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VFL/AFL CAREER Jason ''Piggy'' Dunstall was recruited from Coorparoo in Queensland , playing his entire career for the Melbourne based Hawthorn Hawks and making his VFL/AFL football debut in 1985 . Jason Dunstall has proved himself to be one of the greatest Full-forward s to have ever played, kicking 1254 goals, a feat only exceeded by Tony Lockett with 1360 and Gordon Coventry with 1299. He kicked 100 goals in a season a record six times and has won the Coleman Medal in 1988, 1989 and 1992. In 1992, he kicked a career best of 17 goals in a game against the Richmond Football Club . At 188 Cm , Dunstall was not an overly tall Full-forward and was not known for taking overhead Mark s. Instead, he often used his explosive pace off the mark to lead into space enabled him to take trademark chest marks and diving marks. Other times, he used his stocky 100 Kg + frame to outbody opponents. Often he would physically wrestle his opponents for position - a technique no longer allowed in the modern game. Dunstall had an extremely high accuracy in kicking goals from set shots. These techniques, as well as his ability to shrug tackles and snap goals more than made up for his lack of height. Dunstall has played in premiership sides in 1986 , 1988 , 1989 and 1991 . He also played in 5 Night Premierships . He represented both Queensland and Victoria in State Of Origin including the famous 1989 Victoria vs South Australia match where he lined up alongside 2 other great full-forwards in Gary Ablett and Tony Locket in front of a record crowd of 91,960. From 1995-98, he captained the Hawks. Dunstall was unfortunate to narrowly miss the prestigious Brownlow Medal on several occassions, finishing twice second, and twice third in voting. Dunstall was reknowned for being fair player and despite his intimidating size in an era when the game was notorious for behind-the-play incidents, he was well respected by Umpire s and rarely if ever reported during his career. Jason Dunstall qualified for the prestigious All-Australian side in 1988, 1989, 1992 and 1994 , and was also part of the Hawthorn Team of the Century. He retired at the end of season 1998 after 269 games. POST-FOOTBALL Dunstall has been guest commentator on the Seven Network and Radio Station 3AW . Dunstall recently held the position of interim CEO at Hawthorn , and currently works on radio station Triple M as a commentator. He has also hosted various Television shows, including Fox Footy 's '' Saturday Central '' (with Wayne Carey ), '' On The Couch '' and '' League Teams ''. Australian Football was nowhere near as popular in Brisbane during Dunstall's career as it is in the 21st century. The Brisbane Bears were formed 2 years after his debut and he did not return to take part in the new club. Despite a highly decorated VFL/AFL career to this day Dunstall remains relatively unknown in his home state. EXTERNAL LINKS
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