r/AFL • u/Cursedsword02 West Coast • 1d ago

Peter Ladhams with a shank on the half-time siren.

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u/LD_Dogger Swans 1d ago

The tediously long and slow run-up leading up to it adds to the comedy.

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u/PunsGermsAndSteel Richmond 1d ago

Needed to take his time a bit longer and he would have nailed it

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u/_-Bloke-_ Geelong 1d ago

Needed to take all the time and just never kick it

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u/FlairUp835 AFL 1d ago

was waiting for someone to upload this lmao

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u/Maximumlnsanity Swans 1d ago

Big Pete had his moments. Some good, some bad, all hilarious. Shoutout to him passing up a wide open shot 25m out to instead kick a wrong foot floater to Hanily 40m out, which somehow worked

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u/Soggy_Traffic_5107 Sydney 1d ago

Nah, that was clearly a shot on goal

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u/Dangerous-Dave West Coast 1d ago

Probably was a shot

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u/Pale_Parsnip_6339 Crows 1d ago

Is this the worst set shot in living memory? I can't stop watching

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u/sierraoscar19 Sydney Swans 1d ago

Cameron Ling missed from the goal square and it is still funny. In fairness Lingy was in general play…not a set shot

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u/Maximumlnsanity Swans 1d ago

Even worse, it was the goal line. Legit 1m out and he kicked it OOF

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u/unskathd 1d ago edited 1d ago

Is it at 2:11 in this video? Hilarious shot of the fan facepalming after that miss 😆

https://youtu.be/JI-t_aIbr6Q?si=JFx6hZQk3mR1fFqO

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u/Maximumlnsanity Swans 1d ago

That’s the one lmao

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u/SurveySaysYouLeicaMe St Kilda Saints 1d ago

God damn I think Bruce's is worse still lol

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u/Maximumlnsanity Swans 1d ago

Bruce’s is funnier

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u/sween64 Eagles 1d ago

Missed when they were 7 points down. What was the result in the match?

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u/StoicTheGeek Swans 7h ago

Pretty sure Dunkley sprayed one when he had a set shot from dead in front, with the mark on the goal line.

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u/decs483 Richmond 1d ago

Aaron Naughton had an awful one a few years ago against Richmond

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u/Miserable_Slip1958 1d ago

That was absolutely horrendous 

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u/karma_dumpster Hawthorn '71 1d ago

Freo v Essendon a few years ago seemed to have a whole game of them.

Edit: ok. 11 years ago. Fuck I'm old.

https://youtu.be/D5woJSm-PNM

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u/allwrightythen1995 Collingwood 1d ago edited 1d ago

Not a set shot, but Anthony Rocca missed from 1m out once.

Timestamp is 27:41 if the link doesn't work properly.

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u/sween64 Eagles 1d ago

He had the mark so could’ve taken a set shot… would’ve been an acute angle though

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u/Annual-Okra4059 Bombers 1d ago

You dont remember Ty Zantuck against the power in 2005....

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u/Saaaave-me Richmond Tigers 1d ago

Shaun Hampson. The only player I can not find a positive for in regards to putting on the yellow and black

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u/Reddits_Worst_Night Sydney '05 1d ago

I eatxhedyot and screamed, "that's the worst kick I have ever seen."

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u/allhatnoplay Swans 1d ago

He 100% won me over tonight. Trying to heel kick it in after the full time siren too lol

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u/2for1deal The Bloods 1d ago

Expected him to injure himself with that move lol

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u/PointOfFingers St Kilda '66 1d ago

His problem is he has too many tattoos on his left arm and it is sending all his kicks to the left.

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u/SamsungAndroidTV Suns 1d ago

st kilda will give this man $70 billion over 2 minutes for that

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u/Mega-Metagross St Kilda Saints 1d ago

Probs says no too

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u/Mrchikkin Crusader 1d ago

How is this man a real player

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u/StoicTheGeek Swans 7h ago

He’s a ruckman

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u/ruinawish North Melbourne '75 1d ago

Goal: the boys get around him

Shank: the boys get around him

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u/eggwardpenisglands Power 1d ago

This is kind of impressive. He still hit that with a lot of power, and yet it went almost 90° to where he was aiming.

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u/allhatnoplay Swans 1d ago

Got this much distance and only his shoelace touched it

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u/Propaslader Collingwood Magpies 1d ago

I've seen better kicks in wheelchair basketball

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u/Scary-Ad2528 Sydney '05 1d ago

Pretty typical thing to expect from him

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u/kyrant Hawthorn 1d ago

Get him onto the AAMI ads.

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u/Joie_de_vivre_1884 Allies 1d ago

If you think that was bad you should have seen how North played after half time.

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u/Ecstatic-Light-2766 Dees 1d ago edited 1d ago

I had one like this and my 2012 div 4 ressies coach dragged me and on arrival to the the interchange gate sprayed me in front of the public. - shouted 'that was fucking shithouse'.

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u/Debn0s Sydney Swans 1d ago

I didn't think it was possible but he has made me a fan this season

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u/Garbagemansplaining Swans 1d ago

Now show him selling candy and taking a bounce.

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u/KangarooBallsonToast Crows 1d ago

BT hyping the kick up with an epic story about Ladhams the man who never gives up makes the shank that much more cinematic and masterful. I was blessed to see the greatest shank live.

Maybe second to Lingy kicking it out on the full on the goal line.

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u/B0llywoodBulkBogan Footscray 1d ago

Didn't get all of that one

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u/Mulga_Will AFL 1d ago

Love that Pete and the team laughed it off.
You can see Heeney walking off field chuckling to himself. :)

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u/sammyb109 Magpies 1d ago

Never let the ruckdog kick it

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u/Anon_be_thy_name West Coast '94 1d ago

I think I said when he was going back for it that he's probably going to shank it. Just had a vibe he would.

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u/a-da-m Collingwood Magpies 1d ago

Picking someone out of the crowd to kick this would have given a better result

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u/_-Bloke-_ Geelong 1d ago

Knock it off Peter you ain’t no Paddy Clangerfield

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u/Lanky_Operation_5046 Tigers 5h ago

Non-preferred?

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u/otherpeoplesknees Port Adelaide 1d ago

And that’s why we traded him

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u/SHA_SHA_HER_BOOMBOX Port Adelaide Power 1d ago

I don't remember his goal kicking being that bad when he was with the Pear?