Certified Legendary Thread Race for the flag, in squiggly lines

[wallyt99]

The squiqqle clearly needs to factor in umpire bias. Viva la power rankings!

 

[Boristown]

Good call. Hope you had money in it

Money for jam.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

So we did it, we blew up Squiggle.

 

[shotgun_blues]

What happens to the squiggle if Dogs win 89-68?

Do you have a Delorian in the garage or an itchy edit post finger?

 

[Boristown]

Do you have a Delorian in the garage or an itchy edit post finger?

No edit.

 

[rumply]

What happens to the squiggle if Dogs win 89-68?

 

[LittleG]

Squiggle is awesome and hope to see it next year too. One of my favorite threads on BF.
Dogs flag was only expected by Doggies fans. The squiggle has been too accurate for so long and doesn't account for a few factors that meant at some stage it would under rate a team. In game injuries and end of game time wasting, reduce your points total and thus squiggle rating. Team selection can also have a huge factor, so can end of year dead rubbers.
Looking forward to the squiggly post game analysis.

 

[shotgun_blues]

No edit.

Mind if I borrow your Grays Sports Almanac Biff?

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

Squiggle is awesome and hope to see it next year too. One of my favorite threads on BF.
Dogs flag was only expected by Doggies fans. The squiggle has been too accurate for so long and doesn't account for a few factors that meant at some stage it would under rate a team. In game injuries and end of game time wasting, reduce your points total and thus squiggle rating. Team selection can also have a huge factor, so can end of year dead rubbers.
Looking forward to the squiggly post game analysis.

It doesn't account for those factors for everyone else though either. Bulldogs have arguably never looked like a Premership team at all this year except for the last three weeks, amazing and mind boggling result

 

[BEaston]

Awkward.

 

[Gunstall555]

What happens to the squiggle if Dogs win 89-68?

so talk to me about lotto numbers.

 

[Rotayjay]

Turns out the Bulldogs finished with a defence just as good as Collingwood 2010, Geelong 2011 and Hawthorn 2015. It's just that their attack has never been particularly potent this year. But history doesn't remember the number of points for. It remembers premierships. From now, the history books will forever say 'Premiers 2016 - Western Bulldogs'.

PS: Massive choke by Sydney

 

[barmy44]

havent the dogs lifted themselves above numerous premierships with that win? their 'line' is above adelaide '97, geelong '09, hawthorn '08, hawthorn '13, brisbane '03, sydney '05, north '99... equal with west coast '06. im assuming that they are ranked 'better' than those below their diagonal line?

 

[SuperSub17]

Sydney pretty much re-traced their line after they beat Geelong - no matter how big I make the chart I can't split them.

 

[gimp!]

We are going to make you cry today.

Tears of joy bro. Thanks.

 

[cryptor]

havent the dogs lifted themselves above numerous premierships with that win? their 'line' is above adelaide '97, geelong '09, hawthorn '08, hawthorn '13, brisbane '03, sydney '05, north '99... equal with west coast '06. im assuming that they are ranked 'better' than those below their diagonal line?

Not quite "better" than the bolded ones. Though close enough to consider them about equal. You seem to be taking it from the base of the premiership cup icon when the actual point aligns with directly in the centre. To confirm that and find the exact value of those points you only need to go to each respective year and click the 'flagpole' and read what the 'combined' value is for that team under the regular season form section (which apparently includes the finals too).

Bulldogs 2016 = 69.3
Hawthorn 2013 = 69.4
Hawthorn 2008 = 69.4
West Coast 2006 = 69.7
Brisbane 2003= 69.5

Though if you do a comparison of the relative positions between the premier and the runner-up before the GF is played then by eyeballing it you could make the case that the Bulldogs beating the Swans was just as (if not more) unlikely/impressive than Hawthorn beating Geelong in 2008. That being said there is the consideration that a few Bulldogs supporters have already pointed out - that they weren't being accurately represented on the Squiggle prior to the finals due to their injuries to players who had since returned and should've been higher. Where as Hawthorn and Geelong in 2008 were close enough to full strength and therefore more accurately placed.

Either way it's a fantastic premiership for the Doggies that clearly stands up there with plenty of other past premierships. You don't win 4 straight finals with 2 interstate trips and not be a deserved premier.

 

[Brad Goodman]

Won't see you again for a while after today. Dish lickers will be licking their wounds for a long time.

Lol

 

[barmy44]

Not quite "better" than the bolded ones. Though close enough to consider them about equal. You seem to be taking it from the base of the premiership cup icon when the actual point aligns with directly in the centre. To confirm that and find the exact value of those points you only need to go to each respective year and click the 'flagpole' and read what the 'combined' value is for that team under the regular season form section (which apparently includes the finals too).

Bulldogs 2016 = 69.3
Hawthorn 2013 = 69.4
Hawthorn 2008 = 69.4
West Coast 2006 = 69.7
Brisbane 2003= 69.5

Though if you do a comparison of the relative positions between the premier and the runner-up before the GF is played then by eyeballing it you could make the case that the Bulldogs beating the Swans was just as (if not more) unlikely/impressive than Hawthorn beating Geelong in 2008. That being said there is the consideration that a few Bulldogs supporters have already pointed out - that they weren't being accurately represented on the Squiggle prior to the finals due to their injuries to players who had since returned and should've been higher. Where as Hawthorn and Geelong in 2008 were close enough to full strength and therefore more accurately placed.

Either way it's a fantastic premiership for the Doggies that clearly stands up there with plenty of other past premierships. You don't win 4 straight finals with 2 interstate trips and not be a deserved premier.

i see... thanks for the explanation. agree 100% with your final paragraph.

 

[crazywildhorse]

 

[The Swans Blog]

Alparently not much has changed in 62 years.

 

[Dazb86]

We stuck it right up the squiggle

 

[Boristown]

We stuck it right up the squiggle

If I see one person giving the squiggle a pat on the back, I'll spew up.

 

[Ok Boomer]

havent the dogs lifted themselves above numerous premierships with that win? their 'line' is above adelaide '97, geelong '09, hawthorn '08, hawthorn '13, brisbane '03, sydney '05, north '99... equal with west coast '06. im assuming that they are ranked 'better' than those below their diagonal line?

Would love to see an Eagles 06 vs Dogs 16 game. Would be so dominated by mids.

 

[Headless]

I don't get this hate for the Squiggle. Am I missing something?

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

I don't get this hate for the Squiggle. Am I missing something?

The hate is by those who don't understand that the squiggle only goes off of scores in games. Just numbers.