Cliff hangers

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Cliff hangers

That's the worse I've felt after a H & A game ever. Still bleeding we didn't get the opportunity to see what we could do in September on that form - I'm sure we've played better in the past 4 years, but that 6 weeks (barring that last 10 minutes of round 21) feels like the best patch we'd played in nearly 10 years.

In that 6 week period we had Griffen tear Gary Jnr a new one, Turtle kick 6 against WCE & Boyd kick what is possibly the funniest goal I've seen just before 3 qtr time against Richmond where he's single handedly broken from the flood with several soccers forward and run into an open goal.

Agree. We were in rare form. Destroyed West Coast at the MCG. Smashed Brisbane in the last quarter at the Dome (Robbins took a speccy). Big win against the Cats. It was a great run of games except for that last few minutes against Melbourne.

[SonofScray]

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That's the worse I've felt after a H & A game ever. Still bleeding we didn't get the opportunity to see what we could do in September on that form - I'm sure we've played better in the past 4 years, but that 6 weeks (barring that last 10 minutes of round 21) feels like the best patch we'd played in nearly 10 years.

In that 6 week period we had Griffen tear Gary Jnr a new one, Turtle kick 6 against WCE & Boyd kick what is possibly the funniest goal I've seen just before 3 qtr time against Richmond where he's single handedly broken from the flood with several soccers forward and run into an open goal.

I thought the flag would wag on that form.

[LostDoggy]

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the best pressure kick was Super Macpherson v North in 87,goal after the siren from 50 to tie the scores.the worst was that bogan Geelong dummy after the siren in 94

Oh yeah, I've just remembered that one - it was a final, right? I was sitting in the pocket that Billy Brainless kicked from - I was on my own that night, and everyone around me was shattered - the little kid next to me with his Dad was crying his eyes out. But, I don't think it was quite as bad at 1997 - try as I will, I can't get over that one, every time I hear the Crows song, I shudder

[The Pie Man]

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1990, who could ever forget Steve Kolynuik's goal to give us a win against Collingwood & the MCG?

Actually one of the rare pieces of McAvaney commentary I enjoyed.

'Will he take him on, yes, I thought he would'

[Sedat]

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Three games in 2000 spring to mind:

Dogs v North at the Dome - we came back from 42 points down early in the 3rd to pip them at the post. Crofty did a mighty job keeping Carey in check in several one-on-one marking contests.

Dogs v Carlton at Princes Park - been spoken about in previous threads ad nauseum but that match always brings a smile to my face.

Super Flood v the Bombers - as above, been covered to death but what an amazing night.

[The Pie Man]

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Oh yeah, I've just remembered that one - it was a final, right? I was sitting in the pocket that Billy Brainless kicked from - I was on my own that night, and everyone around me was shattered - the little kid next to me with his Dad was crying his eyes out. But, I don't think it was quite as bad at 1997 - try as I will, I can't get over that one, every time I hear the Crows song, I shudder

or the mere mention of Jarman...

The 94 qualifying final hurt as we'd come from a fair way back, down by 5 goals at qtr time to almost draw level by 3 qtr time and obviously hit the lead late. Brownless did nothing that night IIRC as well.

[Happy Days]

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What about the night we made Max Hudgton cry?

[Missing Dog]

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For me, one stands out above all others, and that was the Essendon game in 2000.

Essendon supporters still hate us for that, their only loss for the year.

[The Pie Man]

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For me, one stands out above all others, and that was the Essendon game in 2000.

Essendon supporters still hate us for that, their only loss for the year.

We did them a favour, imagine the pressure coming into the GF having not lost all year?

[1eyedog]

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You've merged two different matches in your mind. We were up by about 40 against Geelong and it ended up being about 20 points the difference.

The year before (2006) we had a close win (the one where Gilbee ran the ground from the kick-in) and a close loss against Geelong

Thanks for clarifying that hujsh

[Remi Moses]

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Oh yeah, I've just remembered that one - it was a final, right? I was sitting in the pocket that Billy Brainless kicked from - I was on my own that night, and everyone around me was shattered - the little kid next to me with his Dad was crying his eyes out. But, I don't think it was quite as bad at 1997 - try as I will, I can't get over that one, every time I hear the Crows song, I shudder

Trailed by 7 goals at quarter time,with Ablett kicking 5. Richard Osbourne kicked a goal to put us in front with 30 sec to go. Well and truly shut a couple of hicks gobbing off all night. Unfortunately they got the last laugh