Think Tank A Brief History of Straight Sets

[Saveloy Rockstar]

HomerThompson and big boy jackavoy are out

Footy Is The Win Occidental and JoinDate in the box seat

And_ROOS skam85 and TigerSE still in with a chance

 

[The_torpedo]

Strrrrrrrrrrrrraight sets all around!

6-love 6-love 6-love for poort and melbin

 

[BartBart]

We all win with tonight's Straight Sets.

 

[Saveloy Rockstar]

Well done Footy Is The Win, Occidental and JoinDate who picked the Dreamons to straight set again #B2BSS

And And_ROOS, skam85 and TigerSE who picked Poorf

You have earned the admiration and respect of your fellow flogs

Bob and vagene for everyone!

 

[NetworkNerd]

Add the giants to the list

 

[Saveloy Rockstar]

Timely bump, friend - and a good opportunity to laugh at the flogs who got it very, very wrong again



LOL @ Stronzo The Sultan Dinsdale the avoca drover The Wrecker MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE Pavlovs Cat FISTO AvantGardener Dee Train Whatamark

And an extra LOL at MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE and Dee Train

 

[Saveloy Rockstar]

Updated history (current finals system, 2000-)

2001 Port (3rd)
2007 West Coast (3rd)
2014 Fremantle (4th)
2014 Geelong (3rd)
2015 Sydney (4th)
2016 Hawthorn (3rd)
2018 Hawthorn, again (4th)
2019 Brisbane (2nd)
2021 Brisbane, again (4th)
2022 Melbourne (2nd)
2023 Melbourne, again (4th) and Port, again (3rd)
2024 GWS (4th)

SS Leaderboard
Twice: Hawfs (4 flags), LOLions (3), Poort (0) and Dreamons (1)
Once: Wurst Coast, Failmantle, geeLOL, Swines, Great unWaShed

So Puffers are the moral leaders

 

[Meteoric Rise]

**** off trying to start threads in which the Tigers can't take part.

42,509 days have elapsed without Richmond being straight setted in finals, since they first played. Has never happened.

Occurrances of Richmond losing multiple finals without winning one = zero

Ocurrances of Richmond winning multiple finals without losing one = nine

Mesmerising.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Geelol straight sets 7 times in their pitiful history. Finals gimps.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Ok a search of the entire straight set history reveals only 3 teams who have played at least 1 final have never been straight setted in finals(lost multiple finals without winning one.)

Avoiding straight sets exit historical podium:

1. Essendon. 11 x aced the finals series(won multiple finals without losing one.) Zero x lost multiple finals without winning one, ie straight sets exit.

2. Richmond. 9 x aced the finals series. Zero x straight sets exit.

3. Adelaide. 1 x aced the finals series. Zero x straight sets exit.

Must be something about have two out of black yellow and red in your outfit.


The straight setted podium, the masters of consecutive calamities:

1. Lollingwood 12x straight setted.

2. Blose 10x straight setted.

3. Geelol 7x straight setted.

Must be something about having 2 of blue, white, and black in your outfit.

 

[Catsace]

I know it's before your timeframe, but no side has ever straight-setted with an imperious 19-3 win/loss record like the Pies of 1973. From top spot to not making the GF. And yeas, seven years later Geelong did the same albeit with a less impressive 17-5 mark. But 19-3, that had to hurt!

 

[Saveloy Rockstar]

Cool story pops. I guess it did hurt for people who are old enough to remember it