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#53
Oh, I know the rules that were in plWe were just unlucky in our first-week matchup, where Carey went absolutely rampant and kicked seven goals of eleven.

Tim McGrath was generally a good match on Carey, but there were two finals games where he went absolutely Rambo on Geelong and this was one.
Dont blame Bluey for that - Gary Ayres in his wisdom - thought Ben Grahams height advantage over Carey would worry the King Duck - but it didnt - probably Careys greatest ever game - and in atrocious conditions
 

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This is about 1997. I suspect that Melbourne supporters deny that such a year ever existed.
Yeah I'm so ashamed we were crap 20 years ago and then made a prelim the next year.

The post said that Adelaide was the first team to win outside the 8. Except they lost their first final so they can't be compared to the bulldogs
 
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Right he was talking about how a team outside the 4 won the premiership.
Yeah I'm so ashamed we were crap 20 years ago and then made a prelim the next year.

The post said that Adelaide was the first team to win outside the 8. Except they lost their first final so they can't be compared to the bulldogs
Dude read his post again, it clearly says they finished 4th and beat the 5th placed team
 

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#59
Respectfully disagree - I'm more of a 2016 man myself ;)

Hardly ever saw Scott Wynd beaten in 10 years but Rehn smashed him in that PF. He was a brilliant ruckman - 3 years out with a knee reco and they finish 12th or worse, 2 years playing and they go back to back.
Rehn is one of those players who gets forgotten in amongst Harman and Mods and Macleod, but he was a bloody giant. Had he not done that knee there's a fair chance he'd be considered the best ruckman of his generation I reckon.
 

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98 finals were special for the crows. Smacked by 8 at the G to Melbourne ( think neitz and farmer kicked 6 each ) go to Sydney and win easily with Varrdy kicking 6, rematch the dogs in the prelim at the G again and belt them McLeod kicks 7 and Robran 6, GF JArman boots 5 second half goals and the crows overcome a 24 point deficit.


Special team those years no question. Finals specialists.
 

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... and then, most of all IMO, Lazar Vidovic and Everitt being ruled out (Rehn had a field day), Loewe having a family emergency on the morning of the GF and Nicky Winmar being knocked out of orbit by his father's death. Don't get me wrong - great win and I'm glad Blight got a flag - but StKilda's luck all ran out at once.
You forgot to add Stan Alves persisting with Jamie Shanahan on Jarman
 

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I still cannot fathom to this day why people mention the Colbert non mark from the Crows vs Geelong final in 1997 but fail to mention the Modra non mark in the same game, or fail to mention the Burns goal that came off Bickley's boot in the same game.
it´s how it goes..everyone sooks about the final decision but fail to mention the rest.
E.g last week... people going on and on about the Shuey decision but failed to discuss the amount decisions before that that went against west coast.

it´s what happens.
 

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#65
98 finals were special for the crows. Smacked by 8 at the G to Melbourne ( think neitz and farmer kicked 6 each ) go to Sydney and win easily with Varrdy kicking 6, rematch the dogs in the prelim at the G again and belt them McLeod kicks 7 and Robran 6, GF JArman boots 5 second half goals and the crows overcome a 24 point deficit.


Special team those years no question. Finals specialists.

They didn't win.

North lost.

2-18 to the Punt Rd end says it all.

Game should have been over at half time (21 scoring shots to 7).
 

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They didn't win.

North lost.

2-18 to the Punt Rd end says it all.

Game should have been over at half time (21 scoring shots to 7).
Even if you had kicked straighter, the game ended up 30-30 in scoring shots.

And of course for every point kicked, the ball stays in the forward 50 making another score more likely than with a goal when the ball returns to the centre.
 

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#71
Difference being that this time they're in the box seat. They had a great September in 1997 - and more than a smidge of luck go their way, let's be honest - but this year they're pretty clearly the best team in it, now Geelong's done them a huge solid and tipped out Sydney.
Reverse psychology much?
 

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North fans can't carry on about the game being over at half time. It wasn't. Part of winning games and GF is kicking straight. Adelaide kicked straight, North didn't. Pretty simple. The game wasn't over at half time because North left their kicking shoes at home.

Of recent memory;

Hawthorn v Geelong 08 - Hawks were spot on with kicking. Geelong missed a lot.

Geelong v St Kilda 09 - St Kilda were poor in front of goal. Geelong weren't.

Dominating your opponent is useless unless you convert - it's actually the most important statistic there is in AFL.
 
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