Goal of The Year 2014

[Happy Days]

Re: Goal of The Year 2014

I've got it number two in all major categories.

Number two for sickest goal behind C Grant's against Essendon.

Number two for sheer absurdity behind Johnno's circus mid air soccer goal against the Lions in 05 (?)

It also comes in personal favourites just behind Grant the God effectively stealing Josh Bootsma's soul with a euro step-style crossover last year. Everyone says that it was the dick pic that ended his career but how could anyone ever be expected to come back from 2 broken ankles?

[Throughandthrough]

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Johnno's goal in his 300th to win the match against the Crows still takes me to a happy place. But i've watched Bonti's goal over and over. It is brilliant on so many levels.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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For pressure Steve Macpherson on the wet v Hawthorn in 1985. Drilled a 40 metre late in the last quarter torp to make sure we'd finish top three and have the double chance. Best clutch shot ever.

For sheer joy Simon Beasley's goal after intercepting Gubby Allen's errant pass to beat Collingwood in 1984.

Stevie Mac's goal was into the teeth of a westerly and mud was sticking to his feet and the ball. There was a mud patch with casual water in front of the mark from which he had to kick. He really stood up with that goal and defied gravity and the elements.

[Twodogs]

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OK, so you are saying Macpherson's goal is better than Grant's goal?

Yep. It was one of the wettest Whitten Oval days ever, Hawthorn were awesome battle hardened and finals conditioned. If we won we sewed up the double chance and ensured we finished in our highest ladder position for 25 years. From memory the scores were 5 goals something to 4 goals something so it was as tough an ask with a sodden ball as you could get.

There was a lot riding an Super's kick that day.

[jeemak]

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Essendon in 2000 were unbeaten, and we employed a game style just to keep us in the game that somehow worked out for us to the point where we had a chance of beating them, and also cement a spot in the finals.

Chris Grant then kicked a goal on his opposite from a tight set shot on a severe angle under more pressure than I've seen anyone execute in that situation in the history of the game, yet it couldn't beat Super kicking a torp from 40m out into the wind from the mud.

I don't have the advantage of seeing both, so I'll take your word for it.