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Bloody Hell
7th May 2007, 10:58 PM
Gary Ablett (AFL) - Geelong vs Hawthorn Grand Final 1989 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc6118yATwc&NR=1)

Ablett's 9 goal GF effort.

Why can't we play like this??? Not one of those goals would have been scored if Ablett was in this Swans outfit.
ScottH
8th May 2007, 07:27 AM
Most of the goals it was one on one football. No Flooding.

The two that weren't was were he grabbed it out of the throw in, and the one where there was a player blocking the hole in front of him so he put the knees in his back, and took the mark. Classic footy.
He also benefitted from the likes of Hocking and Couch, delivering it to him.
Bloody Hell
8th May 2007, 07:51 AM
Most of the goals it was one on one football. No Flooding.

The two that weren't was were he grabbed it out of the throw in, and the one where there was a player blocking the hole in front of him so he put the knees in his back, and took the mark. Classic footy.
He also benefitted from the likes of Hocking and Couch, delivering it to him.

Alot of it was just fast movement of the ball and kicking long to a contest. A couple of good pack marks though, and the snap from throw in...!!!
hammo
8th May 2007, 10:59 AM
Gary Ablett (AFL) - Geelong vs Hawthorn Grand Final 1989 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc6118yATwc&NR=1)

Ablett's 9 goal GF effort.

Why can't we play like this??? Not one of those goals would have been scored if Ablett was in this Swans outfit.
No one plays like that anymore! You look at the scoreline and can tell its from a different era:

Hawthorn 21.18 (144) df Geelong 21.12 (138)

And to think we won a flag by kicking just 8 goals :D
giant
8th May 2007, 11:41 AM
It's like a footy clinic isn't it? Would we let this particular "d***head" into the Bloods? You bet we bloody would!!
goswannie14
8th May 2007, 12:08 PM
I was at that GF, and apart from 2005, for obvious reasons, it is the best GF I can remember seeing live, Gary Ablett was incredible. I thought on the day it was a pity that the Cats didn't win the flag given how well Ablett played.
Chow-Chicker
8th May 2007, 02:59 PM
Without a question in my mind, Gary Ablett Snr is the best footballer I've ever seen.