Unheralded Grand Final Moments

**bulldogtragic** · 06-11-2016, 10:22 PM

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And another. After CD's handball out to Stringer to set up the winner to Picken. When Stringer receives the ball and goes to take off, Tom Boyd puts his big body in between Stringer and the chasing Swans defender which gives Stringer an extra few seconds to sum up the moment and make the right call to hit up Picken who also had a few extra seconds to work over his man. I'm not sure if he was credited with a shepherd, but just another great small moment.

**Twodogs** · 06-11-2016, 10:39 PM

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I love that moment. Roughie's taken the mark and looks back down the ground as if to say "we got caught out like that once" Huge moment in the game and this group have become very good at controlling the big moments in games

I liked Zaine Cordy's first goal. The big tackle on the player who tried to sell him the dummy-HTB is the best free kick to get for a player. Then after having no options to go back and nail the kick from almost 50 out on the boundary in front of 99 982 people takes serious nerve from a teenage kid. Goals like that are a big sign that things are going your way and you could see the players we're really excited after he'd kicked it.

Actually I really enjoyed the whole of that little run on we got early in the second quarter. Dickson's goal was another "sign" goal too, he had no right to kick that but just wanted the ball so much more than both of his opponents and thought his way through the situation so much better than both of them. It was the only part of the game that I wasn't totally panicked.

**LostDoggy** · 07-11-2016, 12:04 AM

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Originally posted by bulldogtragic

And another. After CD's handball out to Stringer to set up the winner to Picken. When Stringer receives the ball and goes to take off, Tom Boyd puts his big body in between Stringer and the chasing Swans defender which gives Stringer an extra few seconds to sum up the moment and make the right call to hit up Picken who also had a few extra seconds to work over his man. I'm not sure if he was credited with a shepherd, but just another great small moment.

Boyd put a block on for both of Picken's last quarter goals.

**boydogs** · 07-11-2016, 12:06 AM

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Tom Boyd also shepherded for Picken to kick the goal on the end of the multiple efforts from Biggs, after he had his own kick smothered 20 metres away moments earlier

**Scraggers** · 07-11-2016, 02:26 AM

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Originally posted by boydogs

Tom Boyd also shepherded for Picken to kick the goal on the end of the multiple efforts from Biggs, after he had his own kick smothered 20 metres away moments earlier

That was mine too. When the game was still in the balance; the multiple efforts from Biggs resulting in the Picken goal. He was relentless. For me, Biggs' passage of play really summed up our whole game.

**Chicago1** · 07-11-2016, 03:21 AM

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Unheralded Grand Final moments... hmmm... having a coldish meat pie with sauce and hot chips with a tonne of salt and vinegar before the game.

**LostDoggy** · 07-11-2016, 05:24 AM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpWpc5qfH4I

My favourite unheralded play was Dale Morris effort to dive and gather the ball when 4th in line. It occurred with 7.45 to go in the 3rd quarter (see from 1.44.00 on the above), Sydney had just hit the front and were going forward, but once Morris trapped that one I remember thinking we just want it more. We've got them. His play resulted in the Clay Smith goal that got us back in front.

**1eyedog** · 07-11-2016, 07:20 AM

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Originally posted by Scraggers

That was mine too. When the game was still in the balance; the multiple efforts from Biggs resulting in the Picken goal. He was relentless. For me, Biggs' passage of play really summed up our whole game.

Yeah Biggsy's smother and then one hand intercept led to the Picken goal when the Swans looked to take it out of our D50. That was one of the biggest plays in the game.

**SlimPickens** · 07-11-2016, 07:27 AM

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Easton Woods hit on Kieran Jack after Jack marked it in the first quarter. Wood showed our intent and hardly any swans reminstrated with Wood. This moment for me, set the tone of the day.

**Bornadog** · 07-11-2016, 07:46 AM

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Originally posted by bulldogtragic

So here goes. JJ kicks the winner, it gets overturned. Like Cometti said, we fear these moments. They kick a really long kick down the centre of the ground to their ruckman and start their assault, but Roughead outbodies him and takes a strong contested pack mark to stop that momentum. Stopped dead, snuffed out. These dogs don't let long down the line kicks get the opposition an easy out, nor build up a big turnaround. Ball back in our hands too. Just a brilliant moment, albeit unheralded, by a bloke who took his opportunity to impact the game when it came up. Sure it's no Zaine Cordy moment, but it's one of my favourite grand final moments.

After the Roughie mark you mention above, the ball ends up in the forward line, Swans kick the ball long, watch the big punch from behind from Wood. What follows is Franklin being tackled down and Boyd kicking the long goal. That punch from Wood kept the ball in our half of the ground at a crucial moment.

Start of this clip.

**1eyedog** · 07-11-2016, 07:48 AM

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Bont's hit out and Macrae's hands which led to the Stringer goal.

**Bornadog** · 07-11-2016, 08:00 AM

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The last goal of the day.

Ball in Swans forward line, Matty Boyd, (under pressue), taps the ball to Fletcher, who is pushed to the ground, but also manages a tap out to Morris, who picks it up and handballs to JJ, kicks to Dunks, then he kicks to Stringer not to his advantage, but manages to hold his opponent back - Dahl picks up, hand ball to Caleb, back to Stringer, kicks to Picken and its all over. That passage innolved alot of pressure, and alot of small things resulting in the sealer.

**bulldogtragic** · 07-11-2016, 08:53 AM

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While we are on Tom Boyd love for the smaller things he did. As Lingy said about his mark and goal in the second, yes he was not manned up before the mark, but in front of nearly 100,000 people a high ball is landing on his head with Grundy running back at him to hit him (in his peripheral vision). But he stuck the mark perfect despite the pressure and the finish was ice cold execution.

All these different small things add up to a win. I don't want to steal others moments, but some smothers were bloody outstanding too.

**jazzadogs** · 07-11-2016, 10:24 AM

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Originally posted by bulldogtragic

While we are on Tom Boyd love for the smaller things he did. As Lingy said about his mark and goal in the second, yes he was not manned up before the mark, but in front of nearly 100,000 people a high ball is landing on his head with Grundy running back at him to hit him (in his peripheral vision). But he stuck the mark perfect despite the pressure and the finish was ice cold execution.

All these different small things add up to a win. I don't want to steal others moments, but some smothers were bloody outstanding too.

My moment is definitely Dale Morris' smother on Josh Kennedy. Kennedy and Mitchell had both got goals from stoppages, and we were about to let them get another one until Moz came from behind Kennedy and completely destroyed his attempt to kick.

The more I've watched the match, the more important I've realised Dale Morris was. He is definitely in my best 5 bulldogs on the day.

Unheralded Grand Final Moments

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