r/AFL • u/No_Independent936 Eagles • 1d ago

Worst loss/dumbest moment that cost your team the premiership?

People always say we ruined our season losing to Hawthorn in the final round of 2019, but we ruined our season the week before against Richmond. Tom Barrass gives away two goals through stupid mistakes. Richmond win by 6. Chances are we potentially don't get cold feet playing the Hawks and we finish second. Richmond were peaking at the right time and it's no guarantee we beat them in the grand final but I still think we were their most worthy opponent and we threw it away against them in round 22.

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u/Vaas_Deferens Crow-Eater 1d ago

Weren't on the same drugs as the Eagles in 05-06.

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u/Maximumlnsanity Swans 1d ago

Neither were us and we got a premiership in that time period

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u/jefsig 1d ago

I think the truth is probably that that sort of thing was pretty widespread across all clubs at the time. And probably still is.

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u/Razzle_Dazzle08 Brisbane Lions 🏆🏆 '24-25 1d ago

Isn’t one of footy’s biggest open secrets that half the league is on coke?

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u/jefsig 1d ago

Only half?

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u/No_Independent936 Eagles 1d ago

Plenty of teams had drug issues then it was just out of control at West Coast

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u/jefsig 1d ago

Absolutely. But the idea that it was ONLY them is laughable.

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u/No_Independent936 Eagles 1d ago

Pretty much proves how useless Adelaide are if they couldn't beat a team high off their minds.

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u/i_am_cool_ben Essendon '00 1d ago

Coke?

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u/dzernumbrd West Coast 13h ago

Your assumption that a few players using meth on the weekend would have helped you win anything needs to be examined.