Would have liked to have seen Geelong leave him on the wing or half forward for his career. Brownless and Stoneham were 2 quality key forwards and Ablett would have either been putting it down their throats or kicking goals himself. Would have been a different scenario for Matera in the grand finals as well.
I remember the 78 grand final well and was a big Phil baker fan kicking the football in the backyard pretending to be him and having the hit song of that era from boney m running 🏃♂️ through my head called ma baker which I naturally thought must have been Phil bakers mother 👩 👩🍼
Drawn Game Fitzroy Lions🦁 17.16(118)-Collingwood Magpies 🐧17.16(118)Round 8 1980 VFL Season at the Junction Oval St Kilda on Saturday 17/5/1980 at mid afternoon 2.10pm.
I grew up in Vermont, Phil Baker lived in the next street. He worked for T.N.T, had a work ute. He played in front of over 100000 people....few can claim that. Great memories of VFL days and Phil Baker's heroics on the big day.
Its bizarre that in 1983 two of the best footballers in the country were running around in country footy. One of course was Ablett and the other Diesel Williams. Its hard to imagine just how dominant Ablett must have been playing for Drouin let alone Diesel in Bendigo.
1983 Gary was playing for Myrtleford in the Ovens & Murray league. Football supporters with scant knowledge of or interest in the game in country competitions can nevertheless tell you that, when the great Gary Ablett senior spent a sabbatical year away from the VFL in 1983, he played for Myrtleford in the Ovens and Murray Football League. Ablett, a country boy from Drouin, had played for Hawthorn in 1982, but found himself unable to adjust to city life. He joined Myrtleford quite by chance because, after calling on a relative who lived in the town, he felt relaxed and at home. The relative in question was Len Ablett, who had played 70 VFL games for Richmond back in the 1930s and ‘40s, and had gone on to serve the Myrtleford Football Club as player, coach and president. Ablett now steered the soon to be nineteen year old Gary in the direction of the local team, which was in the midst of an ambitious recruiting drive. The leasing of Gary Ablett for a season must have seemed like the icing on the cake to coach Greg Nicholls, whose own VFL experience amounted to 1 game with Geelong in 1979. Ablett’s impact on Myrtleford was considerable, but not quite enough to transform the side into premiership material. Winning premierships had never been easy for the Saints, who lacked the catchment area and resources of the OMFL’s bigger clubs like Albury, Wodonga and Wangaratta Rovers.[1] In 1983 they finished third, but had they been able to retain the services of a rapidly improving Ablett, who knows what they might have achieved? The 1984 season saw Ablett back in the VFL, however, this time with Geelong. The Cats had been tipped off about Ablett by none other than Greg Nicholls, their former player, and then had prevailed in a clearance dispute with Hawthorn, which was keen to give the youngster another chance.
It’s a real testament to the late Tom Hafey as a coach when he recognised those two kids running around that pre season, both were cut by other clubs and played 1983 in the country. Williams was rejected by Carlton but to be fair they were a strong side at the time with a good depth of smalls (the Mosquito fleet). In Ablett’s case at Hawthorn he couldn’t handle all the temptations of City life and Allan Jeans lost patience with him. Hawthorn’s 1982 Reserves premiership had Dermott Brereton @ CHF and Ablett next to him on a flank.
@@johnkennedy5734 We lost to Hawthorn in the Qualifying final by 4 points. Essendon were on a high from winning the Elimination final and ran over us in the 1st Semi to win by 23 points putting us out in straight sets. Oh well.
All the hairy fairy footballers asking for free kicks and holding there heads like they have been hit by Tyson Watch this man. He is football Tough Skillful Passionate Could read the play. Legend
You are a serious legend mate!! The work you have put in here to show us the utter brilliance of Peter Bosustow, who burnt so bright for just a few years, is amazing. He was the perfect half forward, sensational in the air and on the ground, played on the moment he hit the ground, in the perfect position to take the handpass or the ball as it came off hands and he shared the ball brilliantly as well. He also took what will always be one the greatest high marks the game has ever seen. The strange part is there are no photos nor videos of him even taking a mark in the WAFL where he played much more footy. Thanks again for your efforts mate.
Would have liked to have seen Geelong leave him on the wing or half forward for his career. Brownless and Stoneham were 2 quality key forwards and Ablett would have either been putting it down their throats or kicking goals himself. Would have been a different scenario for Matera in the grand finals as well.
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North Hobart Oval was so small that they had 40 metre lines there instead of 50 metre lines.
*Daicos isn't the best-looking man at all, but his bum looks damn mighty fine in those shorts*
Jacko!- Love or loathe him, the lad sure could play Footy! A born entertainer.🏉🎽🍺 -"BloodRed."-
Alright Stableford I'm going to put in Mark Jackson Jacko
Hang on my diet at Long Tan and born in 68 Phil Baker is that a joke
Peter discos thrilled thousands of footy fans and now Peter gets the thrill of seeing a daicos in Black and White and he gets it twice,
Jacko legend Mossy
Thankyou
huge irony, watching him rip teams apart couldn't get a grand final under his belt.. won 0 - lost 4
One of the greatest
Hi, any new Ablett Snr videos coming up? Many Thanks.
I love Mark 'Jacko' Jackson
56:35
LOVE watching the Kracker brothers 😁💙🤍💙🤍
Champion.💪🤗🤗🤗
Some blokes would have been gun footballers in any era & Schimma was one of them.
Eveready as always - Oi!
I remember the 78 grand final well and was a big Phil baker fan kicking the football in the backyard pretending to be him and having the hit song of that era from boney m running 🏃♂️ through my head called ma baker which I naturally thought must have been Phil bakers mother 👩 👩🍼
2 years departed from Hawthorn. And we lost the 84/85 flags. Nice one
He'd only played about 20 games of VFL at that stage, many didn't even know who he was. Incredible player.
Keeps goin n goin n goin!
W.A won the game by 4 points. W.A also beat S.A by 1 point. Vic beat S.A by 4 points. This was as good as AFL ever got, IMO.
Drawn Game Fitzroy Lions🦁 17.16(118)-Collingwood Magpies 🐧17.16(118)Round 8 1980 VFL Season at the Junction Oval St Kilda on Saturday 17/5/1980 at mid afternoon 2.10pm.
2024 Kangas scoring form in action
Great talent wasted by Barrasi as he spent on imports Moore, Templeton, Wilson in the hope they would produce a quick flag.
John was a gun
Krakouer roos in 82
I grew up in Vermont, Phil Baker lived in the next street. He worked for T.N.T, had a work ute. He played in front of over 100000 people....few can claim that. Great memories of VFL days and Phil Baker's heroics on the big day.
Its bizarre that in 1983 two of the best footballers in the country were running around in country footy. One of course was Ablett and the other Diesel Williams. Its hard to imagine just how dominant Ablett must have been playing for Drouin let alone Diesel in Bendigo.
1983 Gary was playing for Myrtleford in the Ovens & Murray league. Football supporters with scant knowledge of or interest in the game in country competitions can nevertheless tell you that, when the great Gary Ablett senior spent a sabbatical year away from the VFL in 1983, he played for Myrtleford in the Ovens and Murray Football League. Ablett, a country boy from Drouin, had played for Hawthorn in 1982, but found himself unable to adjust to city life. He joined Myrtleford quite by chance because, after calling on a relative who lived in the town, he felt relaxed and at home. The relative in question was Len Ablett, who had played 70 VFL games for Richmond back in the 1930s and ‘40s, and had gone on to serve the Myrtleford Football Club as player, coach and president. Ablett now steered the soon to be nineteen year old Gary in the direction of the local team, which was in the midst of an ambitious recruiting drive. The leasing of Gary Ablett for a season must have seemed like the icing on the cake to coach Greg Nicholls, whose own VFL experience amounted to 1 game with Geelong in 1979. Ablett’s impact on Myrtleford was considerable, but not quite enough to transform the side into premiership material. Winning premierships had never been easy for the Saints, who lacked the catchment area and resources of the OMFL’s bigger clubs like Albury, Wodonga and Wangaratta Rovers.[1] In 1983 they finished third, but had they been able to retain the services of a rapidly improving Ablett, who knows what they might have achieved? The 1984 season saw Ablett back in the VFL, however, this time with Geelong. The Cats had been tipped off about Ablett by none other than Greg Nicholls, their former player, and then had prevailed in a clearance dispute with Hawthorn, which was keen to give the youngster another chance.
It’s a real testament to the late Tom Hafey as a coach when he recognised those two kids running around that pre season, both were cut by other clubs and played 1983 in the country. Williams was rejected by Carlton but to be fair they were a strong side at the time with a good depth of smalls (the Mosquito fleet). In Ablett’s case at Hawthorn he couldn’t handle all the temptations of City life and Allan Jeans lost patience with him. Hawthorn’s 1982 Reserves premiership had Dermott Brereton @ CHF and Ablett next to him on a flank.
How did the Roy’s not win the flag in 83? FFS
Unfortunate close loss to Essendon in the QF and then were just outplayed by Hawthorn in the semi
@@johnkennedy5734 We lost to Hawthorn in the Qualifying final by 4 points. Essendon were on a high from winning the Elimination final and ran over us in the 1st Semi to win by 23 points putting us out in straight sets. Oh well.
B00zy Green Can Dreaming losers trying to cash in on bogus racism claims
Didn't get mistaken for Geoff too often after this.
Worst performance in AFL history
All the hairy fairy footballers asking for free kicks and holding there heads like they have been hit by Tyson Watch this man. He is football Tough Skillful Passionate Could read the play. Legend
That mark at 1.52 was amazing!
Great compilation thank you
This is up there with his best games with the 89 gf and his 14 against essendon in 93.
Top player and top bloke
SUPER BOOT. 🎉🎉🎉
Baker played a lot of seconds football but got to played a couple of great grand finals. He loved the big stage.🎉🎉🎉
Terrific. Thanks for your excellent work.
How about those left-footers...
Made it look pretty easy on his left. Incredible natural talent.
Blight and Daicos were also brilliant on their opposite side. Allen Jakovich was sensational on his left but only had a brief career, 81 games.
@@jonburrows9816 Daicos had incredible foot-skills...D Jarman too..
@hanajinks1044 Forgot about D. Jarman. He definitely had silky skills and dangerous around goals. Also a big occasion player.
@@jonburrows9816 Basically won 97 off his own boot...Robbie Flower was great on both sides too, even if not really a goal-kicker.
You are a serious legend mate!! The work you have put in here to show us the utter brilliance of Peter Bosustow, who burnt so bright for just a few years, is amazing. He was the perfect half forward, sensational in the air and on the ground, played on the moment he hit the ground, in the perfect position to take the handpass or the ball as it came off hands and he shared the ball brilliantly as well. He also took what will always be one the greatest high marks the game has ever seen. The strange part is there are no photos nor videos of him even taking a mark in the WAFL where he played much more footy. Thanks again for your efforts mate.
Pleasure mate.
Love Landy going off his head
The last goal was 45 metres from Con the champ easily.
Brother Boys from Barker!!