1998 Qualifying Final - North Melbourne v Essendon - The 'Marshmallow' game

[@jpconley5618]

I was at this match and remember it like it was yesterday. Absolutely electric atmosphere among the North supporters. I was 11 at the time and pelting marshmallows onto the field at the end of the game was magical. The Roos should have won the Grand Final that year.

[@LTBurger]

Same here, but I was 13. It’s something I’ll never forget is going to the match with Mum and throwing marshmallows at Sheeds after the game. We travelled to every ground in Victoria North played at that year (even the Ansett Cup GF against St.Kilda - what a match that was). I was absolutely devastated after the GF.

[@LTBurger]

@J G You need new material mate. You have been copying and pasting the same text for years with a few, if that, people biting.

[@lunch6360]

As good as Wayne Schwass was, god damn we scored when we got Shannon Grant for him

[@superskills1017]

@J G ...Okay, we'll let you know when we find the bloke who asked.

[@beano9343]

Good old Mickey rounding up the crew, loved the Roos back then and looking good again this year. Built up again over the last few years to bring it home again

[@duncancameron2463]

One of my favourite games !

[@barisaxman2]

Awkward placement of the kangaroos label. You can't see the score

[@MIGAustralia1]

The year we kicked 2, 11 to the right of screen in the GF!

[@StFidjnr]

1:34 I won't take sheedy's word for it so Dennis Pagan will have to give his side of the marshmallow saga

[@barisaxman2]

1998 Qualifying final.

[@StFidjnr]

0:14 cue the music

[@Annoying_Taco]

may i ask if this was 1999 or another year?

[@joshuaba]

September 4 1998 Kangaroos 11 16 82 Essendon 8 12 60

[@eleventhirtytwo]

09:19 - :D

[@88fredmcfred]

Young Boomer! LOL!

[@herftyj382]

Lol 😂

[@Leftfield71]

Essendon always have been and always will be as soft as marshmallows.

[@barrel_brd_bskt]

How'd that go tonight?

[@barrel_brd_bskt]

@JaydenLoader-lz8jb none. How many Grand Finals have they won? *Cough* 16

[@barrel_brd_bskt]

@JaydenLoader-lz8jb cry harder about it :)

[@barrel_brd_bskt]

@JaydenLoader-lz8jb sick burn :'D bedtime Jayden. Nite nite

[@davidcopping909]

the king was shit mate he never even won a browlow medal James hird did my team yeah

[@beano9343]

+David Copping Hird...Where is he now? Pumping his marshmallows with drugs still probably

[@markrobinson9394]

Hird was primarily a midfielder who had free reign to go forward, while Carey was the key forward of the team. Obviously, Hird touched the ball more, which meant the umpires tended to give him more votes, particularly with his squeaky clean image. Meanwhile, Carey was often doubled in the forward line, and had a reputation as being a shit stirrer. Even during years when he was favoured to win the Brownlow, the umpires didn't give him votes.