Who feels sorry for St Kilda - the only drought remaining!

[Cyber_punk]

Kick straighter in 2009 and they win it.

2010 drawn GF goes for 2 more minutes or extra time they probably win it.

The other drought breakers should give them hope though.

 

[sherb]

The only drought remaining!
Swans
Geelong
Bulldogs
Richmond
Melbourne

Saints came so so close! Just feel short.

Steady on, we're working on ours at Carlton.

 

[sherb]

09 was the real chance to break it.

But it is what it is.

It could have been a lesser drought too, they really could (and should) have won in 71.

 

[The Nostradamus]

McCartin > Petracca
Billings > Bontempelli

Major sliding doors moment

crazy to think they could have had arguably the2 best players in the comp right now

 

[aussierulesrules]

More chance of Max going to Gold Coast.

Lol, as if.

 

[Beauski]

Premierships really are started on draft night.

McCartin over Petracca, oof

 

[TP86]

How close they got in 2009/10 really does mask how badly they blew 2005. Ahead at 3QT at the MCG with a grand final waiting against another non-Vic team off a day's less break. Imagine how different today's AFL might look if Grant Thomas was a premiership coach instead of the game's loudest outsider.

 

[Freomaniac]

Lol, as if.

well its either your team or Carlton next in line lol

 

[Plugger35]

Unfortunately we missed the boat when it came to charity flags against interstate teams like the Bulldogs and Richmond got back in 2016 and 2017.

Back in 1997 you still had to earn a flag without help from the umpires and in 2009 and 2010 we were up against two high quality Victorian opponents.

 

[Freomaniac]

Unfortunately we missed the boat when it came to charity flags against interstate teams like the Bulldogs and Richmond got back in 2016 and 2017.

Back in 1997 you still had to earn a flag without help from the umpires and in 2009 and 2010 we were up against two high quality Victorian opponents.

your team was up by 2 goals in the 1997 grand final.

Umpires are not the reason why your team is crap though.

 

[aussierulesrules]

How close they got in 2009/10 really does mask how badly they blew 2005. Ahead at 3QT at the MCG with a grand final waiting against another non-Vic team off a day's less break. Imagine how different today's AFL might look if Grant Thomas was a premiership coach instead of the game's loudest outsider.

Nah, injuries got us in 2005. Just too many to key personnel, at the worst time, while Sydney were like Melbourne this year, where they had about 1 injury all year and were able to pick the same team week after week, and they just outlasted us.

We were a better shot in 2004, but the crowd invasion after Gehrig kicked his 100th in the prelim probably cost us that flag. We were smashing them to that point. They hadn’t even been inside 50.

 

[BigVic]

Darren Jarman doesn't go full-forward in 1997.

 

[Great8]

I don’t feel sorry for them but we are also in basket case territory

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

It took us 69 years to win our first, we're currently at 55 years. Give us 14 more years. Nice.

Logically, you'll win your 2nd after 420 years

 

[LuckyBounce!]

Not me

suck sh*t Saints

* off you arrogant campaigner

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Nah, injuries got us in 2005. Just too many to key personnel, at the worst time, while Sydney were like Melbourne this year, where they had about 1 injury all year and were able to pick the same team week after week, and they just outlasted us.

We were a better shot in 2004, but the crowd invasion after Gehrig kicked his 100th in the prelim probably cost us that flag. We were smashing them to that point. They hadn’t even been inside 50.

You still had a Brisbane team that had already belted you by 80 waiting for you in the GF. That invasion cost Brisbane a flag if anyone

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

And people will tell you the draft, free agency and equalization haven't worked, and the same teams dominate every year.

Melbourne, Richmond and West Coast were all basket cases around 2008-2010. They've now won the last 5 flags.

Brisbane, Port and Adelaide were all around the bottom back then too. The Crows have won a grand final and the other two are regular finalists now.

 

[Thrillhouse!]

Carlton will be at 30+ before you know it

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[WetCrow1991]

Adelaide will get the biggest and best drought, just you wait.

 

[WillHayward]

Premierships really are started on draft night.

McCartin over Petracca, oof

Dont forget Billings over Bont...

 

[terrybull]

Well when does it become a drought?

Freo 27 years with none at all Carlton is now up to 26 years Adelaide 23 years North 22 and Essendon 21.

Think you should add

Collingwood 1990
Fitzroy* 2001

* as Brisbane Lions taking the identity of Fitzroy.

Anyway Premierships aren’t in the Saints DNA. 1966 was a ripple in time..

 

[WillHayward]

Well when does it become a drought?

Freo 27 years with none at all Carlton is now up to 26 years Adelaide 23 years North 22 and Essendon 21.

Technically you win one every 16 odd years but soon to be one every 18 and maybe one every 19 (if Tassie come in).
So basically anything over 20 is a drought .

This means :


Saints
Freo
Blues
North
Bombers
Crows

All in official declared droughts.

 

[NetworkNerd]

Premierships really are started on draft night.

McCartin over Petracca, oof

Still not as much of a discrepancy as Thorpe over Selwood

 

[staffonly]

Dont forget Billings over Bont...

AFL should hand us gifts like Heeney Mills and Blakey.

 

[99cents]

Fremantle, Giants, Suns, University have never won one.

10 seasons is a drought?