Greatest Swans moments of all time.

[Glenn]

So many choices, but had to go with the lifiting of the cup ending a 72 year drought.

[AnnieH]

Still to hard.

[Plugger1300]

I chose Leo Barry's game winning mark but i also could have easily picked

2. Jude/Buch's last qtr GF
3. Sitting at the G for the Prelim final against the Saints and watching their supporters leave after copping abuse for supporting the Swans (and no other reason)
at the elimination final the year before.

Special note - For my man Plugger's 1300th but that was more of an individual moment rather than for the Swans

[Yuri H]

I agree that Roo's "HERE IT IS" ought to be there. Along with That Mark (plus "Leo Barry, you STAR!"), they're the two Swans moments that just thinking about can bring tears to my eyes.

[Frog]

... snip ...
huge score versus essndon 1985 or 6..was it 237 to 70 odd

Rnd 17

5.4

15.8

23.13

36.20

236

Essendon

5.2

8.2

10.5

11.7

73

W

163

(source: RWO Wiki )

This was the middle of three games where we kicked 30 + goals per week.
Eagles in round 16, Bombers in round 17 and Tigers in round 18

[On-Baller]

Wow i remember having these 3 games on video for years until they became unwatchable after too many viewings,as a few have said its so hard as theres so many great moments.Who remembers the game in 96 i think against the Tiges at waverley on a cold rainy day and the tiges kicking a goal to hit the front with seconds to go only for the ump to pay a shepherding free against Richo to Dunkley when the ball had actually sailed 10 metres above their heads,Dunks should of got an academy award nomination that day,or that run of games in 96 when we beat pretty much everyone we played in melbourne including the blues and north at optus oval with Dunks again towelling up Carey.Just on Dunkley how good could he have been if he could kick better,in my book he was one of the best pack marks the swans have had in years.

[Triple B]

Wow i remember having these 3 games on video for years until they became unwatchable after too many viewings,as a few have said its so hard as theres so many great moments.Who remembers the game in 96 i think against the Tiges at waverley on a cold rainy day and the tiges kicking a goal to hit the front with seconds to go only for the ump to pay a shepherding free against Richo to Dunkley when the ball had actually sailed 10 metres above their heads,Dunks should of got an academy award nomination that day,or that run of games in 96 when we beat pretty much everyone we played in melbourne including the blues and north at optus oval with Dunks again towelling up Carey.Just on Dunkley how good could he have been if he could kick better,in my book he was one of the best pack marks the swans have had in years.

I travelled down for all of those games. Hayden Kennedy gave us that free but has punished us ever since for that 'questionable' decision. It was also the game that effectively ended Scott Direen's career when he got creamed by Merenda from memory, fairly I may add, when Troy Gray delivered a hospital short kick across field on half back. Direen missed many weeks with concussion and never came back the player he was.

The game at Princes/Optus/Visy/Whateveratthetime Park against North was special. Plugger had 1 up until halftime and kicked 10. Roos' 300th and Maxfield's 100th as well.

The day we beat Carlton, which also broke a record run of home wins for Carlton was possible the most enjoyable game I have ever spent at the footy, 2005 GF aside. There was a pretty large group of us and we managed to get tickets to watch the game from the bar of the Carlton Social Club. The inmates were ready to kill us by the end of the game. Such fun...lol

[On-Baller]

Youv'e got a great memory Triple B,i was also lucky enough to be at every melbourne game that year and it was a real turning point for the club that had for so long been easybeats away from home bar the occasional miracle win,another great game that year was vs the bombers at the 'g' which i think we may have lost but my lasting memory from that day was plugger running flat out from the goal square all the way to the wing chasing Barnard [i think]and laying a bump that had every person in the crowd oohing and arring.

[Big Al]

Youv'e got a great memory Triple B,i was also lucky enough to be at every melbourne game that year and it was a real turning point for the club that had for so long been easybeats away from home bar the occasional miracle win,another great game that year was vs the bombers at the 'g' which i think we may have lost but my lasting memory from that day was plugger running flat out from the goal square all the way to the wing chasing Barnard [i think]and laying a bump that had every person in the crowd oohing and arring.

He did his groin in that incident and missed the "Syyydddnnneeyyyy" game against West Coast and the the 1st Final v Hawthorn.

The birth of that chant is another great moment in our history.

[Big Al]

I travelled down for all of those games. Hayden Kennedy gave us that free but has punished us ever since for that 'questionable' decision. It was also the game that effectively ended Scott Direen's career when he got creamed by Merenda from memory, fairly I may add, when Troy Gray delivered a hospital short kick across field on half back. Direen missed many weeks with concussion and never came back the player he was.

The game at Princes/Optus/Visy/Whateveratthetime Park against North was special. Plugger had 1 up until halftime and kicked 10. Roos' 300th and Maxfield's 100th as well.

The day we beat Carlton, which also broke a record run of home wins for Carlton was possible the most enjoyable game I have ever spent at the footy, 2005 GF aside. There was a pretty large group of us and we managed to get tickets to watch the game from the bar of the Carlton Social Club. The inmates were ready to kill us by the end of the game. Such fun...lol

So many great memories of 96. The Richmond game where Plugger kicked his 100th and 12 for the day was very special. He was at the peak of his powers that afternoon.

[Plugger46]

100% correct Triple B. I was only 9 at the time but footy was as important to me then as it is now and that Carlton game (along with the 2003 QF against Port) is as good a day as I've ever spent at the footy. It really showed that the win over North two weeks earlier was no fluke and that we were genuine contenders. Kouta and Kelly were the best two players on the ground - I must have watched the replay 50 times.

And surely you didn't 'enjoy' the 2005 GF?! Great day in the club's history but I didn't enjoy one second of it, until that siren went.

[laughingnome]

It may have been against a lowly Fitzroy that was on its last legs, but Plugger's 16-0 against them (round 19 1995, Whitten Oval) was a pretty cool time as well. He would have broken Fanning's record that day had he not been accidentally benched for 10 minutes.