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Great topic.
The first moment you mentioned is one i will never forget.
Neville Bruns had it on the members wing, a beautiful centre to Gazza. Ball lands in front of him, picks it up in one motion, feigned right, went left, then proceeded to kick the goal easily.
Meanwhile Tony Daniher and Mark Thompson sit there looking foolish.
A few more for me:
* The goal against Collingwood in the wet at the MCG. Bursts through the centre, gets to half forward, pushes off a Collingwood opponent (and Robert Scott), then dobs it as if it was a dry day.
* 1993, vs. Essendon at the MCG.
A young James Hird is swung onto Gary, the ball comes in awkwardly to the forward pocket, Hird runs hard at it but it bounces over his head and into the hands of Ablett.
On an acute angle, Gary slots the goal, despite holding the ball upside down and on a shocking angle.
Never seen a bloke kick such a skillful goal with the ball upside down.
* The day he kicked 14 from a wing against Richmond.
I was still very young so the memories are hazy, but i think he played on Phil Egan and tore him a new one.
The first moment you mentioned is one i will never forget.
Neville Bruns had it on the members wing, a beautiful centre to Gazza. Ball lands in front of him, picks it up in one motion, feigned right, went left, then proceeded to kick the goal easily.
Meanwhile Tony Daniher and Mark Thompson sit there looking foolish.
A few more for me:
* The goal against Collingwood in the wet at the MCG. Bursts through the centre, gets to half forward, pushes off a Collingwood opponent (and Robert Scott), then dobs it as if it was a dry day.
* 1993, vs. Essendon at the MCG.
A young James Hird is swung onto Gary, the ball comes in awkwardly to the forward pocket, Hird runs hard at it but it bounces over his head and into the hands of Ablett.
On an acute angle, Gary slots the goal, despite holding the ball upside down and on a shocking angle.
Never seen a bloke kick such a skillful goal with the ball upside down.
* The day he kicked 14 from a wing against Richmond.
I was still very young so the memories are hazy, but i think he played on Phil Egan and tore him a new one.
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Two memorable moments that jump to mind:
1/ Mark v Essendon - with two bomber defenders bearing down on Gazza trying to spoil him, the vice like grip on the ball was amazing. (one of the defenders was Derek Kickett - cant remember the other) Could have been the day he kicked 14 in a losing side!
2/ Goal V WCE - ball was deep in the cats pocket and ball was in dispute. Enter Ablett who absoloutely polaxes Worsfold then recieves the handball back and runs into open goal - Priceless!
1/ Mark v Essendon - with two bomber defenders bearing down on Gazza trying to spoil him, the vice like grip on the ball was amazing. (one of the defenders was Derek Kickett - cant remember the other) Could have been the day he kicked 14 in a losing side!
2/ Goal V WCE - ball was deep in the cats pocket and ball was in dispute. Enter Ablett who absoloutely polaxes Worsfold then recieves the handball back and runs into open goal - Priceless!
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jacmitgee said:
Yep, was that day.
Pretty sure Gary said that mark was the best he ever took.
jacmitgee said:
So very memorable.
He deadset ironed Worsfold out, a beautiful moment.
Ablett slipped over before receiving the handball too, but as always was quick enough to recover.
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1) The goal against the Eagles in 1993. "Brownless.......Ablett.........OHHHHH he's done it again!" I'll never forget that commentary.
2) His 3 14 goal hauls against Richmond, Essendon and Sydney.
There will never be anyone like him again...
2) His 3 14 goal hauls against Richmond, Essendon and Sydney.
There will never be anyone like him again...
Can't remember who it was against or when (might have been '89), but he came from behind to smother a defender's clearing kick, then picked up the loose ball and slotted it with a snap from outside the 50 - he honestly appeared to pick WHERE he smothered the kick to and did it with 'soft' hands, so he could run on and pick it up. I remember the commentator at the time saying that was the only 'delicate' smother he'd ever seen...
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1989 Prem final against Essendon when he was 60 mtrs out and waved with his right hand like he was telling Brownless to lead from the square, as he was waving his hand telling him to move he ran up to paul Hamilton on the mark and pretented like he was going to kick it but he baulked hamilton on the mark ran to 45mtrs slotted the goal and the crowd went nuts.
Easily his best game of his career by a mile, kicked 8goals 7 behinds and was awesome
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Torp from the middle of princess park against Fitzroy, 1992. And I mean the middle!
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ive got goosebumps just reading everyones comments.
that is the thing about him that sticks with me and everyone else im guessing, just his ability to do the impossible and have people asking how did he do that.
that is the thing about him that sticks with me and everyone else im guessing, just his ability to do the impossible and have people asking how did he do that.
Oh so many,
The goals
The one Phat mentioned earlier against the Pies, is a favorite. I was there with a cousin who's a Pieman, very enjoyable. I think from memory it was time when Lindner and Ablett were swapping at FF/HFF, he had had Gafer hanging of him for three quarters and been kept to around 2 goals, Mathews then moved Kerrison on to Ablett and he cut lose. The description in today's Age by Greg Baum was a good one ...
One day, playing Collingwood at the MCG, Ablett embarked on a jinking run. The crowd and the commentators went with him, rising in volume and pitch with each step. The climax came when he sidestepped one last opponent and kicked a goal from 50 metres, whereupon Sandy Roberts exclaimed: "What more can you say?"
I remember the way he just barreled thru them , making a gap, it was stupefying. But there were so many. A day against the Dons at the G when he kicked 3 or so in the last to get us over the line. The last of them a left foot hook snap that landed him on the ground, in a rare sight he slapped the ground happily after it went through. I can remember against Richmond a Torp that far out nobody thought to cover and through it went at the Ponsford end.
The bumps
jacmitgee mentions another favourite, the clash in the pocket. I always admired Worsfold after that. The slap when he hit him was audible. The was another that would have been close to being in front of the New opposition coachs box. Against Adelaide, he’d been held well, probably was starting to get annoyed. When a ball kicked towards the boundary he raced after it, as was an Adelaide player. Upon seeing that the Adelaide player would be arriving at the ball a tad before him, Ablett put himself in top gear and just before arriving turned and collected the player a truly malicious hip and shoulder. The Adelaide player was wiped out and just jogged back to FF feeling much better. I may be wrong but I think the Crow player was Marty Mckinnion who went on to play for the Cats. Another bump was the one inflicted on the dominator, Wayne Johnson, I don't think he was ever the same player after that.
The marks
Of course the MothersDay mark always gets tossed up, was it a mark or not, how typical of everything Ablett that it would create discussion. The way I remember it, was that Geelong had been in front but Collingwood were coming home hard. We needed somebody to something, and that he did. He missed the goal but the Pies were broken after it. The early days around 84, he took a mark over the pack every week good enough to be mark of the year. What a shame the coverage was not the same as today , so many of them not recorded. But it was not only the high ones. He could lead hard but still have soft hands and if he stayed at home he would win more than his share of tussles. An awful cunundrum for the full back.Stay in front and be used as a ladder, stay by his side and be outsprinted to the ball, hold on to him and be beaten for strength or risk his wrath.
I doubt in this era of this era of churned out out footballers, we will ever see his like again, and he was ours. For a period It felt special to follow Geelong. People would travel hours to see him and we had him each week.One had the sense that you would be see something special, anything could happen and it usually did.
The goals
The one Phat mentioned earlier against the Pies, is a favorite. I was there with a cousin who's a Pieman, very enjoyable. I think from memory it was time when Lindner and Ablett were swapping at FF/HFF, he had had Gafer hanging of him for three quarters and been kept to around 2 goals, Mathews then moved Kerrison on to Ablett and he cut lose. The description in today's Age by Greg Baum was a good one ...
One day, playing Collingwood at the MCG, Ablett embarked on a jinking run. The crowd and the commentators went with him, rising in volume and pitch with each step. The climax came when he sidestepped one last opponent and kicked a goal from 50 metres, whereupon Sandy Roberts exclaimed: "What more can you say?"
I remember the way he just barreled thru them , making a gap, it was stupefying. But there were so many. A day against the Dons at the G when he kicked 3 or so in the last to get us over the line. The last of them a left foot hook snap that landed him on the ground, in a rare sight he slapped the ground happily after it went through. I can remember against Richmond a Torp that far out nobody thought to cover and through it went at the Ponsford end.
The bumps
jacmitgee mentions another favourite, the clash in the pocket. I always admired Worsfold after that. The slap when he hit him was audible. The was another that would have been close to being in front of the New opposition coachs box. Against Adelaide, he’d been held well, probably was starting to get annoyed. When a ball kicked towards the boundary he raced after it, as was an Adelaide player. Upon seeing that the Adelaide player would be arriving at the ball a tad before him, Ablett put himself in top gear and just before arriving turned and collected the player a truly malicious hip and shoulder. The Adelaide player was wiped out and just jogged back to FF feeling much better. I may be wrong but I think the Crow player was Marty Mckinnion who went on to play for the Cats. Another bump was the one inflicted on the dominator, Wayne Johnson, I don't think he was ever the same player after that.
The marks
Of course the MothersDay mark always gets tossed up, was it a mark or not, how typical of everything Ablett that it would create discussion. The way I remember it, was that Geelong had been in front but Collingwood were coming home hard. We needed somebody to something, and that he did. He missed the goal but the Pies were broken after it. The early days around 84, he took a mark over the pack every week good enough to be mark of the year. What a shame the coverage was not the same as today , so many of them not recorded. But it was not only the high ones. He could lead hard but still have soft hands and if he stayed at home he would win more than his share of tussles. An awful cunundrum for the full back.Stay in front and be used as a ladder, stay by his side and be outsprinted to the ball, hold on to him and be beaten for strength or risk his wrath.
I doubt in this era of this era of churned out out footballers, we will ever see his like again, and he was ours. For a period It felt special to follow Geelong. People would travel hours to see him and we had him each week.One had the sense that you would be see something special, anything could happen and it usually did.
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Gary Ablett's mark on Gary Pert
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A few that stand out for me:
Playing for the Vic's one year (can't remember which) the ball was right near the left behind post being contested. Without thinking, Ablett picked it up and snapped over his head toward the goal square. The ball had to bounce a certain way to roll through for a goal...and needless to say it did.
Kicking the winner in the Prelim against North Melbourne in the dying seconds. I remember my Dad and I had already heard that Geelong had won, which ********ed us off as we never like to hear the scores before the replay is on. Neverless, the excitement when Leigh Tudor snapped it inboard to Ablett was as if we had no idea we had a chance to win...given we had 24 seconds left to produce something at the centre bounce.
When he was bent around the goalpost in Round 22, 1993 against West Coast. It was the only time I had ever seen Gary not get up straight away after a hit. Despite the initial scare when he didn't get up...the cheering and support from the Geelong fans when he did get up and kept playing was phenomenal. No other player at the time would have gotten up that quickly from being bent around a goalpost backwards.
Playing for the Vic's one year (can't remember which) the ball was right near the left behind post being contested. Without thinking, Ablett picked it up and snapped over his head toward the goal square. The ball had to bounce a certain way to roll through for a goal...and needless to say it did.
Kicking the winner in the Prelim against North Melbourne in the dying seconds. I remember my Dad and I had already heard that Geelong had won, which ********ed us off as we never like to hear the scores before the replay is on. Neverless, the excitement when Leigh Tudor snapped it inboard to Ablett was as if we had no idea we had a chance to win...given we had 24 seconds left to produce something at the centre bounce.
When he was bent around the goalpost in Round 22, 1993 against West Coast. It was the only time I had ever seen Gary not get up straight away after a hit. Despite the initial scare when he didn't get up...the cheering and support from the Geelong fans when he did get up and kept playing was phenomenal. No other player at the time would have gotten up that quickly from being bent around a goalpost backwards.
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