GF Zero to Heroes thread

[Tarkyn_24]

Those are all fair criticisms, but to be honest I don't think that any of them really addressed what really won Geelong the game for mine - the sheer weight of numbers through the middle. Daisy and Pendles were excellent, but Swan was completely beaten by Ling and there wasn't enough beyond that.

He was too slow on the Tarrant move, but by the time that the move became obvious, the game was half-won anyway.

They were just the obvious ones. Add in his selfishness in the lead up to the Grand Final and the distracting impact it would’ve had on the club and there’s a multitude of ways that his performance handicapped us.

Take nothing away from the 44 players that day, it was a brilliant game of football and Geelong truly were the better team. But Malthouse set us back with his ineptitude on the day.

 

[Macpotata]

Paul Dear

 

[iameviljez]

They were just the obvious ones. Add in his selfishness in the lead up to the Grand Final and the distracting impact it would’ve had on the club and there’s a multitude of ways that his performance handicapped us.

I reckon part of that was Eddie's doing, though. Stupid idea, to reward your premiership coach with a demotion - nobody would enjoy that.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

He was very good, but let's not pretend that 2008 Dew was the same as 2004 Dew - or, more to the point, that it was evident at the time that he was capable of turning a game the way that he did. I mean, he hadn't kicked a goal in the previous five games.

Besides, when you've got a forward line where the FF has kicked over 100 goals, the CHF has 75, and there's a forward pocket with nearly 50, you don't really put so much into the fat flanker.

Sure but this thread was supposed to be about players who were zeroes. Dew may have been past his prime in 2008 but his career was too good for him to ever be considered a zero. I used Shane Ellen and Tom Boyd as my examples and if you think Dew is in anyway comparable to those guys, you're vastly underating him as a player.

Geelong lost a flag because they didn't put any time into that fat flanker btw so I'm not sure why you're playing devils advocate. People remember his goals but he was killing it all over the ground. I doubt Clarkson could have predicted how much Geelong underated Dew. I mean cooked or not, you give Stewart Dew time and space anywhere within 50m of the goal face and he's going to kill you every time.

 

[iameviljez]

Geelong lost a flag because they didn't put any time into that fat flanker btw so I'm not sure what you're playing devils advocate.

Stuart Dew is about number six in the list of reasons why we lost that flag.

1. Alastair Clarkson
2. Geelong
3. Luke Hodge
4. Geelong
5. Geelong
6. Stuart Dew

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Stuart Dew is about number six in the list of reasons why we lost that flag.

1. Alastair Clarkson
2. Geelong
3. Luke Hodge
4. Geelong
5. Geelong
6. Stuart Dew

The momentum changed with Dew though. It was a close game until fat boy started running rings around your defenders. He kicked 4 goals and set up another 3 in a game with a 26 point margin. Keep telling yourself it wasn't Dew if you want. I don't care.

 

[jesterwester]

In a losing grand final, Kasey Green in 2005 is one that I recall being in and out of the side but doing a ripper defensive job on O’keefe in the grand final. Had WC won the game (less than a kick in it), it would have been remembered more.
(Looked it up- was only his 3rd game for the year)

Was delisted at the end of that year, went to north for a couple of years but that remains his best game IMO.

 

[iameviljez]

The momentum changed with Dew though. It was a close game until fat boy started running rings around your defenders. He kicked 4 goals and set up another 3 in a game with a 26 point margin. Keep telling yourself it wasn't Dew if you want. I don't care.

I would agree with you, if he had kicked four... but he kicked two.

Stats sheet says one goal assist, though I appreciate that's not the same as "set up".

I agree that he was very good, but the main factor in the 2008 GF was the tactical setup, and us shooting our own foot off, repeatedly.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I would agree with you, if he had kicked four... but he kicked two.

Stats sheet says one goal assist, though I appreciate that's not the same as "set up".

I agree that he was very good, but the main factor in the 2008 GF was the tactical setup, and us shooting our own foot off, repeatedly.

Sorry 2 goals not four. I was right about the assists though. None of these goals happen without Dew.

2nd Quarter - Wins contested ball at half forward against the flow of play, lace out pass to Buddy, who passes to Williams in the goal square.
3rd Quarter - Wins contested mark in the centre, kicks to buddy who taps down to Rioli who jogs into an open goal.
3rd Quarter - Somehow gets a handball out goal-side to Williams despite getting smashed by two geelong defenders, Williams kicks easy goal.

 

[Kram]

Spud Mitch Morton kicking 2 goals in 2012.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

Good nom - I always remembered that night after the game thinking I'd be shattered if I was a pies fan and we'd arguably lost a flag because Tom Hawkins had somehow turned into Wayne Carey at half time - would have been gutting

Pies fans were used to such occurrences by that stage.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Xavier Ellis 2008

 

[Scotland]

Jack Darling did it in game.

 

[djrasta213]

Tony Evans 92 & 94 was known to be a big game player & non existent/injured for the rest.

 

[ioppolo]

Dom Sheed and Will Schofield's best games of last year were the grand final by far. On the flip side, since his clutch as **** last quarter in that game, Vardy has become a spud who sits behind Hickey on form and there are calls on the Eagles board to drop him for Keegan Brooksby.