Watch the 2020 Grand Final Johnny, Dustin's piece de resistance. Dragged us back from oblivion through force of will, 4 of the greatest individual goals you'll ever see.
Love the research you're doing and your appreciation of the history of Aussie rules. Dusty is amazing as you can see. Known for his "Don't argues" and slippery ground work. The marks you are (accurately) calling also show his ability to kick with precision by picking out his team mates and weighting the kick perfectly to their advantage.
Love the stiff arm term for Footy "Dont argue!" Ill def be using that moving forward!! Dustin was definitely a fun watch! Amazing athlete for sure! Thanks Carmel! #BasementMentality
If you are coming to Australia to watch a game. You should come to see Collingwood v Essendon. In April. It's on our ANZAC day. There will be 100000 people in the crowd.
You do music... Cool check out Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham. " Something wrong with my baby " The live vision on " Hey Hey it's Saturday" tv show. Enjoy. Also that's awesome you are learning the history of VFL /AFL... Cheers thanks🤠 Go the Bombers !!
Saw this asked in another one of your videos. When a player puts the ball out in front to fake out his opponent and then quickly changes direction, we say that he sold him some candy. That would be our ankle breaker equivalent footy slang.
the stiff-arm fend-off in footy is called *"the Don't Argue"* lol, the commentators say it regularly in this clip, yes Dusty is very good at them - he's weaponized it. Dusty isn't an "aerialist" so not too many speccies from him but at ground level he's as unstoppable as they come
LMAO!!!! "The Dont Argue" is my new favorite term and play along with the Specky!!! If you want to see the greatest Running Back of all time that used the stiff arm like a battering ram, then watch Walter Payton highlights on RUclips!! He had a massive "Dont argue" for sure!! Thanks Dave! #BasementMentality
Before Gary Abblett Jnrs shoulder injury some teams decided attempting to tacking him was a 1-player down situation, as he had such expertise in stiff-arming and avoiding tackles. Gary was averaging around 35 possessions per game at the time. Dusty rarely gets over 25 possessions in a game, but makes most of them count.
Good question JB! I think you have to go with Franklin. Martin is a superstar, but midfielders (in general) are a dime a dozen. Almost every team has a star midfielder or two, whereas tall power forwards like Franklin don't come around often at all. Franklin's a generational player. Love your work brother!
Thanks for the breakdown brother!! I almost didnt ask the question due to my newness to Footy. I wasnt sure if it was a fair question considering I hadnt seen any other players yet(theres that obnoxious "Know Everything" New Yorker in me shining thru again! Lmao!) I considered that since these 2 were the most requested in the comments then it was probably safe to ask!! Kinda like a whos the better goalie question with Martin Broduer or Patrick Roy? Ya dont get any better than those 2! (Im taking Brodeur and thats from a Rangers fan!) Always appreciate the support Clinton! #BasementMentality
Should react to Nic Nat, shear athleticism and has a genuinely impressive highlight real. I would recommend watching the video titled ‘Nic Nat is back’
Martin is the ultimate athlete. His skills and strength are unbelievable. Franklin is a different kind of animal. He is a 6'6", 234lb beast and could never run as far or as long as Martin, but his skills are equally as impressive as you will discover. Dusty is a follower while Franklin is a forward. In 2010 Martin was convicted by the tribunal for a high hit on Sydney's Josh Kennedy and missed being considered for the rising star award. Richmond has won 3 recent premierships with Martin spearheading their attack. Gary (the little master, or son of God) Ablett Jnr and his father Gary (God) Ablett snr are amongst the best ever players, along with Lethal Leigh Mathews, Bobby Skilton, Wayne (the duck) Carey and Tony (plugger) Locket. There were so many great players in the 150-year history of our great game, and most would argue that Martin and Franklin are in the top ten. Of course, James Hird is my number one, being a BOMBER supporter. (Hint.)
AWesome breakdown brother!!! Obviously Im new to this game and when I see a TON of comments asking me to react to Martin and Franklin, I just assume that these 2 guys must be 2 of the best ever! Of course all sports has multiple greats but its always exciting when 2 of them are playing right in your era!! For me, it was Walter Payton and Lawrence Taylor, Joe Montana etc....Thanks Arch!! #BasementMentality
AFL stiff arm called a Dont Argue, loving your dive into my fave sport, cheers from a happy Aussie x ps i'm taking Dusty, hes a freak, in a good way lol
The helmet is called "headgear" its optional to wear but most don't. Players wear them for a range of reasons that might be as simple as an unhealed cut on the head they want to protect to something as serious as high risk of concussion. They keep a lot of the heat in so you get super hot so I never wore them.
2017 Brownlow medallist (Best player in the AFL, most votes polled in regular season) 3 x premierships (2017,2019,2020) 3 x Norm Smith medals / best on ground in a grand final (Never been done in history). He tucked his Norm Smith medals into his jumper after the games and just wore his premiership medal like his teammates, That’s how selfless he is. 🐐
It is a helmet. The player Ben Griffiths had been suffering from concussions. That was his final year. He then went to the USA on a scholarship to be a punter for University of Southern California... Also in that year was Ben Lennon, who become a punter for University of Utah, before switching to Bethune-Cookman University
Love the enthusiasm Johnny and your research is bang on the money. Hats off to you mate. To be honest I personally could not pick between Dusty or Buddy in their primes as they are totally different beasts. The Jack Dyer medal is awarded each year to the best and fairest player at Richmond. Fair comments on Walter Payton also as he was outright incredible.
Richmond is my Team…. Dustin Martin absolutely fantastic player…..yes triple Norm Smith winner…. 2017, 2019, 2020…..only player in The AFL era to win 3 Norm Smith medals…. Jack Dyer Medal is a Richmond Club Medal only…. Every team has a medal named after a former player or administrator….. The Brownlow is the AFL best and Fairest medal awarded at the end of the Home and Away season excluding finals….. the 2017 Grand Final was Richmond’s First Premiership since 1980….then of course they won again in 2019, 2020….. since coming into the VFL/ AFL Richmond has 13 Premiership Cups….. 💛🖤🐯🇦🇺.
The best games you should watch are the Collingwood vs Carlton games, the Anzac day game and the showdown in Adelaide also the games of whatever team you choose. I would definitely watch your livestreams
Will do brother!!! You can join in any Livestream that I currently do for my teams!! Alot of your Aussie brethren are in the chats!! Appreciate the recommendations Nabtab!! #BasementMentality
@@johnnybasement430 If you want a guaranteed massive crowd week and week out, Collingwood is the way to go. They are the biggest club and average about 65-70,000 fans per game, with a few big fixture games going into the 80-90K plus. Historically, they have had success in almost every decade and have lost more Grand Finals than any other team has even participated in. On average over the course of the last 125 years of VFL/AFL they have made it to the Grand Final once every 3 years. But that being said they have a horrible history of losing Grand Finals. They have won just 15 Premierships (second most in the league) from 45 Grand Final appearances.
Dustin Martin's advantage, just like all Aussie rules footy players, only 6foot 2 inches tall but has amazing core strength to break out of tackles and to stand up when he is being tackled to get a hand ball away.
Of course brother!!! Love the term "baggers" as I may attempt to use it during a reaction!! Hope I get it right!! Thanks for the support Sebastian!! #BasementMentality
Its been an absolute pleasure watching the Tiger King for the last 12 years. Been watching my Tiges for 50 years, and Dustin is the best in Y&B for me. He is in top 20 all time discussions. Certainly no one is going to touch his 3 NS medals for a long long time.
Will do!!! The speccy is by far my favorite play!! Just the fact that you can latch on to an opponents shoulders and go for the mark is simply amazing!! And its a legal play!! Lovin this sport brother! Thanks Auzknight!! #BasementMentality
Lance 'Buddy' Franklin for me: just over 6 foot 6 inches tall and can get around the ground as fast as a small player, very fast man and a quick thinker.
Norm Smith also changed the game by encouraging his players not to stop for free kicks from marking or penalty turnover. His idea was if you kept the ball moving faster, the chaos created would reduce the ability of the opponent’s defence to intercept. This is called “play on”, the umpire would yell play on to notify players they are no longer protected by the mark. And can be tackled. Risky move if intercepted, but the speed and chaos makes the defenders job so much harder. But really good defenders can still predict this outcome and read the flight of the ball better then the attacking forwards, forcing a turnover.
Yes, it is actually a helmet, and called that. It's softish though, a bit like boxing gloves. Some players wear them sometimes if they are particularly worried about a recent head injury. I don't think there's a lot of evidence that they offer much protection though. Otherwise you'd see more players wearing them. But some players seem to think it helps, so they do. There's one guy actually, Caleb Daniel, who's worn the same helmet his mum bought him when he was in juniors, great story. If the straps break or something, he just gets it repaired. Martin isn't actually the guy wearing it in the clip you ask about. That guy received the ball from Martin. If you watch it back, you'll see him in the shit prior. That clip is in there to demonstrate Martin's footskills to hit a teammate with a pass precisely. The helmet guy is amongst 3 converging opposition players. Lots of clips in there demonstrating his awareness and skill precision. Also, yeah, not really any speccies from Martin there. It's not his style of play. Doesn't jump, just motors along the turf. Strength, speed and skill are his assets. Actually, you mention Buddy a lot too. He's taller but also doesn't jump much or have much of an aerial game.
Dustin martin 2017 the best season by an afl player in history he is without a doubt the best finals player the game has seen. May not be the best player ever but 2017 untouchable
Onya Johnny keep learning. Dustin at peak, pure midfield damage, Lance, scoreboard damage. Ya need both. Both of them up with the most watchablre players of all time. And neither can jump!
Take Franklin, cause you always take a dominant game winning big forward over the same dominant game winning midfielder. Franklin's kicked 1000+ goals, you just can't buy that. Every AFL team wants to draft someone that can do that every draft period, so Franklin easily. Martin is a beast though, he's really the prototype modern day AFL midfielder. He's just an inch or two shorter or else he'd be perfection, but Franklin could be the greatest big forward in AFL history. I'm also a Roos supporter who worships Wayne Carey, so that's a huge call or me to make, Franklin's just been that special though.
Cyril Rioli, that was perfect pronunciation Johnny. The first time I saw that guy play I told my friend, who is a fan of that team, Hawthorn Hawks, that Cyril Rioli was the best player I had ever seen. His uncle Maurice Rioli won the Norm Smith Medal in 1980. I was 5 then when the Richmond Tigers crushed my team in the Grannie (Grand Final) and Cyril's uncle was the BOG (Best on ground) [MVP]. Norm Smith is like our Vince Lombardi. Melbourne sacked him as coach, after that they didn't win the flag for decades. See "curse of Norm Smith". Similar to "Babe" Ruth and the Boston Red Sox. But no drugs. There was a performance enhancing substance that got the whole Essendon Bombers team banned for one season. The AFL said that the players were given an illegal substance and banned every player that took it, even the ones who were traded to other teams. So, St. Kilda Saints and Port Adelaide had traded players and the player they got could not play for one year. The Bombers were able to play the players they got from other clubs in trades, they had gotten Godard from St. Kilda and he was the only star player they had. They rest were very young or players from other teams that had retired, but came back to play that one year for Essendon. I think they managed to win at least one game, which is more than anyone thought possible in their situation. You asked if you can live stream a game reaction on RUclips. Yes, you can. But you cannot show the game live on the internet. You can show the score. There were some American guys who showed the game but in a small window, but they were shut down. Now they still stream games on RUclips, but with no vision of the telecast. The AFL don't want people in America to see the game on YT for no charge. F1 are the same. Even if the AFL game is shown live in Aus on free tv they still can block people streaming it on the net. I will get you a link to a U.S. streamer of AFL footy. ruclips.net/video/mftgT5SDOW0/видео.html (this one was from 1 year ago) ruclips.net/video/jHDfj1SY-2Y/видео.html These guys may have uploaded the versions with game footage for context, but they would have only had the score up on the live stream. The AFL don't have any other Australian Football competitions to compete with them, so they don't seem to mind people showing their product on the internet. Rugby League has 2, SuperLeague in the U.K. and the NRL in AUS, so they are harsher with RUclipsrs than the AFL are. Just be careful, I don't want anything negative to happen to your experience with AFL. Just remember that the AFL love anything that is "good for football".
Hey brother!! Thanks for the breakdowns!! Great analogy with "The Norm Curse" to "Babe Ruth curse" comparison! Ill add another...The Giants refused to promote their own offensive coordinator to Head Coach and let him walk to another team. Who was that man? Vince Lombardi!!! Unreal When it comes to Livestreaming, I currently Livestream my Jets,Rangers,Knicks and Yankees! I never show the games as I understand the copyright laws. My question was more to can I actually get the AFL on TV here? Is there an app or an Aussie channel that would be accessible for me here...I sure hope so cause Im a high emotions guy when it comes to my own teams and cannot sit still for even a second!! Im 0-100 in a second flat!! Lmao!! Alot of your Aussie brethren have been joining my Live chats during these games!! HIt the bell notice and join in any game Im doing!!! Thanks as always Berranari!! #BasementMentality
Don't have any idea what's going on in this video because I am exclusively a hockey fan and a Rangers Fan at that. Appreciate watching the games with you Johnny. I'll always drop a like and a comment on any video that shows up in my feed
@@vortexdiscoveries5266 couldn't find what you were suggesting. Not sure what you are talking about. Def want to know the community rules as to not offend
@@christopherbigbear4908 the title is "American NFL Fan Reacts to A Beginners Guide to Australian Football! AFL Explained!", its from 2 weeks ago. If you want to react to the original, the link is in the description
G’day Johnny, I was at the 1979 Grand Final. Along with just over 113,000 fans. One of the great days. Had no voice left at the end. ‘79 GF is one you should have a look at. Wayne Harmes, a great Carlton player, is Norm Smith’s great nephew. Loving the great reactions and enthusiasm.
Kicking over 1000 goals in his career ,you must pick Franklin ,Martin is a wonderful destructive player on his day and will murder your midfield but for sheer athletic power and kicking i'd take Lance
The only thing Dusty doesn't do is take a spekky. Instead he controls the ground-space, allowing him to mark against opposition. We have Shai Bolton to take the real hangers, and that guy can just about fly.
Some people are born into families that follow one team. Others come into it later on. My parents don’t really follow footy (sacrilege for Melbournians) I support Essendon, presumably because they were the team to beat in the mid 80s when I started school and (growing up in Melbourne) had to choose a team or face total ostracism. 😂 whilst my younger brother decided to support Collingwood purely to annoy me. 🙄 My 9 year old son goes for the Tigers partly for the same reason, they were top tier around the time he got old enough to start Auskick (kids footy clinics) and was showing an interest. But I think Dusty is the other reason. As others have pointed out he’s not your high flying marksman, stays close to the ground but damn he’s a lot of fun to watch and for little kids just discovering the game they are able to copy and practice a lot of his signature moves in a way they can’t really do with some of those big power forwards. 2018-19 and the school oval was full of 5-10 year olds all practicing their “don’t argues” and fake outs.
Great video! Fun to watch your dive down the AFL rabbit hole. Dusty is great, his kicking is like a quarterback absolute darts. If I had to choose out of him and Buddy at their peak I'd choose Buddy. Martin is probably the 2nd best midfielder since 2000s and Buddy is the best forward in the modern era. AFL has gotten a lot better defensively since the 90's and even tho Buddy played in the best defensive era he is 5th highest goal scorer ever. I don't think we'll ever see someone kick 100 goals in a season (Buddy last to do it in 2008) and not get close to 1,000 total goals again. Every AFL team at the end of the year have their own "Best & Fairest" awards night and they are normally an important award people look back at. You definitely need to react to Eddie Betts he's only 5'9" and one of the best players ever in his position of "small forward" or "forward pocket". As a small forward he was always near the top of most goals scored each season and the shortest player in the top 10 scorers are normally 6'4" and getting to heights of 6'8". The video "Eddie Betts The Pied Piper", this is the best video to react to as it has the best angles showing the skill of his goals and laos shows marks and tackles not just his goals. He retired at the end of the 2021 season and finished 29th all time goal scorer. He was the most exciting player because he could score goals from anywhere within 50 meters and won "Goal of the Year" Award 4 times! (we have a lot of awards in the AFL ha) Also if you know Pat McAfee he got into the AFL for a few weeks and has an interview with Mason Cox talking about AFL that is a fun listen if you're interested. The first video of him finding AFL is " McAfee & Hawk Sports Talk: AFL" is a fun listen to see another American finding AFL and he's says he watched it live on a Fox Sports channel
Much appreciated!!! Eddie Betts is on the list!!! Thanks for the breakdown of Martin and Franklin as well!!! Its always awesome to see future legends of the game playing in your era!!! Hell Yeah Im a Pat McAfee fan!!! Ill certainly give that a listen as Pat always brings it real!! Love Pat in the WWE as well!!! Thanks for the comments and supporting my channel Yumm! #BasementMentality
@@johnnybasement430 looking forward the coming reactions! I definitely recommend “Eddie Betts The Pied Piper” for your Eddie Betts video. Yeah check if you search on yt pat McAfee afl there’s a few videos and they are fun listening if you got nothing to do
Ounce upon a time there was a AFL forward on holidays in NY city walking down the street and suddenly noticed a large crowd gathered around a sky scraper and looks up with the rest of the onlookers and noticed there was a mentally disturbed woman with her baby and suddenly she threw the baby to the streets while at the time emergency service’s had it all under control at the bottom to somehow save the infant, so the big AFL player burst through the crowd and climed the pack and done a perfect SPECY and Caught the baby with the crowd applauding his athletic skills and then upon landing bounced the baby on a big run three times and booted the baby through a set of traffic lights for a GOAL. It’s a old AFL joke Johnny.
The helmet is to protect the head from knocks , concussion is a big problem in our game , the player wearing it might be coming back from concussion protocols
Look, I don't want to take away from Dusty. He is, as Johnny has rightly said, an absolute beast. But as a Bombers fan, I can watch Tippa cut him down all day ;) ruclips.net/video/iLe5wIdTYro/видео.html
Buddy bigger badder better over sustained period....Dusty had one of best years ever in 2017...and has been great since..especially with the opportunity to play in another 2 Grand Finals since 2017 and winning 2 further Norm Smith Medals.....But Buddy ..as a 6'5 Power Machine has been a goliath his whole 300+ Game career.
Yo quick note on saying Melbourne. Don’t say born on the end, it’s a very short sound like Melben Melbon or shit just say Melbn even lol Great homework Johnathon you def get a gold star ⭐️
Dusty and Buddy are completely different players so it’s hard to compare. But you’ve gotta go with Buddy, best forward of this century. Also the info at the start was a bit much. Shoulda just kept it to Dusty instead of going on a tangent
Want to go to a game go to Anzac Day Collingwood Essendon 25th April check the dates tickets go on sale see if someone in the comment section is an Essendon or Collingwood who can get you a guest pass
Hi Johnny. This is a link to a streaming video from 3 months ago, Carlton vs Collingwood. ruclips.net/video/DQeNX3BD3wk/видео.html Carlton Blues vs Collingwood Magpies | AFL Round 23 8/21/22 | STEEZ & TheDon AFL This is a good example of Americans streaming AFL matches. Also, it was a great match. You should watch this match, Johnny. 😀
P.S, it's obvious the highlights you see of Dusty on this footage is unreal, however, he doesn't get enough credit for his assists, 1 percenters and off the ball stuff AND I don't follow Richmond.
congrats on your rangers overtime win this morning [your night] the only other bloke who makes opposition look stupid is cyril rioli he has a best of highlights parts 1 and 2 thats how good he was. cyril and buddy played for my team the hawthorn hawks the best team of the past 50 years. loving the journey johnny
Dusty or buddy there both really good players but there was nothing like dustys 2017 season it was a magical season for Richmond and dusty best season by far
You nailed it!!! Thats exactly why i muted it! Thanks as always for your support and for all of your detailed comments!! I may not respond to them all BUT I read em and screeshot alot of em!! Thanks off1k!! #BasementMentality
Hi Johnny. Before you choose a team, why don't you hear each of the team songs? ruclips.net/video/Lv2uultlegI/видео.html This video will show you all the clubs in the AFL. 😀
So glad you reacted to this!! Excited for your Buddy reaction too. You might find this short video interesting to react to after you've seen the best of both men to see what other AFL players think of both players: ruclips.net/video/cd3Esd87_fE/видео.html
They have worked out how to counter his stiff arm now. You will see the defenders grabbing his hand and arm now as he tries to push off. Sadly Dusty hasnt had the same strength or speed since he had a very bad kidney injury . Had a lot of time off and hasnt gotten back to his best . Also lost his Dad last year to which has probably had an effect on his game.
I’d have Dusty over Buddy. You won’t see him go up for speckies, the reason he is so dangerous is because he always keeps his feet. Very strong through hips and core. He is usually always the one left standing because everyone else falls down. He was also the first player to get free run of the ground, Dusty plays anywhere he wants.
No Doubt!! After seeing the highlights of Dustin, I can see your point! Martin's amazing athleticism is almost 2nd to none! When your skills are that much next level, then why worry about speckys? I see your point for sure Vortex!! #BasementMentality
The stiff arm is called , the don’t argue
Watch the 2020 Grand Final Johnny, Dustin's piece de resistance. Dragged us back from oblivion through force of will, 4 of the greatest individual goals you'll ever see.
Absolutely. Piece de resistance is right on.
the "ankle breakers".. we call "selling the candy"...and the "stiff arm".. we call "the old don't argue"
Love the research you're doing and your appreciation of the history of Aussie rules. Dusty is amazing as you can see. Known for his "Don't argues" and slippery ground work. The marks you are (accurately) calling also show his ability to kick with precision by picking out his team mates and weighting the kick perfectly to their advantage.
Love the stiff arm term for Footy "Dont argue!" Ill def be using that moving forward!! Dustin was definitely a fun watch! Amazing athlete for sure!
Thanks Carmel! #BasementMentality
Its a helmet, its like a soft cap that players can wear if they want. Some players who have had issues with concussion or head injuries wear them.
If you are coming to Australia to watch a game. You should come to see Collingwood v Essendon. In April. It's on our ANZAC day. There will be 100000 people in the crowd.
You do music... Cool check out Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham.
" Something wrong with my baby "
The live vision on " Hey Hey it's Saturday" tv show.
Enjoy.
Also that's awesome you are learning the history of VFL /AFL...
Cheers thanks🤠 Go the Bombers !!
Saw this asked in another one of your videos. When a player puts the ball out in front to fake out his opponent and then quickly changes direction, we say that he sold him some candy. That would be our ankle breaker equivalent footy slang.
the stiff-arm fend-off in footy is called *"the Don't Argue"* lol, the commentators say it regularly in this clip, yes Dusty is very good at them - he's weaponized it. Dusty isn't an "aerialist" so not too many speccies from him but at ground level he's as unstoppable as they come
LMAO!!!! "The Dont Argue" is my new favorite term and play along with the Specky!!! If you want to see the greatest Running Back of all time that used the stiff arm like a battering ram, then watch Walter Payton highlights on RUclips!! He had a massive "Dont argue" for sure!! Thanks Dave!
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@@johnnybasement430 check out YT video "AFL BEST “DON’T ARGUE” MOMENTS" (3 mins), not really worth a reaction vid but you might like checking it out
Before Gary Abblett Jnrs shoulder injury some teams decided attempting to tacking him was a 1-player down situation, as he had such expertise in stiff-arming and avoiding tackles. Gary was averaging around 35 possessions per game at the time. Dusty rarely gets over 25 possessions in a game, but makes most of them count.
The Jack Dyer Medal is just within the Richmond FC
Good question JB!
I think you have to go with Franklin. Martin is a superstar, but midfielders (in general) are a dime a dozen. Almost every team has a star midfielder or two, whereas tall power forwards like Franklin don't come around often at all. Franklin's a generational player.
Love your work brother!
@Clinton Smith. Agreed. Although I'd rate Dusty 2nd for midfielders of the last 20 years, just behind Gary Ablett Jr. Cheers!
@@phillipevans9414 I agree! Lol
Thanks for the breakdown brother!! I almost didnt ask the question due to my newness to Footy. I wasnt sure if it was a fair question considering I hadnt seen any other players yet(theres that obnoxious "Know Everything" New Yorker in me shining thru again! Lmao!) I considered that since these 2 were the most requested in the comments then it was probably safe to ask!! Kinda like a whos the better goalie question with Martin Broduer or Patrick Roy? Ya dont get any better than those 2! (Im taking Brodeur and thats from a Rangers fan!) Always appreciate the support Clinton! #BasementMentality
Franklin you've got to be kidding me He hasn't won three Norm Smith medals and😊r three flags
Gary Ablett was mainly a forward dusty was mainly a midfielder turned forward Martin the best midfielder in history in finals
Should react to Nic Nat, shear athleticism and has a genuinely impressive highlight real. I would recommend watching the video titled ‘Nic Nat is back’
Martin is the ultimate athlete. His skills and strength are unbelievable. Franklin is a different kind of animal. He is a 6'6", 234lb beast and could never run as far or as long as Martin, but his skills are equally as impressive as you will discover. Dusty is a follower while Franklin is a forward. In 2010 Martin was convicted by the tribunal for a high hit on Sydney's Josh Kennedy and missed being considered for the rising star award. Richmond has won 3 recent premierships with Martin spearheading their attack. Gary (the little master, or son of God) Ablett Jnr and his father Gary (God) Ablett snr are amongst the best ever players, along with Lethal Leigh Mathews, Bobby Skilton, Wayne (the duck) Carey and Tony (plugger) Locket. There were so many great players in the 150-year history of our great game, and most would argue that Martin and Franklin are in the top ten. Of course, James Hird is my number one, being a BOMBER supporter. (Hint.)
My bad, misread what you wrote..
@@Yumm... That's okay. I know Dusty's height and weight but chose only to mention Buddy's. :)
AWesome breakdown brother!!! Obviously Im new to this game and when I see a TON of comments asking me to react to Martin and Franklin, I just assume that these 2 guys must be 2 of the best ever! Of course all sports has multiple greats but its always exciting when 2 of them are playing right in your era!! For me, it was Walter Payton and Lawrence Taylor, Joe Montana etc....Thanks Arch!!
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AFL stiff arm called a Dont Argue, loving your dive into my fave sport, cheers from a happy Aussie x ps i'm taking Dusty, hes a freak, in a good way lol
Hilarious reaction, excitement plus 😂 glad you love our game and our Dusty, you need to get yourself over here and be part of the crowd 🇦🇺🇦🇺
The helmet is called "headgear" its optional to wear but most don't. Players wear them for a range of reasons that might be as simple as an unhealed cut on the head they want to protect to something as serious as high risk of concussion. They keep a lot of the heat in so you get super hot so I never wore them.
2017 Brownlow medallist (Best player in the AFL, most votes polled in regular season)
3 x premierships (2017,2019,2020) 3 x Norm Smith medals / best on ground in a grand final (Never been done in history).
He tucked his Norm Smith medals into his jumper after the games and just wore his premiership medal like his teammates, That’s how selfless he is. 🐐
Yup now I gotta start watching this guy very addictive to watch Thanks alot Johnny
Thank you as well Harry!!! #BasementMentality
That is a helmet at 11:50, this is the aus version of trying to stop concussions. They also wear this is rugby league and union
It is a helmet. The player Ben Griffiths had been suffering from concussions. That was his final year. He then went to the USA on a scholarship to be a punter for University of Southern California...
Also in that year was Ben Lennon, who become a punter for University of Utah, before switching to Bethune-Cookman University
Love the enthusiasm Johnny and your research is bang on the money. Hats off to you mate. To be honest I personally could not pick between Dusty or Buddy in their primes as they are totally different beasts. The Jack Dyer medal is awarded each year to the best and fairest player at Richmond. Fair comments on Walter Payton also as he was outright incredible.
You want to see Speccies? React to Jeremy Howe's highlights. Thank us later.
If you want to be in a huge crowd try get to the Anzac Day match in April. Guaranteed huge crowd
Dusty is a midfielder, gets goals but mostly helps forwards to get goals.
Richmond is my Team…. Dustin Martin absolutely fantastic player…..yes triple Norm Smith winner…. 2017, 2019, 2020…..only player in The AFL era to win 3 Norm Smith medals…. Jack Dyer Medal is a Richmond Club Medal only…. Every team has a medal named after a former player or administrator….. The Brownlow is the AFL best and Fairest medal awarded at the end of the Home and Away season excluding finals….. the 2017 Grand Final was Richmond’s First Premiership since 1980….then of course they won again in 2019, 2020….. since coming into the VFL/ AFL Richmond has 13 Premiership Cups….. 💛🖤🐯🇦🇺.
Passing the ball to another player using your hands is called a "handball"
The best games you should watch are the Collingwood vs Carlton games, the Anzac day game and the showdown in Adelaide also the games of whatever team you choose. I would definitely watch your livestreams
Will do brother!!! You can join in any Livestream that I currently do for my teams!! Alot of your Aussie brethren are in the chats!! Appreciate the recommendations Nabtab!! #BasementMentality
@@johnnybasement430 If you want a guaranteed massive crowd week and week out, Collingwood is the way to go. They are the biggest club and average about 65-70,000 fans per game, with a few big fixture games going into the 80-90K plus. Historically, they have had success in almost every decade and have lost more Grand Finals than any other team has even participated in. On average over the course of the last 125 years of VFL/AFL they have made it to the Grand Final once every 3 years. But that being said they have a horrible history of losing Grand Finals. They have won just 15 Premierships (second most in the league) from 45 Grand Final appearances.
Dustin Martin's advantage, just like all Aussie rules footy players, only 6foot 2 inches tall but has amazing core strength to break out of tackles and to stand up when he is being tackled to get a hand ball away.
Both in their prime I take buddy allday everyday.
I enjoy your vids. I do find that the original videos audio tends to be hard to hear
Yes thank you so much for the shoutout. Can't wait for your videos to the 'baggers'. It's just a word that myself and lots of Carlton members/fans use
Of course brother!!! Love the term "baggers" as I may attempt to use it during a reaction!! Hope I get it right!! Thanks for the support Sebastian!!
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@@johnnybasement430 no worries man. Thanks for the reply
Its been an absolute pleasure watching the Tiger King for the last 12 years. Been watching my Tiges for 50 years, and Dustin is the best in Y&B for me. He is in top 20 all time discussions. Certainly no one is going to touch his 3 NS medals for a long long time.
Norm smith winner 3 times mate, crazy kicking and power skills insane his balance his power and skill is really something special.
JOHNNY if you want specys watch Jeremy Howe highlights
Will do!!! The speccy is by far my favorite play!! Just the fact that you can latch on to an opponents shoulders and go for the mark is simply amazing!! And its a legal play!! Lovin this sport brother! Thanks Auzknight!!
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Lance 'Buddy' Franklin for me: just over 6 foot 6 inches tall and can get around the ground as fast as a small player, very fast man and a quick thinker.
Norm Smith also changed the game by encouraging his players not to stop for free kicks from marking or penalty turnover. His idea was if you kept the ball moving faster, the chaos created would reduce the ability of the opponent’s defence to intercept. This is called “play on”, the umpire would yell play on to notify players they are no longer protected by the mark. And can be tackled. Risky move if intercepted, but the speed and chaos makes the defenders job so much harder. But really good defenders can still predict this outcome and read the flight of the ball better then the attacking forwards, forcing a turnover.
Lol.
I've got Dusty's mum on my Facebook. My mum's know her since school.
Pleasure joining you for the stream earlier.
Please do Rammstein du hast live in Paris on the music channel already subbed
Yes, it is actually a helmet, and called that. It's softish though, a bit like boxing gloves. Some players wear them sometimes if they are particularly worried about a recent head injury. I don't think there's a lot of evidence that they offer much protection though. Otherwise you'd see more players wearing them. But some players seem to think it helps, so they do. There's one guy actually, Caleb Daniel, who's worn the same helmet his mum bought him when he was in juniors, great story. If the straps break or something, he just gets it repaired.
Martin isn't actually the guy wearing it in the clip you ask about. That guy received the ball from Martin. If you watch it back, you'll see him in the shit prior. That clip is in there to demonstrate Martin's footskills to hit a teammate with a pass precisely. The helmet guy is amongst 3 converging opposition players. Lots of clips in there demonstrating his awareness and skill precision.
Also, yeah, not really any speccies from Martin there. It's not his style of play. Doesn't jump, just motors along the turf. Strength, speed and skill are his assets. Actually, you mention Buddy a lot too. He's taller but also doesn't jump much or have much of an aerial game.
Dustin martin 2017 the best season by an afl player in history he is without a doubt the best finals player the game has seen.
May not be the best player ever but 2017 untouchable
Buddy
dont argue whn you push some away in ther chest
He even refused a higher contract offer to stay with the Tigers, he has announced he will always be with Richmond .
You will now have to go to your loçal comp . You can take your buddies and explain what's happening , get shouted beers all arvo.
Onya Johnny keep learning. Dustin at peak, pure midfield damage, Lance, scoreboard damage. Ya need both.
Both of them up with the most watchablre players of all time. And neither can jump!
I would take Buddy
I'm taking Dusty, can generate the play, stealthe footy and tackle well and kicks goals. Buddy only kicks goals.
Only a Richmond award.
Take Franklin, cause you always take a dominant game winning big forward over the same dominant game winning midfielder. Franklin's kicked 1000+ goals, you just can't buy that. Every AFL team wants to draft someone that can do that every draft period, so Franklin easily. Martin is a beast though, he's really the prototype modern day AFL midfielder. He's just an inch or two shorter or else he'd be perfection, but Franklin could be the greatest big forward in AFL history. I'm also a Roos supporter who worships Wayne Carey, so that's a huge call or me to make, Franklin's just been that special though.
@Dave Henry. Agreed, as a Pies supporter, so no bias here. Cheers!
Cyril Rioli, that was perfect pronunciation Johnny. The first time I saw that guy play I told my friend, who is a fan of that team, Hawthorn Hawks, that Cyril Rioli was the best player I had ever seen. His uncle Maurice Rioli won the Norm Smith Medal in 1980. I was 5 then when the Richmond Tigers crushed my team in the Grannie (Grand Final) and Cyril's uncle was the BOG (Best on ground) [MVP].
Norm Smith is like our Vince Lombardi.
Melbourne sacked him as coach, after that they didn't win the flag for decades. See "curse of Norm Smith". Similar to "Babe" Ruth and the Boston Red Sox. But no drugs.
There was a performance enhancing substance that got the whole Essendon Bombers team banned for one season. The AFL said that the players were given an illegal substance and banned every player that took it, even the ones who were traded to other teams. So, St. Kilda Saints and Port Adelaide had traded players and the player they got could not play for one year. The Bombers were able to play the players they got from other clubs in trades, they had gotten Godard from St. Kilda and he was the only star player they had. They rest were very young or players from other teams that had retired, but came back to play that one year for Essendon. I think they managed to win at least one game, which is more than anyone thought possible in their situation.
You asked if you can live stream a game reaction on RUclips. Yes, you can. But you cannot show the game live on the internet. You can show the score. There were some American guys who showed the game but in a small window, but they were shut down. Now they still stream games on RUclips, but with no vision of the telecast. The AFL don't want people in America to see the game on YT for no charge. F1 are the same. Even if the AFL game is shown live in Aus on free tv they still can block people streaming it on the net. I will get you a link to a U.S. streamer of AFL footy. ruclips.net/video/mftgT5SDOW0/видео.html (this one was from 1 year ago)
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These guys may have uploaded the versions with game footage for context, but they would have only had the score up on the live stream.
The AFL don't have any other Australian Football competitions to compete with them, so they don't seem to mind people showing their product on the internet. Rugby League has 2, SuperLeague in the U.K. and the NRL in AUS, so they are harsher with RUclipsrs than the AFL are.
Just be careful, I don't want anything negative to happen to your experience with AFL. Just remember that the AFL love anything that is "good for football".
Hey brother!! Thanks for the breakdowns!! Great analogy with "The Norm Curse" to "Babe Ruth curse" comparison! Ill add another...The Giants refused to promote their own offensive coordinator to Head Coach and let him walk to another team. Who was that man?
Vince Lombardi!!! Unreal
When it comes to Livestreaming, I currently Livestream my Jets,Rangers,Knicks and Yankees! I never show the games as I understand the copyright laws. My question was more to can I actually get the AFL on TV here? Is there an app or an Aussie channel that would be accessible for me here...I sure hope so cause Im a high emotions guy when it comes to my own teams and cannot sit still for even a second!! Im 0-100 in a second flat!! Lmao!! Alot of your Aussie brethren have been joining my Live chats during these games!! HIt the bell notice and join in any game Im doing!!! Thanks as always Berranari!!
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Don't have any idea what's going on in this video because I am exclusively a hockey fan and a Rangers Fan at that. Appreciate watching the games with you Johnny. I'll always drop a like and a comment on any video that shows up in my feed
Watch the rules video Johnny did a few weeks ago. You’ll get the hang of it.
@@vortexdiscoveries5266 okay
@@vortexdiscoveries5266 couldn't find what you were suggesting. Not sure what you are talking about. Def want to know the community rules as to not offend
@@christopherbigbear4908 the title is "American NFL Fan Reacts to A Beginners Guide to Australian Football! AFL Explained!", its from 2 weeks ago. If you want to react to the original, the link is in the description
@@DaveWhoa ahhhh I get it. Thanks!
Melbourne is pronounced Melben , premiership is pronounced prem yer ship , luving the vids big guy , don’t forget Cyril Rioli highlights 👍
React to James Hird highlights. He was the guy awarding Dustin Martin his Norm Smith Medal
G’day Johnny, I was at the 1979 Grand Final. Along with just over 113,000 fans. One of the great days. Had no voice left at the end. ‘79 GF is one you should have a look at. Wayne Harmes, a great Carlton player, is Norm Smith’s great nephew. Loving the great reactions and enthusiasm.
Will do and thanks for the suggestions Peter!!
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Wayne harmes is also norm smiths great nephew
Kicking over 1000 goals in his career ,you must pick Franklin ,Martin is a wonderful destructive player on his day and will murder your midfield but for sheer athletic power and kicking i'd take Lance
Dusty isn't about the mark. Its about the perfectly weighted pass
The only thing Dusty doesn't do is take a spekky. Instead he controls the ground-space, allowing him to mark against opposition. We have Shai Bolton to take the real hangers, and that guy can just about fly.
Dusty all the way ❤
And we still OT a helmet even tho it's just padding
Dude, you need a lapel mic…. 👍
As a student of the game, I give you an A plus 😄
Dustys the goat up the tigers
Some people are born into families that follow one team. Others come into it later on. My parents don’t really follow footy (sacrilege for Melbournians) I support Essendon, presumably because they were the team to beat in the mid 80s when I started school and (growing up in Melbourne) had to choose a team or face total ostracism. 😂 whilst my younger brother decided to support Collingwood purely to annoy me. 🙄
My 9 year old son goes for the Tigers partly for the same reason, they were top tier around the time he got old enough to start Auskick (kids footy clinics) and was showing an interest. But I think Dusty is the other reason. As others have pointed out he’s not your high flying marksman, stays close to the ground but damn he’s a lot of fun to watch and for little kids just discovering the game they are able to copy and practice a lot of his signature moves in a way they can’t really do with some of those big power forwards. 2018-19 and the school oval was full of 5-10 year olds all practicing their “don’t argues” and fake outs.
Not Dustin in helmet mate, just a recipient of Dustin's laser.
Buddy anyday -freak of nature 😔just retired
Pure grunt! 🤙😄
Great video! Fun to watch your dive down the AFL rabbit hole.
Dusty is great, his kicking is like a quarterback absolute darts. If I had to choose out of him and Buddy at their peak I'd choose Buddy. Martin is probably the 2nd best midfielder since 2000s and Buddy is the best forward in the modern era. AFL has gotten a lot better defensively since the 90's and even tho Buddy played in the best defensive era he is 5th highest goal scorer ever. I don't think we'll ever see someone kick 100 goals in a season (Buddy last to do it in 2008) and not get close to 1,000 total goals again.
Every AFL team at the end of the year have their own "Best & Fairest" awards night and they are normally an important award people look back at.
You definitely need to react to Eddie Betts he's only 5'9" and one of the best players ever in his position of "small forward" or "forward pocket". As a small forward he was always near the top of most goals scored each season and the shortest player in the top 10 scorers are normally 6'4" and getting to heights of 6'8". The video "Eddie Betts The Pied Piper", this is the best video to react to as it has the best angles showing the skill of his goals and laos shows marks and tackles not just his goals. He retired at the end of the 2021 season and finished 29th all time goal scorer. He was the most exciting player because he could score goals from anywhere within 50 meters and won "Goal of the Year" Award 4 times! (we have a lot of awards in the AFL ha)
Also if you know Pat McAfee he got into the AFL for a few weeks and has an interview with Mason Cox talking about AFL that is a fun listen if you're interested. The first video of him finding AFL is " McAfee & Hawk Sports Talk: AFL" is a fun listen to see another American finding AFL and he's says he watched it live on a Fox Sports channel
Much appreciated!!! Eddie Betts is on the list!!! Thanks for the breakdown of Martin and Franklin as well!!! Its always awesome to see future legends of the game playing in your era!!!
Hell Yeah Im a Pat McAfee fan!!! Ill certainly give that a listen as Pat always brings it real!! Love Pat in the WWE as well!!! Thanks for the comments and supporting my channel Yumm!
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@@johnnybasement430 looking forward the coming reactions! I definitely recommend “Eddie Betts The Pied Piper” for your Eddie Betts video. Yeah check if you search on yt pat McAfee afl there’s a few videos and they are fun listening if you got nothing to do
Have a look at brent harvey highlights
Ounce upon a time there was a AFL forward on holidays in NY city walking down the street and suddenly noticed a large crowd gathered around a sky scraper and looks up with the rest of the onlookers and noticed there was a mentally disturbed woman with her baby and suddenly she threw the baby to the streets while at the time emergency service’s had it all under control at the bottom to somehow save the infant, so the big AFL player burst through the crowd and climed the pack and done a perfect SPECY and Caught the baby with the crowd applauding his athletic skills and then upon landing bounced the baby on a big run three times and booted the baby through a set of traffic lights for a GOAL. It’s a old AFL joke Johnny.
The helmet is to protect the head from knocks , concussion is a big problem in our game , the player wearing it might be coming back from concussion protocols
Look, I don't want to take away from Dusty. He is, as Johnny has rightly said, an absolute beast. But as a Bombers fan, I can watch Tippa cut him down all day ;)
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Buddy bigger badder better over sustained period....Dusty had one of best years ever in 2017...and has been great since..especially with the opportunity to play in another 2 Grand Finals since 2017 and winning 2 further Norm Smith Medals.....But Buddy ..as a 6'5 Power Machine has been a goliath his whole 300+ Game career.
Yo quick note on saying Melbourne. Don’t say born on the end, it’s a very short sound like Melben Melbon or shit just say Melbn even lol
Great homework Johnathon you def get a gold star ⭐️
Mel-bn is exactly how most pronounce it, technically though the Americans say it correctly, it's us that screw it up :D
Dusty and Buddy are completely different players so it’s hard to compare. But you’ve gotta go with Buddy, best forward of this century.
Also the info at the start was a bit much. Shoulda just kept it to Dusty instead of going on a tangent
Want to go to a game go to Anzac Day Collingwood Essendon 25th April check the dates tickets go on sale see if someone in the comment section is an Essendon or Collingwood who can get you a guest pass
He got suspended for being too good.
Dusty over Buddy any day of the week, been a Richmond supporter since 1968.
dusty all the way he won 3 norm smiths 3 premierships and a brownlow medal what did buddy win
I take Dusty, he can play midfield and forward. Buddy only play forward. Check out Dusty, he one best player
Look up Gary sen.
Hi Johnny. This is a link to a streaming video from 3 months ago, Carlton vs Collingwood. ruclips.net/video/DQeNX3BD3wk/видео.html Carlton Blues vs Collingwood Magpies | AFL Round 23 8/21/22 | STEEZ & TheDon AFL
This is a good example of Americans streaming AFL matches. Also, it was a great match.
You should watch this match, Johnny. 😀
P.S, it's obvious the highlights you see of Dusty on this footage is unreal, however, he doesn't get enough credit for his assists, 1 percenters and off the ball stuff AND I don't follow Richmond.
congrats on your rangers overtime win this morning [your night] the only other bloke who makes opposition look stupid is cyril rioli he has a best of highlights parts 1 and 2 thats how good he was. cyril and buddy played for my team the hawthorn hawks the best team of the past 50 years. loving the journey johnny
Dusty or buddy there both really good players but there was nothing like dustys 2017 season it was a magical season for Richmond and dusty best season by far
West Coast supporter here, got to agree, Dusty's 2017 was just magic fairy dust
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Cyril
Also you lost your audio at 23:35. Maybe you’ll have to react to Dusty again 😜
His audio comes back only goes for a patch
My guess is he had to mute that part for copyright reasons.
You nailed it!!! Thats exactly why i muted it! Thanks as always for your support and for all of your detailed comments!! I may not respond to them all BUT I read em and screeshot alot of em!! Thanks off1k!!
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Hi Johnny. Before you choose a team, why don't you hear each of the team songs?
ruclips.net/video/Lv2uultlegI/видео.html This video will show you all the clubs in the AFL. 😀
So glad you reacted to this!! Excited for your Buddy reaction too. You might find this short video interesting to react to after you've seen the best of both men to see what other AFL players think of both players: ruclips.net/video/cd3Esd87_fE/видео.html
Thanks for the link Ray!! Ill be checking this out for sure! #BasementMentality
They have worked out how to counter his stiff arm now. You will see the defenders grabbing his hand and arm now as he tries to push off. Sadly Dusty hasnt had the same strength or speed since he had a very bad kidney injury . Had a lot of time off and hasnt gotten back to his best . Also lost his Dad last year to which has probably had an effect on his game.
The next person you must react to is Chris Judd. Always the debate who was better
I’d have Dusty over Buddy.
You won’t see him go up for speckies, the reason he is so dangerous is because he always keeps his feet. Very strong through hips and core. He is usually always the one left standing because everyone else falls down. He was also the first player to get free run of the ground, Dusty plays anywhere he wants.
No Doubt!! After seeing the highlights of Dustin, I can see your point! Martin's amazing athleticism is almost 2nd to none! When your skills are that much next level, then why worry about speckys? I see your point for sure Vortex!!
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@@johnnybasement430 yep and most of the game is won at ground-level, not in the air
Buddy Franklin over Martin easily, Buddy is one of a kind.