Crazy fantasies about victory
History is on my mind. How top four teams usually rebound from defeat in a qualifying final. How few top four teams lose consecutive finals. So Sydney should beat North Melbourne. It doesn’t matter their absences.
History doesn’t lie. As I drove to work, I thought about Carlton in 1994 and Geelong in 2014 who lost consecutive finals after finishing in the top four. In the lift, I hoped Sydney would do the same. I greeted colleagues, thinking bad losses are recoverable.
The Tigers of old – for the vanquished
Football fans love a loser as much as they hate a winner. There has been a lot to love about Richmond for 35-years. They haven’t won a final since 2001. Their last premiership was decades ago. They haven’t beaten North Melbourne in a final since 1974.
And they’ve now lost three consecutive elimination finals. At least they’re consistent.
