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What's the best 5 wins you've experienced as a fan following your club? On the other side, what are the worst?
I'll name a few each way and then give my official 5. In 1992, the very first season I started following the great game a 14 point hard fought win against the mighty hawks felt bloody good. Played out at WAverly, rematch of the 91gf where we got absolutely belted by the boys from glenferrie. Hawks should have put the game beyond reach after the first quarter. A mistake they'd replicate in a elimination final at subi months later. 4.6 to 1.0 in the opening term , debutant Matt clape getting our only goal. We pegged them back in the next qtr, eventually triumphing 11.8 to 8.12. Sumich booted 5, Dunstall got 6 of hawthorns 8 I think. As a youngster to get one back over the hawks felt darn good at the time.
The elimination final at subi would also have to be up there. Hawks 4.6 opening term again hurt them as wce got over the line late in the game to win 14.16 to 12.15 with some freak last quarter goals. Dunstall again the star with 6 majors for the hawks but this time wce exacted sweet revenge ending the hawks season. Sumich 4 goals, MAtera 3, Langdon 2.
1992 grand final and we had laid the ghosts of season 91 officially to rest. The 4th meeting of the season against the powerhouse high scoring Geelong cats and boy did they give us a tough fight in that first half. Jumped us early leading by 4 goals in the opening term with Sumich finding a steadier right on the qtr time siren. They still managed a 4 goal lead in the 2nd but tony Evans nicked two in quick succession. By half time it was only a 2 goal deficit and peter MAtera turned the game on it's head with his 3rd quarter brilliance. Electrifying goals on the run, one a beauty from outside 50 putting wce in front and the tide had officially turned. Followed up with the opening goal of the last qtr grafting wce a 23 point lead which looked tone unassailable and duly was. 5 majors for the norm smith medallist, Sumich nailed 6, Evans 3 and Wilson 2 betting the boys from across the nullabor their first flag.
1993 - in the grand final rematch at kardiniya park we erased a 38 point 3rd qtr deficit to eclipse the cats by 8 points. We kicked the exact same score as the 92 grand final, 16.17. Norm smith medallist peter MAtera had his colours well and truly lowered by Peter Riccardi and got suspended for a couple of games.
1994 grand final go figure. 80 point demolition over Geelong . Our second flag, once again beating Gary Ablett and the star studded cats.
1999 5 point win against the western bulldogs on a Friday night at the G. Doggies were strong favourites as we fibished the season in terrible form after setting it alight in the first half of it. Dogs beat us by 2 points weeks before, it was Mick Malthouse's last game in charge for wce and he went bonkers in the coachs box breaking a bone in his hand after he belted it against the bench. 4 goals to Coleman medallist Scott Cummings vs 4 goals from the bulldogs Kolyniuk in a low scoring epic finals encounter.
2006 - 54 point comeback against the cats after getting belted for almost 3 quarters. Amazing come back. I can't recall if cousins was out. Regardless what a win by us and a monumental choke by the cats.
A week later we erased a 44 point 3rd qtr deficit vs lowly Carlton.
2006 - win vs the Adelaide Crows down 23 at half time or so at aaimi in the prelim final.
2006 grand final - revenge vs the Swannies!
2007 - beating them by a point in out round 1 opener missing so many players.
Number 1 - 1992 grand final cats
No2 - 2006 gf vs swans
No 3 - 1992 elim final vs hawks
No 4 - 2006 come back vs cats
No 5 - 1998 win vs dogs down 8 goals qtr time then kicked 8 to none in the 2nd to lead at half time.
Worst losses
1997 semi vs north - 32 point lead in the 3rd. Red hot ball magnet Jarrod schofield did his knee an there went all our momentum. Carey did nothing all day and was beaten by Jackovich and it was ironic that he would kick the sealer. Roos got up by 13 points , mckernan went berserk snagging 4 as the wasteful Phillip MAtera ( 3.5 ) and wce choked a lead and a prelim final away. That loss hurt me and infuriated me more other than any wce game. I knew we weren't goin to win in 2005 vs the swans, I knew the moment Sydney beat collingwood by a point that year keeplng alive their season they were going to beat us in the grand final. Call it intuition. The loss still hurt, but I was expecting it. I also knew we'd win it the next season.
Roos and Adam Simpson stung us in. 1998, the opening game of the season. Won by 2 points, may have been 4. That was the first time we saw keepers off possession footy at the end of a game, chipping it around and backwards rather than forwards. The loss in 98 vs the saints after leading by 28 in the last qtr was another wce choke job. McIntosh got done for a controversial holding the ball in the last qtr where the goal was nailed and turned out to be the winner. Unknown player Healy ( forgot his first name, Shane perhaps ) booted 6 goals on his birthday along with spider Everitt.
Anyway, worst losses.
1998 2nd semi final vs north
2005 grand final vs swans
2000 derby, blew an 8 goal lead to lose by a point where a star street fighter in dale Kickett emerged.
1992 - 31 point lead blown vs pies at water bogged subi. Darren Lehman, in fact I think it was Paul Williams kicked the winning point with seconds left. Pies kicked the last 5 goals of the game , we didn't score one in the last qtr and a half.
No 5 - bombers. Where do I start. " one goal wonder Paul salmon sinks eagles " 1993 he kicked he winning goal where sheedy unveiled the jacket wave. Won by about 4 points.
1994 - he did it again as we choked away a 33 point lead in round 1.
2007 - another one point dons win after we let slip a 37 point lead on a Friday night. Shoot Daniel Kerr shoot son.
2013 - choke vs the dons on a Thursday night I think it was
2014 - refer above. Finals chance gone.
I'll name a few each way and then give my official 5. In 1992, the very first season I started following the great game a 14 point hard fought win against the mighty hawks felt bloody good. Played out at WAverly, rematch of the 91gf where we got absolutely belted by the boys from glenferrie. Hawks should have put the game beyond reach after the first quarter. A mistake they'd replicate in a elimination final at subi months later. 4.6 to 1.0 in the opening term , debutant Matt clape getting our only goal. We pegged them back in the next qtr, eventually triumphing 11.8 to 8.12. Sumich booted 5, Dunstall got 6 of hawthorns 8 I think. As a youngster to get one back over the hawks felt darn good at the time.
The elimination final at subi would also have to be up there. Hawks 4.6 opening term again hurt them as wce got over the line late in the game to win 14.16 to 12.15 with some freak last quarter goals. Dunstall again the star with 6 majors for the hawks but this time wce exacted sweet revenge ending the hawks season. Sumich 4 goals, MAtera 3, Langdon 2.
1992 grand final and we had laid the ghosts of season 91 officially to rest. The 4th meeting of the season against the powerhouse high scoring Geelong cats and boy did they give us a tough fight in that first half. Jumped us early leading by 4 goals in the opening term with Sumich finding a steadier right on the qtr time siren. They still managed a 4 goal lead in the 2nd but tony Evans nicked two in quick succession. By half time it was only a 2 goal deficit and peter MAtera turned the game on it's head with his 3rd quarter brilliance. Electrifying goals on the run, one a beauty from outside 50 putting wce in front and the tide had officially turned. Followed up with the opening goal of the last qtr grafting wce a 23 point lead which looked tone unassailable and duly was. 5 majors for the norm smith medallist, Sumich nailed 6, Evans 3 and Wilson 2 betting the boys from across the nullabor their first flag.
1993 - in the grand final rematch at kardiniya park we erased a 38 point 3rd qtr deficit to eclipse the cats by 8 points. We kicked the exact same score as the 92 grand final, 16.17. Norm smith medallist peter MAtera had his colours well and truly lowered by Peter Riccardi and got suspended for a couple of games.
1994 grand final go figure. 80 point demolition over Geelong . Our second flag, once again beating Gary Ablett and the star studded cats.
1999 5 point win against the western bulldogs on a Friday night at the G. Doggies were strong favourites as we fibished the season in terrible form after setting it alight in the first half of it. Dogs beat us by 2 points weeks before, it was Mick Malthouse's last game in charge for wce and he went bonkers in the coachs box breaking a bone in his hand after he belted it against the bench. 4 goals to Coleman medallist Scott Cummings vs 4 goals from the bulldogs Kolyniuk in a low scoring epic finals encounter.
2006 - 54 point comeback against the cats after getting belted for almost 3 quarters. Amazing come back. I can't recall if cousins was out. Regardless what a win by us and a monumental choke by the cats.
A week later we erased a 44 point 3rd qtr deficit vs lowly Carlton.
2006 - win vs the Adelaide Crows down 23 at half time or so at aaimi in the prelim final.
2006 grand final - revenge vs the Swannies!
2007 - beating them by a point in out round 1 opener missing so many players.
Number 1 - 1992 grand final cats
No2 - 2006 gf vs swans
No 3 - 1992 elim final vs hawks
No 4 - 2006 come back vs cats
No 5 - 1998 win vs dogs down 8 goals qtr time then kicked 8 to none in the 2nd to lead at half time.
Worst losses
1997 semi vs north - 32 point lead in the 3rd. Red hot ball magnet Jarrod schofield did his knee an there went all our momentum. Carey did nothing all day and was beaten by Jackovich and it was ironic that he would kick the sealer. Roos got up by 13 points , mckernan went berserk snagging 4 as the wasteful Phillip MAtera ( 3.5 ) and wce choked a lead and a prelim final away. That loss hurt me and infuriated me more other than any wce game. I knew we weren't goin to win in 2005 vs the swans, I knew the moment Sydney beat collingwood by a point that year keeplng alive their season they were going to beat us in the grand final. Call it intuition. The loss still hurt, but I was expecting it. I also knew we'd win it the next season.
Roos and Adam Simpson stung us in. 1998, the opening game of the season. Won by 2 points, may have been 4. That was the first time we saw keepers off possession footy at the end of a game, chipping it around and backwards rather than forwards. The loss in 98 vs the saints after leading by 28 in the last qtr was another wce choke job. McIntosh got done for a controversial holding the ball in the last qtr where the goal was nailed and turned out to be the winner. Unknown player Healy ( forgot his first name, Shane perhaps ) booted 6 goals on his birthday along with spider Everitt.
Anyway, worst losses.
1998 2nd semi final vs north
2005 grand final vs swans
2000 derby, blew an 8 goal lead to lose by a point where a star street fighter in dale Kickett emerged.
1992 - 31 point lead blown vs pies at water bogged subi. Darren Lehman, in fact I think it was Paul Williams kicked the winning point with seconds left. Pies kicked the last 5 goals of the game , we didn't score one in the last qtr and a half.
No 5 - bombers. Where do I start. " one goal wonder Paul salmon sinks eagles " 1993 he kicked he winning goal where sheedy unveiled the jacket wave. Won by about 4 points.
1994 - he did it again as we choked away a 33 point lead in round 1.
2007 - another one point dons win after we let slip a 37 point lead on a Friday night. Shoot Daniel Kerr shoot son.
2013 - choke vs the dons on a Thursday night I think it was
2014 - refer above. Finals chance gone.
