Jethro said:Premiers said:When your mob finally catches up with our premiership tally, give us a shout.
and how many of your 13 "Premierships" were determined by a Grand Final?
I'll tell you, ONLY 4 (1974, 1975, 2002 & 2013).
The rest were determined by where you finished at the end of season proper with the exception of 1911, 1923, 1935, 1936, 1940 & 1945 when you tied with another team and then played a final to determine the outright premiership winner.
Come back and spruik how good your team is when they have actually gotten a better Grand Final winning tally than us. 😛
Further to my previous comment, previous to 1954, Premierships were determined by league ladder position but since 1954 when the grand final was officially sanctioned as the only way to determine the premiership, your mob have only appeared in 11 Grand Finals
(1960, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1980, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010 & 2013)
in comparison to Manly's 17
(1957, 1959, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2011 & 2013).
We could also claim an 18 Grand Final appearance if you count the 1978 GF Replay.