The best torpedoes of all time 😱 | AFL

[@robinaboy]

Blight’s torp - in the context of the game, the time and the distance - is the greatest torp of all time. And as a Carlton fan, that hurts to say!

[@vestanpance99]

Also one of the best captured on film. The camera has a crystal clear view of the ball the whole way, always in frame and it just seems to be almost flying into space.

[@liamgross7217]

It was pretty inspiring stuff

[@jasonturner2206]

It’s a huge kick as you say in its context, but certainly not the biggest purely distance wise..

[@youtubeenthussiast328]

Nah overrated. Seen people do it training

[@jazactane]

Right up there with one of the most enjoyable AFL videos I have ever seen. Brilliant!

[@karenbradley1701]

Totally agree with that absolutely awesome stuff 👏👏👍👍🤩🤩

[@ThomasDoyle-bj2lt]

That Goddard one was insane

[@SlimGravy2K]

Still going up as it went through the sticks. Wild

[@thelastsidewalk]

Some legendary goals here. Nice to see some of the more recent ones. Loved the ones from Toby and Riewoldt. What legends.

[@kenchristie9214]

That means these weren't the best torpedoes of all time

[@adandap]

Great stuff AFL. I remember that Peter Daicos kicked a torp 70m for a goal against Richmond in a home and away match at the G circa 1983. I was hoping to see that here - maybe in volume 2?

[@athlonen]

Bradshaw's torp for Sydney as well as Guerra's torp out of full back leading to Buddy's hurdle and goal from inside the center square are definitely missing from the list.

[@TobysfishingNoutdoors]

Malcom blight 😍😍

[@bennuballbags2]

That Malcolm Blight kick is the best kick I have ever seen, sure it has to stand as the longest kick in an VF game

[@FrederickFair-be5hf]

Your videos are always a pleasure to watch.

[@nuggnugg8464]

10:34 Jack telling the ump: "I'm kicking a torpedo" Ump: "OK, good luck" bahahhaahahaha

[@giggidy_oh5051]

Pretty sure the Voss one was a drop punt.

[@TomasUjhelyi]

Technically but I ain’t disappointed it’s in this vid, it was a beautiful goal

[@giggidy_oh5051]

@@TomasUjhelyi agreed 👍

[@bradantcliff740]

Came here to say Vossy deserves his own vid- not a torp - a drop punt!!

[@roughhabit9085]

It was , I was there.

[@markuswilmes3694]

Plugger just on half time in 1989 state of origin in the mud was freakish

[@GrahamGeoffrey-ez4bx]

Awesome, just simply, awesome.

[@AussieGuitarChannel]

Pickett and Blight are legends, great video that's only missing Boomer Harvey's massive torp on the run. Go Roos!

[@billstapleton2071]

How is the Eddie Betts left footed barrel from the boundary line not in this video compilation????

[@MediumJohnson430]

If your reading this and you play footy , you gotta send a torp this weekend maybe 2 tbh

[@awallace100]

Peter Daicos kicked about 8 as good as some of these! One against hawthorn in 91, Carlton, Melbourne and St Kilda in 90. Also Didak against Carlton in 2010 was a roost!

[@akitas8165]

"The best torpedoes of all time" Malcolm Blight's was fantastic, but many of the others would be topped by Bernie Quinlan and John Duckworth on a fairly regular basis.

[@ChristianComito-e7d]

The serious lack of David Wirrpanda needs to be addressed. Also, where's Booner Harvey's torp on the run?

[@EmilioGotti]

In VFL days John Duckworth playing for Fitzroy against Geelong kicked a torpedo from the wing , it went 90 metres and sailed through for a goal and even cleared the fence . He was consistently one of the longest kicks in the game.

[@andrewweatherhead4127]

Billys brother.

[@StFidjnr]

9:46 This one is just put the icing on the cake

[@Voltfn24]

Malcom blight was the best in afl history

[@jimmyohara2601]

Then Leigh Mathews, then Dustin Martin came along 🤷

[@Voltfn24]

@@jimmyohara2601 nah

[@thomasbromhead4269]

Blights kick was incredible but no way that is 80-90m. It looks like 60...still incredible

[@bennuballbags2]

No one can kick half the length of these legends these days

[@mynock7729]

You forgot about Derek Kickett's huge torpy from about 60m...

[@danielvermeer3363]

Pickett with the RKO celebrating the first of his goals😂😂😂

[@ianmcleish6113]

Where is the Jeff Fehring goal from behind the centre circle at Moorabbin in 1981?

[@kerrymattrobertsharris6707]

Where's Jeff Fehring? He kicked a torp from behind the centre circle that landed in the goal square & went through for a goal at Moorabbin. It's way better than most of these recent kicks.

[@jasonturner2206]

Agreed, to me this is the biggest of all time..

[@reubenpash5369]

Surely Eddie betts left foot goal of the year should be here if culley is, gotta love a torp

[@stevejohansson8946]

Absolutely.

[@baabaabaa-El]

Yep! Wrong foot, off half a step!!

[@phillip9468]

Malcom Blights & Ben Grahams were almost the same distance.

[@StFidjnr]

5:01 The saints were within 11 points of the bombers, but coming up is the goal that changed the whole complexion of the game

[@gamblore5148]

David Wirrpanda used to do torps straight up the guts from the kick ins on a regular basis - shame he didn't make the cut!

[@vodeankandosii3982]

Hurn and Stenglein were known to drop a big barrel up the middle too.

[@gamblore5148]

@@vodeankandosii3982 Yeh but Hurn would usually just boot a monster drop punt!

[@stevenbeggs6322]

Not having Gary Ablett Snr in this collection is an oversight…

[@dragonballfan1909]

As a roos fan i had to watch this love how we started off with blight and ended on powell i knew tom Powell bomb this season not long ago would be the ending before it started 💙🤍🦘

[@jonclarey]

What a goal

[@Sbock86]

Which one

[@kerrymattrobertsharris6707]

Vossy desguised his torp as a drop punt.😉

[@Knightsy4]

I can’t even master my torp technique and look at these guys😂

[@kenchristie9214]

That means you don't know how to hold the ball correctly.

[@AFL]

The Wizard has got you covered 🙌 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/laK6i5KmgN-Cn5osi=YKU2Fl5-Dqxvljw8&t=1404

[@humbleopinion1499]

@@Knightsy4 that’s why players prefer the Drop Punt. The torpedo is quite an unforgiving kick. A little off center and it can go wildly astray. But there is nothing more satisfying than a well executed torpedo punt. It’s the same feeling as a well hit golf ball.

[@tysjt]

Gotta have Gary Ablett's one from just infront of the middle: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2Wufq2onteEpZo He also launched one from just behind which travelled close to the goals.

[@leongriffiths1456]

I don’t think I saw Daniel Bradshaw for Sydney.

[@jcisme]

I was gunna mention that one too..

[@phillipdeller]

jacks so iconic

[@ItsTigerTime9]

Anthony Roccas barrell is so underrated

[@jesseyoung9654]

Couldn’t have been much shorter than Blight’s!

[@humbleopinion1499]

@@ItsTigerTime9 torpedo - not “barrel”..!

[@baabaabaa-El]

It was called a screw punt before the Vic's named it a torpedo or barrel... Same as the checkside is now a fkn banana!!

[@andrewenglish2901]

We're is some of Ablett snr tops? They were bigger than any of those.

[@BIGDAZR]

Wasn’t that the game where Stephenson bet on himself. Also where’s Daniel Bradshaws torp?

[@johnmcdonald-6196]

I don’t even like AFL, but this was entertaining.

[@peternguyen3704]

Crazy that Huddo used to commentate for Ch7

[@ray.shoesmith]

I saw Jonathan Hay bury one from the centre circle at the G one day, never seen a replay since

[@savery1967]

Voss’ was a drop punt!

[@doscwolny2221]

Doesnt that make it even harder?

[@blueenglishstaffybreeder6956]

So if you’re gonna show Malcolm Blight from the 70’s, why not show other old school torps, Daicos against Carlton at Waverley in the 90’s, had to 75 plus, Ablett snr at princess park from the centre if you don’t mind, I could list a dozen or so that should be on this list

[@George2647g]

We proudly have over 100 years of AFL history - I'm sure there were better torpes before 1976..

[@FJaypewpew]

Cant lie, seen more than a few times players ask for an after the siren crack and the umpires shut it down let them have a go. whats a bit of pageantry and fun in the game gonna hurt

[@humbleopinion1499]

Thank you for referring to this type of kick as a "torpedo" or a "torp" - this American term of a "Barrel" has been creeping in. It has always been, and hopefully, always will be, our beloved "torpedo punt".

[@RBernsCarter]

As a new fan to AFL, can you tell me why it is called a torpedo? Because it spirals? The height? Or the distance? (Or a combination of all 3)

[@humbleopinion1499]

@@RBernsCarter all three. When the torpedo punt kick is executed correctly - it achieves the length that the drop punt cannot. But it is harder to do correctly. If the ball is not kicked absolutely symmetrically the ball can slice off course wildly. The peak of excitement occurs when the siren sounds and a player is too far out for a drop punt to score. They are then forced to try a torpedo, or a “torp”. If they do it correctly it is a mighty towering kick - one of the best sights in football.

[@baabaabaa-El]

It was originally a screw punt, not a torpedo...like a checkside is now a banana! Gone are the days where most players cd dropkick or stab pass the pill 2m off the ground.. if your player was in front.. no defender had a chance of spoiling. Everything's a drop punt now, defence is now dee-fence, attack is now off-ence, and we wonder why the Yank term barrels crept into the game!?!

[@humbleopinion1499]

@@baabaabaa-El That's interesting, I didn't know it was originally called a "screw punt". The "checkside" I thought was originally a South Australian term, which Victorians adopted, but it soon faded and the "banana kick" took over.

[@baabaabaa-El]

@@humbleopinion1499 You're right mate! The checky's definitely from SA, not sure about the screwy though (?). My grandad played for Westies then coached in the mid north... He always called it a screw punt, same as my old man.. used when the ball was wet or getting distance (into or with the wind). It was in the 80s on TV when l first heard it called a torpedo punt, might be a regional thing mate... I dunno.

[@ArcticMayhem13]

Real question as some one who does not know that much about AFL. When they kick a goal into the stands, does the fan that catches it have to give it back?

[@humbleopinion1499]

@@ArcticMayhem13 yes.

[@ArcticMayhem13]

Ah okay, makes sense, cause I was thinking about how those are way more expensive than a baseball lol

[@trevorstevenson4038]

I went to a footy game, sitting directly behind the goals, halfway up. Saw a grandma cop a footy to the head, from an outside 50m goal. 10 minutes later the ambos were there. 10m later she had left the stands. Gotta pay attention at the footy

[@ArcticMayhem13]

@@trevorstevenson4038 Oh my!

[@MichaelJames1989]

Yea you's forgot about 1. Darryl Whites inside torp from the boundary went straight through the middle for Brissy Bears early 90s. One of the best I've ever seen pisses all over these ones besides Malcolm Blights 👍🏼. Who put Dustin Martins in there. Must be just his bloody name🤦 and Jai Culley WTF 😂😂😂.

[@skipper4126]

"He'd have to get a Malcolm Blight torpedo here".. First video WAS the Blight torpedo punt.

[@npd6225]

Was Vossy’s even a barrel? It looked like a 75m drop punt which is a joke.

[@benjaminfrazer-synnott6640]

Chris newmans goal is the biggest iv seen

[@seedy80]

Where's Derrick Kikkett?

[@Bizza12345]

it would be nice to see more torps and give players an incentive to train them but the only way i could think it is if the supergoal was a thing

[@gregm959]

Good work but Vossy's was a punt.....

[@maxbarden9196]

3:20 Channel 10 Commentary gonna make me bust

[@stevesalkas9128]

Left out 7 by peter daicos thats poor

[@Jordyyt02]

When Jayden hunt kicked the ball it was 3qt and when the ball was in the air the clock said 5:42😂

[@joshmetz9192]

“Too far out to score…” 😂

[@Born2drool]

Jack Lukosius from the Suns did a 70m drop punt in round 3 2023 against Geelong... just sayin'

[@trevorstevenson4038]

Pizz off

[@anthonyblack3579]

Pickett's kick off one step!?

[@melrussell8542]

That was fun!

[@itscrikey]

5:06 UP the mighty Fletcher!

[@TakeTwoTwins]

no zach tuohy 2022?

[@typetersen8809]

"Probably too far out to score...." Cue the Torp!!!😅

[@Aunini]

I don't get why torpedos aren't utilized more, especially in situations where falling short is a primary concern 🤔

[@falconmclenny7284]

Because most players cant kick them consistently. Risky kick.

[@wheelson7895]

The commentator missed a golden opportunity to call him Brett torpedio

[@johnmac333]

Vossy's was a drop punt !

[@ajryangameaudio]

Jeff Fehring?! Longest ever recorded on video and not here? Come on

[@EweTubio]

Blight Fletcher Picket

[@Sbock86]

Missed the Dustin Fletcher goal against Collingwood. Was a huge torp.

[@lukelu4581]

Damn😮

[@trevorstevenson4038]

Cant beat a huge barrel!!!

[@FigureStories-wg4qs]

Crazy

[@FigureStories-wg4qs]

Wow!!

[@thekickingconsultant]

How does Nathan Chapmans torp not make this??

[@Gus.MonFries]

2:09 IT'S A LONGGGG GOALLLL......OH NO ITS A POINT. I was at this game!! That went a million miles per hour,so close to going through the goals and I was almost speechless. This game deserved a draw!! This was peak footy at its best before it turned into Ross lyon defensive flooding ugly football.

[@pillwolak]

"Too far out to score" lol

[@matthewvalencic4217]

Oh My God! The Opening Ceremony Of The Olympic Games Paris 2024!

[@StFidjnr]

I didn't know that Michael voss did a trop

[@humbleopinion1499]

@@StFidjnr what’s a “trop”?

[@StFidjnr]

@@humbleopinion1499 short for torpedo

[@humbleopinion1499]

@@StFidjnr I realize it’s short for torpedo! I’ve been watching the game since I was about three years old.! “trop” is not short for anything - it’s a typo.

[@jimmyohara2601]

Trop is probably Tropical 🏝️🤣

[@Abe-u7z]

I can kick that distance

[@Miffy34459]

In your dreams 😂

[@LeviPeake-e2f]

Can not

[@Abe-u7z]

It’s a joke calm down 😅

[@GuidoHatzis23]

Playstation or Xbox?

[@Abe-u7z]

PlayStation

[@greeny2225]

I miss peak stepho

[@brando6932]

No Daniel Bradshaw?

[@TheOzTurkish]

How are the kangaroos somehow involved in like 1/3 of these

[@EssendonFan97]

Within a hour 👇

[@mayaharrison3138]

cooool

[@Royals1991]

Seeds ❤

[@Elongatedmusky]

So how far did Ben grahams kick travel? Looked like 100 metres wtf

[@trevorstevenson4038]

Why was there just an ordinary, Collingwood team goal?

[@markpepper6298]

Tenth

[@thekickingconsultant]

😍😍😍😍

[@Aussie_Commando4]

Dusty😍

[@MemeMachine-meme]

Fifth 👇

[@declanharris8225]

Jayden Stephensons was barely 60

[@craigaston]

Just binged AFLs new venture trying keep up with new media by spamming KZbin and noticed none of these barrels won a goal of the year. They're in real trouble trying to protect the relics of the game in the media box and its all gonna catch up really soon. Roll on the next gen with Daisy, Joey, Corn etc. See ya later to the gatekeepers and the conservative viewers.

[@JohnCooper-g9x]

A lot of skills have been consigned to the scrap bin due to risk management. Torps, droppied, bananas not to mention being able to walk out of the goal square. Shame teally