While we'd all love to read in the tea leaves that this is the year that we finally win a flag, I've been fossicking about for something a bit more "scientific"... and I found a couple of pearls worth rolling out to oppo fans in the next month when discussing our finals chances. 

My fave - "Did you know that every time the Doggies have won the flag, Melbourne has won the next three?"

Used this on a rabid Doggies fan earlier in the year (before their recurrent crappiness reaserted itself) and he scoffed at me! Though it did confuse him enough to have him stop spitting words on me. 

or maybe this - "Did you know that every time Paul Roos has passed the Coaching reins to his successor they've won a flag within two years?"

Any others? 

 

 

Edited July 27, 20178 yr by PaulRB

You could have taken it one step further and said that the dees win 5 of the next 6 every time the year after the doggies got up.

great stats.

Well, let's see, omens, omens...

Jordan Lewis averages a premiership every three years, and signed a 3-year contract with Melbourne. Clearly he knows something.

Melbourne have a 60% overall winning record in finals, and go on to win the premiership, hmm... one in every three times they make the finals.

Coincidentally, our ONLY rival for success rates in both finals and grand finals is Hawthorn, and they have only just crept ahead of us now because of their huge recent decade. The margin is tiny.

Clearly, Jordon Lewis knows something.

5 hours ago, small but forward said:

You could have taken it one step further and said that the dees win 5 of the next 6 every time the year after the doggies got up.

great stats.

Makes three- peat look like an expression for morons who cannot say hat-trick.

22 hours ago, Biffen said:

Makes three- peat look like an expression for morons who cannot say hat-trick.

Whether you can say it or not, how many have you taken?