Here's how Mayo compares to the worst performing final teams in the history of sport

A curse or simply not good enough? Whatever your point of view, there’s no denying Mayo’s place in the pantheon of greatest bridesmaids. John Fogarty selects a disappointing dozen of the worst performing final teams in the history of sport...

9 Collingwood.

At least Mayo’s streak doesn’t extend as much as the Melbourne AFL club, who lost eight Grand Finals and drew one in a 32-year drought between 1958 and 1990. The Pies’ list of failures saw them famously christened the “Colliwobbles”.