swans are 4th best performed AFL team of all time

[sfan]

Check out the table at http://www.crikey.com.au/articles/20...1-1607-79.html

We are better than most people think over the years sisnce the AFL started.

[ScottH]

Re: swans are 4th best performed AFL team of all time

Originally posted by sfan
Check out the table at http://www.crikey.com.au/articles/20...1-1607-79.html

We are better than most people think over the years sisnce the AFL started.

But where are the flags?????

[Sanecow]

They are shared by the Roos, Lions, Carlton and Hawthorn.

[NMWBloods]

Re: swans are 4th best performed AFL team of all time

Originally posted by sfan
We are better than most people think over the years sisnce the AFL started.

"The ladder embraces all AFL matches played, 1995 to the end of 2005-R19."

We've only missed finals in 3 of those years.

Of all VFL/AFL matches we are 12th of 19.

[Thunder Shaker]

Re: swans are 4th best performed AFL team of all time

Originally posted by sfan
We are better than most people think over the years sisnce the AFL started.

That table is misleading. The AFL started in 1990, not 1995, when the VFL changed its name to satisfy South Australians. If the years from 1990 to 1994 are included, we would drop well down that list because that span of years includes three wooden spoons and two forgettable losing streaks where we won one game in about 40 matches.

I think they chose 1995 because that is the year Fremantle was admitted.

[timthefish]

that is one of the dumbest things i've ever seen.

Also how many of us would have put up our hands to say the likes of twice premiers Adelaide (1997-98) would've been more successful than the Swans

um, my hands (both of them) are still up.