Us 2017 is probably top 2. We were flogged about 4-5 times that year by 5+ goals. Difference between good and bad as pretty clear and made clearer in the GF. Every time a team brought immense pressure we crumbled. Lucky to play GWS in round 1 who were dreadful and poorly coached that day, and then Geelong who decided to play Danger forward for the first quarter and give us a 5-6 goal head start.
Never really had a gauge on how good Collingwood were last season, their defense was too thin and there was no way around Darling/Kennedy.
Richmond IIRC were one of the worst clearance teams and Cotchin (worst year in years) and an injured Dusty vs Grundy+superstar mids, it didn't look too difficult on paper, although it was a great achievement given Richmonds record. Leading forwards like Cox and Jenkins really got a hold of Richmonds defense as well.
Never really had a gauge on how good Collingwood were last season, their defense was too thin and there was no way around Darling/Kennedy.
Richmond IIRC were one of the worst clearance teams and Cotchin (worst year in years) and an injured Dusty vs Grundy+superstar mids, it didn't look too difficult on paper, although it was a great achievement given Richmonds record. Leading forwards like Cox and Jenkins really got a hold of Richmonds defense as well.