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

[ourgameplandoesntwork]

The only drought remaining!
Swans
Geelong
Bulldogs
Richmond
Melbourne

Saints came so so close! Just feel short.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Saints had their chances.

 

[bluesteel2008]

Me…

 

[catstorm]

The only drought remaining!
Swans
Geelong
Bulldogs
Richmond
Melbourne

Saints came so so close! Just feel short.

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.

 

[ourgameplandoesntwork]

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.

Good point.

the others were 37, 44, 57, 62, 72

so I’d say 30-35+ years maybe.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

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.

For now it’s pre AFL era.

 

[Cursed Cat]

St Kilda really are a special case.

 

[Fire]

So like, how far do we take the drought analogy?

Because in a drought, a single rainfall doesn't simply break it.

St.Kilda is a club which had some rain in the middle of its 125 year drought.

How can you not feel for them?

 

[JimmyMann]

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

 

[Cursed Cat]

So like, how far do we take the drought analogy?

Because in a drought, a single rainfall doesn't simply break it.

St.Kilda is a club which had some rain in the middle of its 125 year drought.

How can you not feel for them?

I always figure there'd be a certain no-stress silver-lining to backing the perennial no-hoper.

 

[Blue1980]

Good point.

the others were 37, 44, 57, 62, 72

so I’d say 30-35+ years maybe.

So we’re heading for a drought then

 

[threesixpio]

Not me

suck s**t Saints

 

[My Cotchin Rules]

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.

I think 30+ years is a drought. 3 decades is a long time. Freo closing in.

 

[Atomboy]

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

I’m not sure I will take that bet.

 

[JimmyMann]

I’m not sure I will take that bet.

If we get Ben King I have hope - otherwise yeah maybe we'll crack the century mark

 

[Sainter3and7]

Alan Jeans said that off-field problems always affect on-field performance. There are real cultural issues at the Saints, and have been for most of the 55 years I've been following them. Look at the stupid, ridiculous, costly idea of going to Seaford. And there have been many more, and worse. I sometimes wish my brother hadn't convinced me to follow the Saints when I was a kid. You become long-term cellar dwellers for many reasons. You don't go this long without premierships without some serious issues at your club.

 

[SSSSSS]

McCartin > Petracca
Billings > Bontempelli

 

[maskmcgee]

If we get Ben King I have hope - otherwise yeah maybe we'll crack the century mark

More chance of Max going to Gold Coast.

 

[PCORF]

Maybe St Kilda are the team that will really rise in 2022, who knows?

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Saints had their chances.

09 was the real chance to break it.

But it is what it is.

 

[Righteo]

Sucks being so irrelevant we don't even get fake pity.

 

[parano1a]

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

 

[Catsnlakers]

I feel sorry for no teams, nor do I expect anyone to ever feel sorry for my own. If they get there (like the Dees tonight) then well done, if they don’t, well it’s how it is, nothing in AFL footy is given....

 

[Schauermann]

If only Ross Lyon was a better GF coach...

 

[Rod Stroker]

Alan Jeans said that off-field problems always affect on-field performance. There are real cultural issues at the Saints, and have been for most of the 55 years I've been following them. Look at the stupid, ridiculous, costly idea of going to Seaford. And there have been many more, and worse. I sometimes wish my brother hadn't convinced me to follow the Saints when I was a kid. You become long-term cellar dwellers for many reasons. You don't go this long without premierships without some serious issues at your club.

If you didn't follow the Saints who would you have followed?