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Sorry if this has already been done, but I thought it would be fun to reflect on some of your favourite (perhaps forgotten) regular season games since 2005. Some of my favourites might be burnished by the atmosphere of watching them live (as an example, against the Crows this year - the game wasn't the greatest but the crowd was incredible and something I'll never forget). I'm going to try and limit myself to 1 per year. Here's my attempt based on memory:
2015: Hawthorn (Rd 8). Really felt like the team responded to what happened in the GF. Honorable mentions: both Power games (clinical in Rd 2 and backs against the wall in Rd 14), comeback against the Bombers (Rd 1)
2014: Power (Rd 13 - Win 98-94). Buddy with 5. Honorable mention: ruthless demolition of the Cats in Rd 11.
2013: Hawthorn (Rd 23 - Loss 100-112). Pretty dour season in hindsight. The draw against Freo was just frustrating. The emergence of Luke Parker was probably the highlight of the season.
2012: Hawthorn (Rd 22 - Loss 95-102). Good contest. Obviously burnished by what happened 5 weeks later.
2011: Cats (Rd 23 - Win 99-86). Geelong were on fire at the time. Broke a 12 year losing streak at Simmonds. Win dedicated to McVeigh's daughter.
2010: Dockers (Rd 20 - Win 96-87). See-saw game away from home. Both teams fighting for ladder position. Hannebery was awesome.
2009: Saints (Rd 18 - Loss 93-94). Painful as it was, hard to go past a brave 1 point loss to the eventual minor premiers. Came back from a ~20 point deficit at 3/4 time. I remember that we also gave the Cats a good run for their money a few rounds later.
2008: Dockers (Rd 19 - Win 112-108). Another incredible see-saw contest. Watched this live and mostly remember Adam Goodes being on fire. Can't remember how many goals he kicked but it must have been at least 6 (fact check - it was 8!)
2007: Hawks (Rd 22 - Win 141-69) You have to enjoy the occasional drubbing. Goodes was running amok in this game. Most might say the 1 point loss to the Weagles in Rd 1 but that was just frustrating after 2006.
2006: Eagles (Rd 15 Loss 65-67) Just can't go past this period of WC versus Sydney. It felt like every game was a hard-fought nailbiter. Honorable mention: North (Rd 10)
2005: Eagles (Rd 17 - Win 88-67). I remember this game and the close loss against the Crows a week later made me think we were a sneaky chance for the flag.
Feel free to go back further to some forgotten classics.
2015: Hawthorn (Rd 8). Really felt like the team responded to what happened in the GF. Honorable mentions: both Power games (clinical in Rd 2 and backs against the wall in Rd 14), comeback against the Bombers (Rd 1)
2014: Power (Rd 13 - Win 98-94). Buddy with 5. Honorable mention: ruthless demolition of the Cats in Rd 11.
2013: Hawthorn (Rd 23 - Loss 100-112). Pretty dour season in hindsight. The draw against Freo was just frustrating. The emergence of Luke Parker was probably the highlight of the season.
2012: Hawthorn (Rd 22 - Loss 95-102). Good contest. Obviously burnished by what happened 5 weeks later.
2011: Cats (Rd 23 - Win 99-86). Geelong were on fire at the time. Broke a 12 year losing streak at Simmonds. Win dedicated to McVeigh's daughter.
2010: Dockers (Rd 20 - Win 96-87). See-saw game away from home. Both teams fighting for ladder position. Hannebery was awesome.
2009: Saints (Rd 18 - Loss 93-94). Painful as it was, hard to go past a brave 1 point loss to the eventual minor premiers. Came back from a ~20 point deficit at 3/4 time. I remember that we also gave the Cats a good run for their money a few rounds later.
2008: Dockers (Rd 19 - Win 112-108). Another incredible see-saw contest. Watched this live and mostly remember Adam Goodes being on fire. Can't remember how many goals he kicked but it must have been at least 6 (fact check - it was 8!)
2007: Hawks (Rd 22 - Win 141-69) You have to enjoy the occasional drubbing. Goodes was running amok in this game. Most might say the 1 point loss to the Weagles in Rd 1 but that was just frustrating after 2006.
2006: Eagles (Rd 15 Loss 65-67) Just can't go past this period of WC versus Sydney. It felt like every game was a hard-fought nailbiter. Honorable mention: North (Rd 10)
2005: Eagles (Rd 17 - Win 88-67). I remember this game and the close loss against the Crows a week later made me think we were a sneaky chance for the flag.
Feel free to go back further to some forgotten classics.