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hi all

the only stat that matters is winning but while we await another win reflect on this (the modern era but if we went back into our domination of the 50s and 60s this record would be even more impressive):

1987: 2 wins from 3 finals

88: 3/4

89: 1:2

90: 1/2

91: 1/2

94: 2/3

98: 2/3 (stupid Final 8 system then deprived us of a flag)

00: 2/3 (only year until last year we got a week's rest in the finals)

02: 1/2 

04: 0/1

05: 0/1

06: 1/2 (we got rid of Mini-Bus Thomas from St Kilda with that one win)

18: 2/3

21: 3/3

Tallies: 21 wins from 34 finals

It would seem as though we have a reason to be confident going into Friday based on these simplistic stats?

 

 

err not for these stats , no.

Our best simply stacks up well against everyone else and we are battle hardened.

 

Other teams won't want to play Melbourne in the finals.

 

Excellent effort you've produced. You certainly can't accuse the MFC of being a choker in finals over the last 35 years. Touch wood.

Do you have the record of Melbourne V Sydney games at the MCG from 2002 - 2022. It's quite frankly horrifying.

 
19 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Excellent effort you've produced. You certainly can't accuse the MFC of being a choker in finals over the last 35 years. Touch wood.

Do you have the record of Melbourne V Sydney games at the MCG from 2002 - 2022. It's quite frankly horrifying.

Pretty sure our record against most teams during that Period of time is equally horrifying, not just against Sydney 

Just now, ElDiablo14 said:

Pretty sure our record against most teams during that Period of time is equally horrifying, not just against Sydney 

It's next level worse than anyone else. Trust me.


18 hours ago, Anti-Saint said:

06: 1/2 (we got rid of Mini-Bus Thomas from St Kilda with that one win)

That made me so happy.  Saints considered themselves to be superior, Thomas didnt believe in ruckmen, and jeff White played a great last quarter.

@Anti Sainthas made a good point. We've bought some careers to a close, including Mini-Bus (i.e. half a coach). 

And BTW - one of my great days as a Dee was being at the MCG on 13 September 1987. Completely pants the Gerard Healy Swans in front of 80 thousand. Sugar was great. I remember yelling to Gerard, "hope you learned something about loyalty today Healy". The cheer squad went crazy @WalkingCivilWar:-)

6 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

And BTW - one of my great days as a Dee was being at the MCG on 13 September 1987. Completely pants the Gerard Healy Swans in front of 80 thousand. Sugar was great. I remember yelling to Gerard, "hope you learned something about loyalty today Healy". The cheer squad went crazy @WalkingCivilWar:-)

Crazier than when Kozzy kicked THAT goal vs. Carlton two weeks ago??? 
I don’t know if that’s even possible! 

 
1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Crazier than when Kozzy kicked THAT goal vs. Carlton two weeks ago??? 
I don’t know if that’s even possible! 

Not possible. Although when Darren Bennett used to launch 'em from inside the centre square, the cheer squad would loose its chit. 

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1 minute ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

Not possible. Although when Darren Bennett used to launch 'em from inside the centre square, the cheer squad would loose it's chit. 

Heard an interesting story about him just the other night. Apparently he used to like to be first to run through the banner, that is, until he ‘cut his forehead on a piece of tape’ and let the banner crew know all about it. From then on he’d hang back lest he sustain another such ‘injury.’ Diddums 😭


I'm not sure who's older - our 1987 finals team or this year's Geelong side. Might be a good game.

19 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Heard an interesting story about him just the other night. Apparently he used to like to be first to run through the banner, that is, until he ‘cut his forehead on a piece of tape’ and let the banner crew know all about it. From then on he’d hang back lest he sustain another such ‘injury.’ Diddums 😭

 

43 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

 

Won the game vs bombers at windy hill in the last quarter

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On 8/29/2022 at 8:43 PM, Queanbeyan Demon said:

 

Beeennnnnneeeerrrrt!

Loved the WA recruit - and what an excerpt ... hey, is it me or does that ball look smaller than today's  Sherrin - could that be a Ross Faulkner?  

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On 8/28/2022 at 5:02 PM, Anti-Saint said:

hi all

the only stat that matters is winning but while we await another win reflect on this (the modern era but if we went back into our domination of the 50s and 60s this record would be even more impressive):

1987: 2 wins from 3 finals

88: 3/4

89: 1:2

90: 1/2

91: 1/2

94: 2/3

98: 2/3 (stupid Final 8 system then deprived us of a flag)

00: 2/3 (only year until last year we got a week's rest in the finals)

02: 1/2 

04: 0/1

05: 0/1

06: 1/2 (we got rid of Mini-Bus Thomas from St Kilda with that one win)

18: 2/3

21: 3/3

Tallies: 21 wins from 34 finals

It would seem as though we have a reason to be confident going into Friday based on these simplistic stats?

 

and from 1954 to 1960 we won 11 of 14 finals!


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and from 1961 to 64 we won 4 of 9 finals.  the slide was beginning,

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