Ex-Bombers captain Jobe Watson believes Ricky Dyson is the unsung hero of the 2009 Anzac Day classic that saw David Zaharakis kick a goal at the death to pinch the game from the Pies.
Zaharakis' match-winning play drew all the praise from the win, but Watson believes Dyson's goal that brought the Bombers within a goal isn't talked about anywhere near as much as it should be.
“The thing that probably gets overlooked is that with about three minutes to go Ricky Dyson has kicked a goal from the boundary line, 50 metres out in the pouring rain,” Watson said on the Working Through Itpodcast.
“Not once is this talked about.
“Ricky actually put us within a kick and all you get shown is Zaka’s goal when poor old Ricky just gets overlooked.
“Then Leroy (Jetta) fell over and missed the unmissable goal that would’ve put us in front before (Zaharakis’s goal), so it was funny the way it turned out like it did.”
For the first time since 1995, this years Anzac Day game will not take place due to the season being postponed because of the coronavirus.
A pre-recorded ceremony at the MCG will be shown on both Channel 7 and Fox Sports on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the day.