Round 21, 2000… Essendon had won 20 games straight, but the Western Bulldogs had devised a plan that all started with a trip to the United States and visit to the Denver Broncos.
It helped form a game style the game had never seen before.
Former Western Bulldogs coach Terry Wallace details the mind games he played with Essendon in the lead-up to that clash, the players he preferred to take the match-winning kick and how he compares the near-perfect Bombers THEN to the undefeated Melbourne NOW.
Join us as Terry “Plough” Wallace and host Shane McInnes re-live one of football’s most famous upsets.
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Never-before-heard stories about iconic footy moments, life after footy, and plenty of banter and insight to get you hyped for the round ahead!
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