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The Dusty 300th celebration thread

Early Forecast For Dusty's Day On Saturday at The G Mostly Sunny 14C
 
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RedanTiger said:
Think age and countless head knocks may be affecting Leigh's memory.
He downplayed Dusty by saying it was only the 3 Norm Smith games that have made his reputation.

It was Leigh who back in 2017 said it was the most dominant season ever by a player. https://www.foxsports.com.au/fantas...n/news-story/5c275fa2d60f6da15d44b51d3db208bd

Note that this was before Dusty won the first of his 3 Norm Smith's.

Dusty won everything that year and wasn't far off it in the other years 2018 - 2020.

Personally I would rank my best players this century as
1: Dusty
2: Judd - captained and led 2 clubs playing inside mid
3: Ablett Jr - as above led 2 clubs as an inside mid
4: Pendlebury - led from the front in the hottest area
5: Cripps - as above, led from the front
6: Franklin - yes a brilliant player but was one out most of the time.
7: Dangerfield - a good player but hardly led his team.

I would rank them that way because it is a lot harder to dominate in the midfield.
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Yeah agree. And on the head knocks. For years he used to be a big fan. spoke about him as the standout best, now he says "only" Norm Smiths? Did he actually say that?

Its like a Monty Python line. "apart from the Norm Smiths, the Gary Ayers, the Brownlow, the MVP, the AAs, the fear struck into the hearts of the opposition, the fends, the sublime skill, the elite power, the being the yardstick by which all players are measured, and object of obsession of every footy journo for the last dozen years, what has Dusty ever done?'

Maybe a bit of the Green eyed monster?
 
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Tenacious said:
Another chance to repeat (yes - again and again) a personal favourite aspect of Dusty - which is the way he responds after he kicks a goal

So many prima donna players from other clubs run immediately to the boundary line to engage the crowd. They'll soak up the personal glory with high fives or fist pumping and basically make themselves the sole focus.

Not our Dusty.
His natural reaction is to turn inwards and away from the goal and the crowd and toward his team mates. The celebration is totally shared with the players around him and he acknowledges the blokes down the field that might have been involved in the build up.

It’s such a simple thing but it typifies him - and of course we can hope to see it a few times on Saturday
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one of my cherished memories of Dusty that taps into the point from Tenacious was his unselfish play
either to dish off goals
but to deliberately pick out unfashionable or new players like Pickett in the GF

in 2017 it was huge and reckon it was a big part of building a great team , it brought the best out of other players
who may have otherwise lacked confidence
he was picking out Lloyd, Castagna , Butler etc instead of just going to Jack or having a shot himself

another piece of quite leadership , I have forgotten the exact game , either 2019 prelim or 2020 GF , 3/4 huddle
Dusty weaving thru the huddle , making eye contact with each player and gave a nod or a tap , no obvious talking
no arm waving , all very discreet and reckon he got all players

just for a moment imagine if Dusty comes direct to you , makes eye direct contact and a " we've got this " or "you with me"
your chest would explode , you'd walk bare foot over hot coals to do something for the team

sometimes less is more , especially when it comes to talking
 
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ceehook2 said:
one of my cherished memories of Dusty that taps into the point from Tenacious was his unselfish play
either to dish off goals
but to deliberately pick out unfashionable or new players like Pickett in the GF

in 2017 it was huge and reckon it was a big part of building a great team , it brought the best out of other players
who may have otherwise lacked confidence
he was picking out Lloyd, Castagna , Butler etc instead of just going to Jack or having a shot himself

another piece of quite leadership , I have forgotten the exact game , either 2019 prelim or 2020 GF , 3/4 huddle
Dusty weaving thru the huddle , making eye contact with each player and gave a nod or a tap , no obvious talking
no arm waving , all very discreet and reckon he got all players

just for a moment imagine if Dusty comes direct to you , makes eye direct contact and a " we've got this " or "you with me"
your chest would explode , you'd walk bare foot over hot coals to do something for the team

sometimes less is more , especially when it comes to talking
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Probably the thing about Dusty that sets him above all the rest for me is how he always brought the lessor and unknown players into the game, simply by trusting them within play.
Never seen another player do it so consistently. Players and teams get into the habit of reflexively going to the known quantity, the players they always play alongside and tend to overlook the newbies until they're established after two or three seasons. Never with Dusty, if you were there helping out or creating the option, didn't matter who you were he'd share n trust you to play your role.
 
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Sintiger said:
The Prelim final 2017, that glorious day when we packed the MCG with 90,000 Tiger fans. First goal last quarter ...Dusty, Dusty...Dusty !!!!
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only time I cried at the footy.
 
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craig said:
Then he came out after half time and punched them out, did the same in the 2020 GF
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They were broken when he snapped the one before HT. I had hundreds of messages from friends and family all asking are we going to win or are we dead? Answered the major ones and told them to think back what Dusty has done to them in Finals. They were 4 of the most amazing goals you'll ever see in a GF and only Dusty could've done it under the pressure and degree of difficulty. My Geelong mate still says you can't make that *smile* up and I still think he believes it never happened and was just some nightmare. lol ,So great to also have put a final dagger in that campaigner Ablett Jr. What a night and week of celebrations.
 
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my top 10 best ive seen play

1. dusty
2 gary ablett senior
3. Chris judd
4. Michael Voss
5 gary ablett junior
6. Buddy
7. Wayne Carey
8. Andrew McLeod
9. Trent Cotchin
10. James Hird

I did that in 1 minutes - stream of consciousness.

its mine. I saw them all play.

clearly I weight premierships heavily.

no apologies to anyone who I missed except Richo, JR, Sheds, Alex Rance, $hai Bolton, Tom Lynch and Jason Castagne

Leigh Matthews can get *smile*. Dusty never busted anyones jaw off the ball.
 
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1.Ablett Sr.
2 Bartlett
3. Dusty
4. Leigh Matthews
5 Franklin
6. Wayne Carey
7. Judd
8. Ablett Jr
9. Marcus Bontempelli
10. Roger Dean + Trent Cotchin for leadership and blood sweat and tears for the great club
 
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TIGER-P155 said:
1.Ablett Sr.
2 Barlett
3. Dusty
4. Leigh Matthews
5 Franklin
6. Wayne Carey
7. Judd
8. Ablett Jr
9. Marcus Bontempelli
10. Roger Dean + Trent Cotchin for leadership and blood sweat and tears for the great club
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Either its national dyslexia week or you got the wrong thread TP :ROFLMAO:
 
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TigerForce said:
Legends!!!!

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wow! what a collection of footballers.

and they're all part of OUR family!!!!

any more of our current crop likely to join this lot? Nick Vlastuin would be next in line wouldn't he, but needs to play uninjured until he's 34?

Lynch listed as a 'test' this week. jeez that'd be huge if Lynchy runs out!!!
 
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anyone know the bloke playing high rotation tiger land on trombone in swan st the night of 31 Sept 2017?

give him a call and tell him to start greasing his lips

for Duz300 Saturday night.

maybe some bagpipes? longway to the top if you wanna rock and roll? Oh Dusty Boy?

someone bring a few m2 of Lino for some backspins
 
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