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Gnome Murphy
3 Feb 2004, 22:02
Tim Watson was on the Radio today and said if he could take back a football game and go over it all again it would be the 1990 Grand final. Reckons he would win this time.
I thought about this and my moment is the first final in 94, when Brownless kicked the goal after the siren.
I wasn’t at the game as I listened to it on Short Wave Radio from Australia Radio in the rooftop of a house in LA, with WA beer (which I found out was off next day) anyway we lost the game as history shows.
If I had my “time back” when Ozzie kicked the goal to put us in front I would have shouted to Joyce the following
There is TEN seconds left Allan. gets every player in the circle and keep the ball in at all cost. Why he didn’t do this in the first place still confuses me.
Anyway maybe some of you have a Take it back"
P.s If you have seen the movie Donnie Darko maybe this is possible
Fossie 32
3 Feb 2004, 22:10
To me it is the 97 disaster v the Crows.
Think positive, think positive..........
Aquamarinejewel
3 Feb 2004, 22:11
Ohh I remember that game Gnome, I thought we had that one in the bag..I was sitting directly behind those goals when Brownless kicked that goal..I was shellshocked and sat in my seat for some 15 mins after the game.....trying to work out WHY WHY WHY lol.
doggies40
3 Feb 2004, 22:16
Originally posted by Fossie 32
To me it is the 97 disaster v the Crows.
Think positive, think positive..........
Thats the 1st one that comes to my mind as well, gee i hated footy in the last few minutes of that game:D :D .
Captain Sensible
3 Feb 2004, 22:40
The '94 final was hard to take but the '97 prelim was far worse. If I could ge back it would be '97 no doubt.
Bulldog1954
3 Feb 2004, 23:28
Originally posted by Fossie 32
To me it is the 97 disaster v the Crows.
Think positive, think positive..........
Shepherd Huddo or Chris :(
rin oin closer before having a ping Mark West :(
Knock out Jarman Kritter / Chicken / Horse / Cookie / Mark West any other rough prick we used to have :(
Pay Libbers goal Mr Umpire :(
Dont abuse Crows fans about our victory at 3/4 time Bulldog1954 :(
Chicago1
4 Feb 2004, 02:38
Originally posted by localyokel
The '94 final was hard to take but the '97 prelim was far worse. If I could ge back it would be '97 no doubt.
Absolutely! At the '94 loss I was in shock and saddened. In '97 I was in mourning. I never thought anything could make me cry at the footy until that day.
We wait in hope.....
Bulldog1954
4 Feb 2004, 05:26
In 1994 I expected to lose, we also didn't blow a big lead and it was only a qualifying final. In 1997 I expected to win, 1994 was bad but was no where near as bad as 1997, 1999 versues the eagles was probably worse then the 94 game i my mind because again I expected us to win
Mr. Walker
4 Feb 2004, 06:50
Has to be the 97 prelim.
i remember sitting in the stand at 3/4 time worrying about how I could only get 4 GF tickets and there were 5 people (incl. me) that I wanted to take! Got just a little bit ahead of myself.
Stop it! Stop it! :( :( :(
97 prelim every time. The greatest wasted opportunity in all my years supporting the Dogs.
Originally posted by Mr. Walker
Has to be the 97 prelim.
i remember sitting in the stand at 3/4 time worrying about how I could only get 4 GF tickets and there were 5 people (incl. me) that I wanted to take! Got just a little bit ahead of myself.
A few people around me left at 3/4 time to go get in the queue at the Arts Centre. A few points come out of that.
1. How can any one leave a game before it's finished no matter how far behind (or in front) you are. There's always something to be picked up on or positives you can salvage.
2. Don't count your puppies before they are whelped.
Palace03
4 Feb 2004, 09:12
The '97 prelim. It makes me sik every time i see it.
Youd pay libba's goal.
I cant remember if it was mark west or Huddo but GET OUT OF GRANTS WAY still scream at the tele when i see that.
ReservoirDog
4 Feb 2004, 11:05
Ditto 97. :( Dont worry guys we are on the ascendency. Our time is coming.
desipura
4 Feb 2004, 12:35
The '97 prelim. It makes me sik every time i see it.
Youd pay libba's goal.
I cant remember if it was mark west or Huddo but GET OUT OF GRANTS WAY still scream at the tele when i see that.
I refuse to EVER watch a replay of the 97 prelim! I remember the day clearly, I did not say a word for at least 1hr after the game.
Who would have thought I would experience a similar situation at the MCG just 2 months later when Iran came from 2 goals down to down Australia in the soccer and qualify for the world cup.:mad:
Aquamarinejewel
4 Feb 2004, 12:48
Yes, definitely the game that hurts the most that I have ever been to...the 97 prelim...seeing the emotion of Rohan Smith pounding the turf....and looking around at all the other doggie supporters who were in as much shock as I.
Mr. Walker
4 Feb 2004, 14:03
You were in shock!
Not even the madcap antics of Pee Wee Herman in "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" could make me smile that night!!!!!!!!
Originally posted by desipura
Who would have thought I would experience a similar situation at the MCG just 2 months later when Iran came from 2 goals down to down Australia in the soccer and qualify for the world cup.:mad:
It was like deja vu!
I could believe the same thing happened within 2 months.
I never been to a AFL GF, but the atomosphere that Nov night was electric and 100 times better than any football game I've been to. For the first 70 minutes, I never felt so proud and patriotic.
Hmmm the laws of Karma say that the next time we are in this position we wil WIN!
97 prelim was my "take it back". The Adelaide song rang in my ears all summer. It hurts more as I reckon we would've beat the Saints the next week. Oh man what a match that would have been . ooooooooohhhhh:confused: :( :mad:
Dogs till i die
4 Feb 2004, 20:54
97 prelim - The feeling of hopelessness - of seeing my 11 yo son and his friend crying - we would have won the flag - bugger
If only Libba....If only West steadied and kicked it straight - If only Huddo connected properly off the ground....we only needed one of those.....
Only thing worse is seeing it every marathon on GF eve.
Its OK - I'm over it......really
Originally posted by Fossie 32
To me it is the 97 disaster v the Crows.
Think positive, think positive..........
Ditto.
My heart still aches.
Chicago1
5 Feb 2004, 02:10
Originally posted by desipura
Who would have thought I would experience a similar situation at the MCG just 2 months later when Iran came from 2 goals down to down Australia in the soccer and qualify for the world cup.:mad:
Tell me about it. Top of the 8th inning , just six outs away from getting into last year's World Series, Cubs leading 3-0. Cubs lose 8-3. We lost the next day, too, to end it for us, but we all knew it was too late. We had our chance and we blew it. I told my nephew as we watched the game and the Marlins started to score, that it was the '97 Prelim Final all over again. I had just told him I had planned to go to Wrigley Field the next morning to get some souvenirs, just like I was wondering where my Grand Final seat was going to be at three quartrer time of 'that' match. :(
I, too, have never seen a replay of the '97 Prelim. I had taped it and when I got home after the match I took it out of the VCR and never watched it. I think I threw it out later.
desipura
5 Feb 2004, 07:23
It was like deja vu!
I could believe the same thing happened within 2 months.
I never been to a AFL GF, but the atomosphere that Nov night was electric and 100 times better than any football game I've been to. For the first 70 minutes, I never felt so proud and patriotic.
Totally felt the same way, its not too often you get 90,000 people barracking for the same team.
To see an Asian sitting beside me with his hand on his chest singing the Australian national anthem gave me goose bumps!
It reiterated what I always knew, we live in the best country in the world!
wedesweiler
5 Feb 2004, 08:01
For those of you who want to relive the joy ... and agony of 97, this is what is going to be on the Fox Footy Channel on 20 Feb (6 a.m. & 4 p.m):
W Bulldogs 1997 Season Highlights
1997, the year that put the bite back into the Bulldogs. Coach Terry Wallace and centre half forward Chris Grant analyse a season that saw them finish third on the ladder, produce brilliant finals footy and then lose the preliminary final to Adelaide.
Cheers!
Originally posted by NW2
Hmmm the laws of Karma say that the next time we are in this position we wil WIN!
4th Time's a charm?
Palace03
5 Feb 2004, 18:11
Who would have thought I would experience a similar situation at the MCG just 2 months later when Iran came from 2 goals down to down Australia in the soccer and qualify for the world cup.
Yep me too, i wonder how many poor bastards there are out there who had to sit through both of those live.