Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

[Mantis]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

Good call on Fossie. That incident really ruined the rest of his career.

Brownless was our kryptonite - he scored goals against us for fun, especially in finals. We needed a Garry Lyon style intervention to stop Billy from destroying us.

A great injustice was Brownless kicking the goal against us in 94 QF after the siren.. Southern absolutely toweled him that night and Brownless became the hero/ king of Geelong. *inserts vomit gif.

[Sedat]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

A great injustice was Brownless kicking the goal against us in 94 QF after the siren.. Southern absolutely toweled him that night and Brownless became the hero/ king of Geelong. *inserts vomit gif.

Yep, so did Kritter against Gary Ablett Snr in the last 3 qtrs after Ablett got the jump early.

Billy kicked 9 against us in the 1995 final as well as 9 in that first final in 1992. He also has 11 shots at goal in the 1992 PF (he ended up with 5.6). What's galling about him is that he was a bog ordinary player against good defenders, as evidenced by Southern towelling him up in 1994. Fark I hate the Cats.

Ironically Loinchop also kicked 10 in 3 quarters against us in the 1994 1st semi. Those 2 really went to town on us.

[jazzadogs]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

Ya know what's crazy?

2021 we made the grand final.
We won 15 games, were on top of the ladder with a few rounds to go and missed the top 4 by 0.5%.
Our captain played the best football of his career and was incredibly close to the Brownlow.
Our key forwards kicked 50 goals each, including a 10 goal haul for Bruce.

It really should be one of the most enjoyable seasons, but shows a) how much covid lockdowns and not attending games ruined the experience, and b) how much none of us think about the season because of the 40 minutes that ended it.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

Ya know what's crazy?

2021 we made the grand final.
We won 15 games, were on top of the ladder with a few rounds to go and missed the top 4 by 0.5%.
Our captain played the best football of his career and was incredibly close to the Brownlow.
Our key forwards kicked 50 goals each, including a 10 goal haul for Bruce.

It really should be one of the most enjoyable seasons, but shows a) how much covid lockdowns and not attending games ruined the experience, and b) how much none of us think about the season because of the 40 minutes that ended it.

It did have everything, however gladly it wasn't a real season.

Sirengate to top it all off! Where did those 21 seconds go.

Only Bevo's dogs could miss the top 4 after beating the other good team on their home deck to take top spot in rd 20. Somehow Melbourne were the best team all year though?

[Sedat]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

Ya know what's crazy?

2021 we made the grand final.
We won 15 games, were on top of the ladder with a few rounds to go and missed the top 4 by 0.5%.
Our captain played the best football of his career and was incredibly close to the Brownlow.
Our key forwards kicked 50 goals each, including a 10 goal haul for Bruce.

It really should be one of the most enjoyable seasons, but shows a) how much covid lockdowns and not attending games ruined the experience, and b) how much none of us think about the season because of the 40 minutes that ended it.

Lockdowns and compromised season notwithstanding, if we didn't implode in the last 8 mins of the 3rd qr of the GF, this would have been the sweetest victory of all and would never have been topped. Essendon EF in Tassie to extend their finals misery and irrelevence, Brisbane SF in Brisbane under the most intense presssure imaginable, the absolute perfect PF in hostile territory against Port (we've never played better in my 50+ years alive than we did in that 1st half), and then 2.5 qtrs of superior football in Perth against the well rested and raging hot GF favourite (even after giving them a solid head start). It doesn't come any tougher than that.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

Lockdowns and compromised season notwithstanding, if we didn't implode in the last 8 mins of the 3rd qr of the GF, this would have been the sweetest victory of all and would never have been topped. Essendon EF in Tassie to extend their finals misery and irrelevence, Brisbane SF in Brisbane under the most intense presssure imaginable, the absolute perfect PF in hostile territory against Port (we've never played better in my 50+ years alive IMO), and then 2.5 qtrs of superior football in Perth against the well rested and raging hot GF favourite even after giving them a start. It doesn't come any tougher than that.

To be the only higher ranked side to not get their primary choice of venue in week 1, then being the only team to play against home crowds etc etc chuck in not being able to train in Adelaide due to politics it really was the most ludicrously rorted finals series of all time.

Melbourne got a feeble Lions, a virus hit Cats and a knackered Dogs after claiming top spot with an after the siren win at an EMPTY Sedat Stadium.

I've said it before but the only team I would give credit to for that flag would be us considering the journey. We did kind of make our own shit sandwich with that one though, albeit with some things out of our control (Bruce knee, Hawks Tassie debacle).

[Bornadog]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

To be the only higher ranked side to not get their primary choice of venue in week 1, then being the only team to play against home crowds etc etc chuck in not being able to train in Adelaide due to politics it really was the most ludicrously rorted finals series of all time.

Melbourne got a feeble Lions, a virus hit Cats and a knackered Dogs after claiming top spot with an after the siren win at an EMPTY Sedat Stadium.

I've said it before but the only team I would give credit to for that flag would be us considering the journey. We did kind of make our own shit sandwich with that one though, albeit with some things out of our control (Bruce knee, Hawks Tassie debacle).

Bulldogs Finals - Tassie to Brisbane, Brisbane to Perth (to train), then off to Adelaide to play, then to Perth. Not allowed out of hotel anywhere and in Brisbane, can't leave our rooms. Mentally shot, ill prepared.

Melbourne - Straight to Perth.

[mjp]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

It really should be one of the most enjoyable seasons, but shows a) how much covid lockdowns and not attending games ruined the experience, and b) how much none of us think about the season because of the 40 minutes that ended it.

2021 Sucked.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

Bulldogs Finals - Tassie to Brisbane, Brisbane to Perth (to train), then off to Adelaide to play, then to Perth. Not allowed out of hotel anywhere and in Brisbane, can't leave our rooms. Mentally shot, ill prepared.

Melbourne - Straight to Perth.

Think they played the Lions in Radelaide then went to Perth.

[Bornadog]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

Think they played the Lions in Radelaide then went to Perth.

Oh, ok thanks.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

1985

This was in the era of no salary cap and no draft. So in the previous decade and a half that i'd followed Footscray, wealthier clubs had fleeced us. And at times our admin made poor decisions. Either way finals footy was a pipe dream.

In 1982 we finished dead last with 3 wins. The board under new president Dr Tony Capes (who by the way had previously been club doctor and was on hand when Neil Sachse went down in 1975), appointed Mick Malthouse as coach.

In '83 and '84 we finished 7th with 10 and 11 wins respectively. Still bottom half of the ladder in those days.

At the end of the home and away season of '85 we finished 2nd with 16 wins. We all know what happened in the finals which was heartbreaking. Sort of set a precedent.

But in '85 we beat every club. Yes even effing Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond and Hawthorn who had made my childhood weekend's utterly miserable. These $#$%^*%$ had given our club some of our biggest thrashings over that time and now i could look at their supporters and say 'take that'... or words to that effect.

[jazzadogs]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

To be the only higher ranked side to not get their primary choice of venue in week 1, then being the only team to play against home crowds etc etc chuck in not being able to train in Adelaide due to politics it really was the most ludicrously rorted finals series of all time.

Melbourne got a feeble Lions, a virus hit Cats and a knackered Dogs after claiming top spot with an after the siren win at an EMPTY Sedat Stadium.

I've said it before but the only team I would give credit to for that flag would be us considering the journey. We did kind of make our own shit sandwich with that one though, albeit with some things out of our control (Bruce knee, Hawks Tassie debacle).

Very good.

[Sedat]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

Very good.

Well I did help pay for it, we've all chipped in

[mjp]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

Think they played the Lions in Radelaide then went to Perth.

Yep - played the Lions at the Gabba.
Trained in Perth before the Port game in Adelaide.

Weren't allowed to train in SA.

[Mantis]

Re: Most ENJOYABLE season as a supporter (In my Lifetime!)

Well I did help pay for it, we've all chipped in

Going to pay now for it given the report recently that they've used some dodgy steel in the latest upgrades which needs to be replaced.

Can't believe you missed that fun fact.