The most disappointing AFL season for PAFC is ...

[werner]

Apologies if this is covered elsewhere. This site is way too big and I havent got the time to see if its up and about.

Anyhow, Ive got 5 candidates, in my order of shatteredness!

5. 2006

I wasn't too upset in 05, feeling was still fresh, getting knocked out by the Crows was a kick in the teeth, but , 06, and the feeling was, well, it's all over. Time to start again. The spectacle of 07 was out the box.

4. 2008

Gee we could pinch one here! Could we have fallen any lower after a grand final appearance?

3. 2000

I went to Etihad to see us lose to St. Kilda mid season which put us the bottom. All this after our maiden finals appearance? The last month and a half saved us big time and sowed all the seeds.

2. 2011

I rate the match against Melbourne at Adelaide Oval as crucial. I thought we were relegated. A basket case, a SANFL return was not way out of the question for me.

1. 2015

Early call, 10 to go, but at Christmas time, I was convinced here comes flag #2. Haven't watched any AFL matches since the loss to Carlton. I normally watch them all.

Where do you rate them?

 

[DaTBird187]

2001, 2002, 2003.

 

[PJ Power]

2005, 2008 and 2015. We stopped, after only getting to the top once.

 

[werner]

Sorry about the bold type. My can of VB must have slipped out of my grasp. Took my 7 yo son to sort it out!

Had no idea where to look.

Cheers

 

[werner]

2001, 2002, 2003.

Disappointing seasons, or more like disappointing finishes? The club released a 2002 DVD, I'm sure I've got it here somewhere ...

 

[BIG MATTY WHITE]

01,02,03

 

[GreyPower]

2003, but nothing compares to '84.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Yeah 03 for mine...

 

[ozph1870]

Sorry about the bold type. My can of VB must have slipped out of my grasp. Took my 7 yo son to sort it out!

Had no idea where to look.

Cheers

the problem isnt the bold type...its the vb...

 

[Ljc_86]

2001, 2002, 2003. Went to school with a lions supporter every year he gave it to me and I always thought "next year we'll win and I'll get my laugh"


2004 happened and we win after graduation.. Never got to have me laugh!!

 

[SgtSchulz]

1912...Talk about choking.

 

[FishingRick04]

What was 1987 like? 2008 was really poor from what we had done. 2012 was expected but pathetic. 2015 hasn't finished yet

 

[DaTBird187]

2003, but nothing compares to '84.

I moved from Keith (a Magpies team) as a born and bred Port supporter to Freeling (The Redlegs) that year. As impressionable young kids everyone in the school was a Pseudo Norwood supporter. School was bloody tough after that game.

 

[ozph1870]

01, the double chance blown, that home loss to hawthorn, that hurt.

while it doesnt quite compare to the 01-02-03 debacles the way we fell out midway through last year, only to regain it late in the season to show how good we really were late winning the greatest elim ever... the away final in perth, and then to dominate early but to ultimately blow our season away with poor kicking (and green clown 9...9 frees by 1 ump to hawthorn in a quarter...gtfo) upon reflection that was a huge dissapointment a massive wasted opportunity, one we could only dream off right now.

 

[werner]

Think I failed to explain myself. I was looking more for seasons as they unfolded.

02 and 03 well we were right in it till the last week or two. That was end result?

Still certain that we were by far best side side in 03, but not quite in 04 ....

Which season unfolded to the least of your expectations?

 

[Forzaport]

2011.

Going into the last game to avoid the spoon and then achieving that milestone by a bee's diaphragm was not a pleasant season.

 

[HaroldOliver]

1976 - I was positive we were going to break our premiership drought.
We were the best team all year and half way into the GF first quarter the premiership dream was over.
I cried.*

*i was a child.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

I moved from Keith (a Magpies team) as a born and bred Port supporter to Freeling (The Redlegs) that year. As impressionable young kids everyone in the school was a Pseudo Norwood supporter. School was bloody tough after that game.

Were the old North boys playing there then ?? Stuey Lamond etc.

 

[Hammer#8]

03' by far. Nothing comes close to the hollowness of the PF loss. Honestly thought the chance of a flag had past the club. 04' I was skeptical for the whole year of getting to the GF, so when we won it was surprise and relief.

 

[70sDinosaur]

Special mention to 1997.

A good debut season but very disappointing in the end to miss the finals after being 10-7 after 17 rounds, failing to salute in the last 5 games, throwing away big leads against Adelaide and Brisbane, when just one more win would have got us into the eight.

 

[werner]

Special mention to 1997..

When every football pundit/expert in Victoria tipped us to go winless for the season?

 

[70sDinosaur]

When every football pundit/expert in Victoria tipped us to go winless for the season?

Yeah, I know we exceeded the expectations of those people but we are Port Adelaide and we have high standards. We put ourselves in a strong position to make the finals in the first season - it really would have been history in the making - but couldn't get the job done and that, for me, was disappointing.

 

[Magpiespower]

2003

Threw away the season in one diabolical quarter.

Living in Sydney at the time and was surrounded by Swans supporters at the pub.

Still. Can't. Even.

 

[NoddyHolder]

One game normally doesn't make a season but 07 changed me forever . Nothing could be more disappointing than that.

 

[SgtSchulz]

2011.

Going into the last game to avoid the spoon and then achieving that milestone by a bee's diaphragm was not a pleasant season.

That last game was an awesome day at the footy. Perfect weather.