"Did that really happen?" moments at the footy

[Scotland]

Eric Mackenzie mark and set shot goal. 78 games, 1 goal. He's on Chris Dawes pace now.

 

[Mero]

I was there the night the lights went out at Waverley in 1996. Ess v StK
Nobody knew what was going on.
I was sitting near the 3AW Commentary box and Graeme Bond announced to them that they're not going to be able to get them started for another couple of hours at least.
So I went home.
Then people went on the ground and ripped down point posts and set fire to stuff.

I got home just as the delayed telecast was getting to the bit where the lights go out.

 

[FRUMPY]

Simon Beaumont kicking 8 goals in a half....just weird. Then to make it even weirder, didnt kick another one all game

 

[Gydafud]

At 2:25 Russell Robertson snaps a shot from 40 metres out, lands it in the goal square and is gifted the luckiest bounce I've ever seen.

I think Jude Bolton just might have him covered

 

[Bluelegs]

I think Jude Bolton just might have him covered

Amazing haha, some of the things that oval ball can do. Actually even more absurd was Tory Dicksons goal earlier in the year

 

[Katherine Amateurs]

Nick Riewoldt's mark at the SCG in 2004.... Was a true example of "Oh WOW! Did he really just mark that?!?!"

The thing to watch about this is where Riewolt was when the ball was kicked. He was almost parallel to Dal Santo. It was extraordinary how far he ran.

Similar 'what the hell happened?' moment to Heath Shaw's smother, watch where Shaw is right at the start of the clip. He runs almost 100 meters in 10 secs to get to the ball.

 

[Gentlemen]

The last minute and a half against Gold Coast this year.

I woke up the next morning and swore it was a bad dream.

 

[rhys_22]

Leigh browns goal in 2010 prelim against geelong,kicks it in to the forward pocket from the centre,does a miraculous bounce,almost like the footy gods were pushing it to go through the goals..I remember yelling at the top of my lungs "NO WAY,NO WAY" haha lol.

 

[i_need_a_pencil]

About what 30 seconds to go... had resigned to losing to Hawthorn. Somehow Selwood has ball, kicks to Hawkins. WHAT!!!!?????

 

[EagleCanival]

Luke Shuey taking the goal umpires flag and pretending to wave it or whatever he was doing, halfway through a final. Very strange, and perhaps a little arrogant.

i saw the replay of that and i wasn't sure what that was about, what exactly happened?

 

[Hairy Lager]

The day "Plugga" the pig was let onto the ground and security and players chased it around the ground for ages, goddam funny stuff.

 

[HolyRioli]

Stephen Gilham lined up at full forward for the Hawks this year. Very confusing.

 

[Paul Kersey]

I had no words to express the end of the last Hawthorn/Geelong game.

I did and I still do. Can PM them to you if you'd like.

 

[Dirtywhirl]

Forgetting the Wiki stuff and general knobbery for a moment

 

[Chewy]

Daniel Chick doing a cartwheel whilst standing on the mark during the 2006 Grand Final

WTF?!?

Taking the one-percenters to extreme levels

I suppose he had one of his fingers cut off to the knuckle because it was giving him a bit of grief, so you'll know he'll do ANYTHING

 

[Bluelegs]

Forgetting the Wiki stuff and general knobbery for a moment

Honestly the most winningest thing I've ever seen.

 

[Hard_to_Beat]

I witnessed Chris Judd have one of these in the Carlton v North match.

 

[UpForGrabs]

This Derek Kickett goal from the WAFL in 1987. I've no idea how he kicks it.

2:30 mark



Then follows it up with an awesome mark where he takes the ride on one player, and comes down on another.



Was pretty head-shaking at the time. Can't believe the kick.

Will also second Riewoldt's mark. Still the best I've seen.

 

[Adz]

Adelaide's comeback against the Dogs in that Prelim. Was in disbelief.

 

[azyboy]

Daniel Chick doing a cartwheel whilst standing on the mark during the 2006 Grand Final

WTF?!?

Taking the one-percenters to extreme levels

I suppose he had one of his fingers cut off to the knuckle because it was giving him a bit of grief, so you'll know he'll do ANYTHING

Yep. I remember this. Chicky loved his one percenters, the best of all coming in the 06 GF. And yes, he did DO anything, on and off the field

 

[vast]

In the trend of lucky bounces.

 

[Adz]

 

[Quinz]

i saw the replay of that and i wasn't sure what that was about, what exactly happened?

Lynch snapped the goal while Shuey was running to the square, grabbed onto the post and swung around it to stop his momentum and knocked the flag out. Went to give it to the goal umpire because he thought he might use it but the umpire grabbed the two flags from the other post, so he was just standing there awkwardly holding the flag for a few seconds. The umpire thought it was pretty funny.

 

[ST8888]

 

[Underdog]