Biggest choke by a team

[jarrod87]

I'm watching the 95 semi final game where Richmond fought back to beat the Bombers after trailing by 30 at half time. It's made me wonder what the footy public consider the biggest choke by a team in the last 20-30 years.
Some that spring to mind are North Melbourne choking against port Adelaide last year, Fremantle giving up a 50 point half time lead against Melbourne back in 2008, North Melbourne leading Essendon by 69 points in the 2nd qtr only to lose by 12 points.

Sorry if someone has already posted something like this.

 

[Spud Patrol]

Fremantle against Essendon Round 3 2013

 

[Belnakor]

I'm watching the 95 semi final game where Richmond fought back to beat the Bombers after trailing by 30 at half time. It's made me wonder what the footy public consider the biggest choke by a team in the last 20-30 years.
Some that spring to mind are North Melbourne choking against port Adelaide last year, Fremantle giving up a 50 point half time lead against Melbourne back in 2008, North Melbourne leading Essendon by 69 points in the 2nd qtr only to lose by 12 points.

Sorry if someone has already posted something like this.

dunno if any of them really are chokes. Choke would be if you are say, 10 points up with 5 minutes to play and end up blowing it. In the Fremantle/Melbourne game for example we didn't choke, we simply started playing unaccountable football and got overrun in the last quarter.

 

[Kram]

This sort of a game is more of a case of one team turning things around and getting an extended run on to overtake them. I reckon a choke is more a team leading by 4 goals and then giving it up with only 2-3 minutes to go.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

HAWTHORN 2012 grand final.

One of the best

 

[GOAUS!]

Richmond losing to Gold Coast being almost 2 goals up with 30 seconds to go.

 

[stormee]

Fremantle against Essendon Round 3 2013

Not even close to our worst. Round 7 2008 -

Fremantle v Melbourne

Melbourne 1.3.9 3.8.26 8.15.63 17.17.119
Fremantle 5.6.36 11.10.76 13.17.95 15.23.113

 

[Oneiros]

Fremantle against Essendon Round 3 2013

Could have been a choke either way - you let Mayne get a chance at a match winner from dead in front with seconds to go. Given Mayne's extraordinary accuracy, the fact you came away with four points is almost makes a case for divine intervention. If it had gone through it would have been an almighty piece of choking at the finish line.

As it was, well, sorry Fremantle but that was pretty chokey.


Us losing this year against Port Adelaide surely warrants a mention in here somewhere.

 

[Scotland]

North Melbourne Rd 1 2013.
North Melbourne Rd 2 2013.
North Melbourne Rd 5 2013.
North Melbourne Rd 8 2013.

West Coast Rd 5 2013.

 

[Oneiros]

North Melbourne Rd 1 2013.
North Melbourne Rd 2 2013.
North Melbourne Rd 5 2013.
North Melbourne Rd 8 2013.

West Coast Rd 5 2013.

The Memory Hole was basically invented for that game...

 

[footscore]

HAWTHORN 2012 grand final.

One of the best

not really, Sydney had Hawthorn's measure for most of the day, had they actually lost, it would have been one hell of a choke-job by Sydney after leading by as many as 28 points at one stage in the game.

 

[juss]

Hawks of 2012 in terms of GFs.

In terms of H&A us losing after the siren to the GC would be up there. Although instances with teams giving up 50+ point leads would be contenders as well.

 

[themidlandmaster]

The 1999 Preliminary Final

 

[Fyfe4Life]

This sort of a game is more of a case of one team turning things around and getting an extended run on to overtake them. I reckon a choke is more a team leading by 4 goals and then giving it up with only 2-3 minutes to go.

Essendon vs Collingwood on ANZAC day a few years ago comes to mind, also port against the roos last year.

 

[quin_stick]

Off the top of my head

- Anzac Day 2009
- Richmond vs GC - Karmichael Hunt game

 

[The Passenger]

What's the difference between a massive choke and a great come back?

 

[TP86]

it wasn't a choke from a winning position in the game itself, but the second quarter of this game

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/2003/131620030907.html

given the context of their campaign demise in 01 and 02 was fairly amazing. a team choking under finals pressure if ever there was an example

 

[Kaiser Powser]

I can't really recall it, but an Essendon vs Carlton game back in the 80's. Bombers were down by 4-5 goals with approx 5 minutes left. The Bombers won.

That would have to be a fair choke.

Aslo just missing lots of shots and set shots on goal is a bit chokish.

 

[byronstjames]

Toronto v Boston.

4 - 2 up with 1:30 to go in Game 7 of the playoffs, and they lose it in overtime.

I've never felt ill from a sporting result before, but I still can't watch this game without going numb.

 

[Spadge]

massive choke was when we lost to Gold Coast to give them their first ever win
leading by 7 goals coming into the last lost with Westhoff missing an easy goal after the siren to snatch the game back

 

[Groupie_]

Essendon last year losing their last 7 after storming out of the blocks early in the season

 

[00Stinger]

Geelong 2008, basically undefeatable all season, except for the big one

 

[Bluelegs]

Not even close to our worst. Round 7 2008 -

Fremantle v Melbourne

Melbourne 1.3.9 3.8.26 8.15.63 17.17.119
Fremantle 5.6.36 11.10.76 13.17.95 15.23.113

That was actually the second in a row iirc. Fremantle had played Geelong at Kardinia Park the previous week and were leading by five goals in the last quarter only to lose when the final siren went.

 

[the distributer]

1997 prelim, Dogs V Crows /thread.

 

[Rod Stroker]

North Melbourne Rd 1 2013.

Obvious troll is obvious.

They led for all the second half and we were coming home hard. The choke would have been if THEY had lost, although they did have a couple of injured players.
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2013/1/nmfc-v-coll