Anyone for a quiz?

[BenDoolan]

Ah yeah......think you might be right WH.

On second thoughts re: lowest crowd numbers. Perhaps it would have been one of the earlier premierships that drew the lowest crowds. There wasn't a GF in 1897. So I reckon 1901 might has had the lowest crowd....

[Gyoza]

1901 is correct for the lowest 30,031 people saw Essendon smash Collingwood 43 to 16.

1968 is incorrect though. While a massive 116,828 people did cram into the MCG, Carlton got up by 3 points...so not a winning Grand Final that one.

[Ossie]

1901 is correct for the lowest 30,031 people saw Essendon smash Collingwood 43 to 16.

1968 is incorrect though. While a massive 116,828 people did cram into the MCG, Carlton got up by 3 points...so not a winning Grand Final that one.

Well it's got to be 65 or 62 then ... I'm going with 1965.

[BenDoolan]

1901 is correct for the lowest 30,031 people saw Essendon smash Collingwood 43 to 16.

1968 is incorrect though. While a massive 116,828 people did cram into the MCG, Carlton got up by 3 points...so not a winning Grand Final that one.

Ah FRUIT! I missed the "victory" part of your question. Seeing that we defeated Carlton in 1962, I'll go with that one. Beating the Saints in 1965....not sure if they had the amount of supporters to combat an Essendon / Carlton GF.

[robrulz5]

It's 1965, the crowd was around 104,000.

[dom_105]

As for 1984, as I've been told, it all had to do with the shitfight between the VFL/VFL Park members and the MCC/State Government.

* The VFL flog Waverley memberships with the promise that the Grand Final will be played at Waverley from '84
* The State Government knock back the planning proposal for the VFL to upgrade Waverley and increase the main stand, and threaten to legislate where the Grand Final will be played.
* All parties come to an agreement that sees the Grand Final played at the MCG into the forseeable future and the Great Southern Stand built
* The MCG boost the Members reserve by around 20k to accomodate both MCC and VFL Park members
* Bad weather and the reduced amount of pre-sold tickets (not to mention the fact that the MCC cracked the shits about sharing their facilities with the great unwashed from the suburbs) leads to that infamous empty spot at the top of the Ponsford stand.

[Gyoza]

1965 it is...with Ossie the winner and a bonus point for robrulz for providing the exact crowd number.

Back over to you guys for the next question...

[Ossie]

On the night Boris kicked nine against Geelong in the centenary match, which two Essendon players were stretchered from the field and why?

[dom_105]

On the night Boris kicked nine against Geelong in the centenary match, which two Essendon players were stretchered from the field and why?

Long? ACL possibly.

[boncer34]

On the night Boris kicked nine against Geelong in the centenary match, which two Essendon players were stretchered from the field and why?

Long? ACL possibly.

Did his knee as he kicked for goal.

Was the other one Wellman?

[BenDoolan]

Definitely Longy with a patella tendon. Was the other Cocky after flying for a screamer? Concussion....

[ealesy]

sorry was mixing up my season

[Ossie]

Longy ruptured his patella tendon kicking a goal, so one point there.
Still one to get!

[BenDoolan]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. now it's coming back to me. I thought it was Cockatoo-Collins who flew for a high mark and concussed himself. Now I'm thinking it was the high flying Michael Symons......

[Ossie]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. now it's coming back to me. I thought it was Cockatoo-Collins who flew for a high mark and concussed himself. Now I'm thinking it was the high flying Michael Symons......

Ding ding ding! Winner!
He certainly did love taking (or trying to take) a hanger, that bloke!

[bomberdonnie]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. now it's coming back to me. I thought it was Cockatoo-Collins who flew for a high mark and concussed himself. Now I'm thinking it was the high flying Michael Symons......

Good day

[BenDoolan]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. now it's coming back to me. I thought it was Cockatoo-Collins who flew for a high mark and concussed himself. Now I'm thinking it was the high flying Michael Symons......

Good day

Hahaha

You're favourite player. Still got that poster of him on your wall?

[bomberdonnie]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. now it's coming back to me. I thought it was Cockatoo-Collins who flew for a high mark and concussed himself. Now I'm thinking it was the high flying Michael Symons......

Good day

Hahaha

You're favourite player. Still got that poster of him on your wall?

Roof actually

[BenDoolan]

In 1977, Essendon unearthed a spate of talented young kids who went onto form the nucleus of the super teams of 1985/85 (5 debutants played in those premierships). Who won the Best First Year player award in that year?

[hop]

Paul Van der Haar