Best game you've ever been to?

[Nico]

Doctor J, I remember all those games you mentioned.

Soul stirring stuff that Collingwood game at the Lake Oval.
I believe it was John Murphy (ex WA) who put us in front.

In more recent times the game against Carlton in 1996 when O'Brien kicked 6 and Kelly did the brilliant smother off a full blooded attempted Carlton boot off the ground to gather and pass to O'Brien. The roar from the Swans fans when Plugger marked and kicked the sealer with a minute to go will last in my memory for ever.

The game had everything and at half time I turned to my brother and said this is the best game I had ever been to. Believe it or not it got better in the second half, and we won. I knew then that we were seroius contenders as I believe we are now.

[chammond]

Originally posted by robbieando
Other games include

1996 vs Richmond at Waverley Park - Again won by a point but this time we didn't hit the front until late in the match after being out of the match at 3 quarter time. That win I believe more than any other set up the 1996 season. Richo brain explosion late in the match cost Richmond a goal and ultimatly the match.

Yes Robbie, that was a watershed game . . . . after a couple of thrashings in Sydney, it was like a lightbulb was switched on, and the team suddenly realised it had a heart after all.

Then beating Carlton the same year (Carlton at that time still being the best side in the AFL) . . . . you could almost feel the Swans sense that they didn't need to fear anyone anymore.

The rest of the 1996 season is like a weird, fantastic dream, but those are two games I can still remember in vivid detail.

[chammond]

Bloody Hell, Nico, that's creepy!

I'm sitting here lost in memories of that 1996 Carlton game, and you're writing about the very same match?!

[motorace_182]

Definitely the Prelim, or the North game. Both were different but you leave the ground with the most awesome feeling.

[Jude4eva]

The best game i remember besides the 1996 final against the bombers was last season at the SCG the game against Brisbane... it was an awesome game and brisbane didnt know what had hit them.

and then of course beating Brisbane at the GABBA thats a huge achievement as well its just a shame we couldnt beat them when it mattered the most. But we can say we lost to the premiers and it isnt so bad

[anne]

What about the worst game? Both were against St Kilda - the draw in 2002 which left most fans stunned and caused me to send my ticket back! Also a few years earlier at the SCG we played ST Kilda and lost by about 101 points. We had taken a Sydney friend to convert them to Aussie rules and they never went again. But we did stay till the end.
For pure enjoyment the best game to me was beating Collingwood at Telstra last year and sitting amongst over 40,000 stunned pies supporters. And I nearly didn't go.

[lescygnes]

worst game? thats easy.

when plugger had his way with peter cavan and we lost despite being 10 goals up at one stage.

and the ambulance on the SCG for what seemed an eternity.

[Jeffers1984]

Best Game I've been to? my top 3

1.Plugger's 1300th and to do it against the Magpie scum made it extra sweet...awesome buzz around the ground that day

2. North rd4 2002...Cressa kicking the winning goal after a silly Motlop Free was unbelievable. A very dramatic finish to what was a pretty poor game overal, but the finish put it up in my top 3

3. Kell and Dunks Last game. Richmond rd 22 2002...Just the occassion..and to see bazza absolutely tear the richmond backline apart was amazing to watch. I don't think there was a dry eye at that stadium at the end..magical night

[sharp9]

Worst game...St. Kilda Draw, yeaaaaccchh (and my wife is a Saints supporter so it was double trouble at home)

Also - losing to Essendon on the siren at Colonial after we had led for the entire game against the "unbeatable" champs. Heartbreaking disbelief. (Rd 19 2001)

Losing to Richmond at the MCG when they were practically wooden spooners (Rd 2 in '99, I believe). The crowd was so quiet that when I yelled out from the top of the Olympic "how can you be that bad?" several Swans players actually turned around. It was a bit embarrassing. Dreadful game. Lost by only 2 goals...which only shows how bad the Tigers were.

Also in '99 the Qualifying final thrashing against Essendon (Lockett's last game)

[Ryan Bomford]

Maybe not the best game but certainly one of the most memorable games for me, as well as some of the players - Round 16, 1998, Port Power v Swans at the SCG.

It will be remembered as the game Kelly did his ACL - and marked the slow beginning to the end of a brilliant career. Lockett used the emotion of the occasion to kick 5 (?) goals in the 3rd quarter and finished up with 10 or 11 for the match. The match kickstarted our run to the 98 finals.

But the match also included a number of memorable vignettes like Filandia hanging off the back of the port ruckman, and a hopelessly out of shape and out of form Lewis taking a mark by the goal post while trying to stay as far away from the action as possible.

[BAM_BAM]

I have watched some bad ones on TV, but for me the worst one I saw live was the final against Hawthorn in 2001. We flew down and were ready for kick a$$ game.

We got off to a great start and then Pebbles did his knee, Kel another hamstring, willo his foot and the Hawks overhauled us and ran away with the game. To rub salt into my gaping wounds after flying home I wake to hear My Favourite player at the time (Dale Lewis) retired and Dunks got suspended for the softest strike I have ever seen, mucking up our start to 2002.

Two days later the Twin Towers came down and put things back into perspective a little more.

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by Nico
Doctor J, I remember all those games you mentioned.

In more recent times the game against Carlton in 1996 when O'Brien kicked 6 and Kelly did the brilliant smother off a full blooded attempted Carlton boot off the ground to gather and pass to O'Brien. The roar from the Swans fans when Plugger marked and kicked the sealer with a minute to go will last in my memory for ever.

The game had everything...

Including a crowd killer by Plugger into the Carlton cheer squad from 5m out. Don't blame him for doing it. The carlton cs were THE most ferralist I've ever seen them that day.

I was at the cs end (very close by) that day with a mate (carlton supporter) and I wasn't made welcome at all. Even had some "mafia looking" figure grab me on the shoulder from behind and turn me to face him. I must have had the look of Hades in my eye when I told him never to lay a hand on me again because he soon backed off. To be honest, I've never felt more scared at a game of football then that day.

[swansrock4eva]

Trust me, the North Melbourne ferals in the next bay to us at the Grand final were WAY worse! By the fourth quarter they were all tanked and were hocking bit of chewed food onto us and hurling abuse at us like it was US winning, not them. About halfway through the quarter, one guy tried to throw a punch and the cops were onto him like a shot,and then his girlfriend started kicking up a stink and started spitting at them and scratching and biting and it ended up taking 4 cops to literally pick her up off the ground and throw her out of the MCG. I think that's actually where my hate of north started, although these days they seem to be becoming a much better bunch.

[lescygnes]

oh, Gemma, you have hit the nail on the head there. apart from my major disliking of a certain former CS president of north, these ferals began my dislike of the filth myself.

the best part about it was that it took 4 coppers to drag the girlfriend away, and only 2 for the bloke. says it all doesnt it!!!

cheers
John