Since then :
1971 GF - 3 goals up at 3/4 time and lose to Hawthorn where Hawthron kick 7 goals in the last qtr, Keddie kicks 4 and we lose
1978 - miss out on the finals by half a game after a horror patch in the middle of the season. 1979 lose many good players and crash to the cellar for the next decade
1991- Finish 4th and play Geelong in a ripper game losing by 7 points . Elimination final where 5 and 6 also play off and one stays in. had beaten both WC and Hawthorn that season
1992 - Finally break finals drought but lose Spud in final 10 minutes with Achilles injury . Grant ( frawleys match up ) tears us a new on the next week
1993 - 3-0 win at Vic Park, Winmar walks out , season collapses
1997 - Best team coming into finals lose Vidovic in last game and Everett in first final. No ruckman for the rest of the finals campaign . Stands out in the GF where Rehn controls things. Loewe and Winmar suffer personal tragedies in the week leading up the GF
2004 - Travelling beautifully , changed plans mid season see us lose top 2 spot and then travel to Port for Prelim where Wanganeen kicks one out of his arse and Burgouyne lung sees us lose - Port win flag
2005 - 15 point up 3/4 time v Sydney premlim mcg and get smashed in last qtr. Hall whacks Maguire and kicks a goal earlier. Maguire done for game . Would have been 4 goals at 3/4 time which would have been different mind set
2009 - Dominate the season . Come GF wet and miserable day . not ideal. Roo injures quad in final training session. Dominate first half but kick 7.7 to 7.1 . Goal hits the post in 2nd quarter not called, Ablett kicks goal from subsequent clearance (11 point difference there ). Toe poke and lose
2010 - Get back into GF . Fisher coming out of defence after we hit the front doesn't see Kosi opposite wing by himself , goes down the line, Maxwell marks and leads to Cloke goal. Milne and the bounce of the ball...
And this is just the major stuff i can recall.
Injuries ruining careers of Cripps, Robbo , McCartin?
Trades : Greene, Perovic, Dietrich, Lockett, Ball, McEvoy,
Sure I've missed others .
in the same way as the Bambino curse please don't take this too seriously.
By the way it was broken 84 years later - Premiers 2050
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