In hindsight I'm sure Bud regrets leaving Melbourne and the newscorpse scum following him up and down Chapel street like blowflies to a chop. He's got the girl, he's got the money and he's got peace and quiet to pursue his hobbies. Whatever they are.
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Not even close. Dunstall, Lockett, Ablett & Co played on those bog heap sh!thole grounds with waterlogged footys and were kicking 100 plus regularly. Not to mention having full backs with an open license to do whatever they want. These days forwards get a free for getting sneezed on, especially Franklin. Not saying he isnt great, but I dont compare him to those other guys.
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Yeah, Righto.
So Jack Riewoldt could win a Coleman and be named All Australian full forward, but Ablett Snr wouldn’t cut it as a key forward in the modern game?
Ablett probably had 5 kegs on a guy like Riewoldt, had ground tricks at least as good as Buddy’s and with an insanely powerful spring, could mark the ball almost as well anyone who’s played. On natural ability, he’d go just fine.
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The true greats would all kick 100+.
But would be no good because they have no defensive game.
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Buddy may have been the difference to the non—fourpete
And caused the Bulldogs infinite pain in 2016
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F*** it. Fivepete. Forget 2017 Tiges
No, sixpete, you clearly had w.coast covered as well.
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Ok now I’m sad again. Buddy is such a ******* prick I ******* hate the campaigner
Yep, I was the only one in red and black to applaud him that night.
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I’d like to say nyar nyar but I’m in the same boat now.
I just stick my middle finger up when he does s**t like that now
I can't do it, Carey used to do the same to us and he just fed off the hate/vitriol. You just have to take your hate off to these boys. ( Carey/Bud)
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Kennett says he never plays well against Hawthorn. Another regret would be Kennett not having his back I reckon.
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(only joking - most things I post aren’t even slightly serious)
Riewoldt is 193cm which is key position size. 185cm is only an average sized midfielder in 2018. Look at the former great key forwards, if they are not over 192cm then they would not be great key forwards in 2018/2019.
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Expect Budd will regret the Swans letting Hanners go....
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Yeah but don't they always say it is the end of the September 'dance' they always want to win.. however he might be peaceful enough with only one...
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I know what you are getting at but Ablett would have coped pretty well stuck up in a KPF post but I'd suggest he'd have been run off a wing in the modern game as Blight played him for a few years.
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He nearly did with a clutch fourth quarter goal. Lucky our million dollar man trumped him
I believe Ablett would have stayed at Geelong if handled better by the coach at the time. Ablett jr is the last player you alienate and keep on the outter if you actually want him to play for you. Thompson mishandled that. I believe Ablett jr would have stayed if handled by a reasonable person.
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The thing with Ablett is that he wasn't a full-forward at his best. Being put full-forward was his later career. Very similar to Leigh Matthews being played as a full-forward in his later career. Before 1993 and during Ablett's peak, he was positioned more on the wing or as a forward flanker. The other thing to note is that guys like Paul Salmon (200cm+) were kicking smaller bags than Ablett running along the wing... let alone when Ablett was put at full-forward and kicking ton after ton after ton (again, these tons were made during his twilight years - he was older than Buddy Franklin is now when he did this three times in a row). For example, in 1993 when Salmon was on one end, and Ablett was on the other, Salmon kicked ten goals... Ablett kicked 14. He was a freak.
ref: https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/G/Gary_Ablett0.html#19930
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I prefer forwards who target and hit midfielders
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