1996 & 2008 - Parallels?

[UpForGrabs]

OK - so it's our worst start since 1996, when not only were we 1-3, but we also went to 1-4.

But then, in 1996, something strange happened. We won 12 straight (equal club record), and we did it not on the back of John Worsfold - who did his knee in Rd. 2 against Brisbane at the WACA - but on the likes of (then) youngsters like Ben Cousins (first year), Andrew Donnelly, Fraser Gehrig, Jarrad Schofield and Chad Morrison.

Mitchell White became an All-Australian half-forward and Peter Matera became an All-Australian half-back.

Not saying we'll win 12 straight - but who's going to get us up this year?

[hawk-boy]

OK - so it's our worst start since 1996, when not only were we 1-3, but we also went to 1-4.

But then, in 1996, something strange happened. We won 12 straight (equal club record), and we did it not on the back of John Worsfold - who did his knee in Rd. 2 against Brisbane at the WACA - but on the likes of (then) youngsters like Ben Cousins (first year), Andrew Donnelly, Fraser Gehrig, Jarrad Schofield and Chad Morrison.

Mitchell White became an All-Australian half-forward and Peter Matera became an All-Australian half-back.

Not saying we'll win 12 straight - but who's going to get us up this year?

for us to have an impact in the following 18 games, embley will be the one to get us up

others will be
Cox
Kerr
Glass
Butler
McKinley
Lecrea

[Mighty Eagles]

Provided Butler hasn't played since GF 2006, I doubt he's our answer to get us up.

[Cuzz09]

OK - so it's our worst start since 1996, when not only were we 1-3, but we also went to 1-4.

But then, in 1996, something strange happened. We won 12 straight (equal club record), and we did it not on the back of John Worsfold - who did his knee in Rd. 2 against Brisbane at the WACA - but on the likes of (then) youngsters like Ben Cousins (first year), Andrew Donnelly, Fraser Gehrig, Jarrad Schofield and Chad Morrison.

Mitchell White became an All-Australian half-forward and Peter Matera became an All-Australian half-back.

Not saying we'll win 12 straight - but who's going to get us up this year?


So true. THat run in 1996 was such an awesome little run :thumbsu: We were robbed in the finals too! :thumbsd:

Anyway as for a 2008 turnaround some sort of similarities could be:

96 Cousins - 08 McKinley
96 Donnelly - 08 C.Jones
96 Gehrig - 08 B.Jones
96 Schofield - 08 Masten
96 Morrison - 08 Ebert
96 Mitchell White - 08 Possibly LeCras if fit

[sdb4884]

Yeah I mentioned this in some other post. We were excellent in 1996. I believe that year we should have really won a flag but got screwed by the AFL law that made us play Essendon at the G instead of Subi.

Although injuries still took their toll in the end, losing the best CHB and our captain early on was tough.