Superduperouzel
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Loved how Hird comes running in to be the hard man and Ox just picks him up like a little bitch and slams him on the turf.
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Loved how Hird comes running in to be the hard man and Ox just picks him up like a little bitch and slams him on the turf.
Jonas was as bad as Milburn on Silvagni.
This isn't because of what I would do, but he is lucky it wasn't in Perth.
This isn't because of what I would do, but he is lucky it wasn't in Perth.
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Dipper on any number of players including Stoneham, Walsh and Reeves.
Worsfold on Osborne.
It's not surprising that many individuals are repeated offenders.
Worsfold on Osborne.
It's not surprising that many individuals are repeated offenders.
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Tony Lockett on Peter Caven.
Solomon on ling
You forgot to add Mitchell to your list.
Wait, I didn't see it.
Seriously though that could've killed him. Glad to see the Blues supporters get into Geelong after that one.
Superduperouzel
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Tom Jonas on Gaff:
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This was dangerous as it gets. An elbow to the back of the head running at speed. Could have killed the bloke.
Jonas what an idiot. Deserves to get his comeuppance at some stage in his career for his multiple dirty hits on unsuspecting players.
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This was dangerous as it gets. An elbow to the back of the head running at speed. Could have killed the bloke.
Jonas what an idiot. Deserves to get his comeuppance at some stage in his career for his multiple dirty hits on unsuspecting players.
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An example of the fine line between courage and malice.
When two players are going for the ball at opposite angles there is a fraction of a second between one, both or neither players reacting prior to contact.
Rod Grinter on Terry Wallace. Grinter was a serial offender,
CakeEater
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Underrated post...are shirtfronts not still legal?
For a hit to be labelled a snipe or a dog act, surely it has to be illegal at the time it occurs. Some of the hits in this thread are legal still today, and others were legal at the time but have since been outlawed.
All of these seem legal even by today's standards. Doesn't seem to get anyone high, but I'm not full-bottle on the rules in this regard.
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Anything with Leigh Matthews in it. The 70s and 80s were full of it. Hodge on Wingard. Jonas is a campaigner and it was only a matter of time.
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Shirtfronts are still legal, but the penalties for slipping high are severe - see Steven May. Even when Nick Maxwell ironed out McGinnity and broke his jaw (2009 I think, tough guy Maxy going after the midget draftee) it was a shirtfront and the shoulder made contact to jaw so there was a lot of discussion over whether it was a suspendable offence. He'd get weeks today no question. Even today Hurn laid a great shirtfront on Travis Boak in the first minute. Boak was clearly winded and went off to have his ribs checked out (thankfully OK and he came back on) but he could've easily been out for weeks. Had Hurn slipped high and got him in the head he'd be reported.
I love Beau Waters and can remember about half a dozen good bumps from him over the years but the only one that was sniping was a hit on Robert Copeland at Subi in 2006. Got 3 weeks for it I think and it looked horrible live, on replay and when being picked apart by the tribunal.
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Clarkson with the cheapshot
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Who was that weak dog of a Richmond player, hit GWS player running off the ground. That one.
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It's mentioned,with video,a few posts above you - Reece Conca
cannot remember woosh hitting osborne, got a clip at all mate?
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I don't. It was in the 1992 State of Origin game between WA and the Vics. Twas late in the game when the contest was over.
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Not sure. I'm sure there would be people more knowledgeable on his dimensions but if I had to guess he would have been close to 90 kilos in a sub 180cm frame.
Never seen footage of it, but Barry Young (Richmond version) on Alastair Clarkson (North edition) 1990. Exquisitely timed, almost subtle elbow while running perpendicular which laid Clarko out like a corpse. Got five weeks.
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I can't think of anyone with that body size in the modern era
maybe voss but still taller and lighter. jarman....but a different shape. aaron hamill still taller but perhaps a similar BMI
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Watching some of those clips bring back memories of how much I loved the 80's and how much I miss the big shirt fronts and hits. Yates hit on Dermie at the opening bounce of the 89 GF is still one of my all time favourites
