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There is a scene from Team America: World Police set in an alleyway that comes to mind...

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    lucky they didn't kick straight .....

    PS... was wondering why it was played so early in September but of course that was the year of the Sydney Olympics

     

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    18 years ago troy Simmons was knocked out in what would get you 16 weeks now and brad green sent to hospital because he couldnt breathe.

    The same club then embroiled the entire afl in controversy by instigating a systematic doping regime and flatly denying it.

    Absolute scum

     

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    2 hours ago, biggestred said:

    18 years ago troy Simmons was knocked out in what would get you 16 weeks now and brad green sent to hospital because he couldnt breathe.

     

    Things will have changed for mine if another club tries to snipe us in a GF and we go all Hawthorn on them.

    I would prefer it didn't come to that and I don't glorify it. But teams push the line on what they can get away with and they need to be shown where the line is.

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    Geez thanks for starting this thread. I lined up at 1am to get into the MCC

    That was the only highlight

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    I just remember getting a huge migraine after the game. 

    One thing I don't want to hear this year: they are still young. Their time will come.

    I thought that back then but with time and age, I realize that is a crock.

    Take advantage of your chances while you have them. 

    It doesn't mean tear the club apart because we didn't win the flag. But it needs to be recognized as what it is if we do: an opportunity lost.

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    It was dreadful but 30 years ago was even worse.

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    2 hours ago, dl4e said:

    It was dreadful but 30 years ago was even worse.

    I was at both GFs - 1988 and 2000.

    Equally dreadful.

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    8 hours ago, biggestred said:

    18 years ago troy Simmons was knocked out in what would get you 16 weeks now and brad green sent to hospital because he couldnt breathe.

    The same club then embroiled the entire afl in controversy by instigating a systematic doping regime and flatly denying it.

    Absolute scum

     

     

    Don’t forget the salary-cap cheating.

    Yay! Cast them all in bronze!

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    6 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Geez thanks for starting this thread. I lined up at 1am to get into the MCC

    That was the only highlight

    Me too. And then I felt absolutely shouse the next day even before the game started.

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    Yes Simmo was kneed in the throat by Michael Long whose defence was that "he sees things differently".

    Hard to comment on these days but the penalty he received was only 4 weeks and were counted into the pre-match series the following year.

    So, he got away with it. 

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    4 hours ago, doug williams said:

    Yes Simmo was kneed in the throat by Michael Long whose defence was that "he sees things differently".

    Hard to comment on these days but the penalty he received was only 4 weeks and were counted into the pre-match series the following year.

    So, he got away with it. 

    Him serving it in the preseason was the biggest disgrace of all, it was what ended up changing the rule. They were dominant that year but that day they were thugs and bullies against youngsters. 

    As soon as Neitz hit the post on the first shot on goal I knew it was going to be a dirty day. 

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    19 hours ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

    I just remember getting a huge migraine after the game. 

    One thing I don't want to hear this year: they are still young. Their time will come.

    I thought that back then but with time and age, I realize that is a crock.

    Take advantage of your chances while you have them. 

    It doesn't mean tear the club apart because we didn't win the flag. But it needs to be recognized as what it is if we do: an opportunity lost.

    My thoughts exactly, I thought we were going back to the grand final for at least the next 3 years after that when finally after the monstrosity of 2003 I finally realised the moment had passed.

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    I to was at this game. Unfortunately we came up against  a team that was booted out of the prelim the year before and wanted revenge. Lets face it this essendon team under achieved with this team they had. They should have at least won 2 flags. Which is why I laughed when brisbane beat them the year after and still laugh in 99 because there supporters are still so filthy about losing that one to carlton. 

    But I went to that game probably thinking we wouldn't win. Look at the teams and im sorry but we were young against the other mob. It wasn't a bad team but Beams Grgic and matthew collins probably wern't going to get us a flag. 

    It was a shame Cameron Bruce got injured that week. But yes it would have been nice if Neita hit that first shot. Also hadn't farmer been carrying an injury to? I remember his jumper being pulled off and him wearing  a protected vest thing underneath. 

    But it didn't help when our strongest player the ox was thinking about the evenings entertainment that night and the gambling he could do at crown. Im sure I read a quote like that in his book. So his mind wasn't there and he didn't kick a goal that day. 

    Anyway im glad the scum haven't won a grand final since. What they have done is wrecked the competition for 3 years, there golden boy couldn't coach and they have a missed the finals for a few years. But the 1 thing has stayed the same. There supporters are still arrogant and a pain. 

     

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