30 minute thriller

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

Some happier times down the princess are on Fox footy now.

[Gorgoroth 12,331]

Watching this and loving it.

I was there with a mate and we gave it to every cats supporter leaving the ground, how we did not get beaten to a bloody pulp still surprises me to this very day.

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

Beamer has god awful hair.

[McQueen 17,864]

Beards were a lot more stylish and groomed back then too.

[JACKATTACK 17]

Amazing we could ever compete, let alone beat that team.

[45HG 1,539]

Amazing we could ever compete, let alone beat any team.

Fixed.

[Old Man Rivers 326]

What a memory, I was there also. Was that 2006 ? I think we ended there season in that game. Sadly they have gone in to greatness & we have been a disgrace ever since that game.

[Maluski 24]

It was 2005. Looking at the playing list back then, it wasnt particularly full of stars (eg players like hard nut Godfrey, Nicholson, big Benny Holland(which i remember one commentator said that Garry Ablett/some other gun had more skill in their pinky than Holland did all up). The difference is these guys were giving their all while our current list hasn't being doing so.

[Old Man Rivers 326]

If that game was 2005, we must have drawn down there in 2006? Does that sound right? It's been that long since we have won a real game my memory is failing me.

[MadAsHell 4,088]

Yep. 2005. Ontop of the ladder after round 12 only to then loose 7 in a row and fall out of the 8 needing to win our last 3 to make the finals.

Started with that 1 point win over the Cats, then beat an inform Bulldogs team by 3 points after being down by about 20 with 5 minutes to go and then knocked off Essendon by 10 points in Round 22. Geelong did get revenge though flogging us in the elimination final and King breaking Jeff White's face.

2006 was when we had the draw down there that ended their season as has alreay been mentioned.

[Tony Tea 2,792]

What a memory, I was there also. Was that 2006 ? I think we ended there season in that game. Sadly they have gone in to greatness & we have been a disgrace ever since that game.

The Cats smashed us in the first final a few weeks later.

[titan_uranus 22,579]

It's actually so sad to think that it's hard for many on here to remember a time when Melbourne was a normal, competitive football team. For the last seven seasons now, we've spent our time in-fighting over new coaches, bad players, who should be dropped, who should be delisted, who to draft, who to trade, how bad our list is, the lack of members/supporters, our financials, so on and so forth.

I can't wait for us to return at some point to just being a regular, competitive footy side, where we spend each week not attacking ourselves, but contemplating which forward set up is going to get us into the finals, or which teams stand between us and a flag, and which of our players are in contention for AA/Brownlows.

The Cats smashed us in the first final a few weeks later.

Smashed us, and White's face. I was in the stands and heard it happen. Sickening.

[wisedog 328]

Started with that 1 point win over the Cats, then beat an inform Bulldogs team by 3 points after being down by about 20 with 5 minutes to go and then knocked off Essendon by 10 points in Round 22. Geelong did get revenge though flogging us in the elimination final and King breaking Jeff White's face.

Although according to Mark Thompson, Stephen King was lucky not to break his foot on Jeff White's face. That was an absolutely demoralizing game.

[Outside fifty 967]

Although according to Mark Thompson, Stephen King was lucky not to break his foot on Jeff White's face. That was an absolutely demoralizing game.

Till this day I haven't forgiven Thompson. What a smart arse!