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Brisbane lost one by a kick.
Even if they lose again on Saturday, I'm not sure it says anything other than grand finals are really difficult to win.
And if they win, what are they putting to bed? They were sublime last year.
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Even if they lose again on Saturday, I'm not sure it says anything other than grand finals are really difficult to win.
And if they win, what are they putting to bed? They were sublime last year.
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If we win this one I would say all Swans fans but the terminally persecutionist will grow two inches in height.
A fair bit on the line for both sides in regard to recent GF records, hard to say snagging just this one will put this completely to bed - but it'll certainly help.
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Anyway the poster that prompted this discussion was making an Oracle of Delphi-like pronouncement about the collective mental processes of the literally hundreds of players and staff that pass through a professional football club over the course of a decade that no-one - let alone an anonymous schmoe on Big Footy - could ever possibly claim to know.
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Or it could be an absolute belter; truly one for the ages.
FMD you must be great fun at dinner parties.
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Ironic words there mate considering the club you support and your choice of avatar as well.
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Ironic words there mate considering the club you support and your choice of avatar as well.
Yet Carlton has only won 33% of the Grand Finals they have played in during the AFL era. Astoundingly poor.
Yeah, everything went wrong for them in 2016.
2005 and 2012 were wins against the odds.
For mine, since 2000, I see two GFs where they went in favourites, and two flags.
Juicy prospect for us neutrals. The loser (both dislike the MCG so anything can happen) will get a massive pile on of ridicule.
But yeah the Swans should have won in 14, 16 and 22 but went missing when it mattered. Will the ghosts of the past continue to haunt them ??
But yeah the Swans should have won in 14, 16 and 22 but went missing when it mattered. Will the ghosts of the past continue to haunt them ??
I think it's a bit ridiculous to argue that Sydney should have won in 2022. They fell into the GF by a point; Geelong won a stupid number of games on the trot.
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The Swans should have won in 2022? What planet are you living on??
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Agreed, that's why I was more talking about Sydney in this thread specific to Sydney's recent GFs record
Ironic words there mate considering the club you support and your choice of avatar as well.
Yet still beat the Bears when it counted last year, so what does say about their finals performances? Hell, the interstate supporters bitch about the MCG, yet when the Bears had an entire season in their home ground, they still couldn’t even make the grand final!!!
Plus South Melbournes record is even worse than ours, which was the whole point of this thread.
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Seems the point went over your head, as it was a pretty clear response to the thread being bumped and the comment that Swans winning this GF would help the way that their record in GF’s is viewed.
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I'm not sure either team necessarily dislikes the MCG itself. Probably dislike the fact we're forced to play the Grand Final there in a league where most of the teams have the home state advantage and get to play on a ground they've had far more exposure to throughout the season.
No such issue for either team this weekend & no excuses.
They were in better form
This. Losing doesn't say anything about either club except they weren't the better team on the day.
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We love the MCG and just wish we could play there more often.
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Geelong kicked over 100pts in something like 7 of their last 10 games that year. Finished 3 games and 15% above #2. They were humming
But not as hummi g as Sydney. They were going along nicely until the grand final
(side note revisionist history and all but I wanted a Swans win in both 16 and 22!l).
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I haven't heard either the Swans or Lions fans complain about playing there this weekend.
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From a sample size of what? One?
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From another thread
Historical Grand Final Betting Odds
Curious, is there anywhere where one can find what the betting odds prior to the Grand Final for years past? For the major agencies anyway. Like say, the last 20 years at least, if not longer? I'm curious how often the underdog has won/favourite has lost. Collingwood were narrow faves last year...
www.bigfooty.com
Sydney were favorites in 2005, 2014 and 2016
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