Lovely Misiti set shot from ‘his pocket’ 5 mins into the highlight clip.
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When did we do that?
Literally the same game you’re complaining about.
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Worth noting we were down 3 played late in the 3rd quarter so played with just one on the bench in the final quarter.
I like these threads because it reminds me of the little details in games I forgot or parts of games I’d convinced were different.
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St Kilda had won 20 in a row? We did that in 2000. I don’t recall any other team doing it ever.
19 in a row. We stopped them winning 20.
Yesh no idea how there are complaints on the Saints game.
They’d won 19 in a row and should’ve won the flag that year.
The Saints were 19 wins with 0 losses in 2009 leading into our round 20 game with them. We were just outside the 8 leading into it.
We weren’t expecting to be close, let alone win at all.
I get that our history makes victories tough to swallow in many ways (we miss easy goals, oppositions misses shots on the siren, we creep into a close victory when we should have won by more, etc) but at some point, you acknowledge what is actually achieved. Not what is supposed to be achieved.
I still watch our 1984 GF even though the first 3 quarters has Essington painted to it. That should have been a 1985 like GF win. But none the less it was a win. The 1993 game during the season against the Eagles where we won whilst Salmon kicked 1.9 for memory is still worth remembering.
You can choose to paint any victory or loss however you like. That sits in the opinion part of it and everyone has their own opinions. But whether we won or lost is binary, regardless of how we got there or not. If you don’t like it, so be it. As long as people aren’t doing something illegal or creating havoc, others can choose to enjoy the game (and their life) however they like without being told what to enjoy.
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I’m now curious as to which order numbers 1 and 2 are going to fall. I think there are two pretty clear candidates for those spots and it could be argued either way.
Well there you go. I had no recollection of that at all. Sorry.
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To be honest, I completely forgot about it as well.
I only remember a game against the Saints where Riewoldt misses the final shot at goal. I also remember one by Goodes. But I wouldn’t recall which year it was or what the context was around it.
In general, I ignore the context (what happened before and what happened after) and try and live the moment. It doesn’t always work that way. Obviously, I can’t enjoy our recent close wins to crappy opponents, but against teams that are better than us, I can bring myself to re-watch. It doesn’t always work though because I can’t watch the Melbourne Elimination Final. I even tried to watch it last night, but had to switch to another 5 minutes in. I find any game against Melbourne a tough watch. It’s one of the few Victorian opponents that I haven’t gone to watch since 2000. It’s only Neale Daniher’s last game as coach that sticks out as a favourite. It’s probably a good reason why I don’t watch the 2000 GF as much as our other GF wins. I think I’ve watched the 85 GF more since 200 than that one. Yet, Hawthorn victories get a bit of bump as do Collingwood and Carlton ones. Richmond games don’t carry the same weight. And even though Sydney and Geelong have been dominant the last 20 years, victories against them are still downgraded.
That one was just funny
I’m interested to see where the Prelim Final and Grand Final fall amongst it all. There’s two North games and an Anzac Day game that would be in a decent majority of fans top 5.
Read his post again. They were undefeated in round 20, that’s when we played them.
If you are going to be a smart arse about it, at least be smart about it.
What Sheldon is saying is partially right. We were 43 points up amd only won because of a shank kick after the siren. They ran out of time rather than us holding them up. If webhad have kicked a goal or two at the end, it would have felt better.
However we were down 3 players for the last 40 minutes of the game. Plus they were he top team and we were average. If they had have been say 6th with a record of 13-6, I doubt it makes the top 50.
Which particular Anzac day?
Personally I would have the 2000 QF as #1 but it’s not my list and havent gone through the wins in as much depth as you or @Ta0Ta .
I would have had the game against Sydney in 2001 higher but again, same reason as above
This thread does provide good memories and good discussion, really enjoying the work you and @Ta0Ta are putting in.
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Best Win Since 2000 No. 7
Round 18 2004 vs Port Adelaide
| Essendon | 3.4.22 | 9.5.59 | 12.9.81 | 18.11.119 |
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| Port Adelaide | 2.7.19 | 4.8.32 | 8.11.59 | 11.13.79 |
Context
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Essendon were 9th on the ladder after two losses in a row. The Bombers’ place in the finals was looking dicey. James Hird was missing with injury, leaving Matthew Lloyd with the captaincy duties. Scott Lucas and Sean Wellman were also missing for the red-and-black.
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Port Adelaide were 3rd on percentage - all teams in the top 4 were tied for total points. Port were in good form, having won their last 6 matches.
Why it’s on the list / key moments
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AKA “The game where Lloyd bumped Chad Cornes”.
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The Bombers broke a string of poor performances against the Power, who would go on to win their only AFL premiership.
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Matthew Lloyd played one of the best games of his career. He’d kicked many more goals, but his impact -pardon the pun- was huge. Late in the 1st quarter, Lloyd ran into Port’s Chad Cornes like a steam train. The hit was fair and no one in Port’s magenta and blue heritage jumpers had any complaints. Cornes was sensational throughout 2004, picking up 22 Brownlow votes as a centre-half-back. The hit reduced his impact, as he only achieved 8 kicks for the match, his lowest total for the season. Cornes had been best on ground the week before against a handy West Coast side.
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Moments later, Nathan Lovett-Murray earned himself a free kick when he ran down Port’s Matthew Bishop, who had marked and played-on on centre-wing. Channel 10’s Tim Lane questioned why the free kick was paid. Hopefully someone explained the rules of the game to him in the ad break. Lovett-Murray’s kick found Dean Rioli, who then found Lloyd on the lead. Lloyd kicked truly from 50m out to give the Bombers a 10-point lead.
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The 2nd quarter belonged to Essendon. The Bombers played some lovely flowing football under the roof of Docklands stadium, which was epitomised by a great run through the centre by Adam Ramanauskas, who delivered a perfect pass to the leading Damian Cupido.
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Jason Johnson roved a spoil in the left forward pocket before kicking a ridiculously well-executed checkside which bent away from goal but somehow split the middle.
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Damian Peverill made the most of a bad bounce of the football by Shaun Burgoyne by running the youngster down 50m out. Lovett-Murray took the advantage by scooping up the loose ball and bombing through a goal at post-height.
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Lloyd could have had another goal to his name when he brought Chad Cornes to ground in a fantastic tackle on the 50m arc, but no free kick was paid. The Bomber fans were incensed. Lloyd soon marked on the lead and converted to the Bombers a 27-point lead at HT.
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Early in the 3rd quarter, Damian Peverill took 3 bounces before strolling inside 50 and kicking a goal to give the Dons a 33-point lead.
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Jason Johnson, who was awarded the 3 Brownlow votes on the night, broke a run of 3 Port Adelaide goals when his hopeful high snap avoided a pack of hands and bounced at 90 degrees for a very fortuitous goal.
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Port continued to get back into the game and eventually cut the margin to just 9 points early in the 4th quarter. The Dons steadied, kicking 6 of the last 7 goals - Lloyd with 3 of them to kick 7.1 in total. Lloyd’s last goal was a flashback to the 2000 season, as he took a 1-handed mark in the goalsquare while holding off Darryl Wakelin.
Extra notes
- Joe Misiti’s last win in his career. He’d suffer an injury the following week in a loss to Carlton which meant he’d play no part in Essendon’s finals campaign.
What happened next?
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Essendon threw away their good work by losing to a mediocre Carlton side the following week. They did enough in their remaining matches to take 8th spot and would go on to defeat Melbourne in the Elimination Final. Geelong stopped the Bombers’ finals run in a Semi-Final on a wet MCG.
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Port Adelaide didn’t lose another match en route to their premiership. Their 6-point Preliminary Final win against St Kilda was the most dramatic of the year’s finals series and allowed the Power the chance to finally overthrow the Lions after 3 consecutive 1st-place finishes during the Home & Away seasons.
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I’m biased, but given the quality of the opposition and the final margin, this is the greatest game of football ever played by a team.
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Richard Osborne said it best in the commentary “this isn’t a bottom 4 team they are doing it against, this is the reigning premier”
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