Greatest upsets of all time

[Big_Birdy]

On After The Bounce last night Chief mentioned that during the Gold Coast v Hawks game it looked at one stage that the "upset of the century" could occur.

So what are the biggest upsets you can think of?

Being young at the time, I can't remember what the odds were etc. for Adelaide's inaugural game against the Hawks, but surely that was a massive upset at the time with Adelaide winning by over 10 goals?

St Kilda beating Carlton in 1995 is one I can think of where a low side (3rd bottom in Saints case) has beaten the top side.

Please note: Not for shock GF/Final wins, as obviously these teams aren't that unevenly matched.

 

[Dirty Bird]

Please note: Not for shock GF/Final wins, as obviously these teams aren't that unevenly matched.

Under normal circumstances I'd agree, but you only have to ask the media, Hawthorn 2012 were the greatest thing since sliced bread. So that would have to be up there....

In all seriousness. The year Freo won the wooden spoon. Their win over Adelaide would have to be up there.

 

[half_back_flank]

Melbourne beating Essendon last year.

It did made a little more sense as the season went on though.

 

[Dirty Bird]

Actually, your boys. West Coast over the Bulldogs at Etihad. '09? '10? Around then.

 

[Big_Birdy]

Actually, your boys. West Coast over the Bulldogs at Etihad. '09? '10? Around then.

Yeah when we finished bottom I think in '10.

 

[Harris Specter]

Essendon - Brisbane Round 8 2013.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Bombers/ Bulldogs 2000

 

[Chrizzt]

Richmond over the Crows a few years back.

 

[Lets Roar like '44]

Fitzroy beat West Coast in the last round of 1991. Was last v first.

 

[JA27]

sydney v carlton in 1995?

 

[Arc1]

Fitzroy beat West Coast in the last round of 1991. Was last v first.

Was just logging in to post same! West Coast were a juggernaut at the time, this result was beyond bizarre.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Yeah when we finished bottom I think in '10.

Nope. Was round 19, 2009, we just went through the middle of a rubbish tanking scandal and had just beaten Essendon at home.

We went over a day later than normal and we had channel 10 go with us.

 

[Ripper]

Freo vs Carlton 1996, stopping a run that started in round 10 1995

 

[dajesmac]

Actually, your boys. West Coast over the Bulldogs at Etihad. '09? '10? Around then.

Yep, late '09. That was a truly remarkable game. We kicked the first eight goals of the game, surrendered the lead, only to win it back again in the dying minutes.

 

[Big_Birdy]

Freo vs Carlton 1996, stopping a run that started in round 10 1995

The remarkable thing about that Carlton side is the only 3 losses they had from the start of 95 til this game were against crap teams and were all by over 50 points.

 

[Rors]

StKilda v Hawthorn at Waverley Park in 1999. StKilda were 5th at the time & the Hawks 12th

Pretty sure the Saints were leading by 63 points at half time & managed to get beaten... Given the score status of the game at half time & the teams respective positions on the ladder, this was an epic upset

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Hawks over Brisbane in 05

Our first under Clarkson, against the previous years grand finalist

 

[Neese]

Crows first match ever against Hawthorn

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Richmond over the Crows a few years back.

Its gotta be this, Richmond were almost Melbourne bad and the Crows were a hardened classy unit.

 

[Big_Birdy]

Crows first match ever against Hawthorn

If anyone knows what odds the crows were paying (and 60+) I'd love to know. This is the game that first came to mind for me.

Although, could you even bet on AFL back then?

 

[Morris Major]

Bombers/ Bulldogs 2000

we still played finals that season, so we weren't a bad side

wouldn't say the game itself was a big upset, but it's big looking back on Essendon's season as a whole

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

A couple involving the Eagles:

Collingwood v West Coast round 9, 2005. Last v First, Collingwood with 1 win, the Eagles undefeated and the Pies charge home in the last to win by 23 points.

The other is West Coast v Brisbane round 14, 2007. The Eagles were third and the Lions had lost 7 in a row and this was at the house of pain at the time. The Lions pretty much lead from start to finish to win by 27.

 

[MaccaKnowsBest]

How about Lions over Eagles at Subi back in Round 14, 2007. Lions had lost 7 games straight. No-one gave them a chance.



Lol, beaten above!

 

[fidstar]

They have been said already but West Coast losing to Brisbane in 2007 at home in the game Ben Cousins was MEANT to come back, and Freo beating Carlton after they had won 15 odd in a row.

Fitzroy beating the Eagles in 1991 wasn't as big as it was the last round and the result didn't really matter.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Collingwood's 2005 was ****ed. Won 1 of their first 8, hit a purple patch and beat the Eagles (qualified 2nd, 23 points) Hawthorn (14th, 28) Geelong (6th, 25) lost narrowly to Sydney (3rd, 1 point) and then beat Port Adelaide (8th, 31). Only other loss in that period was to Melbourne (7th, 35 points). Outside of the purple patch we went 1-15, against much worse sides.

In fact, aside from our games against second clash against Adelaide St Kilda that year, our average result against top eight teams was a loss by 1.1 points. Of course, that involved a fair bit of selective sampling so adding in those other two games and that becomes a 17.45 point loss.

Average result against bottom 8 sides; 31.63 point loss.