Match Day 2nd ELIMINATION FINAL Sydney v Essendon

[southsideswan]

The Swans gave me a great memory with their performance in the second quarter. I'm more a general sports fan but this will stay with me forever. I have been to very few games Swans so good time to attend.

One particular goal was the highlight for me. At the centre bounce Naismith (?) got a clean ball to Hewett. Lloyd had run hard from defense on the bounce. Hewett hand balled to Lloyd who ran a short distance and kicked straight to Reid. As Reid went back to take kick Lloyd had continued to run and received Reids kick 40 metres out. He then kicks the goal. My thought afters it was probably the sort of thing that they would muck around with a training, not usually real as no opposite. Essendon had absolutely no involvement in the play!

[dejavoodoo44]

This may have played a small part in our big win.

The boy whose commentary for his blind friend inspired his sporting heroes | Sport | The Guardian

The comments section with the article is worth having a look at. Plenty of people admitting that they had been explaining their reactions away, by claiming that they were cutting onions, or that they had something in their eye.

[bloodspirit]

This may have played a small part in our big win.

The boy whose commentary for his blind friend inspired his sporting heroes | Sport | The Guardian

The comments section with the article is worth having a look at. Plenty of people admitting that they had been explaining their reactions away, by claiming that they were cutting onions, or that they had something in their eye.

This was my favourite comment: I didnea cry when me own father was hung for stealing a pig....but i'll cry now!

[dejavoodoo44]

This was my favourite comment: I didnea cry when me own father was hung for stealing a pig....but i'll cry now!

Possibly from a very isolated part of rural Scotland?

[Beerman]

This was my favourite comment: I didnea cry when me own father was hung for stealing a pig....but i'll cry now!

Mine was "As a cats fan, I think these won't be the last tears I shed this week".

Great article and entertaining comments too.

[dejavoodoo44]

Mine was "As a cats fan, I think these won't be the last tears I shed this week".

Great article and entertaining comments too.

Yes, I upvoted the Cats fan, just because I was feeling generous. And it was quite funny.

[aardvark]

Just arrived back in Nairobi after 9 days on Safari with no internet. Did we win?

[Mug Punter]

Just arrived back in Nairobi after 9 days on Safari with no internet. Did we win?

Nah, lost by 65 points because that Longmire is a useless coach....

[AnnieH]

Just arrived back in Nairobi after 9 days on Safari with no internet. Did we win?

12 minutes into the first quarter, it was all over.
At the end of the second we were asking them to blow the final hooter.
There was really no use in kicking the dead dog.

[aardvark]

Nah, lost by 65 points because that Longmire is a useless coach....

Ouch!

[S.S. Bleeder]

Just arrived back in Nairobi after 9 days on Safari with no internet. Did we win?

I hope you shot a few tigers when you were there?

Oops, no tigers in Nairobi.

[S.S. Bleeder]

This may have played a small part in our big win.

The boy whose commentary for his blind friend inspired his sporting heroes | Sport | The Guardian

The comments section with the article is worth having a look at. Plenty of people admitting that they had been explaining their reactions away, by claiming that they were cutting onions, or that they had something in their eye.

Mum and Dad must be very proud. Great kids. Is it a coincidence that they were named Mark and Jarryd?

[YvonneH]

Mum and Dad must be very proud. Great kids. Is it a coincidence that they were named Mark and Jarryd?

Good one S.S.Bleeder.

[Wardy]

Ouch!

We killed them we are playing Geelong tonight in the wet!!!
A reanactment of 2005!!

[dejavoodoo44]

Mum and Dad must be very proud. Great kids. Is it a coincidence that they were named Mark and Jarryd?

Yes, there were a couple of sentences that captured my attention, even more than the rest of the story. One was, "Midfielder Kieren Jack crouched down and told Mark and Jarryd that they had inspired all of the players and they were going to be a key part of the game". It's easy to imagine that being a very long lasting positive memory for the kids.
The other was, "Through wonderful moments on the field, we can live in the moment and share camaraderie with perfect strangers". Which more or less captures, the socialisation that makes sport relentlessly popular.