17 Years Ago: At the Gates of Glory

[Demonland 65,731]

 

[Delusional demon 82 1,196]

"The wizard is in town!!!!!" 

Any other year a Melbourne team with that kind of red hot momentum would have waltzed to a premiership... but no we had to pull out  season like that in 2000 

17 years ago  .... gee wiz nearly half my lifetime 

[george_on_the_outer 7,006]

Isn't it great to watch a game of football:

1. that isn't a rolling scrum?

2. Where the umpires don't prance around

3. Where there are players to kick to up the field

4.  Where marks are taken, and leads made

5. Where individual players can kick 7 or 8 goals in a game

 

...How good was Schwartz?

 

[Call Me What You Will 693]

This oft forgotten game is up there with the 87 Elimination and First Semi Finals as examples of sheer brilliance by the lads in red and blue. I remember sitting in the Southern Stand just behind David Cordner who engaged in some fantastic banter about our "greatest No 28". A wet night at the G, but the excitement it created for the following week was profound. Of course Sheedy's unforgivable and never to be forgotten thuggery put paid to any chance 2000 might have broken the curse.

[MudDogs Gawn Win.. someday 499]

11 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

Funnily enough I don't remember much of the game except for Woewodens run down tackle and goal.. 

Then lining up for GF ticket registration straight after.

(I was 14)

[Sir Why You Little 34,627]

Oh i remember that night very well. It was our GF

I knew Essendrug would smash us. So i celebrated hard after the Prelim

was at The Ox's Pub for a while.. then it gets blurry

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18 hours ago, Delusional demon 82 said:

"The wizard is in town!!!!!" 

Any other year a Melbourne team with that kind of red hot momentum would have waltzed to a premiership... but no we had to pull out  season like that in 2000 

17 years ago  .... gee wiz nearly half my lifetime 

Doubt we would've handled the Kangas the year earlier or Brisbane a year later. If you take a look at the 22, our defence is the main glaring weakness - full of c grade players. Our mids and firepower forwards did a great job of overwhelming opponents into submission, so the D didnt have much to do, which is a problem when you meet a side that is of your equal in the middle and has a strong forward line. We also needed a few more thugs. If only we had this team in 97/98

Edited September 20, 2017 by Deeprived Childhood

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We were all gutted at the Granny and in a bit of shock at the thuggery that they had gotten away with, still hate Essendon for the way they won that game..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2 hours ago, Deeprived Childhood said:

Doubt we would've handled the Kangas the year earlier or Brisbane a year later. If you take a look at the 22, our defence is the main glaring weakness - full of c grade players. Our mids and firepower forwards did a great job of overwhelming opponents into submission, so the D didnt have much to do, which is a problem when you meet a side that is of your equal in the middle and has a strong forward line. We also needed a few more thugs. If only we had this team in 97/98

That was the same kangaroos line up in 2000 as there was in 99 . We smashed them by 10 goals . If Carlton had only upset the bombers in 2000 rather than 99 .... ( never going to happen that year tho ) 

 

agree 98 was a bigger opportunity missed 

we creamed the 5th placed crows in the 1st final but they survived under the old finals system, but they got on the easier side of the draw. And caught the kangaroos on an off day . Kicked something like 2.9 in the second quarter !!! Choked 

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