‘It’s big’: legend on goal

IT takes a special kind of dribble kick to impress Jason Dunstall.

The champion Hawthorn goalkicker has bagged them for years, believing players use them too often, usually when a standard drop punt is the better option. But even he had to tip his hat when Christian Petracca seized the moment in Saturday night’s grand final.

Drifting out the back of the play, near the boundary line at the eastern end of the ground, the 25-year-old dribbled the footy with his right foot along the Perth Stadium turf and through for a crucial major.

It was the Demons’ fifth goal in a row, putting them 12 points ahead after the Bulldogs had been three majors in front early in the third term.

“That’s big,” Dunstall said of Petracca’s stunning kick on Triple M.