The Best Season in AFL History

[@stormlova]

And then 15 years later they had arguably a similar season. Rough start to the season, before a hectic winning run, a close Collingwood final and a blowout final, and then a demolition job in the GF. In Selwood's last season.

[@PaddyOC19]

and Collingwood again were the only ones who could come close

[@kadewebster2081]

⁠@@PaddyOC19Collingwood and Geelong has always been the biggest rivalry for me as my brother goes for the pies, and how close the games are every time they play.

[@anthonyszy7191]

No 2008 was the best season ever! Go hawks

[@djstorey]

R Isanee

[@djstorey]

*R Insanee

[@buddyjfrancis320]

From that Richmond game until GF day in 2008 Geelong only lost 2 games over almost a 2 year stretch. (42 Wins & 2 Losses I think it was). Pretty fkn insane.

[@Fe2_Daggers]

Phenomenal video! It really has a butterfly effect feeling, that ending "Joel....Selwood" sent shivers down my spine.

[@michaeltodorovic2424]

Definitely! Well said! Great video.

[@jamesfulton4728]

Mate you’ve got the best AFL content on this platform - love your work! Come on Geelong ❤

[@vlillachy1933]

He’s backkkk 😮‍💨❤️

[@RAZIMagician]

No one could’ve stopped this team back in 07. I remember as a Collingwood supporter not being too disappointed losing to them in the prelim as they clearly deserved it more than we did. 2006 you saw glimpses of what was to come but they just weren’t disciplined enough. Couldn’t help but admire them this year despite personally never liking Geelong.

[@djstorey]

El

[@djstorey]

Damn.ngl always

[@djstorey]

Tthoughtt it was 2008 that was better haha

[@fishjj76]

As a Collingwood supporter, I remember feeling that if only we'd won that match, we'd win the Grand Final.

[@eggfooty]

Ripper video mate, good to see you’re still going strong ❤️

[@devonodevon]

Going into Geelong that night of the win was absolutely insane, I've still never seen anything like it. The whole town was one massive party.

[@TobyCinema-od9wy]

Thank you for doing a video on the Cats.

[@laneangeles2201]

Please do a video on the 2022 cats! It would be great to see you analyse that team and the off season moves they made and how their h/a dominance in those 10 years prior didn’t amount to a flag until then

[@Millzee117]

Jagger uploading is like Norf winning a game, It’s doesn’t happen often… but when it does, it’s beautiful

[@jacksonbyrne5835]

It still hurts as a Port fan, but we truly were just the best of the rest (a pretty mediocre rest as well), left helpless as Geelong ruthlessly picked us apart for two hours. It was as if they took out 44 years worth of pain and suffering on us that day.

[@mark6889]

Bartel won the Brownlow Selwood won the Rising Star Geelong won the VFL Grand Final Great season 2007. Love ya work, another great video!

[@scottrandall2751]

9 in the All Australian Team

[@Rapsciddy31]

Always a great day when Skilbeck posts!!! You’re a legend, keep grinding.

[@kunpakornchaoyon9627]

Babe wake up!! Jagger Skillbeck new video just dropped

[@victorianstrengthclub6858]

Literally me

[@asafeguy]

I've never watched AFL, don't even know what's going on here, but what an underdog story. Subscribed.

[@pvic765]

genuine goose bumps watching this

[@MrAGame]

phenomenal video man!

[@MatthewCraigMusic]

Babe wake up! New Jagger video just dropped!! your best work yet on the best team ever. Love it brother.

[@gangstertopo]

Great video once again. That was the start of a dynasty for Geelong too

[@michaelhutchings8599]

Never forget Caro said that West Coast would finish 18th in 2018... That news article at the start is hilarious.

[@isthatrubble]

I was 10 this year and the grand final is one of my earliest concrete footy memories as this was the first season I remember actually watching the footy when it was on, instead of reading while my parents watched. we watched the GF (or possibly the pies game, but I'm 99% sure it was the GF) in my grandma's house while we were getting ready to sell it. I'm the only cats supporter in my family, the rest are collingwood and st kilda, so I had a good next few years of footy fandom ahead of me....

[@mitchrodd3184]

Always enjoy the content mate! Still remember as a teenager not believing that season, thinking we’d always be condemned to missing out. An amazing team I don’t think we’ll ever be replicate in our colours. Cheers!

[@timhet200]

Man, that was good. Such a good job putting that film together.

[@spacesbali]

bloody awesome video. Spine tingling. Ending phenomenal. This is better quality then 360, Fox or AFL productions. You coukd take this to another

[@anthonymartin4043]

I must say Chapman was just always tough, always determined to win that ball, kick that goal! True HERO!

[@GoFuzzuKMAN]

Unreal vid mate! Absolutely brilliant! Even as an Essendon supporter it’s hard to argue against this being the best season ever although it does make me eager to see a similar video highlighting the infamous 2000 season if that is at all possible! Thanks mate loving your work

[@willsaint7469]

I’ve been waiting ages for a video on this Geelong team, thankyou

[@kodypitt5805]

7:41 hows the warm-up beef that's crazy

[@jaggerskilbeck]

Deadset how good was the warm up beef

[@abhinbhandari8459]

Amazing video, great storytelling and editing. Been catching up on all of your other ones recently as well.

[@athossirianos9631]

Great vid. That Geelong team was a phenomenal side

[@JakeBozinis]

This hurts me as a pies fan ! I was 16 and I went to the PF with my Dad and I remember so vividly with about 10 minutes to go my Dad was talking to a cats fan behind us and my dad goes "cats have it" and the cats fan "na pies have us here" I had been to two losing GF in my life and I knew we would beat Port if we could get there but we fell short ! In my opinion that Cats pies Rivalry was the best, 07 Five point Cats Win, 2010 we smashed them in a prelim, 2011 they got their revenge. I went to the 2022 final and my memory of the 07 PF was killing me and it HAPPENED AGAIN. 😅 That cats team 07/09 was probably the best team I watched overall, they were complete pretty much everywhere, Bartel, Corey, Mooney, Ablett JR, Harley, Stevie J, Scarlett and people forget about Chapman he was a genuine star. They were a true team of superstars all over the ground and then you had players like J pod, Ottens, Ling etc who were really really good at playing their role for the team. If you look at 07/09 team I genuinely don't think you can find a player who was below average on that team. Every team usually has one or two who are on the cusp but they honestly didnt. Only reason I didnt include 2011 is because even though they won the GF I think you could argue the Pies had a more complete year and some of their starts were older but in 07/09 they were unstoppable.

[@Remylebeau107]

I recently seen your video on port Adelaide's 2014 season and it was outstanding, and I would like to see a video on ports 02 03 04 triumph yet falling short early on only to finally succeed but all the pain they went through with the chokers taunts to choco pulling up that tie

[@samduffy6388]

Also directly led to the best segment in media history, mmm 360 feedback

[@skarloey7493]

2015 hawks were also up there, the two stretch of games where we dismantled freo and sydney was crazy

[@Ozvideo1959]

I always thought Paul Chapman was a bit unlucky not to win the Norm Smith medal in 2007. When the game was really on, in the first quarter and a half, he was brilliant.

[@TheCount989]

2007 still hurts as a Power fan.☹️but killer video as always mate

[@Cloudzyy5]

There has never been more dominant footy played

[@TBoneTony]

I would say the Round 6 Sunday Morning article was the kick in the butt that the Cats needed. The Geelong Football Club were always full of talent yet they never really pushed themselves when needed. After the Round 5 2007 weekend, the Cats were at the cross roads and they needed to do something. The article itself was the kick in the butt that the Cats needed to realize they could be better than they had.

[@sambaker125]

Please give us a retrospective on Blue Water High or Parallax. Absolutely loved your one on Jeopardy.

[@CappySeventyOne]

We moved to Oz from the uk in Dec 2007. So of course I made the effort to watch Aussie rules during 2007 to get into it. Not only did I fall in love with the sport, I couldn’t believe how wild the league was. Geelong from nowhere! In case you’re wondering…..I chose Freo

[@blake7724]

i love your channel man, always looking forward to the next upload :D

[@ibrahimstv2708]

please upload more consistanly. Your my KZbin GOAT

[@philosophyfraillon9362]

Amazing video - though as a hawks fan it hurt a little… I would love a 2008 video at some point!

[@anthonymartin4043]

What a motivator!

[@daturbo4life711]

Get ready to do a great montage in the near future of this current young Hawks team. They gonna be a dominant Afl side in couple years. Potentially another Dynasty!! 😉 But in all seriousness this 2007 Cats side was probably the most dominant team I’ve seen. ~ Hawks fan

[@dan64nerd]

great vid man my fav of the 3 was 2011 bomber retired and gary left every one said it was gonna be either the pies or saints Podsiadly did his shoulder early i just thought welp thats game then a young hawkins played out of his skin

[@MickSchwager]

Hey mate been waiting for a video glad ya back 😊

[@stealthninja149]

always a great day when jagger uploads!

[@gameguys1207]

Any new videos coming mate??? I think a good one to make would be how Brisbane went from rock bottom to then winning a flag. 👍

[@Gimmo2197]

I’ve been a pies supporter since 06 and I knew every time we would play them it was gonna be tough , 07-10 cats were unbelievable to watch they should’ve went 3 peat 07,08 and 09 best teams of 07-2011 were hawks,cats,pies and saints , I miss footy from back then 😢

[@kitteguh]

Pls keep making these

[@ceejayshakur4216]

Goosebumps

[@bus5683]

You do great videos, do you recon you could do a north one ? Maybe how they went from powerhouses and proud to where we currently houses

[@bradjames9123]

Being a port supporter I usually skip straight past anything to do with the 07 season 🤣🤣 But great video and well put together

[@banjosambar]

Did bomber joke about selling ice at the start?

[@allanbrown4802]

really enjoyed that

[@lethal0000]

@2:30 that comment about selling frozen water is wild given that’s exactly what Bomber did post career

[@chook2870]

As a Port supporter this was hard to watch... Honestly never knew we would be belted by so much. After winning that game at geelong away, I thought there was an oppotunity to win it. Honestly think if we didnt make the gf that year, we wouldnt have gone backwards a year later. Props to Geelong. Best side by a country mile that year

[@m3tamonk3y4]

Best team I've ever seen. Won 50/54, and 110/124 before sliding, but has still remained competitive and played finals regardless.

[@stevenwilliams3038]

As a Port fan its kinda ironic that Ken Hinkley Destroyed Port in the 2007 GF Rubbed salt in the woulds in 2011 by beating them in Gold Coasts First ever win and then Cleaned up the mess in since 2014 by Coaching us and taking us up the ladder. Hopefully he can win a Premiership with us

[@icelord1050]

Great video 🙌

[@raushaanseychell6198]

Always considered this to be the best individual season, despite the win-loss ratio not being as flattering as perhaps Essendon’s 2000 season. It was the way they demolished every single team, including those ranked similarly to them. As a North fan, even though we finished top four, I fancied us against just about everyone, but everyone knew we were losing to Geelong, and badly in that final

[@scottrandall2751]

Bartel wasn’t rested he was out for the last 2 rounds with a appendicitis, makes his Brownlow win even better

[@UpTheCatters]

I feel so lucky to go for this club man

[@Charles-SG]

Legend is back

[@Croweaterrr]

Yes your back!!

[@Tom-it6gi]

I think winning by less than a goal, in a final, undermines their case, a little bit. But that grand final thrashing was unbelievable. I wonder what team had the biggest margin, in terms of the smallest amount they beat their opponents by, in the finals. Who never really got that close to losing.

[@deepside7]

Absolutely unstoppable that day in the GF. Everything they did came off. Don't think any team stood a chance

[@quaweds]

I don't know if you're a fantasy man, but a look into the domanice of either Rockcliff or Dane Swan for there scoring would be an interesting video.

[@cosmicdib4823]

Was the tigers v cats game the one that spawned the Mario from Doncaster meme?

[@goblues1395]

what video king

[@LokiCocola]

Awesome vid

[@DeeboEdit]

2000 Essendon: “Hold my cigar”

[@LomuHabana]

Geelong is the greatest team of the last 20 years. They missed the finales only 3 times. Reached 13 the prelim (or beyond), 6 times the GF and won the premiership. And when they one the flag, they were often really really dominant. Their worst position was 12th (nowhere near the wooden spoon). As someone who is relatively to the AFL, what is their secret?

[@Shaun-o8g]

Can you follow up and do one on the 2008 season?....please.

[@pretzelsports18]

Earned a sub 😁

[@louistomlinsonmusicaus920]

Another banger Jagger

[@hugolaw18]

He's back

[@ex0ja]

As a pies supporter I'll never forget that prelim, still upset about it.

[@lotsofpasta9094]

bang number 1 baby!!

[@qppd7890]

One of your best

[@thebigkachow3754]

Hey mate, your videos are the absolute bomb. I feel like it was you who made a video I've been searching for for years, I think it was deleted. Did you make the video about how the cats hadn't won a premiership from 11-22? How they didn't win one for a decade or something similar was the title. I had a thought it might have been from a KZbin channel called NoDefence2k. Do you or anyone else know about this vid? Please help 😢

[@petert4599]

too me, the prelim vs Collingwood will forever be that seasons grand final.

[@jaredtaylor138]

Wow! What happened the next year?

[@epicindian1013]

It’s crazy to think but this grand final could happen this year 2024

[@lukemckean6155]

Assumed this was a review of 1995? Go Blues!!!

[@JeffooDT]

Imagine. 2000 bombers vs 07/08 cats would be a great game

[@harrydowling3271]

Geelong 2006 post credits scene just be Joel Selwood being drafted

[@hedonismunderstands2469]

i remember watching that late season port loss - you could see the boys did enough to get in front, so know they could beat them, even without their guns, so then almost sit back because nothing else mattered - port's late winner was junk time, the result didn't matter. no cat fan gave a fk at the result. and the rest is history! go cats!!!

[@mehow2g]

This was the best team I've ever seen play, they played perfect footy, WCE was semi close with their star studded midfield but nah Geelong pips them.

[@rsamen5091]

Unreal Jagger

[@fishingluhrs8678]

2012 by far the best I've seen

[@davidcollins8574]

If only they didnt fluff 08 GF, that season was phenomenal too. They were untouchable.

[@latenightlogic]

Not to undersell the video or the cats in 2007 because they’re a nomination for the top 5 ever, but for a single season dominance there’d been nothing like Essendon in 2000. In round 20 I remember Drew Morphett saying it looked like a country league ladder how dominant Essendon were. Still it’s a matter of opinion rather than stats. If Geelong had won in 2008 that season would have statistically been better than Essendon. So surely Geelong were as good as Essendon were in 2000 and overall better because they won multiple premierships? Yep, but for me, for a single season only, Essendon in 2000 is where my moneys at.

[@seanotinderson6165]

Won the VFL flag too. And the Brownlow, and the VFL league best and fairest I believe

[@jaybreacher4430]

Not sure how you’re saying this year is better than the 00 bombers when they won more games, had a longer win streak and had a higher winning margin.

[@patrickmilner4149]

They should have gone on to 3 peat, went 23-1 to be undone by a young Hawks outfit

[@havealovelyday6497]

I highly suspect this team was using PEDs. The infamous Stephen Dank was working for Geelong at the time. Dank left for the suns, but was quickly moved on due to PED suspicious. He then moved to Essendon with his close companion Mark Thompson, and the rest is history. Dank managed to create a brownlow medalist using PEDs! So I doubt 90kg midfilders and multiple All Australians would be too far of a stretch. When you consider Bomber Thompson has since been convicted for illicit drugs ... it starts to get you thinking. It will likely never be proven, but given all of these coincidences, i'm suprised it hasn't crossed more peoples mind.

[@my2cents198]

Awesome video !!!