Whether it's a mark or not, everyone would agree that play was spectacular !!!
@capitainebonhomme16092 жыл бұрын
@J G You're getting carried away with the numbers ! Hahaha 😂😸🤣 Asia is home is 60 % of the world population. Soccer is only a minor sport there. Same with the US: soccer is a very minor sport. Haha 🤣🤣🤣
@mrbanjopete3 жыл бұрын
This video should be called ‘most of the quarter with a dropped mark being paid somewhere in it.’
@ablett93 жыл бұрын
It bounced out when he hit the ground , it was a mark
@mrbanjopete3 жыл бұрын
@@ablett9 I see what you are saying. In real time it looks dodgy but he did seem to have it as he hit the ground. Using only 1 arm didn’t help his cause.
@stevensmith17183 жыл бұрын
Amen
@andymcrae46613 жыл бұрын
I was there Greatest mark you will ever see
@jarradbaker82003 жыл бұрын
Never controlled it, wasnt a mark
@peterbyrne1783 жыл бұрын
Some leap.. I m Irish and went to all 3 tests back in 87 when the compromise football between Ireland and Australia were played in Croke Park.. Lots of punch ups but some amazing football.. I remember being fascinated by how high the rules players could leap and how they could hang in the air waiting for the ball.. Great stuff.. Jim Stynes played then.. One tough cookie
@-g7-9556 жыл бұрын
I was at this game with my old man as a 14 yr old kid all I remember is Gazzas figure flying up in the air followed by pandamodium and a huge WOOO from the crowd as it was shown on the replay,that's what I'm talking about!Thanks dad for the memories!✌️🍻
@Xscapeplan013 жыл бұрын
I was there too :)
@shramo3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for the story.
@chriskelly51022 жыл бұрын
I was there too, it was a tight finish with Collingwwod coming back from a long way down but that moment made you forget about the game situation, unbelievable leap Poor Gary never got up in the air again after that, it nearly killed him
@childishslinky3243 жыл бұрын
Even if it wasn’t really a mark, the umpires still called it as one, and the effort was still sensational
@childishslinky3242 жыл бұрын
@MU FC Aight, pretty sure it called Football tho
@TBoneTony6 жыл бұрын
Mother's Day 1994 was when my family went to the football, all 5 of us for the first time together at a football match. Watching Geelong Vs Collingwood and this highlight of the match was one I never forgot over so many years.
@gavinmcrae91996 жыл бұрын
If you run it in slow motion (repeatedly pausing it), you'll see that it was a mark. He momentarily held it in his right arm between his right elbow and body. That's why he claimed it too, because he knew he had control except for the fact that he hit the ground hard and it bounced out.
@sliat19814 жыл бұрын
Gavin McRae Of course he claim it was a mark regardless if it was.
@frankmachin54383 жыл бұрын
Gavin McRae don’t tell me...you’re a Geelong supporter. Never had control of it. Certainly was the leap of the century
@Yoshimitsu4203 жыл бұрын
Momentarily holding it isn't a mark
@mux_x27113 жыл бұрын
Yes slow me down in real life and see if it’s a mark
@Thelivewire643 жыл бұрын
Mate, I'm an umpire. Not a mark. A great attempt, but he did not control it.
@cammo38763 жыл бұрын
I was in the pocket that day Remember it well If you were at the ground it was a mark Cant sit at home in ya arm chair and say he didn’t control it I was there......Ump blew his whistle and said Mark As a North supporter i would go just to watch the great man What a player 👏👏👏
@MrOx853 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂we can see it in hd now buddy so believe what you want.
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
I was there and i could see he the ball hit his wrist and stomach and the ground. so did his somach mark the ball or his wrist.
@Andrew-gb4hj Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate for the confirmation
@BannanaBlue Жыл бұрын
At the end of the day it got paid a mark so what difference does it make? But I absoloutely can sit at home in my armchair and say he didn't control it, because he simply didn't.
@Ash_180373 ай бұрын
Pause the replay at 1:54 just as the bottom of his number 5 touches the ground. You can clearly see (unless you're blind or a Hawthorn/Collingwood supporter) that he has the ball controlled between his chest and elbow. People can debate that he possibly didn't control it for long enough, but you CANNOT watch this replay and say he had no control / it was just luck. This guy was probably the best high marker ever to play the game. He knew exactly what he was doing and deliberately used his left arm to push it to the corner of his right arm where it stays until his elbow hits the ground. Also the umpire was only about the 30 metres out from goal with no players obstructing his view AND in the perfect position to see the ball in Ablett's right arm.
@jarradbaker82003 жыл бұрын
“Attempted “mark of the century
@Nathan-gd7xq3 жыл бұрын
Leap of the century.
@shramo3 жыл бұрын
He paid it.
@jarradbaker82003 жыл бұрын
Only because his name was ablett, anyone else its play on
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
Editing of the century when you watched it later it almost looked like he might have marked it, sort of, maybe, nah not really
@alexandertahn98963 жыл бұрын
Actually it is a mark, no one else had touched it and it was in his arms when he fell to the ground so I am pretty sure it’s a mark
@tobbygrant38395 жыл бұрын
not a mark, he drop it and wasn't long enough
@megarneymor95685 жыл бұрын
agree
@tiboryujika86995 жыл бұрын
shut up
@2wadeys4 жыл бұрын
This is right he did not hold it for long enough he dropped it when Geelong dropped the game
@bradenferris4 жыл бұрын
tobby grant not true mate he lost the ball from the impact
@sliat19814 жыл бұрын
Nah, never had control. If he didn’t have control and lost it on impact, then it’s not a mark. Play on
@de16232 ай бұрын
Taking nothing away from Ablett, it was NO mark.
@rickdaniels1000 Жыл бұрын
It’s certainly a mark he controlled the ball all the way down and the force of the ground on his back knocked it out
@Andrew-gb4hj Жыл бұрын
Thankyou for this, it is so obvious
@chadchadderton6 ай бұрын
He never once had control of it... aside from a possible split second but that isn't enough to constitute a mark. Definitely a hell of a leap and incredibly athletic play, just shouldn't have been a mark.
@Ash_180373 ай бұрын
@@chadchadderton Pause the video at 1:54. Step forward using the . key on your keyboard. Watch the ball clearly being controlled between his right elbow and chest until he hits the ground. Understand why this was named mark of the century.
@chadchadderton3 ай бұрын
@@Ash_18037 Nope, didn't control it to be classed a mark. Well not in accordance to the law. Still an amazing effort however.
@off1k2 ай бұрын
@@Ash_18037 I too agree this is a mark, no bias here, not a Geelong or Collingwood supporter or hater. It was GeelongFC mark of the century not AFL/VFL mark of the century just to be clear. The AFL/VFL mark of the century was by Shaun Smith in 1995. Personally though, any mark that comes loose before or after they hit the deck shouldn't be in any best/top50 etc video and definitely shouldn't be mark of the year, I'm looking at Nic Nat 2015 (dropped before he landed) and Jeremy Howe 2012 (come loose after landing). We need to set higher standards. This mark by Ablett wouldn't even make my top 100, maybe even 200, only because the ball coming loose after landing. There's plenty better marks by him imo.
Greatest mark of all time!!! Greatest player of all time!!!
@charlick28 ай бұрын
Disco Roach 79 was better
@25Anzac3 жыл бұрын
Was definitely NOT a mark, he never caught it, or even CONTROLLED it at ANY point - even the commentators disagreed with it. Essendon’s Gary Morcroft mark against the Bulldogs was the greatest mark ever - this was a ‘sense of occasion’ joke !
@JacintaGib9 ай бұрын
The leap mate, the leap!
@shanelawson50723 жыл бұрын
Definitely a mark...! He tucked it in & controlled it.... & it only spilled out when he hit the turf.
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
haha
@shanelawson50723 жыл бұрын
@@edwardbakadingo4261 .... what does that mean?
@channelkerr3 жыл бұрын
Unrelated: It shits me that they don't show the player name/number/stats on screen anymore. As a kid i knew most player names thanks to this. Now I only know the big guns...
@russdy19823 жыл бұрын
Play AFL fantasy
@harleybaker87123 жыл бұрын
If that was a mark than I’m better than Dustin Martin in a finals series
@stealerknob36583 жыл бұрын
Lol
@alexandertahn98963 жыл бұрын
Well then you must be
@mattzurbo68903 жыл бұрын
I LOVE Ablett, but we were there. He rose, the crowd rose! He dropped it. We sat down again, laughed, marvelled. Then we noticed him going back for a shot on goal. Everybody was puzzled. Where was the free? Then, someone said; "I think they paid the mark?"
@iamtheralwus3 жыл бұрын
What people are forgetting is, the footage was taken from behind whereas the umpire was in front and to the right, meaning the umpire was in the best position to judge it, and he judged it a mark. He was in the best position to see the ball and to see Ablett control it with his right arm before the heavy landing popped the ball out.
@shearerbob7272 Жыл бұрын
Behind, in front and to the right? It's not the fckin Kennedy assignation.
@Andrew-gb4hj Жыл бұрын
Well said
@stealerknob36583 жыл бұрын
No mark No mark The leap was great But did not keep control of the ball Should be leap of the century
@himate53073 жыл бұрын
1:21 your welcome
@martino74653 жыл бұрын
Definitely a mark. Ball bobbles out only when Ablett hits the ground.
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
bobbles out? he fell on the ground and the ball bounced off his stomach hilarious
@GomersPile01 Жыл бұрын
Having played footy all my life as a kid? The umpires decision is final.
@rodneycroft58893 жыл бұрын
I have seen it many times and I seen it the first time. No matter how many times you show it, it’s not a fucking mark, they paid it because it’s this bloke.
@smashhimmungo57982 жыл бұрын
AUSSIES WHEN THEY TALK BACK IN THE DAY FUNNY AS !! 🤣🤣
@Ash_180373 ай бұрын
LIKE... LOL OMG IKR FUNNY AF BACK IN DA DAY BRUH AMIRITE!!
@Tedanson2 жыл бұрын
It was a mark, he was in the air that long it doesn’t matter that it bounced out after he hit the ground
@terrythekittieful5 жыл бұрын
The shock of hitting the ground and he lost control of the ball, but he had controlled it to that point, even for a brief fraction of a second...it would have been understandable if the ump hadn't paid it, but technically it's a mark.
@sandyian70584 жыл бұрын
Isn't the rile at least 3 seconds of controlling the ball or something
@sliat19813 жыл бұрын
😂🤣
@Yoshimitsu4203 жыл бұрын
@@sandyian7058 well the old rules when I had rulebook when I was kid said that but the knew afl rules just say he has to control it its stupid as fuck because that wasn't a mark
@royboy45713 жыл бұрын
Technically it’s not a mark
@sliat19813 жыл бұрын
@@royboy4571 agree
@JacintaGib4 жыл бұрын
If that happened in todays footy he would have been subbed off and given a week for concussion. Those were the days!
@simplesimon4717 Жыл бұрын
I was at the G that day sitting right at the top of the old northern stand. When Ablett took that mark the whole crowd/ground lifted as one. Quite an Amazing thing to witness!
@brodiegriffin_is_Ozzy3 жыл бұрын
I've never thought that was a mark .
@damienmattson3447 Жыл бұрын
Then you’ve never been right about it
@zordsps94003 жыл бұрын
Great flick of the hand It's a mark for sure
@Simon-nv5zjАй бұрын
I find it rather hilarious that people still think he controlled it. He tapped it into his body bounced off stomach into his right arm then the ball flings out clear as day. Not sure what y'all are smoking. BUT...... im glad they did pay it because it makes for great history.
@jace75415 жыл бұрын
I watched that game live back in the day.
@johnwilliams45453 жыл бұрын
Dropped it cold lol
@dannis85523 жыл бұрын
Not even close
@cameronbarrow68344 ай бұрын
We know It wasnt really a mark but, it is still iconic
@the66hobgoblin.454 жыл бұрын
I'm a lifetime Cats Fan & even I have to say he was lucky to be paid a mark. Hmm hang on I just had another couple of slo- mo replays and it does appear he holds it to his right side on the way down and the impact with the ground knocks the ball loose. Did he have it under control long enough, going by similar marks I've seen paid, yes. I reverse my view, it was a mark.
@lexl23573 жыл бұрын
Losing control of the ball when you hit the ground is still loss of control which equals no mark. Take the sentimentality out of it, it's not a mark for mine even though it was paid. I loved Gary Ablett as a player, but I will never consider that to be the mark of the century.
@greghollands36283 жыл бұрын
I agree. No way that's a mark.
@vampyresgraveyard33073 жыл бұрын
In football if you have control of the ball and mark it and land and pops out it's a mark in cricket it's considered a drop catch.
@alexandertahn98963 жыл бұрын
No actually, people drop it all the time after they take a specky, so I consider it a mark
@stephenhoward3582 жыл бұрын
Don't be a downer man
@raysgr3 жыл бұрын
No mark, play on.
@ry4bfggfd3 жыл бұрын
0:04 Rowe took mark of the millennium but wasn't paid. Controlled it as long as Ablett's.
@capitainebonhomme16093 жыл бұрын
Following that line... Who took the mark of the million years? Haha 😂🤣
@ry4bfggfd3 жыл бұрын
@@capitainebonhomme1609 Tim Darcy 0.59 :p
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
and thousands of others not paid, as Robbo said what a great leap, and then the ball bounces off his stomach
@alexandertahn98963 жыл бұрын
@@edwardbakadingo4261 I trust u have already seen my comments? Anyway he did control it in his arms or stomach or whatever you think until he hits the ground so it is a mark.
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
@@alexandertahn9896 yeah in your dreams so whe was it in his left hand in the numerous replays. You say 'controlled it in his arms or stomach' so make up your mind did he control it in his arms. no because its no where near his right arm after it bounced off his wrist. OR did he control it in his stomach I have watched it many times and I am quite certain that he did not eat the ball so it was not controllled in his stomach.
@Xscapeplan01 Жыл бұрын
Mark no mark whatever, it was spectacular to witness a true afl legend
@donaldbarnett4447 Жыл бұрын
It was a mark. he had control of the ball all the way. It only spilled out when he hit the ground.
@berranari1 Жыл бұрын
In Australian Football it is a mark and an optional free kick from the moment the umpire deems it a mark. If you get hit after the mark you can still get the ball and take your free. If you are injured a teammate can take it. The only true debate happens if the ball was touched by another player. This debate is due to the people not understanding the rules of the game and thinking that they do because their kid plays Auskick. Typing in all caps doesn't make a point.
@CraigAAG3 жыл бұрын
Not a mark, maybe in under 10s, that's ridiculous.
@Mattsretiring3 жыл бұрын
WOW! Remember the days when AFL scores even threatened to make 3 figures. The rubbish we are served today is nothing like this.
@benlammardo5383 жыл бұрын
Cos teams have learnt that to win you need a good defence. The defensive structure in this game was absolute appalling. No wonder they could reach 3 figures
@ronanrogers41273 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it’s really crap now. I haven’t watched a complete game in almost 20 years. The defensive swarm pioneered by the Swans killed it.
@valueyournationalsovereign47973 жыл бұрын
@@ronanrogers4127 should be tried for crimes against football but it started with Wallace against the bombers just no talent charff stretching the rules to beat good teams and send spectators to sleep
@jamesobrien85273 жыл бұрын
Shorter quarters in 2020 for a condensed season.
@kevinsheldrick917 Жыл бұрын
1:24 Ablett puts his hand up which means, "I took the mark". Umpire could have thought, "Hmm, I thought he dropped that but, oh well, Ablett's an expert player and I trust the experts".
@mickbrowne23782 жыл бұрын
Robbo you only need to have control of the ball for it to be a mark even if it spills after someone punches it after its grabbed or if you hit the ground and it spills out
@landerzone26433 жыл бұрын
Mark of the Century, not even a mark.
@peterhead2183 жыл бұрын
Never a mark.
@jamesdavis55173 жыл бұрын
Farce of the century.
@TomasUjhelyi2 жыл бұрын
The man looked so much younger when he retired.
@alkaford62593 жыл бұрын
Was at that game 4th row 2nd teir Olympic stand right in front never forgot that
@klokar213 ай бұрын
The GOAT mark from the GOAT
@samsabastian55603 жыл бұрын
Having played full forward and centre half forward at a relatively high level, that was not a mark in any way shape or form.
Omg. I bow to you. Please yell me why it wasn't a mark your highness great and big full forward/centre half forward. I am unworthy. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@shramo3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
@samsabastian55602 жыл бұрын
@@shramo He touched the ball, and it fell straight to the ground but he didn't hold it at all. Ablett was a great player, but on that occasion no way was that a mark.
@powertrust19716 жыл бұрын
If he caught it?
@chrisr54992 жыл бұрын
As a Rugby fan that was like some form of Martial Arts Marking.
@jackstewart87663 жыл бұрын
Last time I seen a touch like that paid was at my younger cousins Auskick game ITS NOT A MARK
@rohan7503 жыл бұрын
He held it for then 3 seconds that makes it a mark
@andreabond35014 жыл бұрын
Legendary Gaz
@nzmagpie13 жыл бұрын
I was there that day supporting Collingwood. I consider the mark was legitimate. Ablett controlled the ball. It only dropped out when he hit the ground.
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
you are joking right. did he touch it at all with his right hand or his left hand?
@downtownneonlights Жыл бұрын
Ablett almost died for our entertainment
@bendover15253 жыл бұрын
It's not a mark he didn't even catch the ball. Let all be serious people.
@Wutzmename2 жыл бұрын
"(sniiiif), rip snorter." 😆 Still remember his interview where he's high on coke.
@mickossie Жыл бұрын
Alot of people say he dropped it, but he caught it, and it bounced out when he hit the ground, that's a mark!!
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
Clearly the best editing of the century did the ball even touch Gibletts hands um let see his wrist, his stomach the ground, so in spite of the freeze frames trying to make it look like it touched his hand there are a few replays and even after several replays i dont think it touched either of his hands maybe it was close to his left hand when the ball fell on his stomach. Actually a minute later i think he was closer to marking ball than previous attempt.
@josephfailla3955 Жыл бұрын
Morecrofts is mark of the century and it ended his career
@BigUps1473 жыл бұрын
And you're telling me McGoverns mark tonight against Collingwood wasn't paid. Fuck me
@peterjones473425 күн бұрын
Your absolutely on another planet wasn’t even a Mark. Nowhere need Alex Jesalenkos in 1990 grand final..
@allisonhughes43489 ай бұрын
Biggest not-a-mark of the century
@crulio11 ай бұрын
Mark aside, whose idea was it for both teams to play in these guernseys?
@suthobay2 ай бұрын
Slow it down to 0.25 speed and it looks like a mark
@fondoodle593 жыл бұрын
Sean Smith beats it hands down
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
anyone who actually touched the ball with one hand let alone 2 took more of a mark than this myth
@dalecamm47333 жыл бұрын
ABLLET SENSATION
@ololdmate3 жыл бұрын
Not sure I ever noticed this, but looks like Tony Shaw remonstrating with the umpire after the mark. And then standing over the fallen Ablett and saying a few words. Didn’t look happy. Wonder what was said?
@marksowden73743 жыл бұрын
I would not be surprised if Ablett knew he was going to land heavily on his left arm, and then flicked the ball to his right before hitting the ground. He was definitely holding the mark when he hit the ground.
@jakeplatt1454Ай бұрын
I’ll never understand how this was deemed a mark…
@aarongriffin8256 жыл бұрын
what a mark
@sliat19813 жыл бұрын
Aaron Griffin 🤣
@planetx15953 жыл бұрын
@@sliat1981 You disagree?
@sliat19813 жыл бұрын
@@planetx1595 well for a mark you have to either catch or have control of it.
@SuperDukes183 жыл бұрын
Even if it was a mark (which it clearly wasn't), how could you look at that and say it was anything special? He basically fell over while reaching out and touching the ball. once. with one hand. It's not even the ruck hit out of the week.
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
which hand was that it hit his wrist and his stomach and the ground
@sliat19812 жыл бұрын
@@edwardbakadingo4261 it didn’t
@brocky74703 жыл бұрын
Not even close to a mark . , doubt he even new where the ball was after it left his hand
@leighsymons56193 жыл бұрын
Not a mark.
@shramo3 жыл бұрын
The umpires called it.
@sliat19812 жыл бұрын
@@shramo the umpires fucked up that goal in the 2009 grand final
@qyzah83624 жыл бұрын
To everyone saying it’s a mark He didn’t even hold it longer than half a second No mark
@darylpurdy77173 жыл бұрын
You try taking a mark like that and hitting the ground with an injured leg. Dickhead
@landerzone26433 жыл бұрын
@@darylpurdy7717 pfft. Did he catch the ball. Not even close. No mark. Certainly no mark of the century. Like best in 100 years? Haha
@qyzah83623 жыл бұрын
@@darylpurdy7717 ok bro next time I tap the ball and I hit my head it better be payed as a mark Dickhead
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
I am not sure that he even touched it with either hand
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
@@qyzah8362 ABsolutely you should have Don Scotts job your description was brilliant
@greyman0033 жыл бұрын
I would have paid the mark. My favorite and the best player I had the pleasure to watch. Even better than his son.
@sliat19813 жыл бұрын
What do you mean mark of the century. That was Shaun Smith. It was even voted on
@jamesdavis55173 жыл бұрын
Special comments by Don Scott. A very difficult man to listen to. Thank god they worked that out.
@Yoshimitsu4203 жыл бұрын
Thats not a fucking mark he didn't control it at all he just fell with it
@gamerpro703 жыл бұрын
when did it happen whatyear
@jeffallen9813 ай бұрын
Ball bounced right off his chest no mark
@jeffmcmahon32783 жыл бұрын
No mark - play on!Obviously never seen real marks by Ian McKay or Don Lindner. (Oh, that's right, they're not Vics and therefore don't rate)
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
anyone not from geelong knows it wasnt a mark. i mean the mark and goal of the year is decided by a phone vote and one year the winner voted for himself several thousand times so even the process to decide the mark of the year is a bad joke like everything else run by the AFL
@marekbelly3 жыл бұрын
did he break a rib, an ankle, a little finger? I know that they were all big and tough men back then but, the palaver after he hit the ground?
@melvinleong37316 жыл бұрын
AROUND THIS TIME IS WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE GAME ALONE.. NOW ITS FUKT AND WAY TOO COMMERCIALISED .. sry caps
@londonman86883 жыл бұрын
if it actually was a mark ..
@edwardbakadingo42613 жыл бұрын
only caused the umpire like him as much as Don Scott did even Buce McAveney was sitting on the fence.
@alexandertahn98963 жыл бұрын
It was watch at 0.5x speed
@marineboyocean3 жыл бұрын
That wasn’t a mark 🤦🏽♂️🤣
@alexandertahn98963 жыл бұрын
Yes it was watch at 0.5x speed
@sliat19812 жыл бұрын
@@alexandertahn9896 no it wasn’t. Bouncing off your wrist is not marking
@alexandertahn98962 жыл бұрын
@@sliat1981 It bounced of his arm into his chest. The angle is still weird, so it is hard to tell.
@sliat19812 жыл бұрын
@@alexandertahn9896 no it flicked off his wrist. Not a mark
@mickbrowne23782 жыл бұрын
If there was a bed of pillows under him the ball wouldn’t have spilled out ???
@mcaligariactivism3 жыл бұрын
Legend has it Ablett still hasn't returned to earth from that leap.
@jarradbaker82003 жыл бұрын
Only because he’s constantly high
@scottclark16343 жыл бұрын
How was that s mark exactly, the ball spilled out?
@stevensmith17183 жыл бұрын
Can I get a coke and ice with that please sir
@TheCleaner763 жыл бұрын
It’s a mark
@locky_socky627 жыл бұрын
5 yrs since this vid uploaded
@gnargnar18983 жыл бұрын
now 8.. how are you bro..
@jonm2522Ай бұрын
That was not a mark and definitely not a mark of the century but because it's Gary Ablett they gave it to him