If true than this is the game that destroyed football. No more forwards kicking 10 goals, no more teams averaging 100 points per game. We live in a shit era.
That loss against WB will forever stay in my mind like it was yesterday. I was shattered as a little kid. The worst part as a supporter is that season was the last time we’d see Essendon being a top contender for the next 20+ years.. these days I’m barley hanging on to backing the dons. They’ve just let me down so many times the past 20 years. Happy to see we are hanging on this season though, it’s about friggen time
Essendon were playing a different game to everyone else in the comp that year. It was stunning to watch. Good on T Wallace and his team to pick them apart.
Coaches used to pack the backline back in the 1960’s that I recall & no doubt long before so I’m a bit lost about your central proposition. Lots of work in n this video and it takes me back to an era where Essendon were a top team bundled out of contention in 1999 & North Melbourne beat Carlton in the grand final. It’s been pretty lean for the Roos since.
Forms of flooding did exist in the 60s as user etc. mentioned. Having witnessed some games where this tactic was adopted I must make this point. It wasn't a tactic employed for the whole game. The tactic usually arose when a team was kicking into a strong wind trying to protect a meagre three quarter time lead.
@@grantadam7674 True. You would expect it as a tactic to stop scoring or used to arrest momentum against you. If the team get's a run of 3 goals against you, flood the defense to stem the flow and try to counter punch against the tide.
The game was won by 11 pts in the end. Rohan Smith marked the ball just before the final siren, he went back and took his kick and scored a goal after the final siren
I think future historians of Australian football will pinpoint this game as the beginning of the end of AFL football. The game has been slowly becoming more and more boring and unwatchable since flooding has been used as a tactic. Eventually more and more people will give up on it. It’s not the game it used to be.
Totally disagree with your analysis. I covered this topic a few months ago. Bombers lost this game for themselves. They committed about 15 silly errors in last qtr with Fletcher being a massive culprit kicking it straight to the opposition several times. Lloyd dislocated finger went off for 10 mins and being held by Croft in that last play. West throwing the ball in the last minute. There was no flood in the last qtr, WB dropped loose man a few times and J Johnson didn't look up and see Moorcroft. Rama kicking straight up in the air, Lucas playing on instead of kicking long, Solomon cute kick turnover. If Lloyd goaled from set shot, would have put Bombers up 27pts and likely iced the game. WB were a good side in 2000 having beaten Carlton twice, Melbourne, Kangaroos & now Essendon, all top 4 sides. WB already played loose man in defence years earlier, check out 1997 R20 Adel vs WB, Wynd drops back in the hole all day and they beat the Crows at footy park. Floods didn't really become a thing until 2006, highlighted by Richmond playing the most boring game of all against the Crows.
Correct, Essendon were 4 goals up in the last quarter when the Bulldogs abondoned the flood and started playing attacking footy. All the flood did was prevent the Bulldogs being 10 goals down by 3/4 time. Also, Sheedy did little to combat the flood knowing a loss wasn't the worst thing for the team.
@@andrewleanestateagent2750 This. The previous week Essendon nearly lost to Sydney, who were missing a ruckman and didn't even make the finals. Sheedy's comments in the preceding weeks suggested he wouldn't be "surprised" if the Bombers dropped a game in the run home. Wily old fox.
After this game the afl changed the rule that meant there was 6 in each zone which is the set up in today's game hence this game changed the game forever
@dmajestic80 Exactly. The 666 rule was a result of an era when it was hard to move ball quickly at any part of the ground. Both sides would form huge loose packs around the ball. Just winning the ball became the objective rather than moving it on quickly. Games got very boring due to low scoring. I think the 666 rule helped, but the game evolved as well and then teams recovered the art of getting a run on, when they could bang on five goals in a row. Games opened up again and scores returned to normal.
Plz pin 📌❤ very good video
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I love how at the end you are just like SUBSCRIBE - video ends*
That's one of the best sports videos I have seen. Your insight and the pacing of the video are great.
Glad you enjoyed it
I was born on the same day as the super-flood match
wow isnt that something
the day you came flooding into this world
If true than this is the game that destroyed football. No more forwards kicking 10 goals, no more teams averaging 100 points per game. We live in a shit era.
That loss against WB will forever stay in my mind like it was yesterday. I was shattered as a little kid. The worst part as a supporter is that season was the last time we’d see Essendon being a top contender for the next 20+ years.. these days I’m barley hanging on to backing the dons. They’ve just let me down so many times the past 20 years.
Happy to see we are hanging on this season though, it’s about friggen time
Didn't they make the GF the following year? And they probably would've won if they didn't have so many injuries.
I distinctly remember this game too. So glad someone else remember s and realises it's impact
Essendon were playing a different game to everyone else in the comp that year.
It was stunning to watch. Good on T Wallace and his team to pick them apart.
Coaches used to pack the backline back in the 1960’s that I recall & no doubt long before so I’m a bit lost about your central proposition. Lots of work in n this video and it takes me back to an era where Essendon were a top team bundled out of contention in 1999 & North Melbourne beat Carlton in the grand final. It’s been pretty lean for the Roos since.
That's probably where Terry Wallace learnt it. He played AFL from 1978-1991.
Forms of flooding did exist in the 60s as user etc. mentioned. Having witnessed some games where this tactic was adopted I must make this point. It wasn't a tactic employed for the whole game. The tactic usually arose when a team was kicking into a strong wind trying to protect a meagre three quarter time lead.
@@grantadam7674 True. You would expect it as a tactic to stop scoring or used to arrest momentum against you. If the team get's a run of 3 goals against you, flood the defense to stem the flow and try to counter punch against the tide.
The guy doing the video sounds about 16 so has no idea.
i was young but i remember this season so well and remember this game too
You deserve more subs
I don’t think so mate
I was at this game. It was a great win but the game against Carlton 2 weeks before is the best home and away game I've ever seen.
The game was won by 11 pts in the end. Rohan Smith marked the ball just before the final siren, he went back and took his kick and scored a goal after the final siren
This game is more popular than some premiership ones.
You should do a video of finals that went to extra time if you haven’t
Only ever been 3 games to go to extra time so wouldn't be a very long video
So pat
@@patrickmilner4149 Gives you more time to talk about them
Great content
If Essendon had won it then it's going to be the greatest side in the AFL era
Anyone having trouble streaming full matches on the afl website?
You're goddamn right
Good effort mate but slight exaggeration with your title!
I think future historians of Australian football will pinpoint this game as the beginning of the end of AFL football.
The game has been slowly becoming more and more boring and unwatchable since flooding has been used as a tactic. Eventually more and more people will give up on it. It’s not the game it used to be.
Super flooding is just parking the bus lol
Carlton would've beaten them last week if it wasn't for Kouta or Bradley injured during the match.
You forgot Robbins did a groin in the first quarter and Eagleton was injured
Totally disagree with your analysis.
I covered this topic a few months ago.
Bombers lost this game for themselves.
They committed about 15 silly errors in last qtr with Fletcher being a massive culprit kicking it straight to the opposition several times.
Lloyd dislocated finger went off for 10 mins and being held by Croft in that last play.
West throwing the ball in the last minute.
There was no flood in the last qtr, WB dropped loose man a few times and J Johnson didn't look up and see Moorcroft.
Rama kicking straight up in the air, Lucas playing on instead of kicking long, Solomon cute kick turnover.
If Lloyd goaled from set shot, would have put Bombers up 27pts and likely iced the game.
WB were a good side in 2000 having beaten Carlton twice, Melbourne, Kangaroos & now Essendon, all top 4 sides.
WB already played loose man in defence years earlier, check out 1997 R20 Adel vs WB, Wynd drops back in the hole all day and they beat the Crows at footy park.
Floods didn't really become a thing until 2006, highlighted by Richmond playing the most boring game of all against the Crows.
‘Flooding’ or ‘packing the backline’ is as old as the game itself.
Correct, Essendon were 4 goals up in the last quarter when the Bulldogs abondoned the flood and started playing attacking footy. All the flood did was prevent the Bulldogs being 10 goals down by 3/4 time. Also, Sheedy did little to combat the flood knowing a loss wasn't the worst thing for the team.
@@andrewleanestateagent2750 This. The previous week Essendon nearly lost to Sydney, who were missing a ruckman and didn't even make the finals. Sheedy's comments in the preceding weeks suggested he wouldn't be "surprised" if the Bombers dropped a game in the run home. Wily old fox.
At the game, the turning point for me was the fight. The Bulldogs really came alive after that, with Chris Grant the difference.
So what changed the game? Copying the super flood that he learnt from Rodney Eade's Sydney?
I was born in 2000 they haven’t done anything sense
I like the part where here the afl changed forever
defensive strategies changed forever after this game
so did the game result in a rule change or something?
no
6-6-6, only much later.
I remember this, especially the punch ons, I was 7 Terry Wallace was a shit house coach
Bunch of headless chickens play this game haha chasing a ball...what a mess
King waffle
Essendon never really was premiership criteria
Exactly. Sheedy was a terrible coach, never won anything.
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What rubbish what changed forever???
after this game every team started using defenseive zones and loose men down back. so its safe to say it did change how the game was played.
After this game the afl changed the rule that meant there was 6 in each zone which is the set up in today's game hence this game changed the game forever
@@lolnotamberThe 6-6-6 rule didn’t come in effect until like 19 years after this game
@@dmajestic80 oh, I've done some research on the super flood and how it changed the game but clearly I didn't do enough cause wow, 19 years
@dmajestic80 Exactly. The 666 rule was a result of an era when it was hard to move ball quickly at any part of the ground. Both sides would form huge loose packs around the ball. Just winning the ball became the objective rather than moving it on quickly. Games got very boring due to low scoring. I think the 666 rule helped, but the game evolved as well and then teams recovered the art of getting a run on, when they could bang on five goals in a row. Games opened up again and scores returned to normal.