Huge bump #1 Byron Pickett

[bonkling]

demetriou ruined the game, purely because he was a soft cock when he played

[PsychonautExplorer]

That being said, I respected Kirk and the way he played his footy a great deal too. Epitomised here - getting up without missing a beat after being cleaned up by a fair bump ;)

[PsychonautExplorer]

I think Byron Pickett is probably the player viewed with the most biased in the AFL in recent times. This, like most of his bumps, was 100% legal, and yet he was reported time and time again for fair bumps, simply because he had a reputation for playing the game hard, hitting people hard, and hurting people when he hit. Byron Pickett has some of the most biased, illiterate and ugly trolls of anything on this site...I duno what it is...fear? Memory of him hitting your team? Mild racism? What?

[boof123456789]

how soft is the modern game id rather watch the local c grade ya might see some of this

[Plunkz]

pickett iz a piece ov shit spent his career goin tha man n not tha ball!

[ruinawish]

@Plunkz ... and won himself a Rising Star award, two premierships and a Norm Smith. Go figure.

[Plunkz]

@ruinawish robert harvey never won a premiership or norm smith or a rising star and i know who iz tha FAIREST n BEST out ov them mate! end ov tha day all he had was a late off tha ball bump! i dont hear him being talked about az a legend and certainly wont make tha hall of fame unless itz for being a thug! go figure! ha douche

[Plunkz]

@ruinawish did u just repeat because that was all u had? haha jealous na not me mate not ov him thtz for sure......i look up to legends of tha game not dickheadz! any idea iv he iz still a drunk? haha

[boof123456789]

@Plunkz two brownlows wasnt enough

[Plunkz]

@boof123456789 hes got two brownlows and something pickett will neva have!!! every 1s respect! enough said about this washed up drunk!

[tillyadams]

I will show this and many Brett Kirk highlight reels to my sons and tell them,".....this how you play. Heart, spirit, drive, determination and 'never say die'." Brett Kirk will be remembered long after his time.

[Richo2308]

BOOM!!!! big hit :P

[DeanWhipper]

Haven't they changed the rules to ban front on hip and shoulder bumps?

Probably for the best considering the dangers



[deliver1]

What AFL football is all about to me. Massive legal hit (well it should be legal, probably reportable now... :-| ) folled by a tough bastard getting straight back up on his feet afterward.

[Jachrael]

Say what ya like - but Byron Pickett was nothing more than an opportunistic coward. He was only ever "tough" when the other guy wasn't even in the race. My grandmother could drop a bloke with a hip and shoulder if he wasn't braced for it.

[bones111987]

pickett was a machine 4 the kanga's

[lotsbg]

1-2 weeks suspension these days

[taddas7]

kirky is animal...hes probably about the only person to get up after a hit from byron pickett.

[scrappy5011]

Doesnt take much courage to crunch someone who isnt looking-as Pickett did many times throughout his career.

[Jachrael]

@scrappy5011 Thank God someone else has BOTH eyes watching the game here. Anyone who actually "likes" Byron Pickett's style of thuggery isn't an AFL fan . . . they're a Port Adelaide fan.

[mightyanaheimducks]

scoreboard

[UberMephisto]

he wouldn't get suspended for that , there was no head contact so fair bump.

[timberw0lve91]

@UberMephisto today he would bro coz he didnt have eyes for the ball.

[ex0nic]

Pickett was a monster lol.

[fucknpoo]

just think, if that fuckin idiot Rodney Eade had his way, Kirky would still be playing in Albury.

[seanoroo1]

love capt'n kirk (am a swans supporter) But Pickett had the meanest hip n shoulder of all time, and to b honest that one was pretty lame in comparison

[ngmills]

BRETT KIRK - TOUGHEST MAN ALIVE... or at least in the Afl. I'm not a Swan's supporter but I'm inspired by Kirk's leadership, courage, enthusiasm and never-say-die attitude. (Pickett on the other hand is, to me, nothing but a sniper).

[Alsimo44]

Max Rooke

[Jachrael]

@ngmills Sniper! Love it. Wish I had of thought of that terminology but that hits the nail perfectly on the head.

[MrNoahDeer]

haha i love that... but kirk just got up. two hard nuts going at brilliant

[magpieman08]

I was at that game

[ABlindScience]

I'm not a swans fan, but I really do admire Kirky, he is hard as nails and seems to be a great bloke as well. AFL needs more people like him.

[Tatio9]

i think 2 weeks is the going rate this year

[bunyip2005]

Brett Kirk is one of the most undertalked, underestimated players playing.

[MrSmashngrab]

Brett Kirk is a dead set Legend, i agree bunyip2005, one of if not THE most underated player these days its one thing for a player to run past get the handball out, dodge 2 players and kick a miracle goal from the boundary...few people forget its blokes like Kirk who jump on the bottom of a pack taking on 3 blokes to get that ball out! Byron Pickett once said he admired and wanted to be like John Worsfold...he was nothing like woosha, woosha took them on when they were LOOKING and STILL hurt em!

[woopedazz]

He is also one of the worst.

[Bonning12]

fucking oath brett kirk is a champ, hard as nails. go bloods!

[schneedlehopper]

is a good bump but the tougher player is kirk to get up from that what a gun

[77pgraham]

dirty sniper. never does anything if someone is looking at him. soft

[nikcena23]

GO POWER

[skacaulkie]

did u hear the crowd? they erupt when byron lays him out, and silent when kirk gets back up again

lol

[giertzy123]

Brett Kirk straight back up legend

[InMarkWeTrust]

the real highlight here is Captain Kirk getting up

absolute champion he is

[naismith]

definatly his a fuckin legend

[rotterdam909]

NickRiewoldt12 (3 months ago) Show Hide 0 Reply | Spam tough hit, would hurt like fuck, but kirk takes it like a man. gusty footballer. i cant stand pickett though i hate that faggot. pickett a faggottttttttt hay wha about riewoldt that limp dick cry baby faggottttttttt

[Deaneo3]

I love although they dont say it in the video, the comentators went on the say "Kirk has no right to get up from that! and he should be strechered off" hahaha

[jjjggg35]

why wouldnt he get up he got bumped on the shoulder

[jyesta9]

Thats a fuckn great hit!

SQUARE BOYZ !

[AUSSIENugget8]

Man I Miss Pickett what a legend espescially wen he used to flatten the crows!! well done by kirk though

[australpride]

fantastic

[AllEyezOnM3e]

that was an awesome bump absolutely fair although in today's game he might cop 4 weeks for an illegal bump.

AFL is going backwards !!!

[CollingwoodLakersAB]

Well in the AFL's ind ..... it was front on so its not exactly perfectly legal

[Maddo991]

I love the fact Kirky just gets straight back up.

Former North Albury Hopper! Tough as nails.

[NickRiewoldt12]

tough hit, would hurt like fuck, but kirk takes it like a man. gusty footballer. i cant stand pickett though i hate that faggot.

[puzerownage]

every1 has 2 admit port suck and todays game is as weak as piss

[diceyfuckyeah]

if its weak as piss get ur sry ass on the field wen i wear my port jumper nd ill run ur sry ass down

[TomatoBasil23]

100% legal

the shitty thing is, that would get reported in today's game, all because demetriou has become a soft cunt

[redhardnuts]

@TomatoBasil23 exactly, he kept his elbow in and no head high contact. it is becoming like netball now, im 16 and play in tassie in under 16 league and under 18 league, and i tell you what, cant even use body in a contest anymore it is fucking weak. this however is the best cleanest bump ive seen, and you know kirk gets straight back up. Thats tough footy.

[petpetthecat]

@redhardnuts i play for millpark in melbourne, and compared to the AFL now, my league has bigger and harder hits, and we just get straight up.

[Tendulkar08]

@petpetthecat your a fucking idiot hahaha total moron.. Byron pickett would break your face if he ran into you

[Aussieboy8]

@petpetthecat what a joke! I live in Mill Park too, and the Northern FL will never be as tough as the AFL.. sheesh

[strath15]

@TomatoBasil23 fucken spot on. turned the game into basket ball

[riggy1990]

wasnt byron reported for that bump. if he was he shouldnt of been

[barbs19788]

reported for what? i don't know what you've been smoking but that's a legal shirtfront if ever there was one.

[riggy1990]

head high contact in a bump. Agreed he shouldnt of been. But this was when the AFL made all these stupid rules to protect people from injuries.

[barbs19788]

head high contact? he didn't even touch his head.if u watched the actual footage and put your opinion of byron pickett aside you would see he hip and shouldered him in the chest which is a perfectly legitimate bump.

[joeyj187]

The majority of the force was to his chest, but there was some contact with the head. There's a good chance he'd get a week or so under the current interpretation. That interpretation is as weak as piss though. It was a fantastic hit!

[balkans01]

best hit... when starin McPhee tried to take on small little pocket rocket Robbins... bad luck McPhee... knocked out

[troussis]

the best bump ive ever seen is when picket knocked out Rhet biglands

[tafantic]

... wow.

[SirKizmo]

pickett was better at port...

[Catsdaddy]

Port Power FTW

[oxtow]

Kirk is one of the best

[HoonBruv]

See choppy last night playing for the port adelaide magpies.

[pauliexixi]

Pickett- I would have had him at the Pies, no dramas!

[Naylman]

Great hit I remember that but good win to the swans that day AFL is becoming a bit soft regarding the bump. But the worst is the hands in the back rubbish

[Drycrackers]

i agree with everything naylman said! hands in the back is the worst and softest shit to ruin our great game!

[Gray4Brownlow]

he does a better hit on a carlton player but this is still a great hit

[Mbantua]

Kirk might be more courageous that Pickett, but the Swans lost possession of the ball because of the bump.

[footyclip]

kirk was more coragous than pickett he just got straight up

[Giggs12]

classic piece of afl footage TOUGH

[nat03alie]

Choppy is the best!!! Fantastic and and exciting player .

[zachpaer]

Good old Uncle Chop Chop

[07melbournefc]

hey lochsabre ur a dick there is no reason why that sould be a free kick it doesn't matter if u don't take clean possesion as long as the ball is within 5 meters!!!! and as for the dangorous shoulder hit to chest wat the fuk are u talkin about thats not a rule it never has been and it never will be u loser!!!!!!

[Perentie7]

Why wasn't that a free? the ball was within five metres you tool thats why it was not a free. If Byron was at full pace Kirk would not have got up.

[sec24]

gr8 hit by choppy but technically was a free kick cause it was front on. though it shouldnt b, destroys the game

[myth2005]

go swans !! Kirk is a tough man

[zukodtrain]

choppy we know!!!!! go the emu

[Shirvo12]

Good Hit well taken, just as footy should be played tough and fair.

[damod15]

he put him flat on his ass

[stu22aus]

I remember AFL used to be a man's game...

[AntonAtkin]

used to be?? still is mate!

[Chriswl2703]

jeez kirk is a tough bloke... if pickett did that to me i woulda been on the ground cryin

[Lochsabre]

Why wasn't that a free? Would've been with todays rules. Kirk never took clean possesion of ball, and he does a dangerous shoulder hit to chest.

Bit dangerous.

[howtokickass]

you're allowed to bump them as long you dont connect with the head. he hit him clean in the chest

[tribey]

Lochsabre, please sashay out to the netball. There's a good lass.

[fatming69]

brett kirk has erection problems. all buddists do. its sick

[jb8377]

kerk gets straight bak up wat a legend

[Grummski]

Huge hit, but fark Kirky is a tough nut

[Jaimetottes]

go picket what a ripper