Leigh Matthews admits to 2020 Norm Smith Medal voting blunder - Sunday Footy Show | Footy on Nine

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[@geelongvideoguy5840]

Dusty doesn't go around king hitting blokes like Lethal did, I reckon Dusty is an AFL Legend already.

[@TheCleaner76]

They all did it back then

[@Will.Luff1107]

Dustys image is quickly judged due to his appearance however he’s such a fair player. Goat status tbh

[@TheCleaner76]

@@Will.Luff1107 Chopsticks 🥢

[@geelongvideoguy5840]

@@davidflynn6790 Essendon's little league goal posts

[@geelongvideoguy5840]

@@TheCleaner76 Lethal perfected the craft, king hitting blokes who weren't even looking at him

[@kicksman234]

Fart at 6:24

[@NoName-fw7qm]

it would have to be Billy

[@jaycharger72]

@@NoName-fw7qm hilarious ,i reckon your right

[@lukeslayer]

I thought i was the only one that heard that lmao! 110% Billy

[@rerooar]

I think that's just Kane Cornes's brain.

[@AshBhang2010]

There are players who would walk straight into any team of any era. . Leigh Mathews is one of them and so is Dusty . .

[@Sourcemind333]

He wouldn’t even get drafted today because he probably doesn’t have a high enough vertical jump and fast beep test.

[@kalebarancelovic]

3:37 He would if he knew Ben Cousins

[@dropbearwillkill5826]

Hahaha genuinely funny

[@archiepayne7073]

dusty blocked his number ☹️

[@jaybreacher4430]

Comparing leigh to Gaz Jr is an insult to Gaz

[@frankmachin5438]

I don’t mean this aggressively but when I hear comments like that I wonder how old you are and if you ever saw Leigh Matthews play. Yeah Leigh was a thug, and if that’s what you meant then fair enough, but if you say that on footballing ability only then I can only assume you’re too young to remember Leigh Matthews, He was an absolute superstar.

[@maxwatkins9275]

Shut tf up go watch Leigh Mathews play

[@jaybreacher4430]

@@maxwatkins9275 I'm 65 years old. I've seen both and Ablett snr and Carey. Albert jnr is better than all of them. Leigh was good in an era of the 70s. He wouldn't be anywhere near Gaz in this day. The game and players have evolved past Leigh. Ablett jnr and James Hird are the greatest players I've ever seen.

[@jaybreacher4430]

@@frankmachin5438 Ablett is better than Leigh it's just down to evolution. It's not the 70s anymore, leigh wouldn't survive in this game with the reporting rules and the speed and skill of the game. Ablett on the other hand would average 50 touches and 6 goals a game in the 70s. Just the way of the world.

[@raylight3961]

I've seen both and Mathews was a better player. Bartlett was better than Ablett jr and of course his father was better and was a freak of football nature.

[@Rb-fp7mw]

Saying Leigh Matthews is the best player is like saying Rod Laver could be number 1 today...different worlds no point comparing.

[@kylearmstrong7971]

4× VFL premiership player: 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983 8× Peter Crimmins Perpetual Memorial Trophy: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982 VFLPA MVP Award (Leigh Matthews Trophy): 1982 Award renamed in 2002 in Matthews honour All-Australian team: 1972 2× VFL Team of the Year: 1982, 1983 Coleman Medal: 1975 6× Hawthorn leading goal kicker: 1973, 1975, 1981, 1982. 1983, 1984 Hawthorn captain: 1981-1985 AFL Team of the Century (forward pocket) Australian Football Hall of Fame - legend status: (inaugural legend) Hawthorn Team of the Century (rover) Hawthorn Hall of Fame: Legend Status Championship of Australia Championship: 1971 NFL Night Series championship: 1976 AFC Night Series premiership: 1977 VFL Night Series premiership: 1969 Shut up.

[@jaybreacher4430]

@@kylearmstrong7971 against plumbers lmao

[@joshybrucee]

@@jaybreacher4430 it’s not like the nba u can’t youse those exuses stfu his the greatest

[@jaybreacher4430]

@@joshybrucee yes you can, the game has evolved past Leigh, he wouldn’t be anything in this day because the game is too quick and different from the era he played, Ablett would average 50 touches and 8 goals a game during Leigh’s time. L.

[@kylearmstrong7971]

@@jaybreacher4430 That football then was as hard as any other sport, next to no protection in tackling or anything, suspensions were rare. Don't be silly.

[@Gotiges489]

Greatest finals player of all time, Dusty.

[@jjad3469]

nah richmond deserved it good on them

[@patrickbateman6885]

Yeah I’m especially happy as a Hawks supporter

[@gqakathemagazine6111]

Afternoon game for sure. Much better spectacle.

[@jasonsmithevildead2157]

daytime gf are better for kids due to night being soo late to finish i remember the days when we had big bbq at family gathering every1 had more time to celebrate a win & kids could join in on the fun otherwise some would leave early to put the kids to bed etc

[@ivandobsky4103]

day GF ... MEL in September can be cold ... is cold day will top night unless it's played indoors ... and marvel holds many fewer than the G

[@MrOx85]

I reckon Michael Voss is the Goat, not a Lions fan either but he had it all.

[@Vinsanity_93]

someone farted

[@frankt7769]

Im a Carlton supporter but dusty is the best I've seen his impact on a game is crazy

[@benwilliams7754]

Only the best in finals he does shitall

[@frankt7769]

Oh well he won Richmond a premiership thats what counts

[@kadenmcdonell5153]

@@benwilliams7754 honestly, watching all of his games, he's a great off the ball player, he positions his opponents where they don't want to be, opening up space for other players on the team to make scoring opportunities. He does alot in the regular season, probably why he has a brownlow under his belt. I think that he's just that good in finals, that his regular season greatness goes overlooked.

[@pinkmonkey444]

For Leigh Matthews, legend of the game, to say that Richmond is 'undoubtably' BETTER than the last generation of dynasties is absoluelty astonishing and further proves why Richmond are the greatest team to play the game. Deserve every single accolade they have received. When they're on, they're on.

[@ericcartman8694]

Ahaha. No.

[@ericcartman8694]

He didn’t say that.

[@ericcartman8694]

He’s saying the quality of footy is undoubtedly better that’s a million reasons why. If you dropped the current north team into 1990 they’d be a dynasty. It’s the way the game is played pre pared for ect it’s constantly evolving.

[@ericcartman8694]

You can’t compare individual teams against one another from 20 years apart. You can compare who was bettter at their time. In which case the early 2000 lions were the greatest team of all time head and shoulders above the rest.

[@Will.Luff1107]

So happy go tiges

[@jjad3469]

hi

[@raylight3961]

Bartlett may have been better than Mathews . And if Mathews is the best player of all time what does that say about the Brownlow medal. I think his best placing was third.

[@frankmachin5438]

Yes but Leigh was a thug. Umpire’s not very fond of him. But he won 7 or 8 B&F’s (not too shabby) Consider this stat. Most VFL/AFL games with 25+ disposals and 3 or more goals: 72 Leigh Matthews 38 Kevin Bartlett 38. Garry Wilson 32 John Murphy 27 Gary Ablett Jnr 23 Brent Harvey Interesting stat because 1 and 2 are Matthews and Bartlett. Both were rovers/resting/small forwards in successful multiple premiership sides and played well over 300 games of football. Its not really a fair comparison for more modern players because the modern mid typically has a spell on the bench instead of in the forward pocket but I think the Matthews/Bartlett comparison is very interesting.

[@raylight3961]

@@frankmachin5438 yes well done.

[@patrickbateman6885]

Is it just me or was Dusty on drugs this grand final? Usually he’s not the centre of energy yet he was the main centre of energy on Saturday

[@Stoissy]

high on adrenaline

[@kalebarancelovic]

Judging by Leigh, he must have ice in his veins

[@davefrancis4529]

Bolton robbed. Dusty took 1/2 a game and 3 pairs of shoes to get going. Bolton stood up when Richmond were tested and Dusty was the catalyst for the fight back.

[@fullysickshuffler666]

Did you even watch the game? Dusty was lethal the whole night

[@jakewhelan7464]

You'd have to be on more drugs than dusty after that flag to think Bolton was a contender for norm Smith...

[@davefrancis4529]

@@fullysickshuffler666 Bolton barely featured in the votes. Made no sense. If Bolton hadn’t been there the score could have been beyond them. The fact that they even got the votes wrong from Leigh Matthew’s suggest that perhaps the whole vote process is a bit more transfixed on sentiment, emotion and narrative. Like almost all AFL accolades, they are heavily flawed.

[@fullysickshuffler666]

@@davefrancis4529 re watch the game mate, there’s no doubt Dusty was best on ground

[@fullysickshuffler666]

@@jakewhelan7464 couldn’t agree more mate. Dusty injected himself in the game and dominated every time.