Essendon champion Matthew Lloyd has revealed the five best deliverers of the bump during his time in footy.
The hip and shoulder remains one of the game's fiercest skills and a key part of its culture despite mellowing down from the rough crunches from yesteryear.
Speaking on AFL.com.au,ย Lloyd explained that his former coach Kevin Sheedy demanded a hard edge from his players, including their tackling skills and ability to execute the bump.
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4. Gary Ablett Sr.
Lloyd said: "One some may raise their eyebrows at. It's not the traditional hip and shoulder that you might see, but it's how hard he hit the players standing in his way at full forward when he led out. Who could forget the moment when Robert Dipierdomenico was standing in the hole. Ablett's just come charging through, hit Dipper and Dipper ended up with a punctured lung and had to play out that grand final in a fair bit of pain."
