What game do you regret not attending?

[Bornadog]

Re: What game do you regret not attending?

Essendon, 2000.

It was their home final and with 46,000 attending, wasn't easy to get a ticket. At the time it was the highest I paid for a seat.

I ended up going on my own as none of my mates wanted to go. Atmosphere was electric.

[Twodogs]

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Essendon, 2000.

It was their home final and with 46,000 attending, wasn't easy to get a ticket. At the time it was the highest I paid for a seat.

I ended up going on my own as none of my mates wanted to go. Atmosphere was electric.

The last of the great suburban battles. A match v Essendon where it meant something. A finals spot for us, invincibles status for them. We couldn't let them go around saying they were invincible. Bloody Essendon supporters are insufferable enough as it is.


I would love to have seen some of the old VFA matches or the Championship game V Essendon (There they are again and we are in a different comp at this stage) in 1924.

Or the game in 1898 when Port Melbourne supporters carried a red white and blue coffin in procession (or whatever the word is) through the ground up to their spot at the Barkly st end threatening to put anyone who gave them any trouble in the coffin.

[Flamethrower]

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Two stand out for me

- 2016 Preliminary Final
- 1978 Round 13 vs St Kilda - KT kicks 15 as we crack the double ton

[Scraggers]

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Living in WA there are millions of games I wished I could have been at ... too many to mention. But I'm very happy to say (brag) I was at the Sydney 2015 game and the Elimination Final Vs Eagles 2016. Most importantly though, I was at the Grand Final !!

[Bulldog4life]

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Two stand out for me

- 2016 Preliminary Final
- 1978 Round 13 vs St Kilda - KT kicks 15 as we crack the double ton

Was at the game. On of my favourites of all times.

[Twodogs]

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Was at the game. On of my favourites of all times.

Yep. I was sitting in the John Gent stand. They used to have like a tradition in the last quarter of stamping our feet on the wooden floorboards whenever Footscray kicked a goal in the last quarter. That day gave everybody varicose veins. The soles of My feet hurt from banging them on the ground.

[Bulldog4life]

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Yep. I was sitting in the John Gent stand. They used to have like a tradition in the last quarter of stamping our feet whenever Footscray kicked a goal in the last quarter. That day gave everybody varicose veins. The soles of My feet hurt from banging them on the ground.

Yes TD I remember the sound was huge especially the last quarter. I was standing next to our race.

[Dry Rot]

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Inspired by Jeemak and Twodogs' discussion on the Bulldogs v Collingwood thread.

We all must surely have a 'Geez I wish I was there' game or ten in our memory banks.

I can't go past the GWS prelim. I'll be eternally envious of all that were able to make the trip. The atmosphere came across on TV as being absolutely nuts. Not only that, but its the best game of football I've ever watched from start to finish.

Is there any other match, Bulldogs or otherwise, you would love to go back in time and attend?

Bulldogs v Sydney 2015. The game that many within the club say was the catalyst for our rise.

I went to both - great games. There are some advantages to living in Sydney.

Can't beat the Giants prelim - most amazing sporting event I've attended.

[Twodogs]

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I went to both - great games. There are some advantages to living in Sydney.

Can't beat the Giants prelim - most amazing sporting event I've attended.

Lucky bastard. It must have been awesome, still I was happy in my west Footscray loungeroom watching with my son. The district lit up a bit that night. We celebrated too.

[1eyedog]

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The week 1 elimination final against WCE.

Had made a pact with a mate to go anywhere to see us play finals, but then when we drew WCE in Perrh on a THURSDAY (!!!) I simply couldn't afford to take the necessary two days off work to get there. I was filthy with the AFL for the timing!

In hindsight, I wish I'd found a way.

The other was the game at Moorabbin in 84 (I think) when we came from 40 odd points down at 3/4 time to pip the 'Aints. Had a crew of friends going, but I pulled out the morning of the game.

Who would have thought? I made the trip and the rest as they say is history!

[comrade]

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I went to both - great games. There are some advantages to living in Sydney.

Can't beat the Giants prelim - most amazing sporting event I've attended.

Lucky.

Though I do feel blessed I made the snap decision to go to Sydney last year for our H&A game v Swans. Sitting with couple of drunk Doggies fans and seeing JJ ice it at the death was one of my all time favourite live footballing moments (up until the finals of course).

[1eyedog]

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It was their home final and with 46,000 attending, wasn't easy to get a ticket. At the time it was the highest I paid for a seat.

I ended up going on my own as none of my mates wanted to go. Atmosphere was electric.

I got tickets through, and had to go with three Essendon fans. They went home I went to the old Redback Bar in North Melbourne!

[Eastdog]

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Lucky bastard. It must have been awesome, still I was happy in my west Footscray loungeroom watching with my son. The district lit up a bit that night. We celebrated too.

Similar joy at my place as well as I watched it at home just like you Twodogs. Would have loved to have gone to the Wharf Hotel or one of the pubs in Footscray or Yarraville to watch the game but still was good watching it at home and even better going to the G the next week watching our premiership.

[Sedat]

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Final game at the kennel in 1997 against West Coke. Weather forecast was crap so my mates and I decided not to go - we missed out on some history.

[Twodogs]

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Similar joy at my place as well as I watched it at home just like you Twodogs. Would have loved to have gone to the Wharf Hotel or one of the pubs in Footscray or Yarraville to watch the game but still was good watching it at home and even better going to the G the next week watching our premiership.

It didn't even occur to me to go to the pub to watch it. I wanted to be in exactly the same spot tgat I had been in for the previous two finals. Standing and watching the game in the lounge room. The scenes in the local pubs did look pretty joyous though. Maybe I should have gone down after the game.

Final game at the kennel in 1997 against West Coke. Weather forecast was crap so my mates and I decided not to go - we missed out on some history.

That was a wild day on and off the field.