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What can I say?....2 of the finest all-round, natural footballers to have ever graced VFL football grounds....The Fyfe/Dangerfield of the 70's, only far more versatile....Both these blokes could play anywhere on the field - barr ruck - and still dominate. So mercurial were they.
Alex Jesaulenko: 279 games, 424 goals Carlton (1967-1979, St.K 1980-1981.)
Supremely gifted footballer & still the only player to have kicked the tonne for Carlton (115), back in 1970, playing at full-forward....The same year he took that spectacular mark in the Grand Final, to lead the Blues fight-back from a 44 point, half-time deficit, to lift the premiership cup....1 of 4 he was to play in....From that day forth, whenever a kid took a speckie in kick-to-kick, the cry of 'Jezza' could be heard to ring-out in school-yards, back-yards & neighborhood parks everywhere....Alex captained Carlton from 1975-1976 & again from 1978-1979. The year in which he would be the last ever player to Captain & Coach a side to a Premiership, as Big Nick had done prior, back in 1972....Jezza won the B & F at Carlton in 1975....His demise at Carlton was both dramatic & political. A sad end to a magnificent playing career there. Something my mother never forgave the club for.
Malcolm Blight: 178 games, 444 goals Nth.Melb (1974-1982).
Smooth moving graceful player was Mal, who - Like Alex - could take a spectacular mark or kick a ripping goal from anywhere....Malcolm also played at full-forward for 3 seasons, notching the tonne (103) up in 1982, his final year...No one who saw it can ever forget, his booming torpedo from 70 meters out at Princes Park, post the final siren, to get the Kangaroos up & over the line that day in 1976....In The year 1978, he deservedly won the club's B & F & also the competition's Brownlow Medal....Malcolm played in both of Norths 1975 & 1977 Premierships....Blight was one of the few Croweaters & Magarey Medalists, to live-up to his billing, prior to coming across to Victoria. A stellar career & a superbly balanced footballer.
I could go on forever about these 2.
Alex Jesaulenko: 279 games, 424 goals Carlton (1967-1979, St.K 1980-1981.)
Supremely gifted footballer & still the only player to have kicked the tonne for Carlton (115), back in 1970, playing at full-forward....The same year he took that spectacular mark in the Grand Final, to lead the Blues fight-back from a 44 point, half-time deficit, to lift the premiership cup....1 of 4 he was to play in....From that day forth, whenever a kid took a speckie in kick-to-kick, the cry of 'Jezza' could be heard to ring-out in school-yards, back-yards & neighborhood parks everywhere....Alex captained Carlton from 1975-1976 & again from 1978-1979. The year in which he would be the last ever player to Captain & Coach a side to a Premiership, as Big Nick had done prior, back in 1972....Jezza won the B & F at Carlton in 1975....His demise at Carlton was both dramatic & political. A sad end to a magnificent playing career there. Something my mother never forgave the club for.
Malcolm Blight: 178 games, 444 goals Nth.Melb (1974-1982).
Smooth moving graceful player was Mal, who - Like Alex - could take a spectacular mark or kick a ripping goal from anywhere....Malcolm also played at full-forward for 3 seasons, notching the tonne (103) up in 1982, his final year...No one who saw it can ever forget, his booming torpedo from 70 meters out at Princes Park, post the final siren, to get the Kangaroos up & over the line that day in 1976....In The year 1978, he deservedly won the club's B & F & also the competition's Brownlow Medal....Malcolm played in both of Norths 1975 & 1977 Premierships....Blight was one of the few Croweaters & Magarey Medalists, to live-up to his billing, prior to coming across to Victoria. A stellar career & a superbly balanced footballer.
I could go on forever about these 2.
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.....Not to mention kick the ball & mark the ball like these 2 blokes could.
