On This Day - 2 September

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,944]

Melbourne last played in a VFL/AFL Grand Final on 2 September 2000.

How times have changed.

[Dr. Gonzo 24,359]

Why would you?

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,944]

Why would you?

Because it was our best finish since 1964 (better than 1988 because of the margin). To me that's a positive. Admittedly, very low bar.

[Sir Why You Little 37,239]

On this day/night last year i was flying back to Australia after 3 months holiday!!

Fcuk the 2000 GF That was a long heartbreaking day

Essendrug Thuggery

[AzzKikA 2,371]

Please delete thread.

[Spirit of 26 261]

Essendon [censored] slapped us and we just took it. Grgic got reported for god sake. Horrible day.

[poita 3,902]

I have managed to wipe most of that day from my memory, but I pretty clearly remember Neitz and Schwarz missing gettable goals late in the first quarter when we were still in the contest. Then we dropped our heads and were crapped on in every respect thereafter. Honestly though, we would have been the least deserving premiers in league history had we got up.

[daisycutter 29,795]

I have managed to wipe most of that day from my memory, but I pretty clearly remember Neitz and Schwarz missing gettable goals late in the first quarter when we were still in the contest. Then we dropped our heads and were crapped on in every respect thereafter. Honestly though, we would have been the least deserving premiers in league history had we got up.

rubbish, if we had got up that day we would have deserved it it's that simple. it's the objective of the game

[angrydee 842]

Melbourne last played in a VFL/AFL Grand Final on 2 September 2000.

How times have changed.

When was the gf played on the first Saturday in september?

[Biffen 12,947]

It would have been October 2 anyway .

I remember watching Troy Simmonds get smashed by long and seeing the Melbourne players do little about it.

Knew it would be long day.

Should have been a no holds barred ,all in,Donnybrook.

[Wilbur 447]

For me the only +ve for the day was sitting next to a glamour at the MCG who was dressed in skimpy demons shorts and singlet.

[Gipsy Danger 1,067]

It would have been October 2 anyway .

I remember watching Troy Simmonds get smashed by long and seeing the Melbourne players do little about it.

Knew it would be long day.

Should have been a no holds barred ,all in,Donnybrook.

It was September 2.

The Afl season started and finished earlier that year because of the Sydney Olympics later that month

[Chook 15,022]

Dat David Neitz poster tho.

[Biffen 12,947]

It was September 2.

The Afl season started and finished earlier that year because of the Sydney Olympics later that month

oh yeah, the lympics.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,944]

Amusingly Essendon tweeted yesterday congratulating themselves for this great achievement 10 (sic) years ago. Tweet has subsequently been deleted. Presumably they couldn't remember which year due to inadequate record keeping.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Amusingly Essendon tweeted yesterday congratulating themselves for this great achievement 10 (sic) years ago. Tweet has subsequently been deleted. Presumably they couldn't remember which year due to inadequate record keeping.

In fairness, I still think of 2000 as being 10 years ago.