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Demon Jack

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  1. First: Although I was taken to many games prior to this one, the earliest game I can remember attending (which fittingly some people have selected as their 'worst') is the 2002 Semi Final against the Crows at the MCG. I would've been around 6 at the time, so what turned out being a 40+ point final quarter turnaround that led to a Crows win was mostly forgotten on the train ride home. Best: The 2018 Semi Final against Hawthorn is an obvious choice, but I'm going to lean towards a slightly deeper cut here, being our win against the same team back in round 20, 2016. I actually went to this game by myself mostly as a spur of the moment decision as some other plans had fallen through for that afternoon. I never expected for us to get close to the Hawks let alone pull off what might've been the upset of the entire 2016 season. Sam Weideman made his debut that day and scored two goals with his first two kicks while Billy Stretch's burst through the 50 to slot a goal to give us the lead in the final quarter will be forever etched in my mind. With that win, we were able to keep our SLIGHT finals hopes alive which would come crashing down after a dour performance against Carlton a couple of weeks later. Honourable mentions go to... The 'Comeback Match' against Freo in '08 ANZAC Eve/Jonesy's 300th earlier this year Queens Birthday 2017 with Watts kicking the sealer For the sheer randomness, our final quarter comeback against the Giants in 2013 Worst: While it would be easy to select any of the 10-15 games I attended while Neeld was coach, the occasional 15 goal belting was sadly hardly a surprise at the time. I'm instead leaning towards the Roos era, and Round 21 in 2014, where fittingly during Member Appreciation Round, we managed to kick 3.16 against a GWS side who for the entire second half, could barely interchange players due to a calamity of injuries. While 2014 was hardly an inspiration season from a win/loss perspective, everyone (myself included) expected that we would account for the Giants quite easily. Saying that, you could tell we were in for a rough day when Rhys Palmer of all players roved a loose ball and slotted an easy goal within the opening minute. Dishonourable mentions go to... Our capitulation against the Essendon seconds in Round 2, 2016 Round 23, 2017 against Collingwood. Anyone still have their finals pamphlet? The beginning of the end for Mark Neeld: Round 1, 2013 against Port Adelaide
  2. Danger with a clear throw. Play on.
  3. Not sure if that Guthrie kick was 15m.
  4. 20 points... Giants have kicked three in three minutes.
  5. So based off that number of games, you could be saying that it's like he's been playing for five years already.
  6. That's a terrible decision against Draper.
  7. Bontempelli is a shadow of his early/mid season form.
  8. Dogs struggling to maintain possession at the moment. Bombers have looked impressive so far. EDIT: Doggies with just the 4 tackles in nearly 15 minutes of footy.
  9. I rate Justin Leppitsch as a football commentator, but come on, really? Putting the heat on Stevic for not moving out of the way?
  10. I still can't get over how good the kids were last night. Sparrow, Rivers, Kossie, Jackson, Bowey, Petty etc Seven players in our starting 22 have played less than 50 games and are all seriously having an impact.
  11. I'm hardly a superstitious person, but if we win this year's flag, I might believe that the curse is/was real. How long has it been since we won our last premiership - 57 years How old was Norm Smith when he passed away - 57 years Spooky...
  12. Always thought Matt Jones was stiff to just miss out on a top three placing that year. Goes to show the amazing depth we had at the time.
  13. Haven't had a chance to post my thoughts yet as I've been to busy liking other people's comments! Holy moly! Where on earth do you start with that one. - I'm not sure what's changed in the last few weeks, but Oliver's kicking has now reached Yze levels of mastery. This kid is now officially the complete package and is quite possibly as good as any player we've ever had on our list. - Gawn fought hard after the 'Big O' got the jump on him in the opening 10-15 minutes. From there, it was all Max. - Brayshaw was sensational. Possibly one of the best game's he's ever played for the club. Speaking of wingers, Ed Langdon also played his best game since the bye. Looked to push hard forward on several occasions which makes him a far more dangerous player. The guy is our own personal energizer bunny, he just never stops running. - Although the loss of McStay obviously didn't help the Lions, Both Petty and May did a great job in holding Daniher to his first goalless game of the season. Smith was decent in containing Cameron after his first quarter burst, but I think I still would prefer Hibberd in the side. Happy for the club to stick with Smith though. It's clear they see him as an important part of the side going forward. - All of the youngsters were outstanding tonight. How about Jake Bowey in his fifth game? Yes he got caught a couple of times, but on other occasions he showed great commitment to the contest and using his speed to burst out of the pack. Sparrow has come on in leaps in bounds and looks like a player who will thrive in finals. Glad to see the coaches back him in after they started him as the sub several times earlier in the year. Jackson is such an important part of our structure. Brisbane's mini surge in the third coincided with this stint on the bench. Took an absolute beauty early in the game as if to say, "look out world, here I come!" Rivers was crucial during the opening stages of the last quarter. His opening five minutes were as important as anyone's one the ground. More thoughts to come later...maybe. I'm still on Cloud 99 here.
  14. What a game, well played to both teams. Exactly what finals football should be.
  15. Poor kick from Rampe.
  16. Heeney on fire at the moment!
  17. Jesse with a huge mark and goal on the siren!
  18. Holy moly, Bell just tapped Mumford in the arm and gave up a free kick. Mumford has smashed into everyone today and the umpires have done nothing about it.
  19. Cracking game so far. Love them or hate them, Greene and Papley are great to watch when they're 'on'.
  20. As much as I dislike Port's supporter base, jeez its good to have crowds at the footy again.
  21. Can confirm that the video does its job and I am appropriately pumped for tomorrow night! Good choice of tune as well!
  22. Yibbida yibbida that's all folks. No Salem or Fritta on the bench
  23. Was a bit confused myself, especially when I saw Rowell place second. But after a quick Google search, it appears to be given to the player who has accumulated the most AFLCA in their first two seasons, hence why Tim Kelly won a number of years back.
  24. Ah yes, Lever in his favoured position of left back pocket. Stoked to see May get the nod in full back. Deserves it after missing out last year.