Fox Footy’s The 50-50 -

Not sure if anyone has taken a look at these. Basically the top 50 games in the last 50 years as voted for by fans

50 1994, Preliminary Final: Geelong v North Melbourne

49 1994, Round 7: Sydney v St Kilda

48 1996, Preliminary Final: Sydney v Essendon

47 1986, Elimination Final: Fitzroy v Essendon

46 2004, Round 11: Essendon v Hawthorn

45 1977, Grand Final: North Melbourne v Collingwood

44 1998, Round 22: North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs

43 2013, Round 19: Port Adelaide v Adelaide

42 1979, Grand Final: Carlton v Collingwood

41 2000, Round 21: Fremantle v West Coast

40 1993, State of Origin: South Australia v Victoria

39 2016, Qualifying Final: Hawthorn v Geelong

38, 1980 Grand Final: Richmond v Collingwood

37 1993, Round 6: Essendon v Hawthorn

36 2015, Round 16 Adelaide v Port Adelaide

35 1990, Qualifying Final: Collingwood v West Coast Eagles

34 2012, Round 5: Collingwood v Essendon

33 2004, Preliminary Final: Port Adelaide v St Kilda

32 2007, Elimination Final: Hawthorn v Adelaide

31 2019, Preliminary Final: Collingwood v GWS Giants

30 2013, Qualifying Final: Geelong v Fremantle

29 2004, Round 3: Essendon v West Coast Eagles

28 1997, Preliminary Final: Western Bulldogs v Adelaide

27 1995, Round 4: Collingwood v Essendon

26 2000, Round 21, Western Bulldogs v Essendon

25 1970, Grand Final: Carlton v Collingwood

24 1984, Grand Final: Essendon v Hawthorn

23 2014, Preliminary Final: Hawthorn v Port Adelaide

22 2013, Elimination Final: Richmond v Carlton

21 2011, Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Hawthorn

20 1993, Preliminary Final: Essendon v Adelaide Crows

19 2013, Round 13: Brisbane Lions v Geelong

18 2001, Round 16: North Melbourne v Essendon

17 2002, Grand Final: Brisbane Lions v Collingwood

16 2005, Semi Final: Sydney v Geelong

15 2017, Elimination Final: Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles

14 2008, Grand Final: Hawthorn v Geelong

13 2009, Round 5: Essendon v Collingwood

12 2009, Grand Final: Geelong v St Kilda

11 2012, Grand Final: Hawthorn v Sydney

10 2009, Round 14: St Kilda v Geelong

9 2013, Preliminary Final: Geelong v Hawthorn

8 1999, Preliminary Final: Essendon v Carlton

7 2006, Grand Final: Sydney v West Coast Eagles

6 2010, Grand Final: Collingwood v St Kilda

5 2005, Grand Final: Sydney v West Coast Eagles

4 2016, Grand Final: Western Bulldogs v Sydney

3 1989, Grand Final: Hawthorn v Geelong

2 2016 Preliminary Final: GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs

1 2018 Grand Final: Collingwood v West Coast

26 2000, Round 21, Western Bulldogs v Essendon

I watched this game again and it was such a tense game. I was there that night 20 years ago when Essendon were going for a record 21 wins in a season.

Look at the game we had some A graders as well as some ordinary players that played so well that night. Chris Grant was incredible, Brad Johnson BOG, Dooley held his ground playing CHB and played the game of his life. Libba and West were just incredible, Nathan Brown off the HBF was superb. Murphy played in his 3rd game and Mitch Hahn was already showing signs of a good player.

Of Essendon, I hate that little shit Morecroft who runs off the bench and King hits Libba in the half time brawl.

It was a great win.

2016 Prelim should be #1.

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Originally Posted by comrade

2016 Prelim should be #1.

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Agree and throw in the 2016 GF at equal number 1 spot.

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Originally Posted by comrade

2016 Prelim should be #1.

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It is in my heart, but odds on it’ll be the 89 GF

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Originally Posted by bornadog

26 2000, Round 21, Western Bulldogs v Essendon

I watched this game again and it was such a tense game. I was there that night 20 years ago when Essendon were going for a record 21 wins in a season.

Look at the game we had some A graders as well as some ordinary players that played so well that night. Chris Grant was incredible, Brad Johnson BOG, Dooley held his ground playing CHB and played the game of his life. Libba and West were just incredible, Nathan Brown off the HBF was superb. Murphy played in his 3rd game and Mitch Hahn was already showing signs of a good player.

Of Essendon, I hate that little shit Morecroft who runs off the bench and King hits Libba in the half time brawl.

It was a great win.

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There was a little old lady in ffffront of us that night and the Essendon supporters were taunting her all through the game. Me and my mates wanted to go them but the she just kept saying "cool your jets, boys" and "their time will come" After the siren blew we blocked the *!*!*!*!s into their seats while the little old lady got right up in the face of each and every one of them and told them what she thought of them. It was beautiful.

You know North have this idea in their heads that they are Essendon's no 1 rival. Really? The very same cow *!*!*!*!ers that rode our coattails into the VFL after WE beat (you guessed it) Essendon in 1925.

And I didn't notice the cattle exciters being the only team to beat Essendon in 2000. In fact they played once that year and Essendon won by 49 points but they had 34 scoring shots to 15.

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2016 Prelim should be #1.

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Originally Posted by The Underdog

It is in my heart, but odds on it’ll be the 89 GF

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The numbers will go the way of the 1989 Grand Final, and I reckon the drawn ANZAC Day game will get a nod ahead of it as well. There's also the 2010 and 2018 Grand Finals, the HUN had these ranked higher than the 2016 Preliminary final in their best games of the decade list.

People just don't see things the way we do. I've never been to or seen a game like the 2016 Preliminary Final, each team had a massive crack all day, the pressure was up, both teams executed when needed to, and it was just that little bit extra we had to will ourselves over the line that got us the chocolates.

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People just don't see things the way we do. I've never been to or seen a game like the 2016 Preliminary Final, each team had a massive crack all day, the pressure was up, both teams executed when needed to, and it was just that little bit extra we had to will ourselves over the line that got us the chocolates.

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Just unbelievable moment after unbelievable moment for both sides, and then throw in Clay Smith's personal loss, Roughy going down and the much maligned Tom Boyd stepping up, Callan Ward getting his face crushed, Libba and Shaw into each other. And add the bad blood between the clubs, the battlers vs the corporate franchise, the Bulldogs army baying for blood in foreign territory, Murph in tears, Libba Snr in the crowd, our 60 year drought.

It was a 30 for 30 documentary happening in real time.

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Originally Posted by comrade

Just unbelievable moment after unbelievable moment for both sides, and then throw in Clay Smith's personal loss, Roughy going down and the much maligned Tom Boyd stepping up, Callan Ward getting his face crushed, Libba and Shaw into each other. And add the bad blood between the clubs, the battlers vs the corporate franchise, the Bulldogs army baying for blood in foreign territory, Murph in tears, Libba Snr in the crowd, our 60 year drought.

It was a 30 for 30 documentary happening in real time.

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They'd still be talking about it daily and would teach of it in schools across Victoria if it was two of the big clubs participating.

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Originally Posted by comrade

Just unbelievable moment after unbelievable moment for both sides, and then throw in Clay Smith's personal loss, Roughy going down and the much maligned Tom Boyd stepping up, Callan Ward getting his face crushed, Libba and Shaw into each other. And add the bad blood between the clubs, the battlers vs the corporate franchise, the Bulldogs army baying for blood in foreign territory, Murph in tears, Libba Snr in the crowd, our 60 year drought.

It was a 30 for 30 documentary happening in real time.

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And Luke Darcy's "I've been waiting a lifetime to say this, THE BULLDOGS ARE IN THE GRAND FINAL!!!!!!!"

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Originally Posted by bornadog

not sure if anyone has taken a look at these. Basically the top 50 games in the last 50 years as voted for by fans

50 1994, preliminary final: Geelong v north melbourne

49 1994, round 7: Sydney v st kilda

48 1996, preliminary final: Sydney v essendon

47 1986, elimination final: Fitzroy v essendon

46 2004, round 11: Essendon v hawthorn

45 1977, grand final: North melbourne v collingwood

44 1998, round 22: North melbourne v western bulldogs

43 2013, round 19: Port adelaide v adelaide

42 1979, grand final: Carlton v collingwood

41 2000, round 21: Fremantle v west coast

40 1993, state of origin: South australia v victoria

39 2016, qualifying final: Hawthorn v geelong

38, 1980 grand final: Richmond v collingwood

37 1993, round 6: Essendon v hawthorn

36 2015, round 16 adelaide v port adelaide

35 1990, qualifying final: Collingwood v west coast eagles

34 2012, round 5: Collingwood v essendon

33 2004, preliminary final: Port adelaide v st kilda

32 2007, elimination final: Hawthorn v adelaide

31 2019, preliminary final: Collingwood v gws giants

30 2013, qualifying final: Geelong v fremantle

29 2004, round 3: Essendon v west coast eagles

28 1997, preliminary final: Western bulldogs v adelaide

27 1995, round 4: Collingwood v essendon

26 2000, round 21, western bulldogs v essendon

25 1970, grand final: Carlton v collingwood

24 1984, grand final: Essendon v hawthorn

23 2014, preliminary final: Hawthorn v port adelaide

22 2013, elimination final: Richmond v carlton

21 2011, preliminary final: Collingwood v hawthorn

20 1993, preliminary final: Essendon v adelaide crows

19 2013, round 13: Brisbane lions v geelong

18 2001, round 16: North melbourne v essendon

17 2002, grand final: Brisbane lions v collingwood

16 2005, semi final: Sydney v geelong

15 2017, elimination final: Port adelaide v west coast eagles

14 2008, grand final: Hawthorn v geelong

13 2009, round 5: Essendon v collingwood

12 2009, grand final: Geelong v st kilda

11 2012, grand final: Hawthorn v sydney

10 2009, round 14: St kilda v geelong

9 2013, preliminary final: Geelong v hawthorn

8 1999, preliminary final: Essendon v carlton

7 2006, grand final: Sydney v west coast eagles

6 2010, grand final: Collingwood v st kilda

5 2005, grand final: Sydney v west coast eagles

4 2016, grand final: Western bulldogs v sydney

the rest to come.

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28 is 1997. It says 1987.

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Originally Posted by Twodogs

28 is 1997. It says 1987.

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Typo, I will fix it - one we want to forget

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Typo, I will fix it - one we want to forget

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I'm OK with it all after 2016. We have an AFL premiership and now all the missteps on the way to it are all just part of life's rich tapestry.

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I'm OK with it all after 2016. We have an AFL premiership and now all the missteps on the way to it are all just part of life's rich tapestry.

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Agree, but never want to watch it ever again.