Best home and away games I have seen live

[Missing Dog]

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The final game of the 1998 season against the Kangaroos. I know we lost but it was the best two sides going head to head and it was a great spectacle.

[mjp]

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This is a Bulldogs game but it isn't Footscray. In fact, I was 11 (going on 12) when this was played and didn't start barracking for Footscray until after the (then) May school holidays (3 terms not 4) in 1984.

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

The kick to win the game after the siren is at the 5min mark of the video.

I think this was a record crowd as well - around the 30000 mark at Fremantle oval...

I often think of this day and what we have lost (as a society) with the nationalising of the sport + chase of the $.

[angelopetraglia]

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Wallace experimented with the super flood that game. I remember walking into work Monday morning, where there were three Carlton supporters and one of them said we cheated with the flood - such sooks when they lose

Ha. There has been a lot of sooking for the last 20+ years.

[SquirrelGrip]

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In 2016, my old man and I decided on a whim to fly up to Sydney for the day to watch us play the Swans. Ended up being an absolute banger of a finish with JJ slotting one from a long range set shot and putting us in front with about 5 seconds to go.

We were trailing all game and some Swans fans sitting behind us were baiting me throughout (albeit pretty good natured banter). I still have the selfies I took with them, me beaming and them sitting there glumly.

Yes we went up to Sydney for that one too. What a cracker! The Sydney fans were such theatre goers, congratulating us as we walked out of the stadium. They enjoyed a great game, didn’t care who won.

[josie]

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The final game of the 1998 season against the Kangaroos. I know we lost but it was the best two sides going head to head and it was a great spectacle.

Yes - I was going to list that one. Grant and Carey putting on a show. We lost by 2 points but it was such a great game I strangely was not too upset and kept thinking how lucky I was to witness a cracker game with 2 all time great forwards.

[jeemak]

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Yes we went up to Sydney for that one too. What a cracker! The Sydney fans were such theatre goers, congratulating us as we walked out of the stadium. They enjoyed a great game, didn’t care who won.

With a bit of Matty Suckling at the end to keep EW happy to boot!

[merantau]

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Round 1, 1985. Princes Park. Dogs 142 Carlton 112.
Debut for Hardie, Daniels and Michael Ford. Harbinger for a good season.

[merantau]

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Round 16, 1958 Western Oval. Earlier in the year at Brunswick St Fitzroy beat us by 56 points.
By Round 16 they were sitting third and we were down the bottom.

We won by 90 points. EJ booted 5 and Ray Baxter came on in the last and kicked 3. It was a great win.

Fitzroy lost the semi-final by 4 points to North.
It was a strange season. We finished 2nd last winning 4 games but with a percentage of 97.2. North finished 4th with 11 wins and a percentage of 92.3.

[Sedat]

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"Kolyniuk, will he take him on? I thought he would"

[Bornadog]

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"Kolyniuk, will he take him on? I thought he would"

That was a great win against the eventual premiers

[Go_Dogs]

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A few standouts already mentioned.

Round 21 2009 v Cats is one I’ll remember forever. Was living in ADL still at that time but came over and went solo to the game. We were a side that could’ve gone all the way that year and a win against the cats deep in the H&A was huge.

A couple of young players in Ward and Reid did OK… it’s a bittersweet memory in many ways as Hill, Harbrow, Aker, etc all didn’t end well with us.

[angelopetraglia]

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"Kolyniuk, will he take him on? I thought he would"

Great game. Unbelievable goal from Billy. But gee whiz how good is the commentary from Bruce. I wasn't at the game as it was on a Sunday and I was playing junior football. Listened to the finish on the radio in Collingwood heartland. It still brings a smile to my face. I still have not forgiven the Essendon football club for letting them win that Premiership.

[Dancin' Douggy]

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At Kardinia park V Cats sometime in the '90's probably???? We had a huge comeback. Johnno took a screamer over Matthew Scarlett. Must have been one of Gia's first games and he nailed a set shot late in the game. Ice in his veins. Bubba was on fire and I reckon we were around 8 goals down before the comeback. Was awesome. And the some celebratory beers in the Barwon Club Hotel afterwards.

[merantau]

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At Kardinia park V Cats sometime in the '90's probably???? We had a huge comeback. Johnno took a screamer over Matthew Scarlett. Must have been one of Gia's first games and he nailed a set shot late in the game. Ice in his veins. Bubba was on fire and I reckon we were around 8 goals down before the comeback. Was awesome. And the some celebratory beers in the Barwon Club Hotel afterwards.

Was listening on the radio. Great win.

[merantau]

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Great game. Unbelievable goal from Billy. But gee whiz how good is the commentary from Bruce. I wasn't at the game as it was on a Sunday and I was playing junior football. Listened to the finish on the radio in Collingwood heartland. It still brings a smile to my face. I still have not forgiven the Essendon football club for letting them win that Premiership.

100% agree. Sensational win. Best ever match winning goal ever kicked at the "G".