Amazing coincidences in football

[ioppolo]

geeze. dew unrecognisable 50kg ago

Those arms tho

 

[radiojake]

Those arms tho

I played at the same junior footy club as Dew a few years after him - There was a team photo he was in from an u/13 ? flag winning side in the club rooms and even then as a kid his arms looked comically big compared to the rest of the kids and even the rest of his own body

 

[BigVic]

1923 Essendon won by 17 points on July 28
2023 Carlton won by 17 points on July 28

1923 Essendon won premiership
2023 Carlton ______

 

[matthew_s]

1923 Essendon won by 17 points on July 28
2023 Carlton won by 17 points on July 28

1923 Essendon won premiership
2023 Carlton ______

have you thought about taking up croquet?

 

[BigVic]

Midway in the 4th quarter today

Geelong led Fremantle 9.10.64 to 8.9.57
Western Bulldogs led GWS 9.10.64 to 8.9.57

Both were beaten

 

[juice t]

This popped up on Twitter about the Top 3 losing this deep into a season

Round 20 of 1990: The Top 3 all lose, 4th placed Melbourne wins

Round 21 of 2000: The Top 3 all lose, 4th placed Melbourne wins

Round 20 of 2023: The Top 3 all lose, 4th placed Melbourne wins

 

[BigVic]

This popped up on Twitter about the Top 3 losing this deep into a season

Round 20 of 1990: The Top 3 all lose, 4th placed Melbourne wins

Round 21 of 1990: The Top 3 all lose, 4th placed Melbourne wins

Round 20 of 2023: The Top 3 all lose, 4th placed Melbourne wins

We all know who won that year

 

[BigVic]

Lance Franklin

Made his debut against Sydney at the SCG
Played his last finals match for Sydney
Played his last career match for Sydney at Marvel Stadium

 

[Borussia Teeth]

Lance Franklin

Made his debut against Sydney at the SCG
Played his last finals match for Sydney
Played his last career match for Sydney at Marvel Stadium

So what?

 

[terrybull]

So what?

Would have been cool if

Debut with Hawthorn at SCG vs Sydney

Last game with Sydney at MCG vs Hawthorn

 

[PerthBoy86]

Midway in the 4th quarter today

Geelong led Fremantle 9.10.64 to 8.9.57
Western Bulldogs led GWS 9.10.64 to 8.9.57

Both were beaten

I did notice the scores were the same as well.

 

[Cuzz09]

none of these are that amazing they're just "oh.. cool"

On SM-S908E using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[matthew_s]

Josh J. Kennedy played his last game of his career vs Adelaide
Shannon Hurn will play his last game of his career vs Adelaide

I admire your commitment to the bit.

 

[Borussia Teeth]

Josh J. Kennedy played his last game of his career vs Adelaide
Shannon Hurn will play his last game of his career vs Adelaide

Who gives a shit?

 

[TheRealComptroller]

Lance Franklin

Made his debut against Sydney at the SCG
Played his last finals match for Sydney
Played his last career match for Sydney at Marvel Stadium

First and last GFs he played in were against Geelong.

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IMO there’s a pretty killer coincidence that was only missed by the smallest possible margin.

The only two players who participated in both the 2008 and 2022 GFs were Lance Franklin and Joel Selwood.

Career games -

Joel Selwood 355

Lance Franklin 354

FFS if only Buddy had played just one more MFing game.

Or it could be clumsily modified to “Joel Selwood and Lance Franklin are the only two players to compete in both the 2008 and 2022 GFs and they are 18th* and 19th* on the all-time most games played list”.

*correct as of August 4 2023.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Because none of my family or friends give a sh*t about this type of thing, and because I concede it's not thread-worthy - I'm gonna post this here because I have to get it off my chest...

What are the chances of a Hunter Renfroe playing for my baseball team, and a Hunter Renfrow playing for my NFL team??

Now that's a coincidence!

 

[BigVic]

The brownlow-grand final curse for the Pies

1979 Peter Moore (lost grand final by 5 pts)
2003 Nathan Buckley (lost grand final by 48 points)
2011 Dane Swan

Dane Swan

Age

40

Ht

185cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

26.9

5star

K

16.4

5star

HB

10.4

5star

M

5.9

5star

T

3.1

5star

CL

5.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

12.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

(Lost Grand Final by 38 points)

 

[BigVic]

2014: Collingwood wins 109-101 at the MCG Elliott 2 goals, Pendlebury 1 l

2023: Collingwood wins 109-101 at the MCG Elliott 2 goals, Pendlebury 1

 

[ioppolo]

 

[Werewolf]

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

Nic Nat & Patty Mc announce retirement on the same day

So With a Nic Nat Patty Mc , the day after the Hawks gave the Dogs a bone

This old man came rolling home

 

[Borussia Teeth]

Round 1 2023

Geelong were up 22 points against Collingwood in the third quarter with Collingwood coming back to win by 22 with the final score 103-125

Round 22 2023

Geelong were up 22 points against Collingwood in the first quarter with Collingwood coming back win by 8 with the final score 109-101

Seriously, who gives a shit?

 

[BigVic]

2016 . Richmond lose to Sydney by 120 pts round 23 2017 Richmond Premiers, break 37 year drought
2023 Essendon lose to Gws by 126 Round 23 2024 Essendon ?????

 

[SC_Power]

Midway in the 4th quarter today

Geelong led Fremantle 9.10.64 to 8.9.57
Western Bulldogs led GWS 9.10.64 to 8.9.57

Both were beaten

Amazing coincidence that this stat was also posted in the Weird Football Scores thread on the Football Statistics forum.

 

[BigVic]

Collingwood finish on top of the 2023 AFL premiership season with the minor premiership with a percentage of 127%, 127 years since their first VFL/AFL season.