Unheralded Grand Final Moments

[1eyedog]

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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.

Yep easy I have

1st Boyd
2nd Picken
3rd Morris / JJ
4th Biggs
5th Bont

[G-Mo77]

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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.

That one was sensational. When watching the replay/s that was a really gutsy passage of play from Biggs, didn't notice it on gameday but to be honest most of the last quarter was a blur.

[Bornadog]

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All of the above are worthy. Tom Boyd's physicality on the day was huge. Contested ball situation, Southern Stand wing, Punt Rd side of centre. Tom stayed on his feet and drove his shoulder through Jack. It left Jack stunned and sore and he struggled to get to the next contest.

Yes, that one was a beauty, really hit him hard.

[dukedog]

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EW diving ball get when he cannoned into hannerbury's knee. Before that he spoiled a high ball and followed it up. Great effort.

[LostDoggy]

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Zaine's crunching tackle on Hannerbry as he tried to bust through the pack.
Left Hannerbry prostate on the 'G holding his chest.
As Zaine is getting up he pushes both his hands into Hannerbry's chest as if to say "Eat that Shit-You just ran into the Z-Train"

[chef]

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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.

Mine too.

[Throughandthrough]

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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.

Happened right in front of me. I said to the fandoms around me that we just saw "the moment"

[hujsh]

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Zaine's crunching tackle on Hannerbry as he tried to bust through the pack.
Left Hannerbry prostate on the 'G holding his chest.
As Zaine is getting up he pushes both his hands into Hannerbry's chest as if to say "Eat that Shit-You just ran into the Z-Train"

Missed a perfect rhyming opportunity there

[westdog54]

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If you go back and take a look at some of Tom Boyd's marks, you'll see that his teammates do an outstanding job of blocking out Naismith/Tippett at these contests to give Tom a free run at the footy.

We really were coached superbly right throughout the finals series.

[bulldogtragic]

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There's a moment at half back where Dunkley is put in a shit situation. I think Hannebery lines him up with a view to a turnover and the kid has to be as strong as he can and hold the ball despite the pressure and the hit he gets, or the ball gets out and they have a shot. But the kid takes everything and holds the ball in. A wonderful statement to his strenthes as a very young premiership player.

[Twodogs]

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There's a moment at half back where Dunkley is put in a shit situation. I think Hannebery lines him up with a view to a turnover and the kid has to be as strong as he can and hold the ball despite the pressure and the hit he gets, or the ball gets out and they have a shot. But the kid takes everything and holds the ball in. A wonderful statement to his strenthes as a very young premiership player.

Only the third first year draftee to play in an AFL premiership.

[LostDoggy]

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There's a moment at half back where Dunkley is put in a shit situation. I think Hannebery lines him up with a view to a turnover and the kid has to be as strong as he can and hold the ball despite the pressure and the hit he gets, or the ball gets out and they have a shot. But the kid takes everything and holds the ball in. A wonderful statement to his strenthes as a very young premiership player.

That was a beauty. In another thread I was similarly complimentary of Dunkley's ability to withstand a fierce tackle, hold his feet and dish off in the lead up to the crucial JJ/Bont goal in the last quarter of the Prelim.

For a first year player in a role not necessarily best suited to him (he'll ultimately be much more inside), his ability to get involved and stand up in huge moments is most impressive. In the massive Biggs/Picken goal in the GF, Dunkley lays off 3 handballs in the one passage.

[Bornadog]

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Not an unheralded moment, but a favourite moment.

Tom Boyd kicks his long goal and :




Also, great reaction when Stringer passes the ball to Dickson in dying moments of Prelim:

[LostDoggy]

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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.

Meanwhile, 12 months earlier, Jack Darling dropped a bloody chest mark in a similar situation. I know who I would prefer, and it aint Darling.

[LostDoggy]

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Speaking of Darling, and I don't want to derail this thread, but in addition to the previous post, he also stuffed up on two occasions in the Elimination Final. One where he played on and was tackled by Suckling and caught holding the ball, instead of going back for a set shot. The other where he shit bricks when he saw Josh Dunkley coming at him so he pulled out of the contest.

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2016-09-08/darling-pulls-out-after-having-a-look

Again, I know who I would prefer.