Apologies if already posted elsewhere
"Collingwood won a premiership in 1958. It won another in 1990. Then another in 2010. Since 1958 it has won two premierships. That’s two in 63 years. And, the way they are travelling, there won’t be another for quite a few years yet.
For a quick point of comparison, since 1958 Hawthorn has won 13 flags. Richmond and Carlton have won eight apiece in that time. Geelong, West Coast and North have four each. Brisbane and Melbourne three.
Even Adelaide, another underachiever, can match Collingwood’s record of two flags since 1958 and it only started playing in 1991.
So, it’s a mystery why anyone takes Collingwood seriously when it comes to any talk about the how the competition should be run. They are serial failures.
And that’s before we arrive at any discussion about Collingwood’s long history of racism."
"Collingwood is part of the AFL, just like Port, Adelaide, the Swans and the Dockers. The Magpies should have no more or no less influence than any other club. It’s time the AFL stood up to them."
For a quick point of comparison, since 1958 Hawthorn has won 13 flags. Richmond and Carlton have won eight apiece in that time. Geelong, West Coast and North have four each. Brisbane and Melbourne three.
Even Adelaide, another underachiever, can match Collingwood’s record of two flags since 1958 and it only started playing in 1991.
So, it’s a mystery why anyone takes Collingwood seriously when it comes to any talk about the how the competition should be run. They are serial failures.
And that’s before we arrive at any discussion about Collingwood’s long history of racism."
"Collingwood is part of the AFL, just like Port, Adelaide, the Swans and the Dockers. The Magpies should have no more or no less influence than any other club. It’s time the AFL stood up to them."