Retired #31: Dustin Fletcher - Legend & VFL Assistant Coach

[pazza]

Please excuse the intrusion, but I hope to God that Fletcher gets a farewell game on Sunday and this pillar of football is chaired off the ground. Every fan in the MCG will give him the long standing ovation he deserves. From an opposition supporter, thank you Fletch for your 23 years of service to our great game, and congratulations.

Feel free. And beautifully put.

 

[frenchfri12]

I've never heard any player ever in any game get such a roar as Dustin did then.

 

[Stopher]

Bloody Fletch. Not officially retired even one day and he's got his own ad plugging finals on Fox Footy.

 

[ghostdog]

Cue the SO when he enters the ground on grand final day.

 

[dnbassador]

Can we rookie list him?

 

[Coldacre]

he should play for our VFL side!

 

[Blueboy75]

Just wondering do you guys think Fletch will head down the path of coaching? I don't know/remember if ever hearing him ever saying it is in his interests.

 

[Doss]

He did a bit of part time stuff in the last couple of seasons of his playing career.

So who knows.

 

[baz_machine]

He did a bit of part time stuff in the last couple of seasons of his playing career.

So who knows.

he'll probably just turn up at the club day 1 pre season.

doesn't know what else to do

 

[Doss]

he'll probably just turn up at the club day 1 pre season.

doesn't know what else to do

While chowing down vegemite toast.

 

[eth-dog]

We'll probably hire him as forward coach.

 

[Jobe is King]

We'll probably hire him as forward coach.

"For training today boys, we'll just be lining up from 60 out and launching torps through the big sticks."

 

[Yoda_]

Is playing one final game in the International Rules series against Ireland at Croke Park in November.

Goal keeper heroics once more

 

[daffo]

Also in the long kick comp Saturday morning at 10am. They are going to try and kick it over the yarra (75m)

 

[Coldacre]

I think because his retirement has been imminent for so long, its stopped us from getting too sentimental or sad about him retiring.

well fudge it.

I'm sad.

I'm sad that we'll never see him run out again. he's been the corner stone of our team for nearly a quarter of a century. he's just been THERE. and he's Mr Reliable. the last line of defence was always rock solid with Fletch on patrol. and there has been no better defender at reading the play in the history of our game than Fletch. there's a reason why Matthew Scarlet rates him as the best. because he is.

but it's more than that, he's the last tie to our great era. and not just our last great era (2000)... but the great era before that! 1993! the flag we won with Harvey, Salmon, Thompson and Watson. Nubrik on the jumper.

*sigh*

we're a lesser side for his retirement. who else is gonna run down a Carlton flog half their age and half their height. who else is gonna spoil the impossible spoil. and the torps from 70 metres out.

thankyou Fletch.

you legend.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Will miss the countless times I heard opposition fans yell "Damm you Fletch just retire already" haha

 

[blitzer]

Its time for him to start personally coaching his sons to have them ready to dominate for Essendon in a few years. I'm expecting a bare minimum of 15+ years from each of them.

 

[Bren]

All the best fletch! Loved seeing the shots on goal from the centre square!


Sent from my iPhone using two cups and a long piece of string

 

[MarkG]

Fletch was a major part of our strong defense for so long, helping players like Hooker, Carlisle, Hibberd, Hurley.. all of them.

I look at Hurleys superb spoils and they are so Fletch like.

Any chance that he will be on the defensive coaching panel?

 

[eth-dog]

Was great on Marngrook last night.

 

[Beerfish]

Didn't go too flash in the kick it across the Yarra comp.

 

[Mercurial89]

Didn't go too flash in the kick it across the Yarra comp.

36m kick......musnt have been trying surely

 

[yaco55]

Was surprised to see Fletcher in the GF cavalcade - Very surprised.

 

[Lethal]

36m kick......musnt have been trying surely

There's no way the measurements were accurate. Petrie was maybe 1 metre away from the other side and it was measured as only 60m. Yet it's supposed to be 75m. Anyway, Fletch was a long way off it.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Was surprised to see Fletcher in the GF cavalcade - Very surprised.

Why?