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Yeah, I know. But I remember how huge a build up it was.
Not sure I seen a season before like it. If I remember correctly we won about 13 in a row that season and Essendon 20. We were both winning our games by an average of around 10 goals. No other clubs were really getting near them.
That Friday night we must have been on 13 in a row I guess and started off ok until one of the Johnson's for Essendon caused an accident with Kouta, whom was on absolute fire that season, it stuffed his knee up and I think SOS got injured too but not that night so season hopes kind of wrecked there and we never recovered from our major injuries that happened in last part of season, so Essendon went on with no real challenger, but Footscray famously beat them for only loss for season and they ended up playing Melbourne in Grand Final which was an anti-climax as Dees were not really a top two team but they made it.
However before that Friday night, before Kouta got injured in the game it was a massive build up to a Friday night clash like I never seen before. Was an absolute buzz around the G and could not wait. Really bitter end to get such a major injury to our in form player. Our season hopes basically killed there and then despite the season still having 7 or so weeks to go until Grand Final.
You don't get a Friday night any bigger than that.
90,000 at the G and both clubs were on the march and we are talking the two clubs with most premierships so it does not get any bigger than that, when you both premiership contenders and the title of most premierships in the league is right up for grabs in coming months.
Since that season both clubs been stuck on 16 premierships as most in the league and the 17th for us looks further away now, that it was before that night... We are not a contender at the moment and with Gold Coast and GWS getting recent draft concessions it is hard to see a premiership window opening up much for most of this decade. It may be a little while off before the battle for most premierships in league becomes a prize up for grabs between two clubs like it was that season.
Not sure I seen a season before like it. If I remember correctly we won about 13 in a row that season and Essendon 20. We were both winning our games by an average of around 10 goals. No other clubs were really getting near them.
That Friday night we must have been on 13 in a row I guess and started off ok until one of the Johnson's for Essendon caused an accident with Kouta, whom was on absolute fire that season, it stuffed his knee up and I think SOS got injured too but not that night so season hopes kind of wrecked there and we never recovered from our major injuries that happened in last part of season, so Essendon went on with no real challenger, but Footscray famously beat them for only loss for season and they ended up playing Melbourne in Grand Final which was an anti-climax as Dees were not really a top two team but they made it.
However before that Friday night, before Kouta got injured in the game it was a massive build up to a Friday night clash like I never seen before. Was an absolute buzz around the G and could not wait. Really bitter end to get such a major injury to our in form player. Our season hopes basically killed there and then despite the season still having 7 or so weeks to go until Grand Final.
You don't get a Friday night any bigger than that.
90,000 at the G and both clubs were on the march and we are talking the two clubs with most premierships so it does not get any bigger than that, when you both premiership contenders and the title of most premierships in the league is right up for grabs in coming months.
Since that season both clubs been stuck on 16 premierships as most in the league and the 17th for us looks further away now, that it was before that night... We are not a contender at the moment and with Gold Coast and GWS getting recent draft concessions it is hard to see a premiership window opening up much for most of this decade. It may be a little while off before the battle for most premierships in league becomes a prize up for grabs between two clubs like it was that season.
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Was just looking up the scores from that season on internet. Turns out we actually lost the game before to Bulldogs.
Wow, Terry Wallace did well to have his Dogs to stop run of both clubs that season so my memory is foggy on that so we certainly had not won 13 in a row. Maybe we had won 13 at that stage in season.
We actually only won 2 out of first 5 when I looked back.
Round 6 started a bit of a streak until Terry Wallace Dogs upset us with a 3 point loss.
Carlton 6.2 13.7 23.11 26.13 169 Sat 15-Apr-2000 2:10 PM Att:16,415 Venue: Princes Park
Port Adelaide 3.3 6.3 8.3 12.6 78 Carlton won by 91 pts
Richmond 0.5 5.7 8.9 10.9 69 Mon 24-Apr-2000 2:10 PM Att:63,149 Venue: M.C.G.
Carlton 3.1 8.4 15.7 18.12 120 Carlton won by 51 pts
Carlton 4.2 8.6 15.10 16.13 109 Sun 30-Apr-2000 2:10 PM Att:19,964 Venue: Princes Park
Sydney 4.3 6.6 7.7 9.10 64 Carlton won by 45 pts
Fremantle 3.2 7.4 10.4 13.4 82 Sun 07-May-2000 1:20 PM (3:20 PM) Att:28,421 Venue: Subiaco
Carlton 5.7 10.12 18.18 21.21 147 Carlton won by 65 pts
St Kilda 2.7 5.11 10.15 11.16 82 Sat 13-May-2000 7:40 PM Att:38,151 Venue: Docklands
Carlton 3.2 6.7 10.13 15.19 109 Carlton won by 27 pts
Carlton 6.6 9.7 15.8 20.9 129 Sat 20-May-2000 2:10 PM Att:28,944 Venue: Princes Park
Kangaroos 3.3 8.6 12.7 15.9 99 Carlton won by 30 pts
West Coast 4.5 7.5 8.9 11.12 78 Sun 28-May-2000 1:20 PM (3:20 PM) Att:39,968 Venue: Subiaco
Carlton 2.5 8.7 12.7 20.8 128 Carlton won by 50 pts
Melbourne 4.4 5.4 8.6 9.7 61 Sat 03-Jun-2000 2:10 PM Att:41,889 Venue: M.C.G.
Carlton 5.2 9.4 15.8 25.9 159 Carlton won by 98 pts
Carlton 5.5 7.10 9.17 15.17 107 Sun 11-Jun-2000 2:10 PM Att:31,988 Venue: Princes Park
Geelong 3.2 9.4 12.6 15.7 97 Carlton won by 10 pts
Carlton 8.1 11.3 16.5 19.6 120 Sat 17-Jun-2000 2:10 PM Att:25,563 Venue: Princes Park
Adelaide 0.2 6.3 8.8 14.12 96 Carlton won by 24 pts
Brisbane Lions 2.4 4.8 15.8 17.10 112 Sun 25-Jun-2000 2:40 PM Att:34,743 Venue: Gabba
Carlton 6.3 15.8 19.13 23.18 156 Carlton won by 44 pts
Hawthorn 1.4 4.5 9.8 9.9 63 Sun 02-Jul-2000 2:10 PM Att:48,268 Venue: M.C.G.
Carlton 8.2 10.6 12.7 18.12 120 Carlton won by 57 pts
Carlton 4.6 9.9 20.12 28.12 180 Sun 09-Jul-2000 2:10 PM Att:30,096 Venue: Princes Park
Collingwood 1.1 6.3 7.6 10.9 69 Carlton won by 111 pts
Wow, Terry Wallace did well to have his Dogs to stop run of both clubs that season so my memory is foggy on that so we certainly had not won 13 in a row. Maybe we had won 13 at that stage in season.
We actually only won 2 out of first 5 when I looked back.
Round 6 started a bit of a streak until Terry Wallace Dogs upset us with a 3 point loss.
Carlton 6.2 13.7 23.11 26.13 169 Sat 15-Apr-2000 2:10 PM Att:16,415 Venue: Princes Park
Port Adelaide 3.3 6.3 8.3 12.6 78 Carlton won by 91 pts
Richmond 0.5 5.7 8.9 10.9 69 Mon 24-Apr-2000 2:10 PM Att:63,149 Venue: M.C.G.
Carlton 3.1 8.4 15.7 18.12 120 Carlton won by 51 pts
Carlton 4.2 8.6 15.10 16.13 109 Sun 30-Apr-2000 2:10 PM Att:19,964 Venue: Princes Park
Sydney 4.3 6.6 7.7 9.10 64 Carlton won by 45 pts
Fremantle 3.2 7.4 10.4 13.4 82 Sun 07-May-2000 1:20 PM (3:20 PM) Att:28,421 Venue: Subiaco
Carlton 5.7 10.12 18.18 21.21 147 Carlton won by 65 pts
St Kilda 2.7 5.11 10.15 11.16 82 Sat 13-May-2000 7:40 PM Att:38,151 Venue: Docklands
Carlton 3.2 6.7 10.13 15.19 109 Carlton won by 27 pts
Carlton 6.6 9.7 15.8 20.9 129 Sat 20-May-2000 2:10 PM Att:28,944 Venue: Princes Park
Kangaroos 3.3 8.6 12.7 15.9 99 Carlton won by 30 pts
West Coast 4.5 7.5 8.9 11.12 78 Sun 28-May-2000 1:20 PM (3:20 PM) Att:39,968 Venue: Subiaco
Carlton 2.5 8.7 12.7 20.8 128 Carlton won by 50 pts
Melbourne 4.4 5.4 8.6 9.7 61 Sat 03-Jun-2000 2:10 PM Att:41,889 Venue: M.C.G.
Carlton 5.2 9.4 15.8 25.9 159 Carlton won by 98 pts
Carlton 5.5 7.10 9.17 15.17 107 Sun 11-Jun-2000 2:10 PM Att:31,988 Venue: Princes Park
Geelong 3.2 9.4 12.6 15.7 97 Carlton won by 10 pts
Carlton 8.1 11.3 16.5 19.6 120 Sat 17-Jun-2000 2:10 PM Att:25,563 Venue: Princes Park
Adelaide 0.2 6.3 8.8 14.12 96 Carlton won by 24 pts
Brisbane Lions 2.4 4.8 15.8 17.10 112 Sun 25-Jun-2000 2:40 PM Att:34,743 Venue: Gabba
Carlton 6.3 15.8 19.13 23.18 156 Carlton won by 44 pts
Hawthorn 1.4 4.5 9.8 9.9 63 Sun 02-Jul-2000 2:10 PM Att:48,268 Venue: M.C.G.
Carlton 8.2 10.6 12.7 18.12 120 Carlton won by 57 pts
Carlton 4.6 9.9 20.12 28.12 180 Sun 09-Jul-2000 2:10 PM Att:30,096 Venue: Princes Park
Collingwood 1.1 6.3 7.6 10.9 69 Carlton won by 111 pts
Remember the Ess v Bulldogs 2000 game well. Chris Grant on the boundry kicking the sealer.
After 20 wins in a row, I was getting worried. As soon as that final siren sounded, my first initial thought was.
"You bloody ripper, we now have the flag in the bag". It was the loss we desperately needed.
The team never even sung the theme song all season after all the wins and I thought they were just going through the motions.
The loss got Essendon thinking and got our feet back on the ground.
I also remember Barnes running through Brad Johnson right on the half time siren. Moorcroft who was on the bench, ran on the ground and cleaned up Kolyniuk. Libba went nuts but came off second best with a split head.
After 20 wins in a row, I was getting worried. As soon as that final siren sounded, my first initial thought was.
"You bloody ripper, we now have the flag in the bag". It was the loss we desperately needed.
The team never even sung the theme song all season after all the wins and I thought they were just going through the motions.
The loss got Essendon thinking and got our feet back on the ground.
I also remember Barnes running through Brad Johnson right on the half time siren. Moorcroft who was on the bench, ran on the ground and cleaned up Kolyniuk. Libba went nuts but came off second best with a split head.
