On this day 25 years ago

[Twodogs]

Re: On this day 25 years ago

I think pie fans had a fair bit of sympathy after what transpired in 89.
They were due a loss as well, and unfortunately we lost at home to Carlton the next week.

I meant last Sunday. They were majorly pissed off on Sunday after the game.

[Eastdog]

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I was a 1 year old baby at the time

[Twodogs]

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I was a 1 year old baby at the time

I was a 26 year old baby back then.

[LostDoggy]

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I have mixed feelings about this moment in time. I was in the stands with my father (who'd had a stroke the previous year). We were in an area with some pretty grubby Pies supporters (surprise, surprise) and had been involved in a fair bit of back and forth through the day.

When Billy kicked that goal we were both out of our seats and punching the air but my Dad got so excited he honestly believed he was having a heart attack.

What a roller coaster of a minute that was. The excitement of Billy taking on and pantsing Graeme Wright, the pure joy as the ball sailed through, then confusion, fear and a kind of nervous relief.

The final seconds of the match were agony. Aside from just wanting to win, I was sh.tscared the anxiety was going to be too much for my Dad (who insisted on seeing the game out). Quite a few people around us were concerned, it made for an insanely intense finale.

He was fine afterwards and we ended up laughing about the afternoon many times, but I remember feeling emotionally shattered on the way home. It definitely goes down as my most bittersweet day at the footy. I'm just thankful we hung on for the win.

[merantau]

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I have mixed feelings about this moment in time. I was in the stands with my father (who'd had a stroke the previous year). We were in an area with some pretty grubby Pies supporters (surprise, surprise) and had been involved in a fair bit of back and forth through the day.

When Billy kicked that goal we were both out of our seats and punching the air but my Dad got so excited he honestly believed he was having a heart attack.

What a roller coaster of a minute that was. The excitement of Billy taking on and pantsing Graeme Wright, the pure joy as the ball sailed through, then confusion, fear and a kind of nervous relief.

The final seconds of the match were agony. Aside from just wanting to win, I was sh.tscared the anxiety was going to be too much for my Dad (who insisted on seeing the game out). Quite a few people around us were concerned, it made for an insanely intense finale.

He was fine afterwards and we ended up laughing about the afternoon many times, but I remember feeling emotionally shattered on the way home. It definitely goes down as my most bittersweet day at the footy. I'm just thankful we hung on for the win.

Great post. Thanks for sharing and well done to your Dad for gutsing it out - Bulldog spirit to the max.

[Twodogs]

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That's an epic thing to happen PP. As above great bullfog spirit by your dad.

My son hugged my old man so hard at a game at Etihad last year that he nearly threw him into level 1.

[jeemak]

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I was a 26 year old baby back then.

I'm a 36 year old baby in one week!

[Eastdog]

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I was a 26 year old baby back then.

Im 26 now I can pinpoint the start of my support for the Dogs when I was around age 11-12.

[azabob]

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Funny how moments stick with you...

I was 11 at the time and wasn't at the ground but was at my uncles house with my grandma. I was out the back on their trampoline with my transistor radio listening intently.

As soon as the siren sounded, I bolted inside and said, gran, gran, gran, we have to go... we have to go now... the bulldogs have just beaten the magpies in the last three minutes and we need to get home and watch the channel 7 replay!

Lucky for me my gran was persuaded and we drove home listening to the after-game discussion and interviews on the radio and then got to see the channel 7 replay.

Great memories.

[LostDoggy]

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Great post. Thanks for sharing and well done to your Dad for gutsing it out - Bulldog spirit to the max.

Cheers guys. You've gotta love the emotion the footy brings out.

There is something about Collingwood games especially.

I can remember hugging my best friend as the final siren sounded just after Simon Beasley's famous goal went through.

Decidedly uncool for two 16 year olds in 1984. We were immediately wierded out and pretended it never happened.

Took us years to acknowledge it and have a laugh about it.

Only takes a decent smother for me to be hugging anyone in nearby vicinity these days!!

[Twodogs]

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Collingwood 1984 is a special moment.

[Bulldog4life]

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Cheers guys. You've gotta love the emotion the footy brings out.

There is something about Collingwood games especially.

I can remember hugging my best friend as the final siren sounded just after Simon Beasley's famous goal went through.

Decidedly uncool for two 16 year olds in 1984. We were immediately wierded out and pretended it never happened.

Took us years to acknowledge it and have a laugh about it.

Only takes a decent smother for me to be hugging anyone in nearby vicinity these days!!

My cousin was at the GF of the VFL last year and was hugging everybody in vicinity he told me when the siren sounded

[Twodogs]

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My cousin was at the GF of the VFL last year and was hugging everybody in vicinity he told me when the siren sounded

I was in the biggest biggest group hug I have ever seen that day. I refer to it on the VFL GF thread.

I have a vague recollection of Westdog54 minding his own business and getting swamped by it.

[Bulldog4life]

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I was in the biggest biggest group hug I have ever seen that day. I refer to it on the VFL GF thread.

I have a vague recollection of Westdog54 minding his own business and getting swamped by it.

Can you imagine what it will be like when we win the big won!

[merantau]

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Can you imagine what it will be like when we win the big won!

Yes I can and it's going to be BIG!!!! There will be a tsunami of emotion as has never been witnessed before. The victory will dwarf any celebration that our rivals have ever enjoyed. The only thing to compare would be North in '75 and the AInts in 66 and ours will be much, much bigger celebrations. I'll be spending a week in Melbourne to savour it all.