Best speccy ever?

[Sidebottom2Beams]

 

[Cosmic Energy]

Not only is that a chest mark, but the guy taking it isn't an inspirational rags-to-riches indigenous prison comeback story. Why did you even bother posting it?

0/10, no PR value, would not give MOTY.

Also I believe you need to be an "MCG specialist" to qualify for the award.

 

[Son_Of_God29]

Any Gazza's Multiple Hangs is better than the OP

 

[The_Ru]

The best part about that mark is he is actually taking steps on the guys back, and takes it well above his head. I'm not sure a ball has been higher when it was actually taken.

Whilst he may not have been as high as Smith - i reckon the ball was.

Just about any of Nic Naitanui's would be taking the ball higher. Naitanui is 2m tall, Mitchell was a midget. The first 35 cm of Mitchells leap is only getting him to the same height as Naitanui standing. Or in other words, if NicNat puts his knee on that blokes shoulder he's taking it at least as high.

 

[maryjames]

Blame Luke Darcy

What a dead shit he is..

 

[SizeMatters]

This has a long hang time. Not as high but pretty good none the less.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Always liked this:

 

[Copernicus]

Always liked this:

That really is the best mark I've ever seen.

 

[Evo47]

Always liked this:

Yep way better than any Chestie I've seen...

 

[krisholio14]

Any Gazza's Multiple Hangs is better than the OP

Didn't take the mark.

Always liked this:

Most overrated mark in the history of the game. That wasn't even the best mark that season.

 

[JackFlash]

Standing on the head of Saint Ian Synman and with Ian Stewart being dwarfed by the leap of Cat Bill Ryan in 1968, he then marks it on his chest!

 

[krisholio14]

Standing on the head of Saint Ian Synman and with Ian Stewart being dwarfed by the leap of Cat Bill Ryan in 1968, he then marks it on his chest!

The mark isn't quite as spectacular as the pic suggests, but still a gem.

 

[Changaneen]

 

[JackFlash]

The mark isn't quite as spectacular as the pic suggests, but still a gem.

Thats' because you don't see the hover effect, Ryan actually jumps so high he fly's over the pack, but the picture doesn't lie!

 

[1990crow]

 

[krisholio14]

Thats' because you don't see the hover effect, Ryan actually jumps so high he fly's over the pack, but the picture doesn't lie!

The picture does lie because in it you wouldn't think Ian Stewart has jumped back into the pack as the film shows. Ian Synman is also slumping while Big Billy has his foot up there.

I suppose it's one of those things where when I first saw that pic as a kid I thought he's about to get some secondary elevation and was hanging right up there. But Bill being a fairly large bloke he never had the sort of sit or hangtime I thought the pic suggested.

Nevertheless, if i'd been alive to see that mark at a game I would have gone ape droppings lol

 

[krisholio14]

Now that's a mark. I really put that one up there as a genuine contender for best mark ever. Had everything you want in a huge grab - the spring, the sit, the secondary elevation, the clean take, the hang time, and the landing - right on top of a couple of opposition players.

 

[SE_Blue]

Remember that mark, that was what made me leave

 

[Smoooothy]

i was in the bay in front of that mark. about 15 rows back. without a word of a lie, i swear he was at the same height we were watching that mark. absolutely phenomenal grab

 

[Tulip]

Jay Schulz says hi

Hi Jay Schulz!

Jeremy Howe does this every week, wouldn't even be proud of that one!

Especially considering it was behind the goal...

 

[Wallaby]

Jezza! (Not the one you are thinking of................)

 

[chunkylover53]

Someone draft this bloke

 

[footscore]

Someone draft this bloke

more flexibility than actual vertical spring imo.
Still a brilliant jump but if you got him to try and do that same jump with a basketball in his hand and asked him to slam dunk, wouldn't get the same hang-time or height that Nate Robinson, Kadour Ziani or Spud Webb could achieve in their glory days.

Some footballers could do similar as well.
Trent Croad had a phenomenal standing vertical jump and today's high fliers would do a lot of those plyometric exercises.

 

[Cosmic Energy]

Jezza! (Not the one you are thinking of................)

Yes I'm glad you brought that one up, that's one of the best of all time, not a grand final, but better than the GF mark.

 

[Cosmic Energy]

Here's a nice classic collection, not the greatest quality of video. I always loved Winmar's around 5:26, huge leap, probably not done justice by changing the camera angle halfway through the mark. Great call by Sandy also.