Best ever Eagles match?

[CursoryMercenary]

What do you think the best Eagles match was in terms of excitement and drama? I think that the 1992 elimination final against the Hawks, where we got revenge for the 91 flag! it was great

 

[Swarbs]

best match we've lost was the one by a point to Carlton where mainy had to kick a goal from the boundary and he hit the post

 

[The Passenger]

i reckon the best matches we've played would have to be:

- Round 21 Demolition Derby (2001 i think) against Freo.
- The game against Dogs were they kicked 8 to zip in the first quarter, and we kicked 8 top zip in the second, then won by 2 goals i think.
- Collingwood game were we kicked 5 goals in about 6 minutes, then they clawed their way back then we kicked 2 at the death to win in 2003.
- Last two Essendon games at Colonial. Hird goal to win game, and the game about 2 weeks after Collingwood game mentioned above.

all of mine will be post 1996, as i didnt really understand or fully appreciate (nor follow it as closely) the game as much as now.

 

[Mr Q]

Here's a selection:

For excitement
*1987 Rd1 v Richmond (come back from 31 points down at 3/4 time)
1988 Elimination Final
1990 Qualifying Final (the drawn one, the other one sucked)
1995 Rd21 v Carlton as mentioned above
*1999 Qualifying Final v Western Bulldogs
*2001 Rd13 v Melbourne (a 7 point win after 8 straight losses)
*2003 Rd10 v Collingwood
*2003 Rd13 v Kangaroos (the mudbath)
2004 Rd3 v Essendon (although all of rounds 1-4 qualify)

For sheer joy of being an Eagles supporter:
All of the above list that we won (*), plus:
1992, 1994 GFs (nothing more need be said!)
1995 R7 v Freo (first derby, putting the upstarts back in their place)
1995 R19 v Adelaide (135 point win)
1999 R4 v Essendon
2003 R12 v Brisbane (crushing the premiers at their home ground)
2003 R15 v Carlton (revenge for what they did to us when we were down)

That'll do for a start

 

[Swarbs]

aaah yes the great win over essendon in 99


damn that feels like yesterday

 

[goaldrush1977]

The game at York Park where the Eagles won by 2 points 2004. Great game.

 

[Jabber]

The game at York Park where the Eagles won by 2 points 2004. Great game.

4 points, but the opposition was ordinary - not a great spectacle.

 

[Eagles_Rock]

2004 Matches
Game Rating
R1 v WB- w 8
R2 v PORT l 7
R3 v ESS l 8
R4 v BL w 8
R5 v CARL l 4
R6 v FRE l 6
R7 v MELB l 6
R8 v SYD w 7
R9 v STK l 6
R10 v RICH w 8
R11 v COLL l 6
R12 v ADEL w 8
R13 v KANG l 7
R14 v GEEL w 9
R15 v HAW l 8
R16 v ESS w 9
R17 v PORT l 8
R18 v WB w 8
R19 v BL w 10
R20 v CARL w 9
R21 v FRE w 9
R22 v MELB w 9

Thanks/

 

[Milenko]

For sheer joy of being an Eagles supporter:
All of the above list that we won (*), plus:
1992, 1994 GFs (nothing more need be said!)
1995 R7 v Freo (first derby, putting the upstarts back in their place)
1995 R19 v Adelaide (135 point win)
1999 R4 v Essendon
2003 R12 v Brisbane (crushing the premiers at their home ground)
2003 R15 v Carlton (revenge for what they did to us when we were down)

May as well throw in that WACA game against Adelaide where Scotty Cummings slotted a lazy 14.

 

[Mr Q]

May as well throw in that WACA game against Adelaide where Scotty Cummings slotted a lazy 14.

Yeah, you'll note I missed the two 100 point wins in 2000 as I was living in London at the time and didn't see them.

 

[coasting]

The 94 final vs Collingwood is probably my favourite game I have been too. Collingwood had a chance to win it in the dying seconds but they muffed it and Tony Shaw had a cry after the game Sweet. Was 10 years ago but it seems just like yesterday. Was sitting right behind Suma and he and the Collingwood fullback (Pert?) were going at it all day long.

 

[The_Ruffneck]

Bulldogs final in 99 was good