The what if thread

[TedDougChris]

What if like Melbourne, was good, and stuff?

That's out there man..... Whoa...

 

[boncer34]

Essendon fans will probably call me stupid but to go with the out of the box suggestions what if the 2000 GF was played with the rules of 2017? I reckon that young Melbourne side would have had a chance against the bombers but as was the way footy was played back then they just belted us into submission with Brad Green and Troy Simmons getting taking out illegally.

Its stupid because what is the outcome now for the Long hit vs. back then? He got weeks. That's still the punishment now, wouldn't have changed the outcome.

 

[Billy ray]

what if bevo didn't call bob up to the stage?

 

[DigbysDeftTaps]

What if Fev had been sent home instead of making an arse of himself in Brownlow night.. finished his career as a bagger and who knows.

 

[SizeMatters]

What if Buckley didn't 'play for premierships' at Collingwood... Lions 4-peat?

 

[Marmozet]

What if Isaac Smith didn't miss that shot after the siren?

Could the Hawks have gone 4 in a row?

The way Sydney played in the 2016 PF against Geelong, I'd have backed them to have done the same thing to Hawthorn.

 

[Marmozet]

What if Cameron Ling's goal in the 2010 QF was allowed?

We most likely have a Collingwood vs Geelong 2010 GF and that drawn Pies/Saints match never happens.

 

[Tiger Toffee]

Essendon fans will probably call me stupid but to go with the out of the box suggestions what if the 2000 GF was played with the rules of 2017? I reckon that young Melbourne side would have had a chance against the bombers but as was the way footy was played back then they just belted us into submission with Brad Green and Troy Simmons getting taking out illegally.

I hate Essendon with every bone in my body but they still would've thrashed you, be thankful they kicked s**t that day or Geelongs 119 would be the 2nd highest GF margin, and yes i am saying that IF Essendon kicked straight in the first half they would've won by 120+.

One for Geelong:

What if the AFL bowed to lobbying/Fox Sports and played the 17 QF at Kardinia Park. Win that and get GWS (also @ KP if precedent hold) and Crows get Richmond in Adelaide in a PF instead of the G.

We still would've won. and for the bolded, who Dwayne Russell LOL

 

[Leather Poisoning]

What if buddy had kicked straight in the 2012 grand final? Would he have stayed at Hawthorn?

 

[Always Ballin]

What if Victorians didn't get guaranteed home field advantage in the grand finals?

 

[Leather Poisoning]

What if the hawks picked tambling? Would he have become a good player?

 

[PhatBoy]

..Ablett didn't do his shoulder v Collingwood in 2014
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/16/gcfc-v-coll

we were in good form that year. Would we have made the finals?

I think you would have certainly

 

[PhatBoy]

One for Geelong:

What if the AFL bowed to lobbying/Fox Sports and played the 17 QF at Kardinia Park. Win that and get GWS (also @ KP if precedent hold) and Crows get Richmond in Adelaide in a PF instead of the G.

Don’t think we’d have beaten Richmond anyway.

 

[PrideOf]

What if Rooch had applied the same blind spot to the Crows' first father-son as he did to Port's first father-son?

Bryce Gibbs could have had a decent career and we'd have rolled on from 2005-2006 for a couple more years to be challenging the top 4.

 

[tigertigertiger]

What if there was no bigfooty

 

[beema limapep]

We were flying until that moment.

Absolutely

 

[beema limapep]

What if Victorians didn't get guaranteed home field advantage in the grand finals?

Was only a matter of time. Lmao pathetic

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Daisy Thomas tackle on Rioli prelim 2011. What a ****en beauty that was. What if Thomas didn't run him down. Rioli should have been more aware. Hawks might have won, then we would have beat them in the granny instead of The pies

Jokes. Free kick Hawthorn.

Three big moments in the dying minutes of that game:

1. Buddy goal from the boundary was bloody amazing. May have even put us in front.
2. Daisy tackle on rioli
3. Luke Ball snap and goal.

We would have won if either of those last two didn’t happen. Just couldn’t hold
Them down.

Was an amazing game of footy to be at.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

What if Ottens (or Mooney) kicked those goals in the 2008 GF?

Probably still overrun by the Hawks in the 3rd.

As a hawks fan I was stunned by those two moments. Was way to edgy to think it was going to open the door for us.

In retrospect it shows that the cats were rattled that day. Real momentum killing moments both of them.

 

[citizen-erased]

Dogs win in 2016 was not just one of my favourite footy moments ever, but sporting moments ever.

No one desered to end the drought more. That was on end of the most stirring wins, and final campaigns I've ever witnessed.

Probably the best in actual fact. Just freakishly good.

**** that sounded like a cross between Mcavaney and Dwayne Russell.

Mcawayney?

 

[Gydafud]

In retrospect it shows that the cats were rattled that day. Real momentum killing moments both of them.

It was a devastating compounding effect. Every miss meaning rushed and pressured decisions.



Still painful to watch.

 

[PowerForGood]

if lucas hadnt gone nuts in last quarter of rnd 22 in 07

- wc finish 2nd on % and host port instead of other way
- more then likely win and cousins not do hammy
- week off to freshen up then play north at home in prelim instead of extra time final and run out of legs
- play geelong in their 3rd grand final in a row and have judd fresher considering week off and light prelim vs north. grand final hardened team vs cats probably wouldnt of been 117

For the record Port finished 1.5% ahead of WC on the ladder (about 9 goals) and played after them so would have known what margin they needed to finish 2nd.


For Port Adelaide in 2000, sitting bottom after round 12 with one win after getting thrashed by the Saints, we could have just thrown the season and had Pick 1 in the draft. Nick Riewoldt.
Playing alongside Warren Tredrea, Port would have been scary good that decade.

 

[Captain_Bender]

If Geoff Raines, David Cloke and Byran Wood didn't leave Richmond after 1982

 

[smasha]

One sound I will never forget. You could hear it from the stands. Ugh.

I was there,hush went around the ground,absolutely gutted.

 

[LeverPuller]

I was there,hush went around the ground,absolutely gutted.

Same, everyone knew how red-hot he was. Would have won the Brownlow if he hadn't broken it.