THE CURSE OF THE PRESIDENTS WIFE
Years in which the reigning premier failed to win their opening game.
30
1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1907, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982*,
*Draw
Years the reigning premier did win their opening game.
57
1898, 1899, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985
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