There have been a few threads about the misconceptions of our game - the myths that can be busted, confirmed and debated.
This thread is more about your club's nostalgia - stories that may or may not be true, and haven't been proved either way. There is a certain romance about little, concrere stories that explain bigger, longer periods of time. For example, it's probable that an apple never fell on Isaac Newton's head, inspiring him to research what we now call gravity. He only started telling that story when he was an old man.
To get the ball rolling, these are the stories (mainly from Adelaide) off the top of my head:
It's half time in the 1993 preliminary final at the MCG. Underdogs Adelaide are 42 points up against Essendon. Graham Cornes is addressing the Crows huddle. Somebody (supposedly future captain Mark Bickley) farted and everyone in the very tight huddle was holding their nose. This bomb supposedly put the players off their focus, Essendon stormed home, won the game, and went on to win the premiership. Some jokingly refer to it as 'the fart that cost a flag'.
It's half time/3qtr time in the 1997 preliminary final and Adelaide are trailing hot favourites Western Bulldogs. Crows ruckman Shaun Rehn is playing today, but he's missed long stretches of previous seasons due to a series of knee injuries. The Crows' performances are thought to hinge on whether Rehn plays. He has a knee brace on. In the rooms at half time, he ripped it off and said to his teammates, 'We're winning this.' They did.
It's the wash-up of the 2008 grand final. Geelong, after losing just one game in the H&A season, had marched into the grand final as unbackable favourites. Hawthorn, the 2nd best team all year, had beaten the Cats and claimed the flag. At a time and place unknown (in the rooms straight afterwards? At the post-season review in Kardinia? After Kennett said 'We've beaten Geelong when it matters'? Fill me in, Cats fans) the Geelong players made a pact never to lose to Hawthorn again. They made good on that pact for the next eleven games and five years, including several extremely close games.
What stories surround your club which have a bit of an 'urban legend' feel to them?
This thread is more about your club's nostalgia - stories that may or may not be true, and haven't been proved either way. There is a certain romance about little, concrere stories that explain bigger, longer periods of time. For example, it's probable that an apple never fell on Isaac Newton's head, inspiring him to research what we now call gravity. He only started telling that story when he was an old man.
To get the ball rolling, these are the stories (mainly from Adelaide) off the top of my head:
It's half time in the 1993 preliminary final at the MCG. Underdogs Adelaide are 42 points up against Essendon. Graham Cornes is addressing the Crows huddle. Somebody (supposedly future captain Mark Bickley) farted and everyone in the very tight huddle was holding their nose. This bomb supposedly put the players off their focus, Essendon stormed home, won the game, and went on to win the premiership. Some jokingly refer to it as 'the fart that cost a flag'.
It's half time/3qtr time in the 1997 preliminary final and Adelaide are trailing hot favourites Western Bulldogs. Crows ruckman Shaun Rehn is playing today, but he's missed long stretches of previous seasons due to a series of knee injuries. The Crows' performances are thought to hinge on whether Rehn plays. He has a knee brace on. In the rooms at half time, he ripped it off and said to his teammates, 'We're winning this.' They did.
It's the wash-up of the 2008 grand final. Geelong, after losing just one game in the H&A season, had marched into the grand final as unbackable favourites. Hawthorn, the 2nd best team all year, had beaten the Cats and claimed the flag. At a time and place unknown (in the rooms straight afterwards? At the post-season review in Kardinia? After Kennett said 'We've beaten Geelong when it matters'? Fill me in, Cats fans) the Geelong players made a pact never to lose to Hawthorn again. They made good on that pact for the next eleven games and five years, including several extremely close games.
What stories surround your club which have a bit of an 'urban legend' feel to them?
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