Would you believe I never got see Andrew Walker's first game against the Eagles out at Optus Oval in 2004?

Laid up at home with a very bad stomach bug, but somehow managed to pull myself out of bed and onto the couch to watch it on the TV.

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Although 2002 and 2003 were not the best years, I went to just about every game to see us get beat, week in, week out. The both games I missed were the Richmond games where we won by 1 point both times.

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AWWWWWW STEVENS.

bort - any chance of you going on a long trip soon!!!!!!!!

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

I know I mentioned I was dissappointed to miss our first game this year due to a wedding but this was worse:

1999 Preliminary Final. One of my best mates is getting married and I am his best man and I am in the bridal party. (I know, I know I do go to too many weddings!). Worst of all he his a Carlton supporter!!!!

Bloody limo driver would not change his radio from "gold hits" to the footy until I finally threatened to commandeer the bloody limo. First bit of radio footage I heard was "..Carlton have beaten Essendon* by 1 point". I went ballistic hugging all the bridesmaids and anyone else in view. Pissed off I didnt get to watch/hear the game live but, the win made for one hell of a party though, including some more hugging of the bridemaids. Got seriously drunk, went home at 3:30 am an watched the replay drunk as a skunk!

Looking at my bank balance: No.

However I’m willing to accept gifts of annual long trips, each fully funded by those eager to see Carlton win Grand Finals. I take it you’ll be offering to be the fund-raising manager!

was at the Oktoberfest when we lost in 93. Some idiot running around the campground at 6am singing see the bombers fly up. Still haven't seen the game.

Mrs W heavily pregnant 99 prelim but we both went! BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!

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I support Carlton, Fulham and I'm an accountant - my mate calls me a 3 time loser.

i missed the entire 2000 season due to my backpacking adventure through europe. rang home every monday without fail to hear 1st hand accounts of the game from my old man. didn't regret missing a particular game but majorly regret not seeing kouta flying for an extended period at his dominant best.

actually got to see the final 1/4 of the melbourne final for the 1st time the other week when it was on classic quarters on foxfooty. glad i missed that one.

had ticket for the 95 premiership and had to give it to my uncle after breaking my ankle on the night before the GF. spent GF floating around the hospital ward on some serious pain killers.

Almost missed the '79 GF due to an overly officious gate attendant at the 'G, but got past eventually.

Missed the '95 GF due to a friend's parent dying the day before, so I had to play the consoler.

We ended up watching the game on television, but all twenty-one times we kicked a goal, I had to stifle the screams.

Never knew I had such self-restraint.

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"The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, and the young know everything." Oscar Wilde

I was actually backpacking around the world in 1993 and didn't even know that Carlton had made the GF (news was easier to get in London).

I still haven't seen the game except the footage of Michael Long going for his run. Pretty glad I missed it and was around for the 99 PF which still rates as the greatest non-GF match I have watched

DH

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From little things big things grow....

99 PF

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Time to go: Smorgon, Pagan

Bort,

I did exactly the same thing....except my old man barracked for The Filth. I'm not sure he enjoyed the updates as much as your dad!

I managed to miss the 99 Preliminary because of a Hockey Grand Final (which we lost ). I ended up listening to the game on the radio and was pacing up and down the lounge until I had worn a path in the carpet. I spent the last 90 seconds rocking backwards and forwards sucking my thumb and hugging a cushion. I don't know how you people lucky enough to be there could have stood it.

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If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool
or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both. - George Best

My father and I were sitting in the 2nd level of the GSS. My heart stopped when Dean Rice's kick was marked by Dean Wallis, but I recovered that lost beat when Fraser Brown laid that tackle. Ten seconds later, as Justin Murphy was taking his time in taking his kick, there was a lull in the crowd noise and someone roared out "How much time is left?"

Looking around I saw four Carlton fans jumping for joy. One of them turned around and indicated that there were ten seconds left. I relayed the news to my father, and within that ten seconds we were on our feet applauding the most unlikely Carlton side ever to make the Grand Final (it has to be said!).

As my father and I gathered together our things I looked back to the person who'd told me Carlton had won. And I realised it was Wayne Johnston.

Back when he played for the Blue Boys Johnston was probably my favourite player. He relished the big games, and had he been played in that 1999 Prelim he would have put in a blinder. Instead, he was in the GSS, telling me that Carlton had won.

And yes, my copy of the Record now has Johnston's autograph as a souvenir of the moment.

I win with this;

I was at the 99 PF but because of, you guessed it, a mates wedding I had to leave at half time . We were up, down, even, up, down and down some more when I left. Running to the car I could hear the crowd going nuts but didn't know WTF was going on until I got to the car.

I listened to the rest of the game while having a shower getting ready and eventually danced around the room in my suit.

Man was I p1ssed that I had mates that day!!

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I missed SOS' 300th game. My favourite ever player & I had to work.

I missed the OO game where SOS was crunched by, well, I'm not even going to soil this post with his name. Again, I worked but this was by choice. Wow, if I had've known it would be the great one's last game....

95 GF. My mum told me I wasn't allowed to go - she wasn't going to pay for the ticket. I find out the day before that she was trying to get me a ticket all along but missed out. I was a member of the cheersquad for this reason in 95 & could have got a ticket quite easily but my good old mum was trying to surprise me

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Mine i suspect will be unique in that i will own up to not being there.

I missed the Fog game!.

This, my sister-in-Laws wedding and my own later wedding,were the only games i mssed(including practice & exhibition) between 1964 and mid 1985,when i was transferred overseas.Unfortunately,family relationships being what they are are,have proven in relation to the former,that my sacrifice was a complete waste of time.

As for the unique, this and the 1970 GF are two of those games that if everyone who has said they were, there were in fact there,World Ground attendences would have been broken!

The last game we won at Optus, spent most of it in the emergency room....

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Those of you who think you know everything are annoying to those of us who do.

Will you trade it for my soul, Milhouse.

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Winston Churchill

Turned up late to a Carlton Collingwood Game in 85 or 86 to be told that a young tacker by the name of Silvagni had taken a 'bit of a nice grab'

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Ecclesiastes 1:4, "One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but The Blues abide forever."

Mate of mine who is an MCC member could have got me a ticket to the 99 Prelim for $50.

I thought $50 was a steep price to pay for a game of footy, so did not go.

More fool me.

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That would be '88.