It’s been nearly 30 years since we’ve seen a finals comeback like this.
“It was a really special night,” Ryan Daniels remarked to Clairsy & Lisa on Monday morning, clearly still basking in the afterglow on Saturday night’s 13-point elimination final win – 11.7 (73) to 8.12 (60) – over the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium.
Thing is, the night didn’t start off particularly special for Freo.
As half-time approached, the Dogs had opened up a 41-point lead… some fans were left wondering whether they should head home early.
“Had it got to half time without a goal… because that four minutes… they kicked like four goals in four minutes.”
From here onward, the gap just kept closing for the Dockers.
Rhino said this 41-point comeback was the best finals’ comeback in 29 years.
“Last time was Adelaide v Essendon, and Essendon came back from 42 points down to make the grand final in ’93 and they won it.”
Rhino then went through some key moments involving Michael Frederick, Jye Amiss and of course, Sonny Walters…
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