Amazing coincidences in football

[BigVic]

July 23, 2021 - Port Adelaide won on the day the Tokyo Olympics began, at Marvel Stadium
July 26, 2024 Port Adelaide won on the day the Paris Olympics began, at Marvel Stadium

 

[juice t]

The coincidence lives
All 6 players to play at least 399 games won their 399th game

 

[BigVic]

2008

• Leap Year
• Election Year
• Celtics win NBA Championship
• Spain win Euros
• Summer Olympic Games, in Beijing- - Hawthorn win grand final

2024

• Leap Year
• Election Year
• Celtics win NBA Championship
• Spain win Euros
• Summer Olympic Games, in Paris
• Hawthorn to win AFL Grand final?

 

[SC_Power]

2008

• Leap Year
• Election Year
• Celtics win NBA Championship
• Spain win Euros
• Summer Olympic Games, in Beijing- - Hawthorn win grand final

2024

• Leap Year
• Election Year
• Celtics win NBA Championship
• Spain win Euros
• Summer Olympic Games, in Paris
• Hawthorn to win AFL Grand final?

Surprised that leap years, election year (assuming you mean US) and Olympic Games happen all on the same cycle… what a coincidence. Last time that happened was 4 years ago. And then 4 years before that. And then 4 years.. well, you get the idea,

You should add “Grand Final at the MCG” to your list. Oh that’s right, that’s NOT a coincidence….

 

[BigVic]

2020 was an odd year

 

[Sentinel]

 

[BigVic]

This could happen.

Premiership players at successive clubs

Tom Fitzmaurice (Essendon 1923 & 1924)
Jack Ginnivan (Hawthorn 2023 & 2024*)

 

[Borussia Teeth]

This could happen.

Premiership players at successive clubs

Tom Fitzmaurice (Essendon 1923 & 1924)
Jack Ginnivan (Hawthorn 1923 & 2024*)

*Season not done yet

WTF? Now you’re trying to predict (not) amazing (not) coincidences!

 

[Cool Kangas]

I personally found this bizarre

 

[Sentinel]

I personally found this bizarre

Why?

 

[emuboy]

Given the scores in these games (16.10-106 to 10.6-66), one has to wonder whether in previous lives Alistair Clarkson, Chris Scott and Brad Scott were at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, Halley's Comet visible in the night skies as the Norman Conquest proved successful.

 

[BigVic]

1954 GF: FOOT 15.12 (102) - MEL 7.9 (51)
Footscray by 51 points

2024 R21: FOOT 15.20 (110) - MEL 9.5 (59)
Footscray by 51 points

 

[situationz]

1954 GF: FOOT 15.12 (102) - MEL 7.9 (51)
Footscray by 51 points

2024 R21: FOOT 15.20 (110) - MEL 9.5 (59)
Footscray by 51 points

What about 1977 R13 then?
FOOT 15.12 (102) - MEL 7.9 (51)
That's not just the same margin but the same score - even down to the goals and behinds

 

[SC_Power]

What about 1977 R13 then?
FOOT 15.12 (102) - MEL 7.9 (51)
That's not just the same margin but the same score - even down to the goals and behinds

And that was 47 years ago, which is exactly halfway between the total scoring shots (43) and the winning margin (51).
(Being sarcastic, that’s what this thread has become for a while).

I’ll give the original stat some credence in that Footscray were celebrating that 1954 GF win last night.

 

[BigVic]

Spooky between Footscray and Melbourne

 

[BigVic]

2008

• Leap Year
• Election Year
• Celtics win NBA Championship
• Spain win Euros
• Spaniard wins Wimbledon and the Olympic gold
• Summer Olympic Games, in Beijing
• Bulldog wins Brownlow
• Hawthorn win AFL grand final

2024

• Leap Year
• Election Year
• Celtics win NBA Championship
• Spain win Euros
• Spaniard wins Wimbledon and possibly the Olympic gold
• Summer Olympic Games, in Paris
• Bulldog to win Brownlow?
• Hawthorn to win win AFL Grand final?

 

[BigVic]

Geelong 2007

• missed finals previous year
• premier won prev year's by less than a goal

- smashed opposition in the grand final

• India won the T20 World Cup
• Cat won Rising Star
• reigning premiers on the ropes

Geelong 2024

• missed finals previous year
• premier won prev year's by less than a goal
• smashed opposition in the grand final-
• India won the T20 World Cup
• Cat won Rising Star
• reigning premiers on the ropes

 

[ioppolo]

Geelong 2007

• missed finals previous year
• premier won prev year's by less than a goal

- smashed opposition in the grand final

• India won the T20 World Cup
• Cat won Rising Star
• reigning premiers on the ropes

Geelong 2024

• missed finals previous year
• premier won prev year's by less than a goal
• smashed opposition in the grand final-
• India won the T20 World Cup
• Cat won Rising Star
• reigning premiers on the ropes

The reigning premiers in 2007 weren't quite on the ropes given they should've finished second that year.

 

[BigVic]

The reigning premiers in 2007 weren't quite on the ropes given they should've finished second that year.

You guys lost at Footy Park in FW1 and in ET against us that year

 

[ioppolo]

You guys lost at Footy Park in FW1 and in ET against us that year

Collingwood are on the ropes this season by virtue of probably missing finals. West Coast were never missing finals that year

 

[BigVic]

2022 Collingwood's season ended by Sydney, at the SCG
2024 Collingwood's season ended by Sydney, at the SCG

 

[situationz]

This thread:
1% amazing coincidences
99% random bull

 

[matthew_s]

This thread:
1% amazing coincidences
99% random bull

1% randoms
99% bigvic

 

[situationz]

This thread:
1% amazing coincidences
99% random bull

1% randoms
99% bigvic

oops, this doesn't belong here. It's not a coincidence

 

[hoddo22]

In 2011, the Bombers scored 2217 points for, whilst having 2217 scored against for a remarkable percentage of, you guessed it, 100.00.

They followed it up in 2012 by not only using a heap of PEDs, but by scoring 2091 points for and 2090 points against for a percentage of 100.05.

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