Saddest day of the year

[Enrico_Misso]

For 54 years now we have watched teams and their supporters celebrating achieving the pinnacle of our game.

But it's never us.

No fond Grand Final memories.

Just despair and wondering if we will ever ever EVER see the day.

[sunsaint]

Buck up Enrico
With cryogenics now you can get thawed out sometime in the future
I'm not sure what their rule is on re-freezing

[WellardSaint]

Buck up Enrico
With cryogenics now you can get thawed out sometime in the future
I'm not sure what their rule is on re-freezing

They don't freeze the whole body, just the head.
No fun if just my head is plonked ontop of some machine, can't hold a beer, can't hold a hot dog

[Saint 58]

I’ll watch the game cos I have to
But once it’s over that’s it , can’t watch the presentation

On to trade, etc.

[Trev from the Bush]

Yeah, would love to have gone to the Cox Plate.

[damienc]

Yeah, would love to have gone to the Cox Plate.

Very funny. Not.

[Trev from the Bush]

Yeah, would love to have gone to the Cox Plate.

Very funny. Not.

Not a fan of the thoroughbreds? Or just totally devoid of humour?

[Enrico_Misso]

There's another one.
Another winner.

But as usual it's not us.

[Trev from the Bush]

Cheer up, fans of sixteen other clubs probably share your feelings. You are not alone.

[Premium89]

.... but GEEEEEZ how good will it be when we finally do? Let’s hope we don’t have to wait too much longer!

[Jacks Back]

Who wants to win the covid/asterisk cup anyway? No celebrating in the streets or with mates (in Melbourne anyway).

[Wayne42]

What happened to Geelong at half time, they were crap after the main break, not that i really care.

[Scollop]

What happened to Geelong at half time, they were crap after the main break, not that i really care.

Half time was extended this year. They have a history of losing after a long break

[bigcarl]

The good news is that we look as likely as anyone else to knock the smug Tigers off their pedestal. That should become the club’s unofficial mission.

[SaintPelican66]

For 54 years now we have watched teams and their supporters celebrating achieving the pinnacle of our game.

But it's never us.

No fond Grand Final memories.

Just despair and wondering if we will ever ever EVER see the day.

It was obviously shocking to lose 1997, 2009 and 2010 but the worst feeling was watching Footscray winning in 2016. Our 2009 team would have smashed them. Our 2010 team would have beaten them and probably our 1997 team would have beaten them as well. Yet they have their second flag and we are still stranded on just one.

[Newman]

I hear what you're saying. For years now I've never watched the Grand Final ceremony and celebrations. I explain it this way ... it's like you're a bachelor. You desperately want a wife and you keep on watching wedding ceremoies. You're happy for the couple ( 2 teams in grand final) but you prefer not to watch the events and ceremony ... because after all you desperately want a wife (premiership).
I switched of Tigers v Cats game with 10 mins to go.

[spert]

It sounds corny..but there's always next year

I just wonder how we would have gone with Paddy, Carlise and Gresh available...but we'll never know. It pays to have your strongest team, or close to, available in all finals.

Hopefully Ratts will continue to build a strong TEAM- it's coming along slowly but surely, and over summer he will probably look at where he can improve as a coach too.

We made it to the finals in a tough season, so we should be able to build from there.

I watched only the last half of the last quarter last night and found it all very boring.....

[Yorkeys]

"The crowd has gone deadly silent, a Cinderella story outta of nowhere. Former cellar dweller now about to become the champion"

with apologies to Bill Murray.

[kosifantutti]

I’m with EM on this.

I took it badly last year. This year I turned it off as soon as the result looked beyond doubt. I feel much better not watching the celebrations.

[shanegrambeau]

I admit to one pang during last night,
One twist of the knife
At the beginning of the last
Commentators said
Only one team, has ever come back
From a 3/4 time deficit and won it..
In the last 35 years..

..in 2009.

Oouuuuccccchhhh!

[saynta]

Some positives from the game

Richmond won
Geelong lost
Dangerfield the poor man's dusty will probably get a few week.
Dusty won the norm smith medal....again
Geelong lost
That thug lynch had a s*** house game
We won't ever have to face Ablett again
Stanley really is a dud
Oh, and geelong lost.

[asiu]

how da reckon our old #12 feels about it all

[SaintPelican66]

Some positives from the game

Richmond won
Geelong lost
Dangerfield the poor man's dusty will probably get a few week.
Dusty won the norm smith medal....again
Geelong lost
That thug lynch had a s*** house game
We won't ever have to face Ablett again
Stanley really is a dud
Oh, and geelong lost.

Stanley is not a dud.
I'm glad Geelong lost.
I'm spewing Richmond won.
I'm spewing St Kilda wasn't there.
Dangerfield should get 5 weeks which becomes 10 weeks because it is a GF.

[asiu]

For 54 years now we have watched teams and their supporters celebrating achieving the pinnacle of our game.

But it's never us.

No fond Grand Final memories.

Just despair and wondering if we will ever ever EVER see the day.

It was obviously shocking to lose 1997, 2009 and 2010 but the worst feeling was watching Footscray winning in 2016. Our 2009 team would have smashed them. Our 2010 team would have beaten them and probably our 1997 team would have beaten them as well. Yet they have their second flag and we are still stranded on just one.

the side/s that rises with you
is actually your friend

they drive you to be better
not butter

imagine how the poor doggy supporters
will feel after we win our third
(on the trot!!)

good on em for winning it
thanx for showing us it’s possible

fair faux dinkum
... roll up those sleeves sad sandra

[saynta]

Not a sad day for me as Geelong and that prick scott lost.