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and yet there is still some hope...

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......and though I don't have the exact detail of ladder position, MFC were in the doldrums circa 1953, appointed a hard nut as coach, then played in the next 7 GFs with 5 wins, in an unprecedented and unrepeated period of absolute dominance!!!

PS: Checked - second last, 3 wins for the season 1953 - runners up in 54 and premiers 55,56,57,59,60

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    Well if history repeats itself then this is looking rather juicy ;)!

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    We know we are really becoming desperate when we dredge through history and relate to Phoenix like resurrections to salve our misfortunes. There is hope. Japan rose again after being nuked. The Black Death did not wipe out all of humanity. Not all Christians were eaten by lions. And the bookie odds look good that we will win at least one flag in the next 100 years.

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    eagles won the spoon the year before last, look at them now... while i keep hoping it will happen, and it just doesn't seem to for the dees, things can turn around quickly...

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    We need a montage.

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    Can i go into stasus until our next GF day? Not sure i can make it through decades of rebuilding again!!

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    Can i go into stasus until our next GF day? Not sure i can make it through decades of rebuilding again!!

    Can I join you WYL?

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    ......and though I don't have the exact detail of ladder position, MFC were in the doldrums circa 1953, appointed a hard nut as coach, then played in the next 7 GFs with 5 wins, in an unprecedented and unrepeated period of absolute dominance!!!

    PS: Checked - second last, 3 wins for the season 1953 - runners up in 54 and premiers 55,56,57,59,60

    They missed the Spoon by 2 Premiership Points from Hawthorn winning 3 and drawing 1 with a percentage of 80.1.

    The Hawks beat them by 28 points in Round 10.

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    They missed the Spoon by 2 Premiership Points from Hawthorn winning 3 and drawing 1 with a percentage of 80.1.

    mmmm percentage of 80.1 mmmmm

    I remember them days.

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    We need a montage.

    even rocky had a montage!

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    ......and though I don't have the exact detail of ladder position, MFC were in the doldrums circa 1953, appointed a hard nut as coach, then played in the next 7 GFs with 5 wins, in an unprecedented and unrepeated period of absolute dominance!!!

    PS: Checked - second last, 3 wins for the season 1953 - runners up in 54 and premiers 55,56,57,59,60

    Just to add to the history, it's a record that will never be broken. Top 4 finish for 11 consecutive years '54 to '64. Premiers in '64 as well, and we should have won in '58. What did Barass say in the aftermath of the '58 GF loss? ........ something akin to: 'half of us wanted to fight and half of us wanted to play footy. If we had all joined in the fighting, or all avoided it, we would have won the flag'. No wonder C'wood are the Filth! I guess we did wreak some revenge in '64 though.

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    Just to add to the history, it's a record that will never be broken. Top 4 finish for 11 consecutive years '54 to '64. Premiers in '64 as well, and we should have won in '58. What did Barass say in the aftermath of the '58 GF loss? ........ something akin to: 'half of us wanted to fight and half of us wanted to play footy. If we had all joined in the fighting, or all avoided it, we would have won the flag'. No wonder C'wood are the Filth! I guess we did wreak some revenge in '64 though.

    ......and 59 & 60 too.
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    I feel dirty for even thinking it let alone stating it, but I look at the curretn Essendon team as an example of things turning around very quickly.

    They were hopeless a couple of years ago in comparison to where they are now, regardless of them limping into finals. Hell, even we were giving them a touch up.

    Now if we can just uncover a Stanton in our list we'll be laughing. The supporters' whipping boy come good......hm...

    Hello Cale. :)

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    eagles won the spoon the year before last, look at them now... while i keep hoping it will happen, and it just doesn't seem to for the dees, things can turn around quickly...

    It's even happened for us within the last 20 years.

    Won the spoon in 97' and then went on to a Prelim in 98' and should have won the flag IMO. That was our best chance to win one since 64'.

    White & Stynes sharing the ruck duties. A forward line of Neitz, Schwarz, Farmer, Lyon and a young Robbo who was keeping Shaun Smith out of the side. Shanahan & Ingerson holding down FB & CHB. And players like Tingay, Viney, Woewodin, Leonceli, Rigoni & Kowal ruuning through the midfield.

    That was the most recent to get away!

    So history shows that it can turn quickly.

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    I remember that game well. It was a seminal game for both our fortunes. They just sacked their coach, we were on top of the ladder. They played with heart, we played like millionaires. We proceeded to lose all but one game for the rest of the season and bombed out early in the finals. They became a champion side and we became a rabble.

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    I remember that game well. It was a seminal game for both our fortunes. They just sacked their coach, we were on top of the ladder. They played with heart, we played like millionaires. We proceeded to lose all but one game for the rest of the season and bombed out early in the finals. They became a champion side and we became a rabble.

    Yep...The last 6 years nailed in one paragraph.
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    ......and 59 & 60 too.

    Yeah, but we stole '64 when they had us on toast. Perhaps the most satisfying of all?

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    I feel dirty for even thinking it let alone stating it, but I look at the curretn Essendon team as an example of things turning around very quickly.

    ...

    Hello Cale. :)

    So you should. Go and have a kerosene bath.

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