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Two weeks to kill time so why not open this up for discussion?

Here's my list of all time favourite MFC goals. 

1. Max Gawn vs Geelong Rd 23, 2021

2. Mitch Hannan vs Geelong EF 2018

3. Max Gawn (from 55m) vs Geelong PF 2021

4. Jeff White vs Bulldogs 2005

5. Adem Yze vs Adelaide SF 2002

6. David Schwarz vs Carlton QF 1994

7. Austin Wonaemirri vs Fremantle 2008

8. Cam Bruce vs Carlton QF 2000

9. David Neitz vs St.Kilda EF 2006

10. Russel Robertson vs Essendon 2005

 

First year watching Melbourne: 1994

A lot of these are ranked on context hence why goals like Farmer's in 1998 missed the cut. 

 

I can't separate any of these below. 

Paul Gascoigne's third of the day against Aberdeen to sew up our 8th consecutive title. 

The Ally McCoist overhead bicycle kick in extra time against Hibs to win the League Cup. I was there that day. 

Davie Cooper mesmerising the Celtic defence at Hampden Park in 1979. 

That Jorg Albertz piledriver free kick against Celtic in 1997. 

Mark Hateley and Ally McCoist's goals against Leeds Utd at Elland Road in the European Cup in 1992. 

Kemar Roofe's goal from his own half against Standard Liege in the Europa League last year. 

And who could forget Archie Gemmill taking on half the Dutch defence to score for Scotland in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. A goal immortalised in the movie Trainspotting. 

 

Oops, I nearly forgot Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal to knock the English out of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

reposted in error. 

 

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The one where I said I would keep my desk tidy every day

The one where I said I would try to exercise and eat healthy food and drop 6 kgs

And that classic, out at Waverley, must have been round 16 1991, where I said I was going to cut out all negative thought on every subject

1 hour ago, No Plan B said:

Two weeks to kill time so why not open this up for discussion?

Here's my list of all time favourite MFC goals. 

1. Max Gawn vs Geelong Rd 23, 2021

2. Mitch Hannan vs Geelong EF 2018

3. Max Gawn (from 55m) vs Geelong PF 2021

4. Jeff White vs Bulldogs 2005

5. Adem Yze vs Adelaide SF 2002

6. David Schwarz vs Carlton QF 1994

7. Austin Wonaemirri vs Fremantle 2008

8. Cam Bruce vs Carlton QF 2000

9. David Neitz vs St.Kilda EF 2006

10. Russel Robertson vs Essendon 2005

 

First year watching Melbourne: 1994

A lot of these are ranked on context hence why goals like Farmer's in 1998 missed the cut. 

i reckon you could add another couple from the game on friday night.. also like to see some jurrah and garlett goals in there. trac has had a few pearlers too! great list though :-)


(Serious post now.) There was a state of origin game where Gary Ablett (senior version) was on the line between the goal post and behind post, falling over backwards, got a boot on it, ball sailed high and squeezed in for a major. The angle was that severe, the ball should have got stuck between the posts. Really great goal. When state of origin meant something.

 

“Still Woewodin, still Woewodin” remains one of my favourites from 1998 against Port. What a great running goal, crowd went nuts.


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9 minutes ago, Bleeds_Red_&_Blue said:

Three ones i'll never forget:

1. Jack Watts 2017 R12 V Coll

2. Liam Jurrah 2009 R12 V Ess

3. Jordan McMahon 2009 Final Round V Tigers

Oooooo good call on the Watts goal, that one had slipped my mind. Definitely up there. 

For personal reasons I can't go past TMac's winner against the Eagles in Roound 14 2017. That was a weekend that changed my life, inspired by that amazing win on the Saturday night

1.  Allan Jackovich scissor kick goal vs North Melbourne as part of the 11.8 or so he kicked that day,

2.  TMac dying seconds in Perth, boot to ball in goalsquare while being tackled,

3.  Whoever it was that kicked the sealer vs the Filth at Victoria Park (Lovell maybe?). I have never seen a more toothless, dim-witted, foul-mouthed, lice-riddled throng of supporters, emboldened in their antisocial behaviour by their numbers and the familiarity of their dilapidated dump of a home ground than what I witnessed that day. The only time attending an AFL game where I genuinely feared for my safety at and after the game. 

Edit: also happy to add Gawny's goal after the siren in round 23 this year. Won us the minor premiership, mentally shattered the cats (ref. Prelim Final), gave us our first after-the siren win in our VFL/AFL history (bear in mind Queen [censored]!ng Victoria was in the throne when the VFL started up), and slayed his own set-shot goal kicking demons.

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Some top choices there.

May I add the debutant Christian Salem's Round 13, 2014 match winner v. Essendon, one of the ultimate team / length-of-the-ground / desperation / clutch goals; moreover, in dark times.

A type of goal we're getting rather more used to. And without the darkness.

Travis Johnstone's goal in a semi final against the drug cheats from 50m on boundary line after Whelan just flattened Hird and still handballs it to TJ

Robbie Flowers Mark in the GOal Square and consequent goal to set things going against North in SF back  in his last year. *0 THousand in the crows and 75 barracking for Dees so St Robbie Delivered.

Jurrah's falling backward kick over his head. Did not realise hwo good until saw replays.

T Mac ( vs WC in Perth)& Gawny's goal vs Geelong

Take your pick after the Maximus Gawnus show on Freiday night.

2 hours ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

I can't separate any of these below. 

Paul Gascoigne's third of the day against Aberdeen to sew up our 8th consecutive title. 

The Ally McCoist overhead bicycle kick in extra time against Hibs to win the League Cup. I was there that day. 

Davie Cooper mesmerising the Celtic defence at Hampden Park in 1979. 

That Jorg Albertz piledriver free kick against Celtic in 1997. 

Mark Hateley and Ally McCoist's goals against Leeds Utd at Elland Road in the European Cup in 1992. 

Kemar Roofe's goal from his own half against Standard Liege in the Europa League last year. 

And who could forget Archie Gemmill taking on half the Dutch defence to score for Scotland in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. A goal immortalised in the movie Trainspotting. 

 

Oops, I nearly forgot Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal to knock the English out of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. 

 

 

Eric Cantona 1996 FA Cup Final? 


1 hour ago, Demon4Life said:

For personal reasons I can't go past TMac's winner against the Eagles in Roound 14 2017. That was a weekend that changed my life, inspired by that amazing win on the Saturday night

Hard to go past I was in a hotel bar in Bali by myself watching with the barman and a few locals and half cut . Got a few strange looks but didn't care. Hugged Katut after that.

Another great goal I remember fondly was Leoncelli's winner in Adelaide to end a drought. The Ox won the boundary throw in near the centre , 'celli collected, ran forwards and sent it sailing through. No idea what year it was but I do remember exactly where I was when it happened and can infer it was a Friday night.

Another goal that felt significant but turned out to be a false hope was Hunt's torp from outside 50 after the half time siren to keep us in the game. Unfortunately we wasted it with a dismal second half. I have a feeling this might have been against the Crows too

As has been mentioned, for us old farts, #5 Froggie Crompton 1964 GF could only be surpassed by something similar in 2 weeks (though my heart may not stand up to it). 

 

Todd Viney in the opening minute of the 87 elimination final was something I won't forget. I was 9 at the time. The roar was something I'd never heard before

My favorite was a Dunstall goal.  I can't remember when, where or who against, but he went charging out at a ground ball near the HFF with the FB right on his tail and another opponent coming in from the opposite direction.  In an act that would be entirely illegal now, he dived into the legs of the oncoming player, catapulting him into the FB coming the other way and dropping them both, came up with the ball and calmly slotted it. 

From there we have:

Watts beating the Pies,

Jackovich kissing his brother after kicking another goal on him,

Neitz's disallowed goal where he slapped the ball out of an opponent's hands and slotted it from 50 on the boundary only to have it called back as high contact because the ump was an [censored]. 

Tony Lockett, not for anything he did but the footage of the umpire seeing the ball flying at him, realising what was coming and dropping flat right before Lockett flew through the space to mark on the lead.  🤣


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