and George VI became king in December 1936 after his brother abdicated

South Melbourne lost a grand final in 1936

 

[Sttew]

Another Carlton 1995 & Geelong 2022 connection.

The players who wore #2 had inverse careers.

Greg Williams started as a Cat then won a flag as a Blue; opposite experience of Zach Tuohy.

The 2022 GF was also a contest between Williams’s two previous clubs. He won a B&F and an AFLPA MVP as a Cat and a Brownlow as a Swan. Who would he have been barracking for?

Just spoke to GW (dealing with him on a legal matter) and I asked him who he barracked for in the GF, Swans or Cats. He said neither; he was happy with either team winning and went on to say the Cats win was amazing.

I didn't ask who he'd barrack for in a Blues v Cats or Swans GF, but I think we know the answer.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

The 2022 GF was also a contest between Williams’s two previous clubs. He won a B&F and an AFLPA MVP as a Cat and a Brownlow as a Swan. Who would he have been barracking for?

Sadly I’m not altogether sure Greg Williams would even know what day it is these days.

 

[Sttew]

Sadly I’m not altogether sure Greg Williams would even know what day it is these days.

He's not that bad. I'm dealing with him a matter and he knows exactly what he's talking about

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

He's not that bad. I'm dealing with him a matter and he knows exactly what he's talking about

Good to hear.

 

[BigVic]

Richmond 1969-1982 and Geelong 2007-2022 are similar

Richmond 1969-1982

• Won first 3 flags inside 5 years (1969, 1973, 1974)
• Took 6 years to win 4th flag inside golden era between 3rd
• Lost 2 grand final (1972, 1982)

Geelong 2007-2022

• Won first 3 flags inside 5 years (2007, 2009, 2011)
• Took 11 years to win 4th flag inside golden era between 3rd
• Lost 2 grand finals (2008, 2020)

 

[BigVic]

Norwood, Casey and West Perth all won their respective State League Grand Finals with the same club song as Melbourne’s

 

[emuboy]

In 1993 West Perth played their final season at Leederville Oval ahead of moving to Joondalup in 1994, and were beaten by Claremont in the WAFL Grand Final. This year, West Perth have beaten Claremont in a WAFL Grand Final played at Leederville Oval.

 

[Danw0w]

Richmond had a 37 year drought thereafter

Geelong premiers in 2059 then?

 

[Cuzz09]

I've always remembered these 2 from the Crows:

Adelaide winning the 97 GF by 31 points and StKilda being on a 31 year drought at the time.

In 1998 Adel and NM both had 30 scoring shots

Adel: 15.15.105
NM: 8.22. 70



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[Goggin Our Best]

Heres one for those beautiful Richmond supporters

1969 was certainly the year of the Tiger

Richmond Tigers win the VFL

Glenelg Tigers win the SANFL

Balmain Tigers win the Rugby League

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

Heres one for those beautiful Richmond supporters

1969 was certainly the year of the Tiger

Richmond Tigers win the VFL

Glenelg Tigers win the SANFL

Balmain Tigers win the Rugby League

So much so that Brady Bunch writers Sherwood and Elroy Schwartz wrote the episode “Tiger ! Tiger !” , which aired just four months after the Tiger triple.

True

 

[BigVic]

Both premiers in the AFL and NRL are from the Cat family (Cats and Panthers) winning their respective Grand Finals easily.

 

[#1_pigeonracer]

AFTER St Kilda won the 66 flag a jumper was put on Tommy Bents statue.

BEFORE the 97 loss a St Kilda jumper was put on the statue and again prior to the 09 loss.

Early in the 2010 GF week a Collingwood scarf was cheekily put on Tommy before being replaced by a St Kilda jumper. The match was drawn.

The St Kilda jumper remained on for the replay week loss.

 

[BigVic]

AFTER St Kilda won the 66 flag a jumper was put on Tommy Bents statue.

BEFORE the 97 loss a St Kilda jumper was put on the statue and again prior to the 09 loss.

Early in the 2010 GF week a Collingwood scarf was cheekily put on Tommy before being replaced by a St Kilda jumper. The match was drawn.

The St Kilda jumper remained on for the replay week loss.

The Tommy Bents statue curse

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Richmond had a 37 year drought thereafter

the rest of the league can only live in hope.

 

[emuboy]

Geelong premiers in 2059 then?

Another long range forecast - Carlton to be runners-up in 2061. Why? Because in both seasons that Halley's Comet was visible from Earth - 1910 and 1986 - the Blues lost the Grand Final.

 

[BigVic]

Another long range forecast - Carlton to be runners-up in 2061. Why? Because in both seasons that Halley's Comet was visible from Earth - 1910 and 1986 - the Blues lost the Grand Final.

39 years away

 

[BigVic]

Oldest players to play at Victoria Park in V/AFL/W History:

Vic Cumberland-42y 339d (R6, 1920)
Cora Staunton-40y 300d (R7, 2022 2.0)