'66, '70 teams were both skilled and tough enough (same with '64 and 2002) Sometimes stuff just happens that you can't beat on the day and you get beaten by a better side on the day.
'64 A back pocket player followed his man to a contest and kicked a winning goal (his only goal of the year) Back pockets in '64 played defence, they never went forward!
'66 Barry Breen
'70 Tuddy and McKenna knocked each other rotten b4 half time, remember McKenna had 5 goals to half time but played concussed in the second half.
'77 Carman gets himself reported (he was good for 4 goals a game)
'79 Harmesey knocks it back from the carpark! (if he wasn't such a good bloke I'd hate him for that!)
'02 Rocca's goal would have put us 2.5 goals up and we would have gone on with it, straight up the other end for a 12 point turn around
1980 we just weren't good enough, same in '81 (though Chocco tried to will us over the line) and the same in 2003 (Brisbane were a great side). So I can realise when we're just batting against insurmountable odds. The '64-'90 legacy just comes down to luck in so many instances.