First three quarters were just gobsmackingly good. Game did not get the finish it deserved.2011. The final margin was not reflective of the quality.
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First three quarters were just gobsmackingly good. Game did not get the finish it deserved.2011. The final margin was not reflective of the quality.
Eh, it's hard to put it in perspective. Just one of those years where talent and luck all came together; a team playing fantastic footy and brilliantly well-coached, a clean bill of health pretty much all the way through, a draw as soft as a marshmallow, a lucky escape against Collingwood in the QF, and Brisbane doing us the serious favour of dumping out Richmond and Melbourne before rolling over in PF week.What do we have, 125ish years of Grand Finals? I think this Geelong Premiership should be Top 100 for starters; likely a lot higher. Dominant season.
Yeah I was there and at three quarter time my mate managed to step us both outside the tension of being an interested party and just say - "This has been a good grannie"This. If the margin didn't blow out in the last quarter it would be considered the best game of football ever played.
I voted 2012 as well. I think it suffers slightly in the public estimation because (a) the margin was greater than a goal, and (b) Sydney escapes a bit of scrutiny from the press.2012 for the momentum swings.
A lot of my mates were saying 2021 was one of the best Grandfinals they've seen up until the 4th quarter. Closest 74 point win you'll ever see. Hell we were only up by a goal with a minute to go in the third. That last minute in the third has got to be one of the best minutes you'll see in football history.2008 had the 2021 like quality of a team just ripping a game apart with momentum. Left the opposition team absolutely shell shocked. Couldn't believe my eyes as a neutral watching Melbourne dismantle Bulldogs in such a short duration, and I'd like to think neutrals in 2008 would have witnessed something similar.
From a neutral perspective my 3 favourite GF have been in order
2018 (People rightly will talk about Sheed's goal for eternity but this game had so many memorable individual moments that even the runners were getting into it)
2010 Drawn GF (I think if there was a result this would be number 1, but some could argue that the draw only added to the drama)
2002 (Cream rises to the top, Collingwood really played out of their skins and it required the absolute best out of a legendary team to get over the top)
Whilst it killed off the contest, that last minute of the third quarter is definitely a big part of what makes that grand final great - simply for its awesomeness. Yeah as a neutral I felt a bit robbed at 3/4 time that it was game over, but at the same time I was very much "Wow, I have witnessed an iconic minute of Grand Final folklore"A lot of my mates were saying 2021 was one of the best Grandfinals they've seen up until the 4th quarter. Closest 74 point win you'll ever see. Hell we were only up by a goal with a minute to go in the third. That last minute in the third has got to be one of the best minutes you'll see in football history.
I'm biased as hell of course, but I thought it was a great grandfinal.
I'm glad some others have seen it that way!Whilst it killed off the contest, that last minute of the third quarter is definitely a big part of what makes that grand final great - simply for its awesomeness. Yeah as a neutral I felt a bit robbed at 3/4 time that it was game over, but at the same time I was very much "Wow, I have witnessed an iconic minute of Grand Final folklore"
Great games are not just about closeness and stuff like that. Sometimes breathtakingly good football is just as important.
Agreed.2018. Comfortably.
Why 2001? I'd rate it well down the list, especially in comparison to epics like 2009 and 10.2011 was so underrated, as was 2001
2012 for me
nearest challengers were:
2006
2009
2018
(I can't help it, the Eagles have been in a few close ones)
I just felt it was on Essendon’s terms a lot of the game, and they threatened to really blow it away, but it was the classic premiership quarter that Brisbane stepped up in that showed how good a side they were against a seriously good opponent.Why 2001? I'd rate it well down the list, especially in comparison to epics like 2009 and 10.
I voted 2009 for the pure quality of both teams. An argument could be made for any year of 2009-11 to have the strongest teams, but my personal choice is 2009. Some people forget how good that St Kilda side were.
That StKilda team is the best side I've seen to never win a flag. Better than Adelaide 2017, late-2000s Dogs, mid-2000s Adelaide and early 90s Geelong. Better in 2009 than a lot of flag-winning teams, too.Why 2001? I'd rate it well down the list, especially in comparison to epics like 2009 and 10.
I voted 2009 for the pure quality of both teams. An argument could be made for any year of 2009-11 to have the strongest teams, but my personal choice is 2009. Some people forget how good that St Kilda side were.
By your logic, the 2021 Melbourne one must be up there too. Finished top of the ladder, average winning margins of 10+ goals across all finals, and a 70+ point win on a neutral deck.Imma wait for that one dude who posts a meticulous - if opaque - list of every single Premiership winner in freakin' order.
I'm not sure of their metrics for ranking each Premiership win, but - the 2022 Geelong Cats Premiership win should rank in the upper echelon because a) they finished the H+A season 2 wins clear on top of the ladder, and b) they won two of their Finals - on the way to the Premiership - but 10+ goals.
What do we have, 125ish years of Grand Finals? I think this Geelong Premiership should be Top 100 for starters; likely a lot higher. Dominant season.
One big difference: it was pretty clear that the Eagles were a better side in 1992.Actually very similar to Eagles first flag in 1992...
Cats up by close to 5 goals in the 2nd qtr. Eagles chipped away. Late goals before half time.
By your logic, the 2021 Melbourne one must be up there too. Finished top of the ladder, average winning margins of 10+ goals across all finals, and a 70+ point win on a neutral deck.