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Curse of the dethroned?

  • 25-09-2014 4:07pm
    #1
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭


    The winners Curse upon the team that beats them?

    2008: Tyrone AI Champions:
    2009: Cork dethrone Tyrone, Kerry defeat Cork afterwards to win AI Final.
    2010: Down dethrone Kerry, Cork defeat Down afterwards in AI Final.
    2011: Mayo dethrone Cork, Kerry defeat Mayo afterwards in AI Semi-Final
    2012: Mayo defeat Dublin, Donegal defeat Mayo afterwards in AI Final
    2013: Mayo defeat Donegal, Dublin defeat Mayo afterwards in AI Final
    2014: Donegal defeat Dublin, Kerry defeat Donegal afterwards in AI Final

    So for the last 6 years the team which has defeated the previous years winners have ultimately lost and not gone on to win. This has been happening for several years and it seems a team peaks too early when they meet last years winner and it seems to take too much out of them.


Comments

  • #2
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,426 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    That's very interesting.

    I have always thought that the accolades give to teams for beating the champion was a bit overrated.

    The defending champ is never as good the second year as we have seen.


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