Favourite Moments From 2001

[TheRealBuzz]

In a season where we won only five games, obviously there aren't going to be that many.
But here's what I came up with:

1) Round 4: Fremantle: 4th Quarter.
Scores where level at three quarter time and Freo were coming at us hard. But then the cream rose to the top and our two young champs in Cousins and Gardiner single headedly won us the match.
Gardiner was great in the ruck, but also pushed forward and kicked 3 crucial last quarter goals.
Cuzz must have cleared the ball from the centre 6-7 times in that last quarter.

2) Round 3: StKilda: 4th Quarter.
The Eagles' had lead all day, but StKilda where starting to get a run-on. Then a fantastic ruck-tap from Gardiner was swooped upon by Mark Merenda, he paddled the ball along the boundary line, avoided several attempted tackles and finally snapped a beautiful goal using the old 'banana kick'. It sealed the game for the Eagles, won Merenda the 'Goal of the year' and made me spill my beer.

3) Round 13: Melbourne: 4th Quarter.
The Eagles' had just kicked a burst of goals and where putting a fair margin between the two teams. Richard Taylor burst from the midfield and kicked it over Fido's head, the Melbourne defender gathered the ball and looked set to run the ball out of defence. But Phil had different ideas, like lightning he sprinted after him, grabbed a handful of jumper and slammed him to the ground. The ball spilt free and Fido gathered it, kicked the goal and sealed the game.

4) Round 19: Fremantle: 3rd Quarter.
This was just a small snippet of Daniel Kerr's great season, but it's probably the best example of how he played all year. He was constantly at the bottom of packs, winning the ball and setting up forward thrusts.
He refused to be intimated and his passion and enthusiasm inspired his older team-mates.
The match was only spoilt by Brendan 'Dufas' Fewster crudely tackling Kerr and ending his season.

5) Round 19: Fremantle: Whole Match.
Before the match everyone was talking about Freo’s young "champions" like Mathew Pavlich.
By the end of the match Jako had absolutely pulverised Pavlich and won the 'Ross Glendenning Medal'.
It was a great reward for Jako, who had tried so hard all year for very little result.

What about you guys?

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Rnd 18 against the saints, i followed the match online and thought the AFL website was screwing up. The eagles score just kept growing and growing everytime i refreshed the scoreboard, i thought the scoreboard was stuck on "auto" or something.

Fantastic feeling to be on the other side of a hammering.

 

[iceman]

Round 13 against Melboure

To win when we werent given a chance in hell was great
I was at the game that day and the emotion of the win was fantastic!

 

[jod23]

The highlight of the year had to be Ben Cousins' all round year. Everyone knew he was good but now he is recognised as one of the premier players in the league ... where he should be.

 

[eagleskickass]

Definately the melbourne win. I didn't see it or here it because i was heading to Perth for country week, and got off the bus, and heard a radio in the reception area announce on the news AND WEST COAST HAVE DEFEATED MELBOURNE. I was exstatic!

 

[Mr Eagle]

#1: Eagles d Melbourne. Just waiting for the siren to bloody well go off at the end of the game! When it finally did, the crowd was on its feet screaming like we'd taken a premiership, best atmosphere that had been at Subiaco for years. Made my friggin birthday, I tell ya

#2: Eagles flog St Kilda. Not as much of an achievement from some points of view as the above, but having seen Freo crawl over the dead, bleeding body of Hawthorn the previous day, it was fantastic to see the Eagles lift their performance and dominate a game they so easily could have left to chance. Instead, they turned up the heat and kept it going for (nearly) four quarters. Highlights include Troy Wilson v Koschitzke, Troy Wilson v Reiwoldt, and the way the rest of St Kilda was smart enough to avoid Troy Wilson

#3: Going 2-0 against Freo. As it should be

 

[WA]

Whilst it was the only game in Perth that I wasn't at this year, one of my highlights would also be the Melbourne game. I was overseas sitting in a bar/cafe following it on the AFL site, seeing the final score was HUGE. But, the best part was when we were on a tour later that night and the back half of the bus were all from Victoria AND Melbourne supporters. They hadn't heard the score and were carrying on amongst themselves about how much Melbourne had probably won by. How sweet it was to be the one to tell them they'd lost.

St Kilda was also a highlight - but both games. Troy's 7 in the first one and then well everything Mr Eagle said about the 2nd!

The first half of the game v's Brisbane @ Subi in June - at present I can't remember which round . I was at the game with a Brisbane supporter and I really thought we had a chance. It's probably not a season highlight, but it was I game that although we lost and it was crappy weather, I really enjoyed it.

Although it's not an actual match highlight - Dean Kemp's farewell was pretty emotional, not quite to the level of Guy McKenna's, but still memorable.

 

[Voice of Reason]

I agree with all of you and can't think of any more, which only goes to prove there weren't that many and we want more next year.

 

[GoEagles]

Mr Eagle summed it up perfectly. That Melbourne victory was so sweet, I can still remember everyones face when the final siren went. Terrific moment in a lean year for the club.