It seems that Port fluking a flag in 2004 has been the saving grace for the Power in what has otherwise been a laughable existence.
Consider this:
Therefore, based on the above, I hereby submit that if it were not for a lucky 2004, Port would indeed today be considered the biggest laughing stock in the AFL bar none.
Consider this:
- Fremantle have never gone out in straight sets after finishing top-4
- Fremantle have never failed to make the Grand Final after finishing minor premier in consecutive seasons
- Fremantle have never embarrassed themselves by talking up a 'dream final' against their local rivals only to lose in humiliating fashion
- Fremantle have never suffered the ultimate in humiliations by losing the Grand Final by a record 119-points in front of an international audience
- Fremantle have never plummeted to 13th in a season littered with monumental chokes despite claiming to be deserving Grand Finalists the year before
Therefore, based on the above, I hereby submit that if it were not for a lucky 2004, Port would indeed today be considered the biggest laughing stock in the AFL bar none.