Gary Ablett Snr. Best Matches?
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The best match I've ever seen was Cats v Bombers at the MCG. I think it was 93. He kicked 14.
Salmon kicked 10 at the other end. We lost the game but Ablett dominated in a pulsating game.
Salmon kicked 10 at the other end. We lost the game but Ablett dominated in a pulsating game.
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1989 Grand Final
1989 Prelim
1989 vs Collingwood
The game against the Tigers where he kicked 14 off the wing
1993 vs Essendon when he kicked 14
1993 vs North when he kicked 10
1992 vs West Coast - his 150th when he had 36 touches and kicked 5 goals from the centre
1994 vs St.Kilda, when we were down by 5 goals and he single-handedly pulled us over the line with a huge last quarter
Don't know if they have SOO games, but apparently he blitzed in 1984 vs WA
1996 vs Melbourne....kicked 9.6 when Melbourne kicked 8.8.
They're the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
1989 Prelim
1989 vs Collingwood
The game against the Tigers where he kicked 14 off the wing
1993 vs Essendon when he kicked 14
1993 vs North when he kicked 10
1992 vs West Coast - his 150th when he had 36 touches and kicked 5 goals from the centre
1994 vs St.Kilda, when we were down by 5 goals and he single-handedly pulled us over the line with a huge last quarter
Don't know if they have SOO games, but apparently he blitzed in 1984 vs WA
1996 vs Melbourne....kicked 9.6 when Melbourne kicked 8.8.
They're the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
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Just want to know what some of Abletts best matches were, as I wanna get them off Sports Delivered. Cheers.
What a lovely topic to commence the new year. Oh well, here goes:
1984 v WA (state game) - 8 goals at Subiaco
1985 v North Melbourne - 8 goals at MCG
1985 v Melbourne - 9 goals at MCG
1988 v Richmond - 10 goals at MCG
1988 v Brisbane - 11 goals at Carrara
1989 v Richmond - 14 goals at MCG
1989 v Collingwood - 7 goals at MCG
1989 v Melbourne (1st semi) - 7 goals at MCG
1989 v Essendon (Prelim) - 8 goals at Waverley
1989 v Hawthorn (Grand Final) - 9 goals at MCG
1990 v Fitzroy - 10 goals at Geelong
1990 v Richmond - 12 goals at MCG
1992 v West Coast - 5 goals (36 possessions) at Subiaco
1992 v Brisbane - 9 goals (from the CENTRE) at Carrara
1993 v Brisbane - 8 goals at Gabba
1993 v Essendon - 14 goals at MCG
1993 v Richmond - 12 goals at Geelong
1993 v Adelaide - 10 goals at Football Park
1993 v Melbourne - 11 goals at MCG
1993 v North Melbourne - 10 goals at MCG
1994 v Sydney - 14 goals at SCG
1994 v Melbourne - 10 goals at Geelong
1994 v Richmond - 8 goals at Geelong
1994 v Carlton (1st semi) - 6 goals at Waverley
1995 v Footscray - 9 goals at Western Oval
1996 v Melbourne - 9 goals at MCG
1996 v Collingwood - 9 goals at MCG
That's about all I recall off the top of my head. Happy hunting.
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That 1984 State of Origin game v WA would be the one to get! Gazza at his best against the cream of WA and outshining established Victorian stars
In Ken Piesse's book, apparently Gazza was a controversial selection by the great EJ Whitten. You can imagine if BigFooty was around back then how Hawthorn fans would have reacted!!
However, as Teddy had obviously seen gazza up close as the 3GL commentator, and he knew a thing or 2 more about footy than most, Teddy knew exactly what was going to happen
Partridges list is almost complete but there was also a night match vs Carlton in 1985 (or maybe 86?). Gazza was unstoppable even though they ended up playing 3 defenders on him!!
In Ken Piesse's book, apparently Gazza was a controversial selection by the great EJ Whitten. You can imagine if BigFooty was around back then how Hawthorn fans would have reacted!!
However, as Teddy had obviously seen gazza up close as the 3GL commentator, and he knew a thing or 2 more about footy than most, Teddy knew exactly what was going to happen
Partridges list is almost complete but there was also a night match vs Carlton in 1985 (or maybe 86?). Gazza was unstoppable even though they ended up playing 3 defenders on him!!
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Please don't forget. Regular season 1995. Versus Essendon Geelong had been pretty well down all day. Ablett kicks 4 (atleast two were miraculous for memory) in last quarter and Cats get up. One of my favorite ever games.
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89 prem final was easily his best match he played, just was a magician that day, seeing him like that running around doing things others couldnt was a pleasure, he kicked like 8-7 or something and its a game i will never forget.
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Sorry to be repetitive but definitely 84 state of origin. Please post if you track it down anywhere!
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any game against richmond!
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"Gazza the great man - left foot snap! What a goal by Gazza!"
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No man has ever showed such mastery of the game as Gazza did in the 1989 Prelim. Football has never been played any better.
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Was at that game and it also had a Ben Graham 90 metre ball burster in it as well.
i miss gaz so much, i almost tear up when watching old videos of him on you tube.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=-84YDSkDCZY
watch the goal he kicks from the boundary at 2:10
Amazing. absolutley amazing.
watch the goal he kicks from the boundary at 2:10
Amazing. absolutley amazing.
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The following week was the real mud game, against Essendon.
The Collingwood game was special though. Still can remember Sandy Roberts' call when he kicked the goal of the year, "He's alight Gary Ablett, look at this. Here is the magician at work, he shoots towards goal, what more can you say!?"
The goal in the 89 prelim where marks 60 out, goes to play on, then fakes Paul Hamilton then runs around him with an unbelievable burst of speed then drills it post high from 45m.
Both still send shivers up the spine when I see them.
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Looking back now, I consider myself pretty fortunate that I witnessed live most of his career. Made going to the footy a lot of fun, even when we were a less than brilliant side.
Still the best player I've ever seen by a long, long way.
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It was 87 night series - pretty sure he kicked 7. The Ablett bootleg video shows just about all of them. He seemed to be able to roost the yellow sherrin further, for some reason.
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^^ Agree totally.
That was my first match ever, as well as my first visit to the MCG. Brilliant. Didnt he kick like 14 out of 18 goals all up? And we lost by 24 points.
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^^ Agree totally.
That was my first match ever, as well as my first visit to the MCG. Brilliant. Didnt he kick like 14 out of 18 goals all up? And we lost by 24 points.
First match ever? Jeez Shell, you know how to pick them, I'll give you that. Hope you didn't expect Ablett to do that every week after that!
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