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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Brendan Foster

Peter Bosustow: a mercurial talent and flamboyant showman who dazzled footy fans

Jon Dorotich, Peter Bosustow and Stephen Kernahan
Peter Bosustow (centre), with Jon Dorotich and Stephen Kernahan, during his days with Carlton. The two-time premiership player died on Monday aged 67. Photograph: Impressions/Getty Images

The first time I saw two-time Carlton premiership player Peter Bosustow was on a grainy VHS tape of the 1978 WAFL grand final where he kicked one of the greatest goals ever seen.

He intercepted a kick in and then danced around his opponents with all the grace and grit of Rudolf Nureyev, before booting a goal from the boundary line with a waterlogged ball that had gained a couple of pounds from the torrential rain. It was hypnotic, mesmerising and electrifying.

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