Gary Ablett Snr Kicks 14 Goals | Cats v Tigers, R9 1989 | Geelong Football Club

[@TheCleaner76]

My dad and I were there that day, 9 in the wing in 3 quarters then 5 in the last quarter. His 14th was kicked from 55m out on the boundary from a mark, never looked like going threw then it curved back AMAZING day

[@Rick-Jangle]

I was lucky enough to be sitting in the old Southern Stand on that day. I watched the Great Man at his very very best. What a privilege!

[@John-cq4xp]

Yeah me too but I'm a Richmond supporter :/ still privileged to have witnessed such a performance.

[@gregallan2842]

Likewise. The reserves kicked 30 goals as well. Great day for cat fans.

[@TheCleaner76]

Same I was there with my dad

[@billba]

I’m Richmond and I have to admit he is the greatest player of the game.

[@davidhenry3833]

I say second best after Leigh Matthews and I'm a cats fan

[@geelongrep3302]

@@davidhenry3833 yea Leigh was a gun

[@davidhenry3833]

@@jonburrows9816 Realistically I'd put them equal but because of the different standards and professionalism of their times, I feel Matthews was well ahead of his time. Just my opinion. To open another can of worms, what do you think... Senior or Junior?

[@Andrew-gb4hj]

@J G Nope, we dont roll around on the ground when somebody gives us a little kick

[@Andrew-gb4hj]

@@davidhenry3833 Garry for flashes of brilliance and Gary 2 for mre consistant brilliance

[@davidhenry3833]

To think he kicked 14 three times and once was with the team losing the game..... Amazing !!

[@victorpetroff830]

To see old footage of Gary playing it brings back memories of how great he was he was nicknamed GOD and you can see why...

[@NathanHiberDive]

Soccer, so incredibly big and popular that nothing else is allowed to exist. Not even God.

[@philipstallwood9813]

What a great player, super to watch such skill.

[@ginaginawati8482]

the greatest player of all time

[@acohen1980]

not even close...e.g. Syd Coventry has a far better record

[@darrenjpeters]

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C Your point about Pele is stupid. Pele was a wogball player, and was far better at it than Gazza. On an Aussie rules field, Pele wouldn't have stood a chance against Gazza, or any other top Aussie rules player. Aussie Rules fans don't give a shit how big soccer is, mate. Bigger does not mean better. You don't see our players carrying on like girls when they break an eyelash, and you don't see our players tripping over non existent obstacles in an endeavor to get an easy kick. Wanker.

[@TARBUNNY2013]

Most Exciting and by far the Greatest

[@alansimmonds9030]

@@acohen1980 I think you mean Gordon, actually; Whose side was the powerhouse of the day.... From 1925 on - you had 3 easy-beats in North, Footscray & Hawthorn join the competition - & his record of dining out against those new teams, blew out his goal-scoring feats & padded his stats significantly......Pales by comparison to Ablett's era.

[@alansimmonds9030]

@M No one cares DH.....Go to a soccer forum to find someone who does.

[@rustyfalcon1414]

The greatest really. With the greatest respect to Leigh Matthew’s (who couldn’t do everything that Ablett could do but Ablett could do everything that Matthew’s did)

[@alansimmonds9030]

Oh Really?......Barney took Hawthorn to 4 Flags, winning 3 of his 8 Best & fairest's in those years..... How many flags did Ablett take the Cats to?....Barney also kicked 11 goals & had over 40 possies against Essendon in 1973, as first Rover....He also kicked 91 goals in 1977 playing as the First Rover.

[@Ash_18037]

@@alansimmonds9030 A triggered Hawthorn supporter, what a surprise! The comment was about ability on the ground, even "Barney" would admit he was not in the same ballpark as Ablett. There is one thing he could do that Ablett couldn't though: breaking a players jaw with a king-hit from behind. What a champ!

[@alansimmonds9030]

@@Ash_18037 He could also win premierships & off his own boot - something Ablett never did.....Oh well, back to the sour-puss drawing board with you.

[@torpedodropkick59]

I wish they had have won the 1989 premiership!

[@leahwhite6702]

He’s goated!!!

[@damianreed2456]

GOAT

[@Gimmo2197]

The big question is would Ablett snr still dominate in todays era on how the backline is set up ? 🤔

[@iceberg5220]

"Defenses are too good now" to give Gazza those opportunities! Ya think so? GOD kicked 9 goals from the wing that day, before going up forward. 60-70 metres out, no problem. On his left foot, no problem. Exactly who's defense are you referring to?

[@greebo7857]

Geelong in 2019.

[@Bruno-lw2wh]

And he was held goalless by Steve Silvagni in the 1995 Grand Final..

[@Tedanson]

that's quite impressive

[@NoBody-ht1oh]

Gary Ablett jr is the greatest of all time. All subjective though

[@speace2260]

Stevie J is the 2nd best player of all time behind Ablett senior. I'm an Essendon fan. But those two are the smartest footballers with natural ability

[@johnarundell7951]

Most ridiculous comment I've ever read.

[@MrOzgooner]

@@johnarundell7951 Yes laughable...

[@SallyandMcQueen]

John Arundell Who do you go for? Carlton???

[@Brad_hj2tuff]

Stevie j is a fuckin spud

[@Brimatt13]

Thats the day we moved to Murrabit.

[@moregoldmoregold]

Hey sj it will happen again.

[@grant575mixmaster]

jepus, budha I wouldn't recognized him if they hadn't of put his name there

[@mickdooley8994]

That’s not Buddha. That’s Steve Hocking. Buddha’s first name is Garry.

[@MrOzgooner]

@@mickdooley8994 lol

[@MrOzgooner]

May the force be with you..lol

[@Whoknowsuknow]

I doubt he kicked any of those goals from a true wing position.

[@davidhenry3833]

Nobody said he kicked any of those goals from the true wing position. He kicked 9 in the first half playing the wing position is what they said 2nd best player ever GO CATS !!

[@Whoknowsuknow]

@@davidhenry3833 IDK, if you're playing on the wing but most of your touches are inside 50 you're probably just a forward effectively.

[@davidhenry3833]

@@Whoknowsuknow not sure what you mean by IDK ? I'm new to this, sorry for the ignorance

[@Whoknowsuknow]

@@davidhenry3833 IDK means I don't know

[@davidhenry3833]

@@Whoknowsuknow thanks for that. When I said he's 2nd best ever, I forgot to add after Leigh Matthews who I consider the best ever. Cheers !!

[@acohen1980]

Ablett was up there with the greats...but nowhere near say, Syd Coventry...nowhere near.......check out Coventry's record...across the following headings...first to play 300......first to kick 100 goals in a season......held total career goal kicking record for 55 years until Plugger took it.......captained 5 Premierships.....played in a record breaking 4 consecutive Premierships...won the goal kicking in his last year at age 37.......leading goal kicker six times.........leading club goal kicker 15 times in 17 years.....there's more but I cannot remember them all....oh yeah...kicked 17 goals twice, and kicked 15,14,13 so many times that he couldn't exactly remember them all when asked......and represented Victoria 24 times.......and I'm betting there's more.....

[@TheMichaelseymour]

think you mean his younger brother -gorden -

[@blueenglishstaffybreeder6956]

Cop that cats fans, tho Gary snr is the best I’ve ever SEEN

[@rustyfalcon1414]

Gordon great but not in the hunt. Don’t hear his name mentioned much as great as he certainly was…

[@alansimmonds9030]

It's Gordon.....& the Collier brothers were way better.