Last GREAT Win

[hells bells 2,023]

Was thinking about this the other day following Essendon’s surprise win over Geelong.

When was the last truly GREAT win that the Melbourne Football Club has had. Sure we’ve had a few good and enjoyable wins in the past few years, but I don’t reckon we’ve had a GREAT win in much, much longer. My definition of a great win would be:

Opposition: A strong team in good form or, winning well interstate

Game: Holding on to win in a tightly contest match, or, coming back after being 5 goals down

Importance: Needed to win to make the finals or simply a big game with a big build up

Style: Where we actually played well for 4 quarters and didn’t win because the opposition had a shocker or had key injuries.

The only great win I can think of in the past 5 years was probably the Elimination Final against St. Kilda and we were lucky they had a few guys go down injured.

Both Collingwood games last year would have been great wins but alas we couldn’t get over the line.

Any suggestions?

I think any of the next 4 games are chance for GREAT wins. It would be fantastic for the players, supporters and club in general to have one...

[Suzanna 72]

Was thinking about this the other day following Essendon’s surprise win over Geelong.

When was the last truly GREAT win that the Melbourne Football Club has had. Sure we’ve had a few good and enjoyable wins in the past few years, but I don’t reckon we’ve had a GREAT win in much, much longer. My definition of a great win would be:

Opposition: A strong team in good form or, winning well interstate

Game: Holding on to win in a tightly contest match, or, coming back after being 5 goals down

Importance: Needed to win to make the finals or simply a big game with a big build up

Style: Where we actually played well for 4 quarters and didn’t win because the opposition had a shocker or had key injuries.

The only great win I can think of in the past 5 years was probably the Elimination Final against St. Kilda and we were lucky they had a few guys go down injured.

Both Collingwood games last year would have been great wins but alas we couldn’t get over the line.

What about when we came back against Freo after being down 51 points a couple of years ago? The game was lost, then we started getting goals. At first, it was just a case of thinking 'well at least we won't be getting a thumping' then the realisation started to sink in that we might actually win this - the last quarter was just heart thumpingly exciting. I know it was not a particularly meaningful game in the sense of ladder positioning etc... but it was a GREAT GAME!

Any suggestions?

I think any of the next 4 games are chance for GREAT wins. It would be fantastic for the players, supporters and club in general to have one...

Edited July 18, 2011 by Suzanna

[biggestred 5,076]

blues 2000, blues 1994.......

maybe north round 1 1997 (reigning premiers) although we went on to come last

[Sir Why You Little 37,033]

The 2 Carlton Finals in 1994 & 2000. Beating the Dogs in 2005 when Jeff White kicked a beauty.

But nothing will ever dull the great memory of Round 22 1987....As good as a GF was that day.

We were there....part of September for the fist time in over 2 decades.

[hells bells 2,023]

Suzanna, IMO the Frementle comeback and Sydney win last year were both good wins. As were the Adelaide and Fremantle wins this year.

All miss out on being GREAT due to level of importance and quality of the opposition.

I think Benno may be right the Prelim win against the Blues in 2000 might have been the last truly GREAT win.

WYL the Dogs game is probably one i'd forgotten, that was a GREAT win.

Edited July 18, 2011 by hells bells

[biggestred 5,076]

that dogs win was probably the most excited ive ever been at the footy. i went ballistic. topped only by the excitement after the brisbane and freo games.

[Guest Gotzy15]

This is a really good and interesting thread. I agree that the elimination final against St Kilda in 2006 was a great win but the one that really springs to my mind was when we went down to Geelong in late 2005 to keep our finals hopes alive and came back from a sizeable deficit and got our first down there for 20 odd years. Before that though it would have to be the Qualifying final against carlton in 2000. I was a kid back then and i still remember that one very fondly.

[MadAsHell 4,212]

St. Kilda final 2006.

Queens Birthday 2006 (match that pitted the 2 best victorian teams against each other) when all the experts tipped Collingwood.

Last 3 rounds of the 2005 home & away season against Geelong, Bulldogs & Essendon to sneak into the finals. Think the combined winning margin in those matches was about 14 points?

Beating St. Kilda in 2004 just after their winning streak had ended.

Beating Brisbane at the Gabba in 2002 with a depleted back line.

And an oldy but a good one! Collingwood at Victoria Park round 20 1992 when they were top of the ladder!

[Bobby McKenzie 2,385]

This is a really good and interesting thread. I agree that the elimination final against St Kilda in 2006 was a great win but the one that really springs to my mind was when we went down to Geelong in late 2005 to keep our finals hopes alive and came back from a sizeable deficit and got our first down there for 20 odd years. Before that though it would have to be the Qualifying final against carlton in 2000. I was a kid back then and i still remember that one very fondly.

Yes, that Geelong game plus the 1994 and 2000 finals wins over Carlton. My Carlton barracking neighbour was almost in tears after the 2000 Demon comeback.

[Sir Why You Little 37,033]

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And an oldy but a good one! Collingwood at Victoria Park round 20 1992 when they were top of the ladder!

Now this was a wonderful day....The last time i ever went inside that Filthy old Slag Heap. How sweet was that Train ride home....B)

[Sir Why You Little 37,033]

Yes, that Geelong game plus the 1994 and 2000 finals wins over Carlton. My Carlton barracking neighbour was almost in tears after the 2000 Demon comeback.

Absolutely No Sympathy.

[Juicebox 628]

Round 15 - 2001.

http://ec2-184-73-178-154.compute-1.amazonaws.com/Round+15+2001

[hardtack 10,537]

Round 20, 2005... beating the Cats at the Cattery by one point (99 - 100)

Round 21, 2006 wasn't too bad either with a 94 - 94 draw.

Any win at Skilled Stadium had to be good.

[Jordie_tackles 354]

St Kilda Elimination final 2006, was great being there, when brock kicked that goal, me telling the St kilda supporters infront of me to sit the frack down and ripping his hoody back....

[DemonWA 3,933]

the freo come back was a great win, but only becasue we were so far behind the 8 ball, so to come back was something pretty special

[Sir Why You Little 37,033]

Beating Wet Coke in '93 at the MCG was a beauty.

It was the Day Allen Jakovich kissed his Brother...The 2 of them spent the day throwing Slavic insults at one another, having a great laugh!!!!

[Tony Tea 2,809]

Eagles in Perth 1998.

[Tony Tea 2,809]

Brisbane in Brisbane 2002.

[biggestred 5,076]

St Kilda Elimination final 2006, was great being there, when brock kicked that goal, me telling the St kilda supporters infront of me to sit the frack down and ripping his hoody back....

when gherig tried to go around nathan carrol and failed......

[Sir Why You Little 37,033]

How i wish i could add.....Round 2 2010.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

1987 R22 Match vs Footscray

1987 EF Match vs North at MCG

1987 EF Match vs Swans at MCG

1994 finals vs Carlton and Bulldogs

2000 final vs Carlton

Most recently

R4 2006 vs Swans (reigning premiers) on their home strip. Hard uncompromising game where MFC were down to 18 men in the last quarter and won by 5 points. Absolutely superb performance.

R5 2010 vs Bris Lions at MCG. - Bris on top of the time were destroyed by a young MFC that gave the first inkling of the future. The only problem has the impatience of supporters about the maturing of the young talent.

[Sir Why You Little 37,033]

when gherig tried to go around nathan carrol and failed......

"Twang...Snap" Goodnight Saints....Grant Thomas sacked the following day...following a tradition of St.kilda coaches playing MFC....Stan Alves & Malcolm Blight also were sacked after losing to the great MFC.B)

[Range Rover 1,935]

Beating the Cats on their own hostile dungheap in '05.

[Striker475 696]

Beating the Cats in Geelong in '05

Beating Carlton at the last game at Princes Park (I was there, it was a sweet, sweet feeling to rub it in)

The Sydney game last year

[Eth 4]

How i wish i could add.....Round 2 2010.

This.

Other than that, Carlton 2000, Geelong 2005 and Freo 2008. Seem like the common three.