BPBRB wrote:johntheclaret wrote:spell_check wrote:Since a finals system has been in operation, 13 times.
1900, 1922, 1923, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1969, 1983, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007.
Another prime example of how the AvFL have f$%ked up the SANFL
Why - Port Adelaide deserves it's time struggling for awhile although compared to many other clubs it is not really sturggling given the records of most teams at some stretch in their histories.
A couple of wooden spoons in the struggling years wouldn't go astray either. They have had a heap of success so stiff sh*t to them - they never gave a flying **** about anyone else when they were winning flags and playing finals every year!
I can't see how the AFL is to blame for the Port Adelaide Magpies failures?
BPBRB, Hondo Mickyj,
My point wasn't whether PAM deserve to have a bad run, whether they desreve to get the spoon or 1 team having a lean run means the SANFL is stuffed up.
The points I was making was in reference to the apparent correlation between the number of times PAM has failed to reach the finals since Port Adelaide joined the AvFL
And how this seemed to be another effect on the SANFL by the AvFL, along with the draft system taking the best players, the effect on crowds etc.
Personally, during my time I always looked on Port as Norths big rivals and saw some great grudge matches between the two, and for that reason, I am very happy to see them missing the finals
