Collingwood 1990 vs Sydney 2005 vs Geelong 2007 vs Western Bulldogs 2016 vs Richmond 2017 vs Melbourne 2021 - Which is the best drought-breaker?

Best drought-breaker in the last 30 years

  • Collingwood 1990

    Votes: 15 6.7%
  • Sydney 2005

    Votes: 58 26.0%
  • Bulldogs 2016

    Votes: 41 18.4%
  • Richmond 2017

    Votes: 36 16.1%
  • Melbourne 2021

    Votes: 37 16.6%
  • Geelong 2007

    Votes: 36 16.1%

  • Total voters
    223

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Sep 7, 2009
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Which iconic premiership drought-breaker in the AFL era is the most iconic and significant. I'd say Sydney 2005 followed by Bulldogs 2016. Both games had Sydney involved and more than 6 decades without a flag
 

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Apr 18, 2005
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72 years and the club that came closest to actually dying out of all of them, to the point we moved cities to survive. It was huge.
Correct. Was massive. That flag put you back on the map. The WB and Melbourne have had their moments, big ones as well, but Sydney was pretty much on the floor. They were also awful in the nineties before a shift in 1996.
 
Apr 18, 2005
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All are special for different reasons but if I had to pick onethats not my own side than Sydney for me as well.
Sydney and then the Dogs. Obviously we are biased as any flag you see your club win is huge, but for the dogs it was 62 years, they’d played in one GF since 1954 (correct, 1961?), and had also had the 1997 PF loss. Would have been enormous for fans.

Demons come in next. Two GF appearances since 64 and two almighty beatings. This year was off the charts.
 
May 5, 2016
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Geelong
As far as the actual experience goes I would have picked ours over the others for one simple reason:

The game was over at half time and we could soak it in. After watching us lose four grand finals in contrasting style, if I had to wait for Leo Barry to take a mark in the final seconds I would have had a heart attack
 
Apr 18, 2005
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As far as the actual experience goes I would have picked ours over the others for one simple reason:

The game was over at half time and we could soak it in. After watching us lose four grand finals in contrasting style, if I had to wait for Leo Barry to take a mark in the final seconds I would have had a heart attack
Yeah it was huge for Cats fans. I was in a pub full of them and they had a brilliant time from half time onwards.
 

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Rowan18

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Feb 20, 2018
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Sydney was longest drought but 2005-2006 was probably the worst most defensive footy ever played, thank god Geelong came with an attacking style and blasted it away by 2007, what a relief!

has to be the Dogs
Ummm, the Eagles attacking style beat Sydney's defence in 2006. That is why the two clubs had all the close games, one was ultra defensive and the other attacking.

Geelong took the Eagles gameplan and went to another level. I've always wondered what rivalry could have existed over that era if the Eagles didn't implode and lose their two best midfielders.
 
Mar 11, 2018
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Essendon
Pies between 58’ to 90’

played in 9 GFs..8 terrible defeats plus a maddening draw in 77’

Horrendous soul crushing pain that’s hard to top really.

I was at the 1990 GF and the roar from the Collingwood crowd in the last qrt was insane. Loudest thing at a game Ive ever heard.
 
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Osho

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Jul 9, 2021
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Pies 90 was amazing. Big fight at qtr time. And the relentless onballers. And Daicos. And the celebrations that went all the way into 1996.

2016 Dogs was spectacular. An original style of footy, great drama, great month of heroic wins, and the western suburb plodder beating the spoilt brat. Nice.

Deemolition Dees coming in 3rd.
 
Sep 7, 2009
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Geelong 2007 was special. What started as a close match turned into a procession late in the first quarter. By the time Jimmy Bartel scored a goal in the 31m 14s mark, the game was all over.
 

Collingwood 4 eternity

Norm Smith Medallist
Mar 16, 2009
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On last Saturdays Grand Final pre game broadcast, 3aw interviewed a 105 year old Bulldogs supporter (he turns 106 in a few weeks) Bill Morgan , who was there at MCG at the Grand Final with his son in 2016 (at 100 years of age) to see the Bulldogs Premiership live , he had missed the 1954 Premiership because of another commitment.


Some fans really do wait a lifetime to see their team win the flag in person
 
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