Performances that would have been unforgettable with a different result

[Leather Poisoning]

Our's is a funny sport where the outcome of a team contribution determines how we judge individual performance.

My slant is obviously towards hawthorn, but thinking back to the 2011 prelim the Luke Ball goal is the memorable moment from that match.

About a minute earlier Franklin had kicked an amazing goal from the boundary. Had the hawks held on it would be the buddy moment remembered and Franklin's legacy as a September champion further entrenched.

Other one that spring to mind are Pav's third quarter in last year's grand final. Every bit as good as strewy dew in 2008, but the dockers lost and in a fairly forgettable grand final Pav misses out on a personal entry in the history books.

Would love to hear of others.

 

[Blues_Man]

If only Dean Wallace could have broken Fraser Browns tackle .....Kouta would still have dominated the Game

 

[Topkent]

If StKilda had held on in 2010 Goddards speccy would arguably seen as the most important mark in a GF of all time alongside Leo Barry

 

[Freoforever86]

Freo kick straight in the 2013 GF..

Still haven't watched the replay haha

 

[BEEG]

Buckley's 2002 GF

 

[mottrain]

1989 Gary Sr.

 

[Rally]

Goddard 2010 owns this thread. Would've been remembered as one of the most influential Grand Final quarters ever.

 

[The GOAT]

Pavlich in the 2006 Prelim v the Swans. Was immense all day and hit the post late from a tough shot from memory, which people remember as a 'choke'

From my own side:
Brad Sewell 2012 GF - Norm Smith Medallist if we'd won
Jordan Lewis 2011 PF - Clear BOG, forgotten about due to Ball's last minute heroics

 

[Sausages]

1989 Gary Sr.

Yeah, clear winner here imo as well. He was magnificent that day and being a GF...well, it's the biggest stage on which to perform.

 

[MarcusP2]

His performance was unforgettable anyway, people still talk about it 25 years later!

Goddard's is more likely to fade into obscurity.

From an Adelaide perspective, Tippett's goal in 2009 SF and his utter destruction of Shoenmakers in the 2012 PF would be more remembered if we had won either game.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Goddard 2010 owns this thread. Would've been remembered as one of the most influential Grand Final quarters ever.

Agree with this one - had a huge day.

 

[Damon_3388]

Dermott Brereton kicking a then-record 8 goals in the 1985 VFL Grand Final, which his team lost by 78 points.

 

[legend166]

Goodes and the Swans in general in the 2006 GF. All we needed was two more points

And no one would have remembered Hall having one of the worst GFs ever.

 

[manicmagpie]

From the Pies - Marty Clarke in Prelim vs Geelong 2007.

Clarke has now departed Collingwood to go back to Ireland for the second time and leaves as an unfulfilled talent that couldn't crack more than game this year even with the massive injury toll at the club.

However in just his 12th game for Collingwood (which was probably only his 20th game of Aussie Rules ever) he was fighting it out for Collingwood's BOG with Cloke in what would have been the pretty much the biggest upset in AFL finals history.

His entire career would be judged differently if we'd managed one more straight kick that night.

 

[Noctorniquet]

The ball sitting for Milne late in the last qtr of the 2010 GF. If he slotted it, would have most likely been a saints win.

 

[Halloween Jack]

Nope, can't remember any

 

[clivenator26]

Pav against Adelaide in 2005 at Football Park, he kicked 8 including 7 in the second half but we fell a kick short after being behind by 37 at 3/4 time. Probably slightly more memorable for me given I was at the game and was only the 2nd time I had flown to see an away game.

 

[The GOAT]

1989 Gary Sr.

Wrong. That was an unforgettable performance regardless of the result. Everyone regards it as one of the best performances ever, even though the cats lost

 

[Footy Smarts]

Ablett's last game for Geelong in the 2010 Prelim. 40 possessions and 161 supercoach points in a team that was completely thumped.

 

[Shoei]

Goodes and the Swans in general in the 2006 GF. All we needed was two more points

And no one would have remembered Hall having one of the worst GFs ever.

If Ashley Sampi was paid a free kick for being pulled, scragged and bear hugged in the marking contest leading to Barry's mark....

 

[The King!]

If Ashley Sampi was paid a free kick for being pulled, scragged and bear hugged in the marking contest leading to Barry's mark....

forgetting the teams pretty much a shot on the siren would of been epic

 

[Faysals Swans]

Pavlich in the 2006 Prelim v the Swans. Was immense all day and hit the post late from a tough shot from memory, which people remember as a 'choke'

From my own side:
Brad Sewell 2012 GF - Norm Smith Medallist if we'd won
Jordan Lewis 2011 PF - Clear BOG, forgotten about due to Ball's last minute heroics

They lost by 6 goals, I'm not sure if his goal would've been memorable

 

[The King!]

Ablett 2008 if geelong kicked straight would of gotten the norm smith for sure

 

[SJ]

If StKilda had held on in 2010 Goddards speccy would arguably seen as the most important mark in a GF of all time alongside Leo Barry

May have gone down as the most memorable mark ever.

 

[Surkin]

If Fred Fanning kicked 18.1 and his side got beaten, that would have been unforgettable.