Universal Love Remembering the 04 Grand Final

[Macca19]

Was 22, sitting behind the goals a level above the cheersquad. Great say, remember it like yesterday. Got there early and watched the u18 GF, did a walk around the ground. Great battle on the field. The after party. Was epic

 

[RossFC]

 

[Ljc_86]

I wish something like this was promoted earlier so I could attend. Would be a fantastic night I reckon.

 

[gbear]

Two decades on, and so many things have scary similarities to season 2004 on and off the field!

 

[Poley]

Yes it is annoying that it is 20 years since our last flag, but let's leave that aside and have one positive thread.

Who was there?
What are your favourite memories?
What was your favourite play?
What have you enjoyed most about watching the players relive it?

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Behind the goals about 30 rows back... Didn't believe until the Dew goal - that was the first time I really thought "they can't catch us now..." = Favourite play - Pickett running through centre (straight towards the goals I was behind..) looking over his shoulder and going "Nah - you can't catch me" and putting on the afterburners..

 

[Vagabond0]

Standing room southern stand, jumping around before the game in a bunch of Ports supporters "How good is it we're here" which poured into half time

"We're in this" which slowly rolls into euphoria replacing the disbelief.

Not sure why but "Josh - Don't Nick out on us" banner one of my clearest memories on the day, probably because I had Carr in our top 5 most important at the time.

 

[Festerz]

Heads up everyone - Channel 7 is replaying the 2004 GF in the wee hours of the morning.

Yeah I know - we've all got it on DVD and our hard drives but there's something special about watching it on the TV like the old days isn't there?

Not sure about you all but watching that ONE AFL grand final victory for our club always gets an airing in the Festy living room when it gets played on FTA - just like the Shawshank Redemption. Must of watched them both more than two dozen times.

Maybe because it reminds me of the time when the hair on my head and elsewhere was full and dark and things were looking up.

 

[Winganeen]

Fuark, I remember this night 20 years ago, so very confident. Couldn't wait to bring the flag home.

Haven't felt that confidence in some time.

 

[KrispyKremeMullanikka]

Heads up everyone - Channel 7 is replaying the 2004 GF in the wee hours of the morning.

Yeah I know - we've all got it on DVD and our hard drives but there's something special about watching it on the TV like the old days isn't there?

Not sure about you all but watching that ONE AFL grand final victory for our club always gets an airing in the Festy living room when it gets played on FTA - just like the Shawshank Redemption. Must of watched them both more than two dozen times.

Maybe because it reminds me of the time when the hair on my head and elsewhere was full and dark and things were looking up.

I’ll watched it again but man it’s been a spell between drinks. Fück.

 

[Dutchy5150]

Here is a version with Fiveaa Adelaide call of the 2004 AFL Grand Final featuring Ken "KG" Cunningham, Chris Dittmar and Russel Ebert.

 

[240volt]

I’ll watched it again but man it’s been a spell between drinks. Fück.

We had real top shelf players all over the field.

 

[Scodges]

Here is a version with Fiveaa Adelaide call of the 2004 AFL Grand Final featuring Ken "KG" Cunningham, Chris Dittmar and Russel Ebert.

I was listening to him live on the day on radio, cause I was too nervous to watch it. I actually thought KG called it really well.


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[ibd77]

Here is a version with Fiveaa Adelaide call of the 2004 AFL Grand Final featuring Ken "KG" Cunningham, Chris Dittmar and Russel Ebert.

Yay, someone found my video edit.

 

[PAFC04]

I watched it before the game yesterday and couldn’t help look at the similarities between them and the players now….. not all, but some.
These below stood out for me

Carr/Farell
Peter Burgoyne

Peter Burgoyne

Age

48

Ht

183cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.6

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

7.1

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

15.0

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

2.2

3star

T

0.8

3star

/son
Shaun Burgoyne

9

Shaun Burgoyne

Age

43

Ht

186cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.0

4star

K

9.9

4star

HB

8.1

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.8

5star

MG

162.7

3star

D

10.0

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

4.4

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

2.6

4star

MG

162.7

3star

D

6.2

2star

K

3.2

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.2

2star

T

1.6

4star

/JHF
Rioli/Pickett
Gavin/Rozee

Also showed me that we are not that far off a premiership….

 

[TeeKray]

Rozee is practically a Wanganeen clone.

 

[Dutchy5150]

I was listening to him live on the day on radio, cause I was too nervous to watch it. I actually thought KG called it really well.


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I remember listening to the MMM call with Timmy G and others (that I cant remember) It was awesome... You could hear the emotion in Timmy's voice as he called the last few minutes...