2000 Efc

[Chambo]

Do you think the bombers of 2000 are the greatest team the VFL/AFL has ever seen?

% of 159.1 and wiining margin of 8-10 goals. 24/25 wins (if only chris grant didnt kick that miracle goal) beating kangas by 125 in QF.

I have never bene more shattered at a football game than round 21 at the dome that year. Actually I have, 99 PF lol!

 

[djharps]

greatest team for one season YES by a country mile.. and it would be good to look back and see that team win the 1999,2000,2001 flag *snuff snuff* but thats footy the most dominate team in that period and we have one flag to show for it... the collingwood side in the 30's i think 4 in a row is pretty spectacular and the lions 3 in a row is a good if not better (due to bigger comp and fiercer comp).. but i think the lions have a lot to thank to their coach, in terms of managing players for the finals and knowing when to put the pedal down and when to back off.. i dont no why we 'chocked' mayb it was the expectations we were carrying or just not taking the opportunities we had.. but hey thats footy .. its a love/hate sport, you cant watch but you cant look away lol

 

[Chambo]

Im still not over 1999. I cant believe we did it all without hird and lucas, honestly is quite amazing!

 

[Nuts4Bolts]

Im still not over 1999. I cant believe we did it all without hird and lucas, honestly is quite amazing!

I don't think Jason Johnson was playing either.

 

[Longy413]

I think JJ only played 4 or 5 games in 1999, but he was only really an emerging player. He'd only played about 15 games for his career prior to that.

 

[Chambo]

To win a GF without Hird and Lucas would have been quite an achievement. Do you think many other teams would have won a premiership without their captain and star player eg:

Carey and Kangas
Kernahan and CCCarlton
Voss and Lions

 

[djharps]

who every said we drafted badly in 1999 wasnt entirely correct... we may not have drafted for the future but we did pick up a fella by the name of john barnes quite cheaply... and look what he did.. wasnt that just a miracle basically ran our ruck division in that period and was fuel to the mighty midfield machine in 2000! and then sheeds try to emulate that with paul salmon a year or 2 later.... lets not mention that one

 

[djharps]

Voss and Lions

02 the lions were f***kin good, i think with their list they could have, i would of said lynch was more important in their flags than voss,because voss had aker,lappin,black,power etc to take over the reigns as midfield/forward.. brown wasnt such a force back then so i think lynch would of hurt them more

 

[Darealrath]

Best i've seen. Nothing comes as close to footballing perfection as the 2000 QF.

I also reckon that if any other side had equivalent injuries to what we had in 2001 they wouldn't have even made the 8.

 

[Nuts4Bolts]

I think JJ only played 4 or 5 games in 1999, but he was only really an emerging player. He'd only played about 15 games for his career prior to that.

Sorry, I'll just shup up now.