‘That goal’ against Essendon in the year 2000 is the subject of a Barkly Street deep dive on this week’s Western Bulldogs podcast.

Barkly Street is back after a short hiatus during the AFL’s ‘Footy Frenzy’, with co-hosts Bob Murphy and Marcus Bontempelli uniting on Zoom from Melbourne and Queensland respectively.

They’re joined by Bulldog royalty, in the form of Club legend and current Director of Football, Chris Grant, to recall that famous moment 20 years ago when his incredible snap from the boundary handed the Bombers their only defeat of an otherwise dominant 2000 season.

‘The great flood’, as it’s come to be known, was a piece of coaching genius by Terry Wallace, with Grant and a teenage Murphy right in the think of the action. 

The trio discusses the week leading into that match, how Bob was forced to keep the revolutionary game plan a secret from his school mates, Wallace’s brutal honesty about the Dogs’ chances against the all-conquering Bombers, the frantic minutes leading up to the moment of the match, and of course, that glorious shot at goal by Grant as the clock wound down.

It was enough to have Bontempelli, who was only four years old at the time, right on the edge of his seat as he took in one of the Club’s great past glories.

Also on this week’s episode, Bob and Bont discuss life for the players in the new surrounds of the Royal Pines resort hub, the Dogs’ on-field form, the impressive recent performances of Mitch Wallis and Jack Macrae, and the run towards the finals.

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