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Ditto AblettLockett Is the Goat. **** knows how many goals he would have kicked if he had not missed near on 100 games through injuries and suspension. Man was a 112kg Highly skilled Powerhouse Beast. Freak of a player.
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Ditto AblettLockett Is the Goat. **** knows how many goals he would have kicked if he had not missed near on 100 games through injuries and suspension. Man was a 112kg Highly skilled Powerhouse Beast. Freak of a player.
You clearly weren't there or haven't seen the game properly.Which most came after Hawthorn was already 40 points up and took the foot off, the games was over at quarter time and if it wasn't for injuries Hawthorn would have flogged Geelong by 100+ like they did in round 1 the next year
Which most came after Hawthorn was already 40 points up and took the foot off, the games was over at quarter time and if it wasn't for injuries Hawthorn would have flogged Geelong by 100+ like they did in round 1 the next year
Hawks didnt take their foot off. Had a couple of players who should have been in ICU. Dipper played on with a deflated lung ffs
You clearly weren't there or haven't seen the game properly.
Regarded by most footy people as the greatest individual GF performance ever.
And to think his game the week before was even better.
Beat up on a bottom 4 side, would have s**t himself playing against the Richmond sides of the 60s and 70sProbably couldn’t see the screen properly after years of watching Ablett goals sail over the Tigers cheer squad would be my best guess
Delusional. Lockett would eat Rance for breakfast. The only way Rance has any effect is if they're playing in today's era where team defence helps him out immeasurably. One out like Silvagni back in the 90's? Wouldn't last the half. Richmond were hiding him on lesser forwards for god's sake.
Agreed.
Beat up on a bottom 4 side, would have s**t himself playing against the Richmond sides of the 60s and 70s
Lockett never played on a defender with the athleticism or game smarts as Rance. Watch some games from the 80s and look at the defenders back then, they're horrible... It's just where the runts of the litters play, and they have no idea how to defend.. they just follow their forward around like a dog on a leash and try to punch the ball. Rance is stronger, faster, MUCH MUCH fitter, better vertical leap, much much much smarter than any defender Lockett played on, that's just reality as much as it hurts your nostalgic bubble.
Yet Ablett only played in 3 wins against Hawthorn, yes they would have really been shiting themselves when he line up against themAs opposed to say, The Hawthorn sides of the 80s and early 90s who, noted especially for being s**t, he averaged 4 goals a game against. Or the other power side of the era, Essendon. Who he struggled mightily with for 4.5 goals a game
Nah I’m sure he’d have been quaking in his boots mate
It’s only that he got to line up against the likes of Paul Bullis occasionally that got him into football folklore
Yet Ablett only played in 3 wins against Hawthorn, yes they would have really been shiting themselves when he line up against them
Lol when you dominated a team so much I don't think you would care if you let one of their players kick a few meaningless goals, after all it is a team gameThe bloke manning him would
But no it was clearly on the guy kicking 25 points a game that we lost to such a good side.
Same as it was Richo’s fault the Tigers spent a 15 years where they couldn’t have beaten Helen Keller at darts
Lol when you dominated a team so much I don't think you would care if you let one of their players kick a few meaningless goals, after all it is a team game
Exactly it's a team game maybe if Ablett had played for his team instead of himself he might have been able to see some success, basically the Dangerfield of his dayPerhaps not.
I guess it’s why it’s ok seeing your mob actually do something finally.
Btw, interesting that now it’s a team game but earlier it was a forward’s failt that the Hawks kicked a raft of goals early in the 89 decider.
What are you up to now, 6? 7? Quick, junk time’s coming. Better kick some more.
Exactly it's a team game maybe if Ablett had played for his team instead of himself he might have been able to see some success, basically the Dangerfield of his day
Or you know he could've moved onto the ball and try have an impact instead of getting scab goals on the flankIt’s a great point he should have lined up on Dunstall. Just toddled off after his one goal and said that’s enough, we will defend those 6 points and should get home comfortably.’
Or you know he could've moved onto the ball and try have an impact instead of getting scab goals on the flank
Which most came after Hawthorn was already 40 points up and took the foot off, the games was over at quarter time and if it wasn't for injuries Hawthorn would have flogged Geelong by 100+ like they did in round 1 the next year
Lockett never played on a defender with the athleticism or game smarts as Rance.
Lockett never played on a defender with the athleticism or game smarts as Rance. Watch some games from the 80s and look at the defenders back then, they're horrible... It's just where the runts of the litters play, and they have no idea how to defend.. they just follow their forward around like a dog on a leash and try to punch the ball. Rance is stronger, faster, MUCH MUCH fitter, better vertical leap, much much much smarter than any defender Lockett played on, that's just reality as much as it hurts your nostalgic bubble.
Why are you continually pretending you don't rate Ablett?Lol when you dominated a team so much I don't think you would care if you let one of their players kick a few meaningless goals, after all it is a team game
He’s much much fitter because every campaigner playing the sport is much much fitter.
How do people not understand this
Do you really think in this day and age, with fitness programs, academies, three month pre seasons, that Lockett wouldn’t be faster and more athletic and fitter if he played today?
Steve Silvagni, Chris Langford, Dustin Fletcher, Ben Hart, Mick Martyn, Danny Southern, Alastair Lynch, Gary Pert, Danny Frawley, Ben Graham, Rod Carter .... runts who had no idea how to defend?
Langford, Silvagni, McIntosh, Fletcher?????
All athletic and high footy IQ. All Rance's size, and all had to contend with forwards far superior than what Rance has had to contend with (other than Buddy).
Where do you people come from.
Have you even watched football from yesteryear?
Go look at VFL defending in the 80s, there's ZERO tactics or cohesion, it's almost entirely "Follow your man and punch the ball" with few exceptions. These are the days when the peak of coaching strategy was "KICK THE BLODOY THING LONG TO THE FULL FORWARD !!!" The VFL was an extremely amateurish comp with a weak talent pool of part time athletes, and defenders were mostly just the worst players who couldn't play anywhere else.
So yes, relative to modern defenders, those guys weren't much chop athletically or in game intelligence.