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- Aug 1, 2011
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As the title says, list them. Break them down. Explain why that particular game is either a cherished memory or one that still infests your nightmares to this day.
Here are mine.
Worst
5. v St Kilda R22, 2008. The 'haha, poor Adelaide' might have taken the edge of disgust off it slightly, but this was as purely pathetic a performance as I've seen. Not only did they not give a yelp, they just didn't seem to give a s**t either. Well, Spike aside. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2008/051520080831.html
4. v Carlton, EF, 2011. Probably not a completely unexpected result, but the manner in which they started promisingly for...about five minutes and then fell in a heap was disappointing. I can still hear the scum fans mockingly singing the Essendon theme song in the third quarter, and then stopping mid stream because Betts had waltzed in for another absurdly easy goal. * Carlton. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2011/030520110911.html
3. v Geelong, R2, 2008. Probably the manner in which the bubble burst that was most disheartening that day. We'd absolutely steam rolled North in Round 1, everyone was talking about how Knights had been the new blood Essendon so desperately needed, all was good, and then....BANG! 99 point loss. To the reigning premiers, to be fair, but it was still horrible to sit through. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2008/050920080330.html
2. v Melbourne, R10, 2012. The less said about this night, the better. 8-1 v 0-9. Miserable, rainy, dark, windy and ******* cold. Tayte Pears getting murdered in the goal square by Colin Garland. Everyone bar Jobe not being able to kick over a jam tin. Kicking six goals against a Melbourne defence minus Frawley. Good that you're with us now, eh, Neeldy. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2012/051120120602.html
1. v Carlton, PF, 1999. Yeah. There is literally no explanation needed here. I'm not even linking to that piece of s**t.
And now for happier times...
Best
5. v Carlton, R18, 1998. We were 25 points down halfway through the final quarter and somehow came back to win by a goal. Lucas took advantage of a rare howler from SOS to kick the winner with about 40 seconds left. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1998/030519980802.html
4. v Fitzroy, R10, 1993. This is a strange and partly sentimental choice. I was still 4 at the time of this game and it was my first time at the MCG. It's also the night I became an Essendon supporter. The Roys started all over us but we screamed back in the third quarter to trail by a point going into the final stanza. The last quarter was hammer and tongs, goal for goal, and eventually the siren blew with us ahead by 4 points and the score, 129-125. It was a classically 1990s display of attacking, thrilling football by two very exciting sides. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1993/050619930528.html
3. v Hawthorn, R22, 2009. Probably don't need to say much in justification here. Arch rivals, finals on the line, huge crowd, brutal game, plenty of feeling and a fantastic comeback. * off, Campbell Brown, you slapper you. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2009/051020090829.html
2. v West Coast, R3, 2004. I think we all remember this gem. Hird was 20k lighter in pocket. We'd started the season 0-2 and were struggling- we all knew the magic of 1999-01 was fading fast by this point. This was one of our last great hurrahs before we properly fell in 2005. And what an amazing ending. Just a brilliant game of attacking footy. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2004/051820040410.html
1. v Hawthorn, R2, 2015. This might just be recency bias and the fact Hawthorn are my most hated team kicking in here, but given the circumstances of 2013-14, the fact Hawthorn are BTB premiers, and the fact they've been far too good for us in recent seasons (2014's close one excepted), this is honestly as ecstatic as I have ever felt after an Essendon victory. Words can barely describe it. And, I think that was important a win as we've had for a very long term for the psyche of the club. * Hawthorn. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2015/051020150412.html
Now, post yours people!
Here are mine.
Worst
5. v St Kilda R22, 2008. The 'haha, poor Adelaide' might have taken the edge of disgust off it slightly, but this was as purely pathetic a performance as I've seen. Not only did they not give a yelp, they just didn't seem to give a s**t either. Well, Spike aside. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2008/051520080831.html
4. v Carlton, EF, 2011. Probably not a completely unexpected result, but the manner in which they started promisingly for...about five minutes and then fell in a heap was disappointing. I can still hear the scum fans mockingly singing the Essendon theme song in the third quarter, and then stopping mid stream because Betts had waltzed in for another absurdly easy goal. * Carlton. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2011/030520110911.html
3. v Geelong, R2, 2008. Probably the manner in which the bubble burst that was most disheartening that day. We'd absolutely steam rolled North in Round 1, everyone was talking about how Knights had been the new blood Essendon so desperately needed, all was good, and then....BANG! 99 point loss. To the reigning premiers, to be fair, but it was still horrible to sit through. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2008/050920080330.html
2. v Melbourne, R10, 2012. The less said about this night, the better. 8-1 v 0-9. Miserable, rainy, dark, windy and ******* cold. Tayte Pears getting murdered in the goal square by Colin Garland. Everyone bar Jobe not being able to kick over a jam tin. Kicking six goals against a Melbourne defence minus Frawley. Good that you're with us now, eh, Neeldy. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2012/051120120602.html
1. v Carlton, PF, 1999. Yeah. There is literally no explanation needed here. I'm not even linking to that piece of s**t.
And now for happier times...
Best
5. v Carlton, R18, 1998. We were 25 points down halfway through the final quarter and somehow came back to win by a goal. Lucas took advantage of a rare howler from SOS to kick the winner with about 40 seconds left. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1998/030519980802.html
4. v Fitzroy, R10, 1993. This is a strange and partly sentimental choice. I was still 4 at the time of this game and it was my first time at the MCG. It's also the night I became an Essendon supporter. The Roys started all over us but we screamed back in the third quarter to trail by a point going into the final stanza. The last quarter was hammer and tongs, goal for goal, and eventually the siren blew with us ahead by 4 points and the score, 129-125. It was a classically 1990s display of attacking, thrilling football by two very exciting sides. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1993/050619930528.html
3. v Hawthorn, R22, 2009. Probably don't need to say much in justification here. Arch rivals, finals on the line, huge crowd, brutal game, plenty of feeling and a fantastic comeback. * off, Campbell Brown, you slapper you. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2009/051020090829.html
2. v West Coast, R3, 2004. I think we all remember this gem. Hird was 20k lighter in pocket. We'd started the season 0-2 and were struggling- we all knew the magic of 1999-01 was fading fast by this point. This was one of our last great hurrahs before we properly fell in 2005. And what an amazing ending. Just a brilliant game of attacking footy. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2004/051820040410.html
1. v Hawthorn, R2, 2015. This might just be recency bias and the fact Hawthorn are my most hated team kicking in here, but given the circumstances of 2013-14, the fact Hawthorn are BTB premiers, and the fact they've been far too good for us in recent seasons (2014's close one excepted), this is honestly as ecstatic as I have ever felt after an Essendon victory. Words can barely describe it. And, I think that was important a win as we've had for a very long term for the psyche of the club. * Hawthorn. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2015/051020150412.html
Now, post yours people!