Originally posted by Dan26
In 1995, the Ansett Cup GF crowd between the Roos and the Crows was 39,000. Seven days later at the MCG, the same two clubs drew 24,000. Now, obviously, the Round 1 match didn't mean as much to as many people or more people would have gone, right?
Yeah, the Ansett Cup win that night was fun.....especially the "Micky is a legend" chant at the end. But be that as it may, the win in round 1 gave me much more pleasure (especially Rock being left unattended in the goalsquare to get the winning goal....not sure how we won that game though, Adelaide murdered us in general play that night). So give me the round 1 win over a pre-season GF win.
Anyway, back in '95, I remember Carey's speech after getting the trophy. He said, "It's a great win, but the real stuff starts next week". It says it all really.