Your club's flags, Grand Finals and the one that got away (afl site)

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Your club's flags, Grand Finals and the one that got away

Jennifer Phelan
afl.com.au
Sep 5, 2018

WITH finals footy set to kick into high gear this week, AFL.com.au's staff writers look back at your club's September history, reminisce over the successes, and remember the ones that got away.

RICHMOND

Premierships: 11
Grand Finals: 22

The one that got away: 1982. The Tigers won the minor premiership with 18 wins and went on to beat Carlton in their first final. But, two weeks later, the Blues turned the tables to win the decider by 18 points. 

Summary: The Tigers have enjoyed pockets of success; when they make Grand Finals, they seem to do it more than once in the one era (in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1967 and 1969, 1972-'74, and 1980 and 1982). However, they have just an even 50 per cent strike rate when it comes to winning them. Their 2017 premiership was their first since 1980, but given the demographic of the current list, the fitness of the team and its dominance this season, Tiger fans should be confident they're entering into another rich period of finals appearances that they'll hope delivers more flags, more often.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-09-05/your-clubs-flags-grand-finals-and-the-one-that-got-away