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Well, here we are, round 11, firmly anchored to the bottom. It's not where I expected us to be.
But should we despair?
With nothing better to do, I thought I'd see how teams at the bottom have fared in subsequent years. And astonishingly, I found that from 1993-2000, every team on the bottom of the ladder after 11 games of the season, was playing in a Grand Final just a few years later--usually 2-4 years. I didn't go back beyond 1993 (I got to the bottom of my scrap of paper!)
Here's the list
1993 and 1994: Sydney (0-11 and 2-9)--1996 play Kangaroos in GF and lose
1995: St Kilda (2-9)--1997 play Adelaide in the GF and lose
1996: Fitzroy (1-10) merge with Brisbane, see 1998
1997: Melbourne (2-9 and a % of just 60.9)--2000 play Essendon in GF and lose
1998: Brisbane (2-9)--2001 play Essendon in GF and win; and win again in 2002 and 2003
1999: Collingwood (1-10)--2002 play Brisbane in GF and lose (and again in 2003)
2000: Port (1-9-1)--2004 play Brisbane in GF and win
So what's happened to the bottom teams since then? These are the teams who were bottom at round 11:
2001: Freo (0-11: even worse than us), top 4 by 2006, slumped this year.
2002: Carlton (1-10), back on bottom, round 11 2005
2003: Dogs (1-9-1), top 6 in 2006, but slumped this year.
2004: Hawks (2-9), flying in 2007
2005: Carlton (2-8-1), on the way in 2007
2006: Essendon (1-10), up the ladder, but unsure of where to.
Of course we can all argue about why some teams won their grand finals, and others didn't. But getting there was some achievement after being bottom.
But should we despair?
With nothing better to do, I thought I'd see how teams at the bottom have fared in subsequent years. And astonishingly, I found that from 1993-2000, every team on the bottom of the ladder after 11 games of the season, was playing in a Grand Final just a few years later--usually 2-4 years. I didn't go back beyond 1993 (I got to the bottom of my scrap of paper!)
Here's the list
1993 and 1994: Sydney (0-11 and 2-9)--1996 play Kangaroos in GF and lose
1995: St Kilda (2-9)--1997 play Adelaide in the GF and lose
1996: Fitzroy (1-10) merge with Brisbane, see 1998
1997: Melbourne (2-9 and a % of just 60.9)--2000 play Essendon in GF and lose
1998: Brisbane (2-9)--2001 play Essendon in GF and win; and win again in 2002 and 2003
1999: Collingwood (1-10)--2002 play Brisbane in GF and lose (and again in 2003)
2000: Port (1-9-1)--2004 play Brisbane in GF and win
So what's happened to the bottom teams since then? These are the teams who were bottom at round 11:
2001: Freo (0-11: even worse than us), top 4 by 2006, slumped this year.
2002: Carlton (1-10), back on bottom, round 11 2005
2003: Dogs (1-9-1), top 6 in 2006, but slumped this year.
2004: Hawks (2-9), flying in 2007
2005: Carlton (2-8-1), on the way in 2007
2006: Essendon (1-10), up the ladder, but unsure of where to.
Of course we can all argue about why some teams won their grand finals, and others didn't. But getting there was some achievement after being bottom.