Nick's Collingwood Bulletin Board

And don't forget the Saints! 50 years and counting (though they have played in five grand finals in the intervening period).

What I find amazing is that Melbourne have managed two grand final appearances since Richmond's last one. Melbourne!

Jezza wrote:

jg22 wrote:Actually, the Demons have been waiting since '64....

And long may that continue as well.

I'd prefer to see Melbourne win a flag before Richmond if given the choice.

That tells me that you are a lot younger than me. I lived through Melbourne's six premierships in ten years -four of them involved beating the Pies in Grand Finals. Yes we beat them in 1958 and stopped them winning four in a row but they still won six in ten years. As far I am concerned Melbourne blighted my childhood and the only team I have greater hostility towards is Carlton. I don't particularly want to see Richmond winning a flag but I would definitely prefer to see them win one than Melbourne.

Dr Pie wrote:That tells me that you are a lot younger than me. I lived through Melbourne's six premierships in ten years -four of them involved beating the Pies in Grand Finals. Yes we beat them in 1958 and stopped them winning four in a row but they still won six in ten years. As far I am concerned Melbourne blighted my childhood and the only team I have greater hostility towards is Carlton. I don't particularly want to see Richmond winning a flag but I would definitely prefer to see them win one than Melbourne.

I'm only 22 years old, so I haven't seen Melbourne experience success the way previous generations have. Plus half my family are Melbourne supporters so naturally I have a soft spot for them, but understandably others have bitter memories of them.

At least we can agree unanimously that we all hate Carlton with passion!

David wrote:And don't forget the Saints! 50 years and counting (though they have played in five grand finals in the intervening period).

What I find amazing is that Melbourne have managed two grand final appearances since Richmond's last one. Melbourne!

Both absolute smashings though.

Presti35 wrote:

David wrote:And don't forget the Saints! 50 years and counting (though they have played in five grand finals in the intervening period).

What I find amazing is that Melbourne have managed two grand final appearances since Richmond's last one. Melbourne!

Both absolute smashings though.

Melbourne picked bad years to make a tilt at the flag.
1988, nobody was going to beat Hawthorn once they clicked into gear.
2000, nobody was going to beat Essendon, 21:1 [just] for the season, after they cocked up the 1999PF to Carlton.

Premiership Drought:
Melbourne - 52 Years (1964)
St.Kilda - 50 Years (1966)
Richmond - 36 Years (1980)
Fremantle - 21 Years (1995) - Yet to win one!
Carlton - 21 Years (1995)
Adelaide - 18 Years (1998)
North Melbourne - 17 Years (1999)
Essendon - 16 Years (2000)
Brisbane - 13 Years (2003)
Port Adelaide - 12 Years (2004)
West Coast - 10 Years (2006)
Collingwood - 6 Years (2010)
Gold Coast - 5 Years (2011) - Yet to win one!
Geelong - 5 Years (2011)
GWS - 4 Years (2012) - Yet to win one!
Sydney - 4 Years (2012)
Hawthorn - 1 Year (2015)
Western Bulldogs - 0 Years (2016)

Grand Final Drought:
Richmond - 34 Years (1982)
Adelaide - 18 Years (1998)
Carlton - 17 Years (1999)
North Melbourne - 17 Years (1999)
Melbourne - 16 Years (2000)
Essendon - 15 Years (2001)
Brisbane - 12 Years (2004)
Port Adelaide - 9 Years (2007)
St.Kilda - 6 Years (2010)
Gold Coast - 5 Years (2011) - Yet to make a Grand Final!
Collingwood - 5 Years (2011)
Geelong - 5 Years (2011)
GWS - 4 Years (2012) - Yet to make a Grand Final!
Fremantle - 3 Years (2013)
West Coast - 1 Year (2015)
Hawthorn - 1 Year (2015)
Sydney - 0 Years (2016)
Western Bulldogs - 0 Years (2016)

Jezza wrote:Premiership Drought:

St.Kilda - 50 Years (1966)

Carlton - 21 Years (1995)

Oh, nearly forgot your milestones - how rude of me!
Happy Anniversary - cnuts!