2015: Your Favourite Moments

[LostDoggy]

Re: 2015: Your Favourite Moments

My top 5 games of the year:

- R5 v SYD - Been well covered. All game we looked like boys against men in the wet at the SCG, just seemed our resistance had to crack. Still get tingles thinking about the bravery and belief they showed. Era defining. Scenes after the game (especially the look and bearhug Bob and Bevo gave each other immediately after the match) definitely amongst all time favourite Dogs memories.

- R1 v WCE - We've had some cracking R1s over the years, but this is right up there. WCE were really good, and really efficient (14.3.97) but we were just not going to be denied (94 tackles must be close to all time record). At the time the quality was obvious, but it was hard to gauge if it was 2 average teams playing out of their skins or just really good period. Thankfully it was the latter. With all the off season drama and unknowns coming into the new season, the sense of reassurance this game gave was immense.

- R22 v NM - With so much riding on this game and with our opponents in such hot form, this was a memorable performance, with arguably the 2 most exciting passages of the year to cap of an exhilarating final quarter (Stringers blistering acceleration in finding Crameri, and Bonts poise and class to Stringer to Wallis to Picken).

- R9 v GSW - The sort of game that is easily overlooked, but GWS were hot at the time and we were looking proppy. With the Griffen/Ward connection, a lot of feeling in this one. Most memorable contribution from a very fired up Minson on return as well as a career best 36 possession, 7 tackle masterclass from Mitch Wallis. Our intensity was red hot this day, 33 scoring shots t 13 was a serious drubbing.

- R15 v GCS - It's not often you kick 4 goals in 3 quarters and then 10 in the last. Overall a very patchy performance, but would've done wonders for our self belief. Will remember this match for Bonts efforts in (almost) single-handedly lifting us from the brink. His 28 disposal (18 contested), 2 goal effort reinforced his almost unbelievable leadership abilities for a teenager - when we are down he is so often the man.

[westdog54]

Re: 2015: Your Favourite Moments

The win against Sydney.
Cannot remember feeling so alive and such joy after a monumentous win ever.
My kids thought I had become possesed when Woody scooped up the ball one handed,pinged it to JJ who shovelled it to Matty as the realisation that we had just beaten last years GF finalists on their own turf.
To see their old man so joyous and with tears streaming down his face will live long in my memory forever.
This was the day I knew that we were and are going to be something special.

I was sitting with my young son who was sleeping and couldn't find any headphones, so couldn't listen to it on the radio or on the phone. Resorted to constantly refreshing the Game Day page on the AFL website for about a minute until the final score was confirmed.

Couldn't believe it. Never get sick of watching that 'last two minutes' video.

There's also a 'last 30 seconds' video on Youtube that captures some of the celebrations and takes in Bob's chat with Barry Hall afterwards. Well worth a look.

[LostDoggy]

Re: 2015: Your Favourite Moments

Thank you for posting, I enjoyed watching that again. How good was this young team, in the wet conditions against a team renown for the best in and under players to beat them at their own game. Easton Wood was just sensational, Stringers tackle on Buddy in the middle of the ground when they were surging forward, the work of Hrovat and many others who just didn't panic.

Yes when you look at it, it was boys against men. In their backyard in their favourite conditions It wasn't a case of us running them off their feet on a dry track, we went toe to toe with just about the best at it going around. They were battle hardened and in years gone by we would've yielded but when they hit us hard we just hit them back harder!

Glad you mentioned Jakes tackle, I don't think Buddy even believed it you can see the look on his face. Tried the don't argue which is all he has to do most times but Jake didn't buckle and down he went. If he breaks free Sydney were away, it was a big moment.

So many young blokes making critical plays! The emotion afterwards and in the song. Just a huge moment for the Club and Supporters and a day none of us will forget.