First current premiership 'drought' to be broken...

[PerthBoy86]

Longest premiership droughts of VFL/AFL clubs:

Western Bulldogs: 62 years (last in 1954)

Melbourne: 52 years (last in 1964)

St Kilda: 50 years (last in 1966)

Richmond: 36 years (last in 1980)



Basically, which of these teams has the best chance of winning the premiership in the next few years?

I think Bulldogs would have to be clear first. They're playing exciting, attacking footy, and seem to have more consistency. Their window is now, they have to really seize the opportunity in the next few years. But now is also one of the closest, most competitive, tightest periods we've seen in awhile. This year there are at least 6 legit flag contenders, IMO: Hawthorn, Sydney, Geelong, Adelaide, West Coast, GWS, aside from them, and who knows what the scene will be like in the next few years.

I think there are good signs for the other three. I think Richmond have definitely been playing below capacity, though. Whatever the reason, it's somewhat debatable. The Dees and Saints look like they're on the up, though I don't really see any winning a premiership before the Dogs IF the Dogs take the chance.

I really hope the Bulldogs finally win a second, it'd be great for the club, and I have a soft spot for them, partly because I live in Footscray now and they're one of the smaller, humbler clubs (I guess they would be lol) with a very local supporter base. Also St. Kilda. Not that I have any great affinity with the club, but their run of bad luck has been awful. A measly 1 point ensured they did not go an unbelievably 119 years without a premiership. I'd like to see Melbourne and Richmond win because it would be good for the clubs and the comp. Which team would you most like to see their break their drought?

This is what Footscray looked like in 1954:

 

[Topkent]

Stop making threads

 

[pazza]

Doggies for me.

We all saw how much a premiership lifted Geelong in 2007 after so many ears and bad times in the community.

Can you imagine how Melbourne's western suburbs would be if the Doggies got one?

 

[Pannalstaroz]

Hawthorn haven't won one since last year. And the two years previous. Pray for them that they get this albatross off their collective necks.

 

[PerthBoy86]

Stop making threads

I'll make as many threads as I want. Don't like it, ignore em and bugger off.

 

[PerthBoy86]

Doggies for me.

We all saw how much a premiership lifted Geelong in 2007 after so many ears and bad times in the community.

Can you imagine how Melbourne's western suburbs would be if the Doggies got one?

Oh yeah it'd be great. I love it when I see young Sudanese men, or old Vietnamese/Chinese men among others wearing Doggies caps/gear, or just a lot of folks here and how much they love them, they're really a part of the community.

 

[Topkent]

I'll make as many threads as I want. Don't like it, ignore em and bugger off.

This is bigfooty not PerthBoy86 posts every single question he has

 

[jwint43]

Stop making threads

This one is actually okay. Ill go with the doggies or saints unless gws ruins their windows.

 

[PerthBoy86]

This is bigfooty not PerthBoy86 posts every single question he has

I haven't posted for quite a few days, it's hardly like my threads are dominating the board...and again, don't like it, ignore it.

 

[Great8]

Probably the Dogs but I'll back Freo to claim their maiden flag before any of those 4 break their drought

 

[Topkent]

This one is actually okay. Ill go with the doggies or saints unless gws ruins their windows.

That's why the AFL is a joke of a business .. GWS have been handed a premiership on a platter as Freo is the only one who hasn't won one in there first decade of existence whilst there isn't a single Melbourne Stkilda or Bulldogs fan under the age of 60 who would remember a premiership

 

[Freoforever86]

Dogs will win the flag in either 17 or 18

 

[davos44]

This is bigfooty not PerthBoy86 posts every single question he has

Its a good thread, you're a dreary bugger arent you?

 

[tunksy]

Dogs easily 1st. I dont think this year but in the next couple. Which is when gws should be primed...

Saints i like but are really going to have to strike while roo and montagna are still playing.

Tigers have taken a massive step backwards. And we are melbournes bunnies.

Melbourne again probably not for a good 3 or 4 years time when a lot of their youngsters will have hopefully played 100 plus games. Great core of youngsters and excellent spine hope hogan stays.


Would absolutely love to see all 4 clubs squaring off in finals!

 

[Topkent]

Its a good thread, you're a dreary bugger arent you?

Been watching melbourne play for 25 years now ... so yeah

 

[hawkman]

Hopefully we can break out drought this year

 

[davos44]

Been watching melbourne play for 25 years now ... so yeah

Don't worry, Melbourne will come good in a big hurry next year.

 

[Topkent]

Don't worry, Melbourne will come good in a big hurry next year.

Not sure if next year is the year too many key players under 100 games still unless Petracca or someone turns into a star like Stringer did so early

 

[rdhopkins2]

Coming up to almost a year since a premiership for the Hawks and I'm hungry for another!

I think the Dogs then Dee's then Saints then Tiges in answer to the OP.

 

[HBF]

Bulldogs for me as well. Going to have quite a few years with this current group, and they aren't relying on their older players in Murphy and M.Boyd. Crameri comes back next year as well, which makes them even more potent.

 

[PieLebo87]

I've been burnt as a Collingwood supporter with words like dynasty and primed. There's just no guessing what'll happen or if your president creates a transition plan.

I plead to you Doggies supporters, you might be young and playing exciting footy, that doesn't translate to flags in the future.

In all seriousness, there's really no guessing what'll happen.

In 2012, Hawthorn weren't primed for a dynasty, but they had a very good list with premiership players from a few years earlier, it was all about Freo and Sydney at this stage, Sydney won that year and didn't win another one, Freo contended and dropped off.

Lions prior and during their 3peat just weren't a H&A team that went through winning non-stop, they turned it on in finals. A team like Port would've probably won more minor premierships during that period.

Right now, IMO, Sydney has the strongest list, and a large amount of their best players aren't actually that old, so they can win a couple.

Adelaide and WCE just need to get over their fears of the MCG and they can snag a couple.

Who knows man, you guys might all not wake up before Buckley sorts his s**t out and awakens the beast of Victoria Park. That'd be a sight to behold. Buckley on the dais and BF gone into meltdown.

 

[barmy44]

hawthorns 10 month drought might finally break this year...

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

Its pretty sobering seeing how long the drought has been, who really knows if we can sustain the momentum and snag one in the next few years.

I'd just like to see one in my lifetime.

 

[Topkent]

Its pretty sobering seeing how long the drought has been, who really knows if we can sustain the momentum and snag one in the next few years.

I'd just like to see one in my lifetime.

Isn't that last sentence so true
I'm sure saints fans are the same, I'd literally kill just to see one that's it .. not greedy
My old man's in his 60s and I know it would mean the world to him to see a single flag before time catches up to him

 

[Meow]

Dogs will contend over the next few years with Adelaide/GWS/Sydney and should probably win one (has to happen at some point). Melbourne and St Kilda are tracking okay and might be 2017's bolters, but too early to call at this point. Richmond need an injection of quality and the likes of McBean/Markov/Castagna forcing out list cloggers before they can even think about improving.