- Jun 23, 2004
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Seeing as the AFL has seemingly shunned the concept of a decade highlight's dvd.
Be them obvious, or obscure.
will list the following to start off with:
-some truly classic finals matches. the 2001 semi-final between hawthorn and port, the essendon-hawthorn prelim the week later, and then some beauties in 2002 - collingwood vs port adelaide (qualifying final), melbourne vs adelaide (semi), in one of the most underrated and unappreciated matches of all time, with the lead swinging from one side to another all day, the collingwood-brisbane grand final in the wet. that's for starters.
-some ripper marks. matthew robbins' grab over chris johnson is oft-overlooked, but it was one of the greats. had a great spot in the crowd to view that, too. burton's mark (similar-ish seats, which was handy), tarrant twice, and of course leaping leo barry. but the greatest mark, ever to be taken? gary moorcroft in r14, 2001 vs the bulldogs. he could do no wrong that night.
-some great days out for certain players. moorcroft as mentioned above, david king's seven goals in the '00 qualifying final, matthew croft's five goals in his final match vs the kangaroos in r20, 2004, richo's many marks and nine goals in r21, 2006 vs richmond, milne with 11 in r22 2005 vs brisbane (marked the end of the lions great era), nathan buckley's 46-possessions and two goals vs freo in r2, 2001, james hird's final term vs wce r3 2004, brodie holland's eight goals vs wce, r2 2002, when the pies got up by a point, jeff farmer's seven-second half goals vs the pies, r13 2000, when he was only brought on the ground after ben beams broke his wrist.
-seeing some of the greatest players of all time. a truly great batch of players, including (no order):
buckley
hird
voss
r.harvey
king carey
koutofidies
richardson
crawford
akermanis
grant
cousins
s.black
lloyd
ricciuto
mcleod
west
brad johnson
neitz
then the mid-2000s to 2009 batch of stars - judd, riewoldt, fevola, tredrea (2004 his peak), kerr, cox, hall, kirk, ablett, bartel, s.johnson, hodge, franklin, pavlich and many others. blessed to see such talent.
-some of the greatest matches:
2002 grand final pies-lions
r8 2002 pies-lions
r22 2002 port-brisbane
2002 semi final dees-crows
2005 and 2006 grand finals swans-eagles
cats-saints r14 and grand final 2009
dees-dockers r6 2005 (underrated this one, one of the best i've been to, neitz, holland, robertson, farmer, pavlich and mcpharlin all with five or more)
saints-bulldogs r18 2007 (draw)
2009 semi final pies-crows
2007 prelim pies-cats (something truly special, even though we lost)
2004 prelim power-saints (what a finish)
bulldogs-cats r4 2006 (one-point the diff)
bombers-bulldogs r21 2000 (from a tactical/tension standpoint)
pies-bulldogs r5 2000 (very tense match)
pies-crows r7 2003 (crows led by 5-6 goals at different stages, pies fought back each time, tarrant after siren)
2007 semi final pies-eagles (need i say more?)
bombers-eagles r12 2007 (hird at his best, fletcher saved dons on the last line with his spoil)
saints-eagles r21 2007 (really enjoyed this one, terrific finish with cousins inspiring the final goal to lecras (?))
i'm sure there are many more you can list, apologies for the many i've missed. would be handy to have a fixture when i list these.
the best goals? here are a few:
-brad johnson in 2005, vs brisbane, out of midair
-dale thomas' non-goal of the year vs stk, r14, 2007. truly magnificent. did what we all do in the backyard.
-leon davis' best, imo, is a three-way tie between r3 2007 vs richmond (off balance, no daylight to speak of, banana, goal, r17 2009 vs carlton (broke the tackle, toepoke, snap, goal), and his four-effort goal vs freo, r22 2008
-didak's two crunch goals in the 2003 qualifying final vs brisbane. that marks a star, performing under pressure like that
-corey jones' match winner vs sydney in about r19 2004, snapping from the pocket. what a kick. 'jones! jones has goaled!'
-there's this one by hird i remember very well which sums him up to me. r20, 2004 vs collingwood. just took the ball so calmly amaid the chaos, and just stood there, as the pack stormed past/around him, before casually snapping the goal.
what more can be added?
Be them obvious, or obscure.
will list the following to start off with:
-some truly classic finals matches. the 2001 semi-final between hawthorn and port, the essendon-hawthorn prelim the week later, and then some beauties in 2002 - collingwood vs port adelaide (qualifying final), melbourne vs adelaide (semi), in one of the most underrated and unappreciated matches of all time, with the lead swinging from one side to another all day, the collingwood-brisbane grand final in the wet. that's for starters.
-some ripper marks. matthew robbins' grab over chris johnson is oft-overlooked, but it was one of the greats. had a great spot in the crowd to view that, too. burton's mark (similar-ish seats, which was handy), tarrant twice, and of course leaping leo barry. but the greatest mark, ever to be taken? gary moorcroft in r14, 2001 vs the bulldogs. he could do no wrong that night.
-some great days out for certain players. moorcroft as mentioned above, david king's seven goals in the '00 qualifying final, matthew croft's five goals in his final match vs the kangaroos in r20, 2004, richo's many marks and nine goals in r21, 2006 vs richmond, milne with 11 in r22 2005 vs brisbane (marked the end of the lions great era), nathan buckley's 46-possessions and two goals vs freo in r2, 2001, james hird's final term vs wce r3 2004, brodie holland's eight goals vs wce, r2 2002, when the pies got up by a point, jeff farmer's seven-second half goals vs the pies, r13 2000, when he was only brought on the ground after ben beams broke his wrist.
-seeing some of the greatest players of all time. a truly great batch of players, including (no order):
buckley
hird
voss
r.harvey
king carey
koutofidies
richardson
crawford
akermanis
grant
cousins
s.black
lloyd
ricciuto
mcleod
west
brad johnson
neitz
then the mid-2000s to 2009 batch of stars - judd, riewoldt, fevola, tredrea (2004 his peak), kerr, cox, hall, kirk, ablett, bartel, s.johnson, hodge, franklin, pavlich and many others. blessed to see such talent.
-some of the greatest matches:
2002 grand final pies-lions
r8 2002 pies-lions
r22 2002 port-brisbane
2002 semi final dees-crows
2005 and 2006 grand finals swans-eagles
cats-saints r14 and grand final 2009
dees-dockers r6 2005 (underrated this one, one of the best i've been to, neitz, holland, robertson, farmer, pavlich and mcpharlin all with five or more)
saints-bulldogs r18 2007 (draw)
2009 semi final pies-crows
2007 prelim pies-cats (something truly special, even though we lost)
2004 prelim power-saints (what a finish)
bulldogs-cats r4 2006 (one-point the diff)
bombers-bulldogs r21 2000 (from a tactical/tension standpoint)
pies-bulldogs r5 2000 (very tense match)
pies-crows r7 2003 (crows led by 5-6 goals at different stages, pies fought back each time, tarrant after siren)
2007 semi final pies-eagles (need i say more?)
bombers-eagles r12 2007 (hird at his best, fletcher saved dons on the last line with his spoil)
saints-eagles r21 2007 (really enjoyed this one, terrific finish with cousins inspiring the final goal to lecras (?))
i'm sure there are many more you can list, apologies for the many i've missed. would be handy to have a fixture when i list these.
the best goals? here are a few:
-brad johnson in 2005, vs brisbane, out of midair
-dale thomas' non-goal of the year vs stk, r14, 2007. truly magnificent. did what we all do in the backyard.
-leon davis' best, imo, is a three-way tie between r3 2007 vs richmond (off balance, no daylight to speak of, banana, goal, r17 2009 vs carlton (broke the tackle, toepoke, snap, goal), and his four-effort goal vs freo, r22 2008
-didak's two crunch goals in the 2003 qualifying final vs brisbane. that marks a star, performing under pressure like that
-corey jones' match winner vs sydney in about r19 2004, snapping from the pocket. what a kick. 'jones! jones has goaled!'
-there's this one by hird i remember very well which sums him up to me. r20, 2004 vs collingwood. just took the ball so calmly amaid the chaos, and just stood there, as the pack stormed past/around him, before casually snapping the goal.
what more can be added?
