2006 GF Day: Where were you?

[QS]

Lets take a trip down memory lane to distract from current criticism.

I was at Cheers in vic park watching the game, I chucked a fiver on Embers for the Normie early on because he was playing well. Paid off.

Can you remember where you were that day, that moment the siren went?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Was at the very end of my high school days and was home by myself in the country. Unlike 2005, where I held it together apart from smashing my fists against the floor a few times, I collapsed into a total mess of tears and sobbing.

 

[Jeeves]

Lets take a trip down memory lane to distract from current criticism.

I was at Cheers in vic park watching the game, I chucked a fiver on Embers for the Normie early on because he was playing well. Paid off.

Can you remember where you were that day, that moment the siren went?

Hugging a stranger next to me, back row, top tier at the MCG. Those last two minutes were the longest of my life. My then 11 year old daughter kept asking every ten seconds "How long to go now Dad?". When the siren went the scenes of jubilation around us were out of this world.

 

[Shmiddy15]

I was 12 and went to watch the game in the cinemas, it was a great atmosphere, and the place absolutely erupted when the siren sounded. The whole crowd streamed out and were singing the song through the centre after the game.

 

[Jafa]

West Kalgoorlie.

 

[CJApples87]

At was at the Melville Braves Baseball Club function surrounded by Dockers fans. Not a bad afternoon.


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[Gods_Son23]

At home in my bedroom watching on a small TV pacing around the room and eventually punching the air.

 

[avishka5]

I was in Dunnybrah in the same rental property i was at for the 2005 grand final. In 05 i ended nearly busting my fist after punching a tree but in 2006 i lost my voice and kinda wished i was 6 years older and was able to get on the piss.

 

[ChampRevesby]

In the middle of the bush on exercise. 30 odd guys with heavy military equipment huddled around a 10 inch fuzzy TV screen. Was top s**t.

 

[Keys]

In the grandstand hugging my wife and the stranger next to me

 

[Keys]

Funniest story from the 2006 GF was a bunch of blokes watching what they thought was the GF on Foxtel when it was a 2005 replay

Lost their s**t at losing again by less than a goal before they realised their mistake

 

[eagles 2014]

I was living in Alberta back then and watched to 05 GF at the only Aussie pub in Calgary surrounded by bloody Sydney supporters. The pub had closed down by the 06 GF, and I was also on my honeymoon, so we headed to the Grizzly Paw Brewing Co in Canmore (little town not far from Banff) which stayed open for an extra 2 hours so a bunch of WC and Sydney supporters could watch the game. Fantastic night with some great Sydney supporters who were up for the banter.

Still not quite as good as the 92 GF - the whole state stopped for that one!

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Funniest story from the 2006 GF was a bunch of blokes watching what they thought was the GF on Foxtel when it was a 2005 replay

Lost their s**t at losing again by less than a goal before they realised their mistake

Same thing happened to my sister, though she clicked during the second quarter when she realised Sampi wasn't meant to be playing.

 

[eagles 2014]

At home in my bedroom watching on a small TV pacing around the room and eventually punching the air.

I did exactly the same thing for this game (sorry for the slight detour - it is still about reminiscing!)

 

[Bort Cummings]

In a North Perth lounge room, ecstatic for the third flag, but mostly glad that slackjawed dunce Steve Quartermain wouldn't have anything Leo Barry-related to scream that year.

 

[Bunnie]

I was there.

Then I was at Punt rd.
Then I was at Crown.
After that, things get really REALLY hazy.

 

[Truckosaurus]

At the Royal Show, selling cheap crap to idiots. The stall was about 50m from the Eagles' Team Stall, which was playing the game, and when I heard a lot of loud cheering I knew we'd won. Still angry I missed it.

 

[Ochre]

In the grandstand hugging my wife and the stranger next to me

Is that one person or two?

 

[Ochre]

Was at Bunker Bay watching it, so pretty good day all round

 

[ep2018]

Spent the day watching it at home. Poor mum spent the last quarter in the car in the driveway blasting music because she was so nervous haha. I ran to get her after the game, "Mum we won by a point", she thought I was tricking her.

 

[FatPizza]

I was with my sister at one of her friends houses. The last few minutes me and my sister were just standing up nervously holding each other. When the siren went we just starting jumping around whilst hugging each other. I'll never forget it.

 

[Jafa]

Does anyone remember the "Gone Fishing" incident from another website?

 

[Keys]

Does anyone remember the "Gone Fishing" incident from another website?

Poor dockerland

There's still freo supporters that think they would have won the flag if they'd beaten Sydney in the prelim

Ignoring, of course, that they didn't get close to Sydney in that game

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

In the shed of my rental on the biggest TV any of us poor bastards had. 80cm Rear projection.

Was in shock for a minute then just lost it.

Only one Sydney flog there.

 

[Freight Train]

At the Royal Show with Mum and Dad, watching it on the big screen at the main oval.

I was 12 at the time and couldn't believe we'd actually done it. Went straight off to buy an Eagles showbag haha.