Club that has waited longest to play in a Grand Final

[Hojuman]

That it is. Haven't lost a final at the MCG under Scotts. Mastercoach at the G if you ask me. :stern look

Thank god we don't play our finals Etihad.

 

[see see]

After Sydney and Bulldogs, Melbourne and Richmond are now the two older clubs with no flag in decades. Next week there might be just one left in that club. That's all that should matter.

Don't forget the Saints. Their sh*tness deserves to be recognised.

 

[SonofSamsquanch]

Thank god we don't play our finals Etihad.

Spooked by the roof.

 

[rickety]

Spooked by the roof.

Definitely a Band name or a metaphor. Might just start using it in general conversation

 

[shinboner magic]

There's only one thing you need to worry bout - how many years since a flag.

I don't think any saints / dees fans are going to heap s**t on us for not making a granny the longest

 

[Snake_Baker]

By my calculations and excluding the 2 new clubs we are now (along with Carlton) the club that has gone longest without making a Grand Final. The AFLs equalisation policies have been fairly successful with all clubs reaching the Grand Final in the last 20 years so given that and the cyclical nature of the game hopefully we aren't too many years away from making it again. I am just hoping we don't have to wait as long as Richmond. If so our next GF appearance will be 2034!

Do you have the stat for prelims? What about elimination finals?

 

[Mav]

At the end of the day no one remembers who came second.
Yep make the GF and lose and you may as well have finished second last in terms of being remembered.
Yes Richmond are 50/50 chance statistically speaking and so are Radelaide, but as we all know statistics mean SFA under these conditions.
They lose and no one remembers, they win and everyone remembers who won the flag and no one remembers or cares who they played.
Close only counts in horseshoes, marbles or lawn bowls, just ask GWS and Josh Kelly..

I disagree. I gleefully remember Collingwood, Saints, Port and Freo losing GF's because of the tears shed. To be honest I can't remember who beat them. I also remember Eagles and Swans coming second because the games were so good.

 

[archereleven]

The team with the longest premiership drought wins it last season, then the 2 longest droughts for grannies are in it this year...

AFL engineered

#conspiracytheory

 

[SpiderBurton22]

I disagree. I gleefully remember Collingwood, Saints, Port and Freo losing GF's because of the tears shed. To be honest I can't remember who beat them. I also remember Eagles and Swans coming second because the games were so good.

The Eagle and Swans games were terrible games, they just happened to be close.

 

[year of the roo]

There's only one thing you need to worry bout - how many years since a flag.

I don't think any saints / dees fans are going to heap s**t on us for not making a granny the longest

Haven't encountered any Dees/Saints fans lately then?

 

[shinboner magic]

Haven't encountered any Dees/Saints fans lately then?

None that can look me in the eye

 

[ferball]

I disagree. I gleefully remember Collingwood, Saints, Port and Freo losing GF's because of the tears shed. To be honest I can't remember who beat them. I also remember Eagles and Swans coming second because the games were so good.

They also came first in those two games.

 

[Engimal v3]

Who gives a * about "Grand Final appearances"? We won flags in '96 and '99, and teams with more recent appearances like Melbourne and St Kilda would kill for that.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Don't forget the Saints. Their sh*tness deserves to be recognised.

Completely forgot they existed.

 

[Gasometer]

...back to the original point being that what is being said is that to be in the Grand Final is to play for the Flag.

Same as winning the Preliminary.

Same as other Finals.

Same as making the 8.

Getting to any of these is creditable....but not rewarding, but to fail at any of them is to fail to win what we want....

The Premiership.

End of rant.

 

[koshari]

Who gives a **** about "Grand Final appearances"? We won flags in '96 and '99, and teams with more recent appearances like Melbourne and St Kilda would kill for that.

so its good that we are better than 2 possibly 3 teams?

 

[goalieboy82]

Pass the pipe over here when you are done.

 

[Benj7]

You guys enjoying the weed now if we get off it you’ll see we are actually 0-7 told you this s**t is good

 

[Snake_Baker]

By my calculations and excluding the 2 new clubs we are now (along with Carlton) the club that has gone longest without making a Grand Final. The AFLs equalisation policies have been fairly successful with all clubs reaching the Grand Final in the last 20 years so given that and the cyclical nature of the game hopefully we aren't too many years away from making it again. I am just hoping we don't have to wait as long as Richmond. If so our next GF appearance will be 2034!

The post Carey era top ups held the club back for 10 years.

2008-2012, we didn't rebuild fully enough, but still could have very easily made the grand final in 2016 if not for a horrible injury run.

 

[ferball]

You guys enjoying the weed now if we get off it you’ll see we are actually 0-7 told you this s**t is good

Its not that good. We're 4 and 3.