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Norm Smith Medallist
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My Uncle was the same prior to 2007, he used to always say in a pleading tone 'I just want to see them win a premiership before I die.'My first Grand Final that I attended was the 1980 Grand Final between Richmond and Collingwood.
Richmond absolutely spanked the Pies in what was then probably the biggest Grand Final win in what was then VFL history.
I grew up as a kid in an era where Carlton, Collingwood and Richmond dominated the VFL.
If someone had approached me after that Grand Final and said "I hope that you enjoyed Richmond's win over Collingwood (and I did), because it will be their last Grand Final win for at least 35 years".
I would have suggested that that person was out of their mind. It would have seemed inconceivable to me that the future 35 years would not hold a Premiership for the Tigers.
On the other hand, after 43 years of watching Geelong fail to win a premiership and watching how poorly Geelong played in the 2006 season the same applies. If someone had come up to me and suggested that Geelong would win the Premiership in 2007 I would have thought that they were deluded.
So while I am always hopeful of success for the Cats, I am also well aware that I do not have crystal balls and predicting the future of the Geelong footy club's success is fraught with danger.
But I will continue to purchase a Cats membership and roll up to the game, in the hope that I will in the not too distant future, be at the MCG to personally see Geelong win a fourth Premiership.
After all, prior to the 2007 flag, I was beginning to think that I would never live long enough to see Geelong win a Premiership.