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Re: The Best Ever Stolen Match
Originally Posted by
Jeanette54
There was a game against Carlton, at Prices Park, way back in the early 70's. The 'Dogs were about 4 goals down into time on. We were at the far end from our car, and my Grandad decided to pack up and begin to walk around to the other end. As we walked both Barry Round and Bernie Quinlan kicked quick "junk time" goals, and things started to get interesting.
Long story short, by the time we got to the other end, and the siren blew, we were in front.
A win at Carlton was a rare treat in those days, even more so when it was such an unlikely success. Not even sure that my time frame is accurate.
Was that the drawn game in 1976 and we got into the finals by half a game. I was there, we never looked like we were going to make the finals half way through that quarter, it was the last game of the year and we had to win or draw to make it.
That draw also locked in Carlton on top of the ladder
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Re: The Best Ever Stolen Match
Dunno if it counts as 'Stolen' as such, but vs Hawthorn in 2009 at Docklands.
We took the reigning premiers to school. 13 goals to zip at half time, finishing with an 88 point win. Brian Lake kept Lance Franklin Goalless, a feat that had not been achieved in Franklin's 62 previous games.
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Re: The Best Ever Stolen Match
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
I'm not old enough to remember this game but statistically it seems like we had no right to win it.
Round 21 1983 v St Kilda at Moorabbin
Down by 39 points at three quarter time, we won by a goal 16.4.100 v 13.16.94, with 9 less scoring shots. Kicked 9.1 in the final quarter and 7.3 in the first three quarters.
St Kilda smashed us in the second quarter, so unless the wind had changed by the last quarter that doesn't seem to be the cause.
Anybody remember this game?
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I don't know why but my two mates and I were sitting in the Huggins stand for that game. When Ian Williams kicks the winner we are jumping up and down high fiving each other when one of them says "inside voices" so we look up and realize that the whole of the grandstand had turned around to look at us.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: The Best Ever Stolen Match
The curse is dead.
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Re: The Best Ever Stolen Match
Originally Posted by
chef
Johnnos 300th
Adelaide kicked a point after the siren?
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Re: The Best Ever Stolen Match
Originally Posted by
I’m Not Bitter Anymore!
Adelaide kicked a point after the siren?
Yeah but Johnno had kicked 3 in time on to drag us in front just before that. Was it a young Phil Davis who missed the chance after the siren*?
*I checked. It was Nathan Bock.
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Yep, Round 1 of 2008 vs the Crows was a special win. Brad Johnson run amok and kicked 3 last quarter goals and Adelaide missed a set shot in the last 30 seconds and we win by 3 points in a high scoring game
Johnson kicked 5 2nd half goals and I thought we were done for
As the genuinely great ones tend to do he carried us all over the line
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My best ever stolen match was against North in the late '90s. We were 40 points down at 3/4 time but came storming back to hit the front in time on. It came down to one contest, Wayne Carey and Matthew Croft in the goal square with only seconds to go. If Carey had marked it or even spilled the ball to ground then we were toast (not many tall players were as good as Carey beneath his knees and he would have beaten Croft and run into the open goal) but Jexy outmarked Carey.
It was as an exciting finish as I can remember.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Final quarter (34m 10s)
Jason Akermanis goal 0m 59s 14.9.93 - 12.13.85
14.9.93 - 13.13.91 3m 11s Kurt Tippett goal
14.9.93 - 14.13.97 4m 12s Brett Burton goal
Scott Welsh goal 6m 9s 15.9.99 - 14.13.97
15.9.99 - 14.14.98 8m 48s Scott Stevens behind
Ryan Griffen behind 12m 35s 15.10.100 - 14.14.98
Brad Johnson behind 15m 46s 15.11.101 - 14.14.98
15.11.101 - 15.14.104 17m 0s Simon Goodwin goal
15.11.101 - 16.14.110 18m 27s Ken McGregor goal
Lindsay Gilbee goal 21m 40s 16.11.107 - 16.14.110
Scott Welsh behind 22m 50s 16.12.108 - 16.14.110
16.12.108 - 17.14.116 25m 15s Simon Goodwin goal
Brad Johnson goal 26m 29s 17.12.114 - 17.14.116
Brad Johnson goal 27m 55s 18.12.120 - 17.14.116
Brad Johnson goal 31m 12s 19.12.126 - 17.14.116
19.12.126 - 18.14.122 32m 16s Scott Stevens goal
19.12.126 - 18.15.123 34m 5s Nathan Bock behind
There are the scoring progression from the last quarter of Johnno's 300th.
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Re: The Best Ever Stolen Match
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
Nathan Bock, I'm pretty sure.
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Originally Posted by
Twodogs
I remember that game because I was working on Easter Sunday and you rang and gave me a hyper-excited blow-by-blow of the last 5 minutes in the game in a 20 second long sentence.
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Re: The Best Ever Stolen Match
Originally Posted by
westdog54
I remember that game because I was working on Easter Sunday and you rang and gave me a hyper-excited blow-by-blow of the last 5 minutes in the game in a 20 second long sentence.
We were geed up!
Did I take a breath?
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Originally Posted by
Twodogs
We were geed up!
Did I take a breath?
Not that I can remember.
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Re: The Best Ever Stolen Match
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
My best ever stolen match was against North in the late '90s. We were 40 points down at 3/4 time but came storming back to hit the front in time on. It came down to one contest, Wayne Carey and Matthew Croft in the goal square with only seconds to go. If Carey had marked it or even spilled the ball to ground then we were toast (not many tall players were as good as Carey beneath his knees and he would have beaten Croft and run into the open goal) but Jexy outmarked Carey.
It was as an exciting finish as I can remember.
That was actually in 2000, our first season at Marvel. I was at that game and it was a cracking comeback - 42 points down early in the 3rd qtr. In the next few weeks that season we stole wins againat Carlton at Optus (Trent Bartlett), the Bombers (super flood) amd also the Pies.
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Re: The Best Ever Stolen Match
For those playing at home (where else would you be playing from at the moment?) our greatest wins from 3 quarter time defecits:
The 1999 Adelaide game is the largest margin, 1 point ahead of 1983 v St Kilda.
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