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You already know the reason for this but I'll tell you anyways, winning three premierships means Geelong will continue to get a pass mark no matter how poor their record in September becomes. I suspect this will be the case for quite a long time yet because had we been in St Kilda's shoes, endless finals appearances and grand finals for 0 premierships, you honestly believe Fox Footy, SEN and the Herald Sun would be applying no pressure whatsoever on that club if their finals record was the same as ours in recent times?
Of course not! They would been getting hounded left right and center.
This comes back to my belief majority of Geelong supporters are content and more than happy to put up with mediocrity for a while now. They've experienced success and that's that for another couple of decades (or more).
It doesn't have to be that way though. Hawthorn don't rest on their laurels which is why they are regarded as the most successful VFL/AFL team of all time. They average something like a premiership every seven years since they entered the competition. Why must we put up with shit finals performances just because the coach managed to sneak out a premiership in his first season on the job coaching a team that could have literally coached itself to a flag that year?
I can't but it does appear to have been a successful way of getting through to the grand final. the issue for Fremantle was that they ran into the greatest team since Geelong on their home deck so had it been any other team, they are premiers.
Had the likes of Bartel, Hawkins, Taylor, Enright, Corey, Selwood . . . . had a week off before playing Fremantle in that final, we may very well have had Hawkins at full forward and been able to run out the final quarter.
Of course not! They would been getting hounded left right and center.
This comes back to my belief majority of Geelong supporters are content and more than happy to put up with mediocrity for a while now. They've experienced success and that's that for another couple of decades (or more).
It doesn't have to be that way though. Hawthorn don't rest on their laurels which is why they are regarded as the most successful VFL/AFL team of all time. They average something like a premiership every seven years since they entered the competition. Why must we put up with shit finals performances just because the coach managed to sneak out a premiership in his first season on the job coaching a team that could have literally coached itself to a flag that year?
I can't but it does appear to have been a successful way of getting through to the grand final. the issue for Fremantle was that they ran into the greatest team since Geelong on their home deck so had it been any other team, they are premiers.
Had the likes of Bartel, Hawkins, Taylor, Enright, Corey, Selwood . . . . had a week off before playing Fremantle in that final, we may very well have had Hawkins at full forward and been able to run out the final quarter.
With regards to comparing Geelong too Hawthorn why have they won more premierships over the past 10 years than Geelong ? because we lost 2008.
The reason Hawthorn have been performing better than us over the past few years is simple Since Scott became coach up until this season
-Geelong have lost 9 All Australian players ,Hawthorn have lost 2 All Australian players.
-Geelong have traded away 1 first round draft pick ,Hawthorn have traded away 6 first round draft picks since 2009.
As for excepting poor performances in finals , playing finals is not a right .It has to be earned , its very rare that rebuilding sides earn the right to play in finals .It has been a great achievement for Scott to take rebuilding Geelong sides into the finals .As we are no longer rebuilding than the expectations are much greater .
Not 1 premiership side over the past 20 years has rested half a team the week before the finals and gone on to win the premiership and you think its a successful method ?

