One for the ages

[barry]

Copy this link to your browser, then skip the first 15 minutes to get to the game:

mms://wmt.streaming.telstra.com/wh_afl0/afl/premiership/2003/PF/2-600.wmv

2003 preliminary final. Sydney v Brisbane. 72,000 at Telstra. Young versions of RoK, Schneider, Kennelly etc. Doyle on the bench.

The dawn of the Roos era.

Dont bother with the last quarter.

[garethb83]

From my memories of being at the game, watch the 2nd half of the 3rd Quarter... we got it back to 3 points or so behind, my first ever finals match i got to go to... i remember the crowd going nuts.

Although nothing compared to last year, was fantastic atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium.

[wheels27]

Originally posted by garethb83
From my memories of being at the game, watch the 2nd half of the 3rd Quarter... we got it back to 3 points or so behind, my first ever finals match i got to go to... i remember the crowd going nuts.

Although nothing compared to last year, was fantastic atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium.

Three-qtr time was ready to send my missus outside to queue for GF tix, 5 mins into 4th told her not to bother!

[mocaholic]

Martin Bloody Pike.

Killed us in the last.

[garethb83]

Not to mention that goal that just trickled through that someone kicked from around the centre of the field, that was painful to watch!

[Xie Shan]

That game was my first visit to Telstra Stadium after going to a handful of SCG games that year. When we blitzed the Saints in the PF last year, that last quarter against the Lions was one of the first things that came to mind (OK, after the noise at the Aussie Rules Club had died down )

[woo]

can we not discuss this game, I was bridesmaid for a buddy on this night....it is salt in my wonds that I wasn't there to cheer the team on that night

[cruiser]

Re: One for the ages

Originally posted by barry
The dawn of the Roos era.

Rather than the qualifying final against Port?

[Young Blood]

thanks for this Barry. not sure how I'm going to get any work done today though!

Nice to see Cressa again. What a great player he was.

[ugg]

I can remember this game like it was yesterday. We had the momentum going into the last quarter, Kennelly had a kicked a huge goal at the end of the third and I was so sure we were going into the grand final

Goodes was stuffed by the last quarter after playing in the ruck almost exclusively, which is partly why we lost.

[cruiser]

Originally posted by wheels27
Three-qtr time was ready to send my missus outside to queue for GF tix, 5 mins into 4th told her not to bother!

Who needs slavery when you've got a missus.

[Guzzitza]

This was my first finals game i attended as well!!
Wow.. memory lane much!

Geez, I reckon goodes is looking just as good this year as he was in 2003. Silky skills, and boy does he look fit and lean.

Great post!

Added:

Speaking of lean... Davis.. my hes twice the man he used to be i reckon

[wheels27]

Originally posted by cruiser
Who needs slavery when you've got a missus.

She's a good girl, not overly into footy so she was happy to sacrifice watching the last quarter if we needed to queue up, must be hereditary 'cos the mother-in-law had also offered to come and sit outside on the night (just in case)

.... and yes, I consider myself extremely fortunate

[Tuesday]

Originally posted by Guzzitza
Geez, I reckon goodes is looking just as good this year as he was in 2003. Silky skills, and boy does he look fit and lean.

Here we go again....

Well, the valuable lesson learned from this PF was to never take a prospective partner to the footy.
EVER.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by Tuesday
Here we go again....

Well, the valuable lesson learned from this PF was to never take a prospective partner to the footy.
EVER.

I was in Mt Gambier (SA) and my wife watched the game with me, but decided to go have a shower at 3 qtr time. So I have blamed her ever since.