Best individual game by a midfielder?

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Peter Featherby - 40 kicks, 11 marks, 8 handballs, 4 goals and

Ablett never kicked 14 goals against Melbourne. Sydney, Richmond and Essendon but not Melbourne.

lol, I must've accidently deleted a line. The 40 kick game was obviously Feathers. I'll go back and put it in again.

 

[BORK]

Peter Featherby - 40 kicks, 11 marks, 8 handballs, 4 goals and


lol, I must've accidently deleted a line. The 40 kick game was obviously Feathers. I'll go back and put it in again.

Have heard of a few massive stat games from this Featherby in similar threads. But never heard any ex players talk about him.

 

[Scary_Foot_9]

It was an amazing performance BUT.
The dogs beat port today BUT.

In every sporting event on the earth there is buts and ifs. In every game. I'm sure there were buts and ifs in the 54 GF as well....

Very nice post. My favourite part was how you brought it back to 54. It cut me deeply.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Would have to be Zidane in the Champions league final.

Roy Keane 99 vs juvenitus.

An all time great performance

 

[Sub_Zero]

Amazing performance. No Swallow, severely hindered Cunnington at the coalface let's not go crazy.

Great now posters are using stupid "coalface" instead of midfield

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Have heard of a few massive stat games from this Featherby in similar threads. But never heard any ex players talk about him.

Probably because he left the then VFL after the 1983 season and went back to Subiaco in the WAFL.

PLAYER: 1970-88

GAMES: 347 – 197 Subiaco; 42 Footscray (now Western Bulldogs); 93 Geelong; 14 WA; 1 Victoria

PREMIERSHIPS: Subiaco 1973, 86

HONOURS: Simpson Medal 1973 (WA v South Australia); Subiaco Fairest and Best 1977,78; Geelong Fairest and Best 1981

With a fairly slow start to his senior football career, it looked as though slightly-built Peter Featherby would have trouble living up to the longevity that his father Brian displayed. After coming through the juniors at the Wembley Amateurs – where his father had played to the age of 38, Featherby graduated to Subiaco and showed form in a 1970 practice match, playing off a half-forward flank.

He earned a league debut several weeks into the season, but injured an ankle and lost form and fitness, not returning to the seniors that year. He drifted between league and reserves in 1971, playing 10 games in the seniors to finish third in the Fairest and Best, but was also runner-up in the reserves award. But the 1972 season saw champion Subiaco centreman Cam Blakemore retire and that opened a door for Featherby and he walked – or rather ran – right in.

A player with superb stamina and long, loping strides, Featherby upped the pressure as he ran continuously, covering much of the ground and displaying what modern coaches call “a huge engine”. A will-o-wisp player, Featherby had the ability to run and bounce the ball without error and he gathered possessions in big numbers as he played wide of his midfield rival. While there were question marks over his disposal, his floating drop punts strangely enough landed right on target most of the time.

He regularly had more than 30 kicks in a game and there was a match at Perth Oval when he was officially credited with 48 kicks against East Perth. That was on an Anzac Day weekend and it was dubbed the ‘Featherby Massacre’.

The 1973 season saw Victorian rover Ross Smith arrive to coach the Lions and he built a team around three key players – ruckman Mike Fitzpatrick, rover Keith Watt and the hard-running Featherby. His first venture to Victoria was in 1975 and while he played two seasons with Footscray, his style of running game wasn’t yet in vogue and he returned home to Subiaco.

But Geelong enticed him back to the VFL in 1979 and he thrived with the Cats, playing a State game for Victoria against WA and winning the club’s Fairest and Best in 1981. Once more he traversed the Nullarbor and finished with another five years at Subiaco. Even on his retirement in 1988, Featherby – at the age of 36 – ventured south to be captain-coach of Busselton and that’s where he has settled.

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Very nice post. My favourite part was how you brought it back to 54. It cut me deeply.

Cheers.

 

[GHENGIS]

Imagine the fantasy footy nuts going off about that these days.

They're incredible numbers.

was a handy player Diesel..

 

[Quinz]

I'd have to watch Dangers performance tonight, but the best midfield performance I've seen was Judd against Brisbane in 2006. Set the record for most contested possessions in a game (28) until it was beaten in 2014, 10 clearances 7 inside 50s and 8 tackles as well as 4 goals. He was unstoppable in offensive and defensive work.

 

[Arathrawn]

Seemed to be everywhere, first hands to the ball in a contest, clean pickup and disposal.
Debatable as to best game midfield game ever but was simply stunning tonight.

 

[intangible]

I remember a 50 touch Ablett game against Collingwood where he was not even the best on the ground(Dale Thomas was better that day Ablett did get the 3 votes though) and Collingwood won. Possibly the same game?

Two of the best games Ablett ever played was 2008 gf (debatable he was norm) and the 2011 pf. Stats don't necessarily relate to best games by a player.

 

[mike91]

Lol a Freo fan posts and it's about defence. Shocking.

Oh yep, shocking that someone would possibly suggest tagging Dangerfield, how dare I? #cluelesstwat

 

[Xenthor]

How about Goddard in the GF?

 

[Ekomaira]

How about Goddard in the GF?

wasn't even the best player on the day

not putting down Goddard's game by any stretch, he was ****ing brilliant and when he took that mark my heart nearly exploded. think Lenny was better though

 

[STFU Donnie]

Two of the best games Ablett ever played was 2008 gf (debatable he was norm) and the 2011 pf. Stats don't necessarily relate to best games by a player.

Wow! I must have been asleep and missed Ablett leading the Gold Coast in a preliminary final.

 

[detox]

Hodge had 36 touches, 9 clearances and 6 goals from memory against the dogs in 07

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[Ricky Vaughn]

I've only witnessed one better performance from the midfield.

Ablett vs North in 2008

 

[William Wonka]

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Two of the best games Ablett ever played was 2008 gf (debatable he was norm) and the 2011 pf. Stats don't necessarily relate to best games by a player.

Ill debate it, as would anyone who watched the game, although it would have been something he could share with dear ol dad, a permanent reminder of personal glory on a day of team failure.

 

[grouse mate]

Amazing performance. No Swallow, severely hindered Cunnington at the coalface let's not go crazy.

Are you saying one of those 2 would of manned him up because no Nth players went near him. Buckley-like coaching.

 

[FredLeDeux]

Could tackle more tbh

You're not allowed to tackle when you're the one who's got the ball.

 

[Munich]

Two of the best games Ablett ever played was 2008 gf (debatable he was norm) and the 2011 pf. Stats don't necessarily relate to best games by a player.

2011?

 

[HairyO]

Patrick Dangerfield right now with some minutes left has amassed 46 disposals, 12 marks, 3 tackles, 2 goals, 22 contested possessions, 12 clearances at 84% efficiency.

Has there ever been a better single game by a midfielder?

EDIT:
48 Disposals(27 kicks, 21 handballs)
13 marks
3 tackles
23 contested possessions
13 clearances
83% efficiency

Stop believing BT when he talks. There have been dozens of better games. Im sure Dangerfield has had better games.

He played very well against a team that didnt show up. Nothing more.

 

[joy division]

He was untagged. Abletts had better games with someone holding onto his arm for the whole game.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Stop believing BT when he talks. There have been dozens of better games. Im sure Dangerfield has had better games.

He played very well against a team that didnt show up. Nothing more.

Sure you're not confusing it with round 1 then?

I know Hawthorn supporters in general don't like Geelong, but what is it with Hawks posters whenever a Geelong player does something remotely good. Are all you lot that bitter?

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

I've only witnessed one better performance from the midfield.

Ablett vs North in 2008

Was that the one where Laidley instructed his players to corral him rather than tagging him?