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The Opportunity Of A Lifetime...
Since 1925, this club has got to Round 16 or later in the season on top of the ladder just twice. We did it in 1 x Round in 1992 and across 4 x Rounds in 1998. Never a minor premier.
‘If’ we beat North tomorrow, this will be just the third side in nearly a century of our club, to sit a top the ladder in the late stages of a Home & Away Season.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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There’s going to be a fair few posters on here that have never seen it happen, should it happen.
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Re: The Opportunity Of A Lifetime...
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
Since 1925, this club has got to Round 16 or later in the season on top of the ladder just twice. We did it in 1 x Round in 1992 and across 4 x Rounds in 1998. Never a minor premier.
‘If’ we beat North tomorrow, this will be just the third side in nearly a century of our club, to sit a top the ladder in the late stages of a Home & Away Season.
Hope the guys are aware of this…cannot let tomorrow slip.
I will never see #16 the same!!
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I’ve never seen a season like this where I feel like we’ve got everyone covered. There’s luck of course, but I’m saying our 100 percent v their 100 percent.
I like what I’m seeing.
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I would love us to finish top of the ladder, and as the OP says we have never done it before.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
I would love us to finish top of the ladder, and as the OP says we have never done it before.
There’s a trophy for top isn’t there?
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Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
There’s a trophy for top isn’t there?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McClelland_Trophy
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Jeez, even more reason we lose tomorrow.
Please be less bulldog than previous bulldogs!
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1 week at a time. Just need to get it done tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
There’s a trophy for top isn’t there?
The McLellan Trophy.
Used to be awarded for combined Seniors/Reserves/Under 19s premiership points.
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Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
I’ve never seen a season like this where I feel like we’ve got everyone covered. There’s luck of course, but I’m saying our 100 percent v their 100 percent.
I like what I’m seeing.
I am pretty sure that we beat every other club at least once in 1985.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Originally Posted by
Twodogs
I am pretty sure that we beat every other club at least once in 1985.
Yes we did.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
I’ve never seen a season like this where I feel like we’ve got everyone covered. There’s luck of course, but I’m saying our 100 percent v their 100 percent.
I like what I’m seeing.
I'm most concerned about Melbourne but I agree that with just a bit of luck we have the list to beat all clubs.
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Originally Posted by
GVGjr
I'm most concerned about Melbourne but I agree that with just a bit of luck we have the list to beat all clubs.
This is what we will need. We need a healthy list to go all the way. The healthiest club in the top 4 probably wins it.
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Originally Posted by
Twodogs
I am pretty sure that we beat every other club at least once in 1985.
Amazingly I was just talking to a mate about 85! Was in the (east coast) cheer squad had the dyed hair that day at Waverley in 85. (The semi v norf was a highlight).
We dug this up. I was 9, so didn’t really know if we were that good.....
https://youtu.be/hLg-hWzh1r4