Who is the longest kick in the SANFL

[Aerie]

Jarrad's goal at Thebby last year was the longest I've seen. Kicked it from the centre circle and it bounced through. Salter's was huge at Elizabeth a few weeks ago - a torp off two steps from 65 which cleared the goal line on the full easily. Hurn's goal in the '05 Grand Final was huge - as well as at a very important time of the game.

[Jardog]

Luke Cowan is one of the longest kicks in the comp,unfortunately not very accurate though.

[Mickyj]

The long Billy Barrot goal at Thebby that I remember wasn't a droppy, it was a torp from a very long way out on a very boggy, heavy ground on a filthy day. I have it on tape I think.
I can also remember Shearman and Bob Day each kicking drop kick goals from around the centre of Unley oval.
But Pettingill was the longest kick I can recall.

Well Nickname I saw one at Alberton and it was a drop kick

I concur; barratt's was definitely a torp at thebby.

Perhaps he did two long kicks

THe most talked about kick of Barrots was at Thebarton, against Central I believe.[/quote]

Its not the one I am thinking of as I saw him kick a drop kick goal at alberton.and it sticks out as it was my first sanfl game

[CENTURION]

Billy Barratt's was against Us at Thebarton in about 1975 (was there),
Kevin "Muggsy" Johns could kick a droppy a bloody long way (saw him do it at Wayville),
Gary "The Mobile Monolith" jones kicked one at 1/2 time from the race, through the southern goals (was there for that one as well).

[nickname]

The long Billy Barrot goal at Thebby that I remember wasn't a droppy, it was a torp from a very long way out on a very boggy, heavy ground on a filthy day. I have it on tape I think.
I can also remember Shearman and Bob Day each kicking drop kick goals from around the centre of Unley oval.
But Pettingill was the longest kick I can recall.

And in the 70s, long before the current trend, a US grid iron team conducted an Australia-wide long-kicking contest, offering a playing contract in the States to the winner. A Reserves player from Westies, Des Ley, won it. I think he went over there to play but don't know how he went.

You have it on tape? I'd love to see it!

I don't know if VideosDirect2U are still operating but there's an SANFL VHS called 'Portrait of Champions', featuring profiles on 10 SANFL players (Robran, Bagshaw etc) and there's an extra bit on there of about 10 mins of unrelated highlights stuff which is great and I think the Barrot goal is on that. (I can't check cos my VHS player is stuffed.)

[therisingblues]

Michael Graham.

I saw Michael Graham kick a goal from the wing at the Parade in 1983, one of 7 goals the Blues slammed home in the final 10 minutes to go from trailing by 36 points to 7 point winners.

LOL I know these stories grow with time, but I think you'll find it was a about a 50m torp from the pocket/flank (right on the SouthWest boundary line).

Ah, but wasn't the ball returned by a little old lady that lived three streets away?

[JK]

Michael Graham.

I saw Michael Graham kick a goal from the wing at the Parade in 1983, one of 7 goals the Blues slammed home in the final 10 minutes to go from trailing by 36 points to 7 point winners.

LOL I know these stories grow with time, but I think you'll find it was a about a 50m torp from the pocket/flank (right on the SouthWest boundary line).

Ah, but wasn't the ball returned by a little old lady that lived three streets away?

Yes, I think she was leading your cheersquad that day

[therisingblues]

Michael Graham.

I saw Michael Graham kick a goal from the wing at the Parade in 1983, one of 7 goals the Blues slammed home in the final 10 minutes to go from trailing by 36 points to 7 point winners.

LOL I know these stories grow with time, but I think you'll find it was a about a 50m torp from the pocket/flank (right on the SouthWest boundary line).

Ah, but wasn't the ball returned by a little old lady that lived three streets away?

Yes, I think she was leading your cheersquad that day

Yep, and showed a clean pair of heels to whip off home and get that ball that Graham had thumped into her back yard.
Bloody loud voice she had too!

[Alby_Green]

So have we officially ditched the term "screw punt" in favour of the Victorian "torpedo"?

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It'll always be a "screwy"!

[Mickyj]

Gary "The Mobile Monolith" jones kicked one at 1/2 time from the race, through the southern goals (was there for that one as well).

He makes me look tiny
Watched him in a game when he went back to home to the hill .big big man .

[stampy]

Billy Barratt's was against Us at Thebarton in about 1975 (was there),
Kevin "Muggsy" Johns could kick a droppy a bloody long way (saw him do it at Wayville),
Gary "The Mobile Monolith" jones kicked one at 1/2 time from the race, through the southern goals (was there for that one as well).

billy barrott coached torrens for about 12 games in 1974 before being replaced by christ i cant remember his name atm the bloke who was chief of the afl before demetriou, got them into the 5 and got beat by the bays in the elim final

[stampy]

what was his bloody name??? spelly, anvbody please help me!!

[stampy]

WAYNE JACKSON!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Big Phil]

Stuey Dew would have won it by a mile if he was playing for the Dogs this year...

He can kick the ball a mile so that's what he would have won by...

I think a current Centrals player with the longest kick would be either Brayden O'Hara or Heath Lawry...

Big Phil...

[SDK]

Not a long kick but......
My father told me that one day in the 40's at Norwood Oval a player, whose name escapes me, marked the ball 25 yards from goal just as the final siren sounded.
We were 6 points down so winning the game was going to be tough from here. The Norwood player went back and kicked the living BJ out of the ball.....the ball bursts and exploded.....the casing went through the goals and the bladder through for a point. 7 points we won by a point !

[Pseudo]

Not a long kick but......
My father told me that one day in the 40's at Norwood Oval a player, whose name escapes me, marked the ball 25 yards from goal just as the final siren sounded.
We were 6 points down so winning the game was going to be tough from here. The Norwood player went back and kicked the living BJ out of the ball.....the ball bursts and exploded.....the casing went through the goals and the bladder through for a point. 7 points we won by a point !

[am Bays]

Not a long kick but......
My father told me that one day in the 40's at Norwood Oval a player, whose name escapes me, marked the ball 25 yards from goal just as the final siren sounded.
We were 6 points down so winning the game was going to be tough from here. The Norwood player went back and kicked the living BJ out of the ball.....the ball bursts and exploded.....the casing went through the goals and the bladder through for a point. 7 points we won by a point !

[CENTURION]

Not a long kick but......
My father told me that one day in the 40's at Norwood Oval a player, whose name escapes me, marked the ball 25 yards from goal just as the final siren sounded.
We were 6 points down so winning the game was going to be tough from here. The Norwood player went back and kicked the living BJ out of the ball.....the ball bursts and exploded.....the casing went through the goals and the bladder through for a point. 7 points we won by a point !

WOW! I wish I had seen that! Your dad must have been SO excited!

[evans01]

i know its a blast from the past but Dwayne Russell could kick the leather off any footy...........70+ metres