TalkingCarlton :: View topic - Round 20 in season 2000

Hard to believe that the same two clubs that are playing for the wooden spoon on Saturday played in this game, arguably the most hyped home and away game ever. The Bombers had not lost a game all year, while the Blues had just ended a 13-game winning streak with a loss to the Dogs. Carlton's biggest away home-and-away attendance ever at over 91,000

Still, if the two clubs can rebuild at the same pace, perhaps we can see a repeat of Round 20 in five or six years time?

Still, if the two clubs can rebuild at the same pace, perhaps we can see a repeat of Round 20 in five or six years time?

That game marked the beginnning of the end for us with those players going down.

It's all been downhill since, and this is where we find ourselves today - at the club's lowest ebb.

I don't even remember Craig Clarke....but he's huge. That was the first thing that stood out to me.

Back in those days, everyone is so much bigger than now.
Don't see any skinny kids in that photo.

Prendergast, Fevola, Whitnall, Koutoufides, Lappin, Houlihan

That is all that remains.

This was my last match before coming to China to work. Hated the fact that Essendon* won!!!

Author:	spuddie [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:23 am ]
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Hard to believe that the same two clubs that are playing for the wooden spoon on Saturday played in this game, arguably the most hyped home and away game ever. The Bombers had not lost a game all year, while the Blues had just ended a 13-game winning streak with a loss to the Dogs. Carlton's biggest away home-and-away attendance ever at over 91,000 Still, if the two clubs can rebuild at the same pace, perhaps we can see a repeat of Round 20 in five or six years time?

Author:	jim [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:41 am ]
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spuddie wrote: Hard to believe that the same two clubs that are playing for the wooden spoon on Saturday played in this game, arguably the most hyped home and away game ever. The Bombers had not lost a game all year, while the Blues had just ended a 13-game winning streak with a loss to the Dogs. Carlton's biggest away home-and-away attendance ever at over 91,000 Still, if the two clubs can rebuild at the same pace, perhaps we can see a repeat of Round 20 in five or six years time? And we only lost that gme after losing nearly our entire interchange bench in the first qtr, including Kouta, who was flying. We were 10pts in front late in the 3rd qtr only to get over run with lack of rotations from the bench in the last qtr The last 10years years, if anything demonstrate that's in doesn't take long to go up the ladder (how many sides went from bottom to GF or premiers in 3-4 years), equally it doesn't take much, or take long to crash quickly either. .

Author:	CK95 [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:06 am ]
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spuddie wrote: Still, if the two clubs can rebuild at the same pace, perhaps we can see a repeat of Round 20 in five or six years time? It'd be interesting to see, but I still think we're a couple of years ahead of Ess in development. Re that game, yes I recall we lost Bradley & Kouta by qtr time - & still only lost by 20 points. For that reason I guess we can only wonder what we could have achieved in the finals with a full team. I remember Beaumont playing well on Hird that night actually. To the point that when Hird goaled he turned to Beaumont & said 'stick that up your arse yo f**** wanker'

Author:	ryan2000 [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:07 am ]
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Was the worst day of my life................... Seeing Kouta go down like that broke my heart. I always knew he would come back and be a great player (2 B&F wins after that game is proof of that) but he would never be the Superman that he once was and if it weren't for that night, i have no doubt in my mind that we would be arguing weather or not we should call him the Greatest of all time. Looking back on it thou....................and taking the Kouta injury out of the equation.......................it was a very entertaining game!

Author:	George Harris [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:06 pm ]
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That game marked the beginnning of the end for us with those players going down. It's all been downhill since, and this is where we find ourselves today - at the club's lowest ebb.

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Author:	Kaptain Kouta [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:09 pm ]
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George Harris wrote: That game marked the beginnning of the end for us with those players going down. It's all been downhill since, and this is where we find ourselves today - at the club's lowest ebb. Indeed. We crashed and burned quickly, while Essendon* have been on a long downhill slide (Downhill ski, even) since that season. I agree with CK, they're a year or 2 behind us. I'll be glad when we're well and truly on the way up, and they're where we are now.

Author:	Jarusa [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:45 pm ]
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Prendergast, Fevola, Whitnall, Koutoufides, Lappin, Houlihan That is all that remains.

Author:	strangeblue [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:48 pm ]
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I like this bit: Absent: Murray Vance He sure was...

Author:	Braddles21 [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:50 pm ]
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As much as we complain about our often erractic drafting, Essendon*'s has been worse. Have they drafted anyone decent in since 2000? They have no good young players - maybe Monfries or Stanton. That's it. Hense, our rise will be be earlier and more importantly for longer, than theres. And we will enjoy days of spanking them by triple figures regularly!!!!!

Author:	TruBlueBrad [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:50 pm ]
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I don't even remember Craig Clarke....but he's huge. That was the first thing that stood out to me.

Author:	strangeblue [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:53 pm ]
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TruBlueBrad wrote: I don't even remember Craig Clarke....but he's huge. That was the first thing that stood out to me. I know - at first glance I thought it was lance.

Author:	KoRn [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:22 pm ]
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Back in those days, everyone is so much bigger than now. Don't see any skinny kids in that photo.

Author:	Deano Supremo [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:31 pm ]
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TruBlueBrad wrote: I don't even remember Craig Clarke....but he's huge. That was the first thing that stood out to me. Ditto. Is he now known as the great khali?

Author:	billc3 [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:33 pm ]
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KoRn wrote: Back in those days, everyone is so much bigger than now. Don't see any skinny kids in that photo. Mmmm bottom left hand corner...couple more pre-seasons should see him bulk up a bit

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Author:	thehalford [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:38 pm ]
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Jarusa wrote: Prendergast, Fevola, Whitnall, Koutoufides, Lappin, Houlihan That is all that remains. What are the stats like for other clubs' 2000 lists and who's left, out of interest? 6 out of 40-odd must be pretty bloody low.

Author:	Taff [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:41 pm ]
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This was my last match before coming to China to work. Hated the fact that Essendon* won!!!

Author:	TruBlueBrad [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:43 pm ]
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Taff wrote: This was my last match before coming to China to work. Hated the fact that Essendon* won!!! So it all started going downhill when you left us?

Author:	TheGame [ Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:54 pm ]
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It was a big game I bought 12 tickets 3 weeks earlier. No doubt in my mind we would have beat them had Kouta not got injured. They claim to be the greatest ever but they struggled to beat a depleted Carlton2000 side, our 95 side would have smashed them.