Great to see Emmett Dunne get AFL Life Membership
Well deserved.
Been a great servant of our club and the game in general.
Well deserved.
Been a great servant of our club and the game in general.
Good to see players that left the club come back and become important parts in our success.
Pity Bryan Wood teamed up with the wrong group
Perhaps the 1980 version of David Astbury
Great player
and to speed it up later we added Greg Strachan and Al Martello.Dunne would make Astbury look like Michael Mitchell.
Our backline with Mount Landy and Dunne would struggle to beat a tortoise in a race.
That's a good comparison, a real percentage player. I can't recall him ever doing anything startling. If he dropped a mark or missed a gettable goal, it somehow looked worse than when other players did it - probably the nominal whipping boy among the regulars!Perhaps the 1980 version of David Astbury
Good summary. I think the name Dummett was used when he messed upThat's a good comparison, a real percentage player. I can't recall him ever doing anything startling. If he dropped a mark or missed a gettable goal, it somehow looked worse than when other players did it - probably the nominal whipping boy among the regulars!
Dad and I used to stand with a group that might've included a couple of blokes who'd done stints, so Emmett's mistakes got extra attention. I can hear the loudest guy now: "You useless copper bastard!", at volume. But after a long apprenticeship in the reserves, he became quite a versatile player who did his job unobtrusively.Good summary. I think the name Dummett was used when he messed up
He played forward early on before settling back. Had a simple kicking technique but it wasn't all that reliable - career figures of 63.64. My memory is that his chances were typically set shots from a mark or free.Fair summary - I remember being stunned when somehow he took a mark in the forward line once and maybe kicked a goal
That's a good comparison, a real percentage player. I can't recall him ever doing anything startling. If he dropped a mark or missed a gettable goal, it somehow looked worse than when other players did it - probably the nominal whipping boy among the regulars!
Might have been 15, but yeah, he was pretty young. Slug Jordan reckoned he had the new Royce Hart at that stage!must of been something of a man-child, if I remember correctly he played Under 19's as a 14 year old?
Remember at VFL Park he had a simple snap at goal from 20 out to put us in front with a minute to go. Missed it and the siren went. I was filthy. Just getting over it nowHe played forward early on before settling back. Had a simple kicking technique but it wasn't all that reliable - career figures of 63.64. My memory is that his chances were typically set shots from a mark or free.