Best Football Moment

swoodley · Post by **swoodley** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:20 pm

What is your best football moment?

I'm not talking about your favourite game but the best actual moment.

Something that has stayed with you for a long time.

Mine was during the medal presentation at the 1984 grand final.

I was sitting next to a guy who must have weighed about 140-150kgs (pretty squeezy) and as Tim Watson went up to get his medal, this guy just burst into tears.

I asked him if he was alright and he told me that he had been going to the football for 25 years and this was the first time he seen us win a flag.

Tim Watson was his favourite player and when Tim went up for his medal, the guy was just overcome with joy.

22 years later and I still clearly remember that moment

robrulz5 · Post by **robrulz5** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:40 pm

That is a very tough one to answer. I'll have to have a long hard think about it.

Essendon4eva · Post by **Essendon4eva** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:08 pm

Darren Bewick kicking 9 goals in his first game back from a knee reco in 1996.

Post by **danstar84** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:45 pm

Love seeing Hirdy's hug after THAT goal in the West Coast game. One of my favourites.

billyduckworth · Post by **billyduckworth** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:02 pm

I'm with swoodley. It's the 1984 grand final for me. We had waited so many years. Even more so than the game, my best memory is going home afterwards on the broady train. The whole train was singing and dancing like we were all drunk or something. It was great.

Gossy7 · Post by **Gossy7** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:05 pm

Yeah with Dan. That goal was magical, as was his last quarter.

Also the 2000 Grand Final. It was my 4th Grand Final i'd been to and i was just so hungry for us to win after 99' prelim. Hirdy was inspirational, and we were always going to win. Just awesome stuff!

Post by **Jazz_84** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:44 pm

93' Grand Final, it was my first year supporting the bombers i was 9 years old i had the scarf and beanie covering the tv, i moved the chair right in front of the tv, i was lovin it

uptick · Post by **uptick** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:28 pm

The 1981 win against Carlscum, (26 points down at 20 min ? mark of last qtr.), watching Fitzpatric getting the free reversed for time wasting, and Neal Daniher kicking another one. I have this image of Rotten Ronny Andrews running off the ground with only one boot on.

rockhole · Post by **rockhole** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:37 pm

1984 Granny and the fabulous Leon Baker puts us in front. Almost brought on a hearty on the spot and I constantly relive it through Tim Lane's call of the gane. (Channel 2 coverage). Craps all over sevens version.

Rossoneri · Post by **Rossoneri** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:48 pm

ROCKHOLE wrote:1984 Granny and the fabulous Leon Baker puts us in front. Almost brought on a hearty on the spot and I constantly relive it through Tim Lane's call of the gane. (Channel 2 coverage). Craps all over sevens version.

The dons...without a flag since 1965. Clawing their way back to within 5 points at the 8 minute mark of the last term. Burne beats Madden, but the dons hussle it away through Williams. Too far for Baker now he's onto it,nows hes got it, OPEN GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The dons are in front by one point at the 8 minute mark.........4 goals to Leon Baker!!!!!!!!!
Can I add that Baker/Williams/Weston/Watson shoudl have got the NSM before Duckworth. No disrespect to billy but the selectors got it wrong.

robrulz5 · Post by **robrulz5** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:19 am

The first final I ever went to was the '96 Semi-final against West Coast when we absolutely smashed them!

The jackets and scarves being waved after Hirdy ran down and kicked a goal from full-back was awesome.

BERT · Post by **BERT** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:26 am

My favorite moment was the night I had in Perth after the final against Freo. Had a ball at the game but that night at the Burswood was awesome. Eagles fans loving it. Gee it was fun.

Crazyman · Post by **Crazyman** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:27 pm

My favourite moment happened in an NRL game...

1999 Melbourne Storm vs Saints

Crowd were understandably pro Saints (along with my dad) and when the Storm were coming back in the second half, these so called supporters really started showing their stuff...I had beer holders, empty poppers, half full poppers, etc thrown at me...not that I baited them or anything

For actual football, hard to pick any one, but I remember the first bounce of the Preseason G/F when Johnson ran through the Kangaroos player (can't remember who it was now) and put him out of the game...perfect hip and shoulder straight down the middle of the opponent with no raised arms, head clashes or dirtyness involved

uptick · Post by **uptick** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:56 pm

Poor old Blakey, cracker of a hit.

Crazyman wrote:My favourite moment happened in an NRL game...

1999 Melbourne Storm vs Saints

Crowd were understandably pro Saints (along with my dad) and when the Storm were coming back in the second half, these so called supporters really started showing their stuff...I had beer holders, empty poppers, half full poppers, etc thrown at me...not that I baited them or anything

For actual football, hard to pick any one, but I remember the first bounce of the Preseason G/F when Johnson ran through the Kangaroos player (can't remember who it was now) and put him out of the game...perfect hip and shoulder straight down the middle of the opponent with no raised arms, head clashes or dirtyness involved

rockhole · Post by **rockhole** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:50 pm

Nice One Rossi,

Just reading Tim Lane's call sends shivers.

Thanks for the memory

DazMan32 · Post by **DazMan32** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:00 pm

Longy winning the 93 norm smith, played an awesome final series.

Especially those runs up the middle against the crows, a similar run for a goal against carlton and when he was toying with the blues players and sandy roberts says "Take me on, take me on, take me on he says"!!!

Favourite player ever!!!, could have been top 5 don off all time had he not had those knee reco's.

Love to see a good highlights package of him, some of the runs and handballs/knock-ons he did over his career were unbelievable!!!

DYSON#2 · Post by **DYSON#2** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:07 pm

seeing james hird walk around the MCG during the 4th quarter of the 2000 grand final when he knew we had the flag one. he had the biggest smile on his face, knowing what he had been through to get there in previous years, the emotion on his face, i was 13 years old, he was my hero. the dvd "Against All Odds" highlights this moment

Rossoneri · Post by **Rossoneri** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:04 pm

ROCKHOLE wrote:Nice One Rossi,

Just reading Tim Lane's call sends shivers.

Thanks for the memory

Took forever to type it, I was shaking when typing it.

Madden · Post by **Madden** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:12 pm

Rossoneri wrote:
ROCKHOLE wrote:Nice One Rossi,

Just reading Tim Lane's call sends shivers.

Thanks for the memory
Took forever to type it, I was shaking when typing it.

You must remember the match well Rosso, being all of 1/2 years old at the time!

I would have been about 3. Its a sensational moment to watch on tape (as I assume you have) but I wouldnt call it my greatest football moment as I didnt see / can't remember it live.

As for mine, ill have to think about it....

Rossoneri · Post by **Rossoneri** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:36 pm

Staggy wrote:
Rossoneri wrote:
ROCKHOLE wrote:Nice One Rossi,

Just reading Tim Lane's call sends shivers.

Thanks for the memory
Took forever to type it, I was shaking when typing it.
You must remember the match well Rosso, being all of 1/2 years old at the time!

I would have been about 3. Its a sensational moment to watch on tape (as I assume you have) but I wouldnt call it my greatest football moment as I didnt see / can't remember it live.

As for mine, ill have to think about it....

Never said it was my favourite, but I do get great enjoyment watching it over and over again.

One of my greatest moment was probably Mercuris goals (and the build up to it) in the 93 Prelim in the 3rd quarter. The roar of the crowd was as big as I have heard, ever!