Rank the runner ups of this century

[demondavey]

2000 is definitely NOT this century and Essendon are therefore NOT the team of the century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century

Team of the Century*

Trust a hawks fan to be all over it

 

[footyfan1978]

Give you the tip, the season 2000 is not part of the 1900's.
Good luck forcing season 2000 into that century of the nineteen hundreds.

 

[King_Tredrea]

Give you the tip, the season 2000 is not part of the 1900's.
Good luck forcing season 2000 into that century of the nineteen hundreds.

It’s part of that same century, yes

 

[footyfan1978]

It’s part of that same century, yes

The year 2000 is part of the 2000's, yes!


There is hope for human race, I think, just.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Um, Darryl Wakelin might have been a considered a key defender in that team.

Chad Cornes? Defender or Forward? (by the way Daniel Motlop and Brett Ebert combined for 100 goals that year)

Or maybe you consider Chad a midfielder playing alongside of the likes of people you missed like Peter Burgoyne, Shaun Burgoyne, Dom Cassisi, Kane Cornes, and Danyle Pearce. (I'll give you Boak given he was just a teenager in that team) playing at the feet of rucks like Lade and Brogan.

I don't expect anyone to remember anything else apart from the disgraceful GF performance, fair enough, but if you want to analyse them then at least try to do a fair job.

I just looked at the team that lined up on grand final day. Wakelin started on the bench so I missed him. Plus it was his last game. Anyway that was your starting centre line.

Port missed the finals in 2006 and 2008 and lost the 2007 Grand Final by 119 points. It's fair to say they are the worst of the grand final teams this century.

 

[King_Tredrea]

The year 2000 is part of the 2000's, yes!


There is hope for human race, I think, just.

The year 2000 was the final year of the 20th century. Honestly, how hard is it to understand?

 

[King Brown]

Nah, Hansen and Lynch were still their main 2 KPF’s in 05. They just played a bigger role in 06.

Lynch was so out of form he was dropped during the 2005 finals.

 

[King Brown]

The year 2000 was the final year of the 20th century. Honestly, how hard is it to understand?

So was 1990 in the 80s?

 

[King_Tredrea]

Lynch was so out of form he was dropped during the 2005 finals.

This is true. Doesn’t change the fact that their main KPFs in 05 were still Hansen and Lynch

 

[King_Tredrea]

So was 1990 in the 80s?

Technically speaking, 1990 was the final year of the 9th decade in that century. So yes, as I said technically. It’s obviously never going to be referred to as the 80’s. However that was never really up for debate, it was about what the first year of this century/millennium was, which was 2001, as that was the first year after the completion of 2000 years. It’s really really simple stuff.

 

[longdonkey]

Keep telling yourself that

119 is a world record

It was one of the funniest days of my life




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Least we weren't expected to win - The Crows loss made more funny to me by the fact that I chose the players that wouldn't perform the morning before the game to my Crows mates.

 

[footyfan1978]

The year 2000 was the final year of the 20th century. Honestly, how hard is it to understand?

Can see you got deep issues with numbers in general. Hope these type of things do not keep you up at night.

 

[footyfan1978]

119 sheep in picture would give you nightmares.

 

[longdonkey]

Not sure. Brisbane should be so low. They basically melted down during the grand final and after. Pike assaulted the CEO from memory.

Interesting -might have thought the tears might not have flowed quite as hard after 3 straight premierships and the realisation they were running out of legs and the era was at an end. Sad as opposed to the S word that isn't to be mentioned.

 

[threesixpio]

It’s part of that same century, yes

According to who?

 

[King_Tredrea]

Can see you got deep issues with numbers in general. Hope these type of things do not keep you up at night.

This is all general knowledge. Not quite sure why you find it so difficult to understand.

 

[King_Tredrea]

According to who?

What do you mean according to who? The Year 2000 was the final year of the 20th Century. It’s just a fact.

 

[footyfan1978]

This is all general knowledge. Not quite sure why you find it so difficult to understand.

I understand perfectly. It seems you are the one not understanding that trying to force the season 2000 of our football into a 1900's discussion is like trying to force a square peg into a round hole. It is not going to happen, no matter how much you want it too.

I already gave my tip for you to work on this.

Give you the tip, the season 2000 is not part of the 1900's.
Good luck forcing season 2000 into that century of the nineteen hundreds.

Hence your issues.

 

[Captain_Bender]

So its percentage that gets you into a GF not winning games?

Still the point is Port Adelaide 2007 were one of the worst teams to make a grand final and most teams since who have made the grand final would probably flog them by 10+ goals

 

[King_Tredrea]

I understand perfectly. It seems you are the one not understanding that trying to force the season 2000 of our football into a 1900's discussion is like trying to force a square peg into a round hole. It is not going to happen, no matter how much you want it too.

I already gave my tip for you to work on this.


Hence your issues.

I never suggested any of this and don’t really think it’s an issue at all unless someone says “Essendon 2000 was the best team this century” lol

 

[longdonkey]

Still the point is Port Adelaide 2007 were one of the worst teams to make a grand final and most teams since who have made the grand final would probably flog them by 10+ goals

Yeah that year Port won a number of close games the most memorable being a couple point win against Geelong at Kardinia Park when they were down a couple players. I doubt that we were the second best team in the league that year and went into the game with a few guys injured (Ebert & Motlop), a few on their last legs (Peter Burgoyne and Wakelin) and a few of dubious quality that had good years. Consequently we were likely to be the worst or at best one of the worst teams to lose a grand final this century. Although you can say there are a few teams that have possibly performed as bad on the day - teams that should have won but had their pants pulled down because of their own hubris read Geelong 2008 Adelaide 2017

 

[footyfan1978]

I never suggested any of this and don’t really think it’s an issue at all unless someone says “Essendon 2000 was the best team this century” lol

They are not the best team of any century they want to pretend they want to be in.

My favourite season of people being upset about numbers was in 1996 when the league celebrated it as the 100th season of league football. Plenty of funny types amused me claiming we should not be celebrating it.
Fun times.

 

[Great8]

Our side in 2001 wasn’t too shabby. Most people forget we lead at half time and then ran out of legs in the last half against a very good Brisbane side. Was no shame losing to that side that’s for sure

 

[longdonkey]

Still the point is Port Adelaide 2007 were one of the worst teams to make a grand final and most teams since who have made the grand final would probably flog them by 10+ goals

And also when you look at the 2007 Port team take out Peter & Shaun Burgoyne, Thurstans, Wakelin, Tredrea and Lade and you have the team that finished second bottom in 2011. So really they were only hanging on by a fingernail with the guys that were left from the 04 premiership team.

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

St Kilda ‘09 was a great side. Riewoldt and Hayes had huge final series. Would probably take the flag in any other year.