We almost made it that year and all we had was one coach, one captain and one vice-captain. How things have changed!

The greatest year of my Demon supporting life by a mile. I have posted various reflections in numerous topic forums over the years. Those last 8 weeks...........!!!!!

I had to fight back the tears of "anguish" and "bewilderment" in the dying seconds of the Preliminary Final, my brain could not accept what had just happened, so near and yet so far, we were all over the Hawks on that day.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

30 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

I had to fight back the tears of "anguish" and "bewilderment" in the dying seconds of the Preliminary Final, my brain could not accept what had just happened, so near and yet so far, we were all over the Hawks on that day.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To many broken bones

Peter Moore and David Cordner weren't on the list as well as a few others in that photo, so not the 1987 team photo

15 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

Peter Moore and David Cordner weren't on the list as well as a few others in that photo, so not the 1987 team photo

They are wearing the navy blue (1987 - present) rather than the royal blue (1975 - 1986) and @Supermercado's Demonwiki lists both players as on the list in 1987 *.

* not saying because it's on the internet it must be true.

Peter Moore played 7 games in 1987... Cordner played 1

18 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

Peter Moore and David Cordner weren't on the list as well as a few others in that photo, so not the 1987 team photo

They were.  Moore tore a hammy mid way through the season and that was the end of him.  Cordner was sent to the Swans with Adrian Battiston in 1988. It's definitely the 1987 team.

1 minute ago, waynewussell said:

Peter Moore played 7 games in 1987... Cordner played 1

Okay, I stand corrected then

Who remembers the St Kilda game at Waverley that year?

It was a very significant game in 87’

2 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Who remembers the St Kilda game at Waverley that year?

It was a very significant game in 87’

I was there but can;t remember much of it.

54 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

Peter Moore and David Cordner weren't on the list as well as a few others in that photo, so not the 1987 team photo

Peter Moore definitely played in ‘87

he was overlooked late in the year and didn’t play September

Jimma took his spot

24 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Peter Moore definitely played in ‘87

he was overlooked late in the year and didn’t play September

Jimma took his spot

I have already conceded that.

Just now, drysdale demon said:

I have already conceded that.

Excellent 

3 hours ago, Call Me What You Will said:

The greatest year of my Demon supporting life by a mile. I have posted various reflections in numerous topic forums over the years. Those last 8 weeks...........!!!!!

Makes you cringe a little in disbelief - how could Northey assemble such a talented team - and talented, it was - legendary players and capabilities almost across the board. Northey was capable of bringing out the best in his charges, ice-cool and demanding of a certain standard of contribution. I think he coached Redan, in Ballarat, as well where considerable success was achieved repeatedly. Over a couple of years, Northey was the ideal coach for that crew and a tactician of the first order. We wuz robbed that season...

It would have been handy to have Lyon and Connolly in the finals, if they weren’t Injured.

Also, we should have played Dirty Dave Williams in the prelim.

Might have been handy to have Gerard Healy if he hadn’t defected the year before.

Unfortunately that round 22 win is still the highlight of my lifelong Dees support. I was too young to remember ‘64. 

1 hour ago, Deemania since 56 said:

Makes you cringe a little in disbelief - how could Northey assemble such a talented team - and talented, it was - legendary players and capabilities almost across the board. 

Give credit where credit is due. Not to take away anything from Swooper but Barassi assembled that list and mostly did it the hard way. Came in 1981 on the condition Ray Jordan came across to coach U19’s & Reserves. The core of that team came through that system or were recruited by Barass. 

37 minutes ago, It's Time said:

Give credit where credit is due. Not to take away anything from Swooper but Barassi assembled that list and mostly did it the hard way. Came in 1981 on the condition Ray Jordan came across to coach U19’s & Reserves. The core of that team came through that system or were recruited by Barass. 

Fully agreed - Ray and Ron did the spotting I recall as well as the gameplan and skills development. Widely successful across a whole team. Swooper did hold them together, pushing on with the doctrinal emphases of their recent past. 

6 hours ago, Call Me What You Will said:

 Those last 8 weeks...........!!!!!

Yes indeed  that run of games up to the finals, the feeling after beating the dogs, on the ground with other supporters and even later back having a beer. Everyone listening to the Geelong game,  a real high,  The opposite at Waverley watching as the Hawks ran the ball down to Buckenara  then the mark and big penalty to put him close enough,  just knew he would kick it. watched it off his boot from the other end. Couple of my friends cried that day.   2020   Come on Dees !!

2 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

It would have been handy to have Lyon and Connolly in the finals, if they weren’t Injured.

Also, we should have played Dirty Dave Williams in the prelim.

Might have been handy to have Gerard Healy if he hadn’t defected the year before.

Alan Johnson was another who would have been handy that day 

31 minutes ago, reynolds46 said:

Alan Johnson was another who would have been handy that day 

And Tony Campbell should never have picked. For any game, let alone the prelim.

it brings back wonderful memories .We had to win the last 6 on the trot which we did including that epic last game at Footscray Then the 2  finals cakewalks and finally the tragic end .1987 was an incredible ride .I doubt I will ever see the building of momentum like that again .

3 hours ago, reynolds46 said:

Alan Johnson was another who would have been handy that day 

I see Steven Icke in WJ’s photo.

j don’t think he played in the finals...did he?
I really admired that guy as one of the most gutsy players I’ve ever seen.

Its a shame that we only sorted ourselves out  the very season Robbie Flower finished up.

Had he been a few years younger we would have won a flag or two between 88-90.