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The AFL deciding grand finals have to be played over 4 quarters has cost us a few
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Eddie being president at Collingwood the last 25 years probably cost alot of indigenous footballers a career.
No more than the redneck VFL. Neon Leon was a pioneer as was say Chance Bateman.
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One player you can think of in 25 years at the pies. Thsnks for justifying my point. Cheers.
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STPer18 Lunchlady Doris looks like we have another fool on our hands.Geelong gets the best of both worlds.
a bit rich considering having Hardwick as your coach definitely cost a young woman her jobEddie being president at Collingwood the last 25 years probably cost alot of indigenous footballers a career.
Who’s that?a bit rich considering having Hardwick as your coach definitely cost a young woman her job
You were referring to Eddie? See my reference to the VFL more generally.
a bit rich considering having Hardwick as your coach definitely cost a young woman her job
But you won the bloody PF!While I dont want to continue the VicBias/MCG complaining - having to play a home prelim at the MCG did kinda screw us in 2004
Not sure it was a policy but it wouldn't surprise me but the umpiring in the 2016 Grand Final likely cost the Swans a flag. Would not surprise me if the AFL wanted the Bulldogs to win though due to the "fairytale"
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The AFL were worried about Essendon creating a monopoly over AFL merchandise sales, and the end result is that Richmond are well in front there in 2021.The AFL aligning with WADA probably cost the Bombers 5 flags in a row.
Another 'what if' from that season: Had we beaten you in that last round derby (two goal margin iirc and we led most of the game) we'd have finished 4th. We were Port's bunnies at the time (and for several years after), Port would have rolled us easily and likely won the flag that year hosting a PF and then playing Collingwood in the GF. Instead they got a plucky Swans side who rolled them first week.How about this for a sliding doors.....
2003.
The AFL allowed Melbourne to sell a home game to Brisbane, so the Lions got to play them in Brisbane instead of Melbourne. Clearly they were a much better team at the Gabba, so they won easily. Had they have played that game at the MCG and had Brisbane lost....
The Lions would have finished 5th, and had to win 4 straight games to win the flag from there. Collingwood says thanks.
Freo, playing in it's first ever finals series, would have finished 4th and instead of playing the very experienced Essendon team first up in an elimination final, would have got Port Adelaide in a qualifying final at a time when all the pressure would have been on Port (Port ended up losing their first home final to Sydney in a huge upset).
Obviously Freo were no shot at a flag as such that year, but gee a big difference between an elimination final against Essendon and a qualifying final against Port. And arguably because the AFL allowed Melbourne to sell a home game to the Lions.
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