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Premiership hangovers
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- Nov 10, 2022
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Collingwood 3 goals behind at half time last week too
TBH, I genuinely find it weird that there aren't more premiership hangovers
I mean shit, you've just climbed the mountain FFS. Must be very hard to care quite as much as you did 12 months earlier.
I mean shit, you've just climbed the mountain FFS. Must be very hard to care quite as much as you did 12 months earlier.
It can sometimes depend on the makeup of the side. Pies age profile not entirely dissimilar to Geelong last year.
Dees won their first 10 games of 2022, Richmond only really declined in 2021 when the side was getting older.
Who knows maybe the Pies win their next 10 after this, but they look off the pace from what we have seen so far.
- Sep 7, 2009
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The 2020s had been a decade for premiership hangovers
Pies are playing with no purpose now.
Only the true great teams win multiple premierships.
Well including this year, hopefully.
I don’t count Melbourne as a flag hangover, they faded later in the season but still finished top 4 normal season and won their first 10.
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I wanna see the Saints tomorrow but 0-4 isn't unreasonable with a trip to the Gabba after the Saints
- Sep 7, 2009
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Started slowly with a hiding in Perth being the low point of the season
Collingwood seem to be getting split open by teams that are ruthlessly attacking.
GWS and Sydney both gun it hard.
I doubt St Kilda will fit into that category, so it will be interesting how that pans out.
- Feb 16, 2020
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Brisbane will be fired up for the GF replay at the Gabba. Pies will need to beat St.Kilda to avoid a 0-4 start.
Haven't seen a reigning premier start this poorly since Hawthorn in 2009.
Haven't seen a reigning premier start this poorly since Hawthorn in 2009.
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82% v 67%. Did you miss last year?
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CD are trying to tell us the saints have the best ball movement in the comp
- Feb 16, 2020
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? If you're talking about Geelong they were competitive in their opening losses, and everyone expected them to drop off anyway. Pies have just been outplayed from the opening bounce.
We have won the pre-season premiership then won the spoon. Which is the best example I can provide since we don't win actual premierships.
The hangover lasted for two years until we won the pre-season premiership in 2007, then came second-last in home & away. We've been hungover ever since.
The hangover lasted for two years until we won the pre-season premiership in 2007, then came second-last in home & away. We've been hungover ever since.
- Oct 8, 2009
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It seems to require clubs finding further inspiration to win more than one.
Big new acquisitions joining, a year down in the dumps etc.
Geelong were very efficient against Collingwood and Carlton in their first 2 matches, they’d have lost by more otherwise.
Also most people expected the cats to be right in the mix again, bit of rewriting history to say “everyone” expected them to drop off.
Motivation and a side with the right age profile.
Pies don’t necessarily have a bad age profile, but they do have a lot of older guys who it’s conceivable that last year was their last hurrah, a bit like the cats in 2022.
- Oct 8, 2009
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Yeah they’ve got a few old blokes nearing the end and their list is fairly similar to last year.
Teams also eventually figure out ways to beat game plans and with how close a lot of the Pies games were the last two years I wouldn’t be shocked if they have a down year.
Very early though.
- Feb 16, 2020
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At the very least it wasn't that surprising given their age.
Hawthorn 2009 were much more disappointing in their start and how their year went. I expect Collingwood will recover and still make top 4, but their losses have been very decisive.
- Nov 28, 2017
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This will be my favourite Premiership Hangover!
- May 3, 2007
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that season west adelaide won the spoon in 2016... 2 wins, 0 draws , 16 losses
