Did you guys really choke though?
As an outsider i thought that you should of at least played off in another final bt the Lions were a huge side. Or is that the point, that you kept getting beat in the qualifying final?
Lots of clubs have had a great list yet only won 1 flag or none at all.
My word we did!
2001 - Lose away to Brisbane (understandable), lose again against Hawks at home (what) for straight sets
(I get the next two years mixed up but basically the following)
Lose home final to Collingwood (a team generally considered to be punching above its weight in 02/03), win semi, lose away Prelim to Brisbane (understandable)
Lose home final to Sydney (what even?), win semi, lose away prelim to Collingwood (see above)
Even in 2004 we came within several bees dicks of losing that prelim to St Kilda.
So two understandable finals losses, four horrific chokes and playing beneath ourselves in a way that didn't reflect our home & away season dominance.
I do however, value the premiership over all of that. You can't take them for granted. Many Port people still think it was achieved in spite of Choco and that it was the bare minimum, and are rather jaded about the era.