Single best finals moment

[Sproj]

Most underrated moment of the finals for me:

Wilmot's chase down tackle on Heeney in Q1 of the grannie, when we were two goals down and everything was uncertain.

He also physically and mentally broke Heeney and with him, the Swans.

 

[luthor]

The one that flies under the radar is McKenna's centering kick to Morris in the PF. Reckon Conor is the only player we have that could've pulled that kick off.

Good get


Fantastic vision and sublime skill

 

[luthor]

Most underrated moment of the finals for me:

Wilmot's chase down tackle on Heeney in Q1 of the grannie, when we were two goals down and everything was uncertain.

Yet another great moment

But I don't think anyone here is underrating anything per se.

It's just that there's a veritable smorgasbord of highlights to chose from

 

[jonnobackpocket]

Really enjoyed reading the score 60-0 against the blues, was magnificent. The fact we beat Carlton and Geelong on the way to the flag just adds so much joy, if only we could have added Collingwood to the list would have been perfection, unfortunately they weren’t even good enough to make finals.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Rayner from 50 with the left boot about does it for me.

 

[Doc Wieldon]

How about the feeling at 44 points down. Staring down the barrel of another wasted year, mids getting slaughtered, Hogan unstoppable, Fagan not moving any magnets. Beaten up by a lesser team. And yet... belief was still there. It never felt like we were done for. Not even when they responded with the last two of 3/4. Because our best was the best all year, albeit never for 4 or even 3 quarters consecutively. Fast forward - 9 quarters of our best footy in a row. What a time to put it together, and what a high vs the low half way through the third v GSW!

 

[lionsrules]

To many.
I attended three of the finals
Carlton,
Flew down for geelong and back again for the grand final.
I still think the Preliminary final was the best game i went to and for me its Rayners goal from 60m out on his left.

 

[Rowallan Lion]

 

[mighty_lions]

How about the feeling at 44 points down. Staring down the barrel of another wasted year, mids getting slaughtered, Hogan unstoppable, Fagan not moving any magnets. Beaten up by a lesser team. And yet... belief was still there. It never felt like we were done for. Not even when they responded with the last two of 3/4. Because our best was the best all year, albeit never for 4 or even 3 quarters consecutively. Fast forward - 9 quarters of our best footy in a row. What a time to put it together, and what a high vs the low half way through the third v GSW!

I cancelled my grand final accomodation at that moment, lohmann then kicked the next pretty quickly and I thought i bet we win it now

rebooked it an hour later only cost $40 extra

 

[pod17]

There were so many.

If I had to narrow it down there are two for me, and they both involve Ah Chee. His snap against the Cats to get us back ahead was all class. The replay of Charlie putting his head over the ball (in itself a moment), Ah Chee gathering and snapping all in one motion under significant Guthrie pressure was clutch (like his set shot earlier in the game) and required incredible skill.

The second was his fourth goal in the Grand Final. I had just returned to my seat with my 7 year old and as we were walking back to our seats (which my mum kindly guarded) he streamed in and we high-fived a million strangers.

To top that off, we were sitting next to Jono and Blacky who he got a photo with (after which he asked if they were as good as his favourite player Daniher ).

 

[martinson]

There were so many.

If I had to narrow it down there are two for me, and they both involve Ah Chee. His snap against the Cats to get us back ahead was all class. The replay of Charlie putting his head over the ball (in itself a moment), Ah Chee gathering and snapping all in one motion under significant Guthrie pressure was clutch (like his set shot earlier in the game) and required incredible skill.

The second was his fourth goal in the Grand Final. I had just returned to my seat with my 7 year old and as we were walking back to our seats (which my mum kindly guarded) he streamed in and we high-fived a million strangers.

To top that off, we were sitting next to Jono and Blacky who he got a photo with (after which he asked if they were as good as his favourite player Daniher ).

With that snap of Cal's you could see him sneak a very quick look at the goals and he put the ball on what to me seemed like a very strange angle for a snap but it sailed through flat and not at very high trajectory which often misdirects the kick when players are under extreme pressure.

I'd never mentioned it before because I thought maybe he fluked it but it disected the sticks and reflecting on your post maybe it's something he's practised.

 

[martinson]

Looking back over a long time those last 3 minutes of the Geelong game were possibly the most elated I've ever felt after a game of footy.

Just the way the phone coverage and I presume Channel 7 cut to the scenes of Hawkins and all his friends high fiving when Geelong hit the front as if they were always going to win and the rapidity with which we gunned them down was especially gratifying.

And Rayner's strike was such a peach. No better sight in footy than the goal umpire standing motionless as the ball heads goalwards. Once it left his boot we were on our feet.

 

[Grasshopper17]

With that snap of Cal's you could see him sneak a very quick look at the goals and he put the ball on what to me seemed like a very strange angle for a snap but it sailed through flat and not at very high trajectory which often misdirects the kick when players are under extreme pressure.

I'd never mentioned it before because I thought maybe he fluked it but it disected the sticks and reflecting on your post maybe it's something he's practised.

Kicked a very similar goal from perhaps even longer range in the third quarter.

And of course there's his left foot snap from 35-40 at the Gabba to put us in front against Sydney late in the regular season.

He has an uncanny knack of getting phenomenal purchase on those round-the-body snaps. Accurately as well, despite being under pressure.

 

[pod17]

Kicked a very similar goal from perhaps even longer range in the third quarter.

And of course there's his left foot snap from 35-40 at the Gabba to put us in front against Sydney late in the regular season.

He has an uncanny knack of getting phenomenal purchase on those round-the-body snaps. Accurately as well, despite being under pressure.

Absolutely, I was thinking the same. Not a finals moment per se, but the way he blended kicking those goals whilst negating Whitfield, Stewart and Blakey went a long way to us being able to win it. A very talented, underrated player.

 

[Tom14]

Absolutely, I was thinking the same. Not a finals moment per se, but the way he blended kicking those goals whilst negating Whitfield, Stewart and Blakey went a long way to us being able to win it. A very talented, underrated player.

That swans game during the season will be a bit forgotten but was super important. Confirmed to the players and club that we were fully back on track.

Felt like winning a final when the siren went.