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Dunstan calls it a day

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Solid player who was unlucky not to get a few more senior games with us. An absolute beast at VFL level!

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    More turnovers than a Danish bakery at the top level

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    Back to Back VFL team of the year and won a flag with Casey. Unlucky a little bit with selection and sad to go out with an injury. 

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    Very solid contributor at VFL level that helped Casey to the highest level in 2022.

    Deserved a few more windows of opportunity at the top end in 23 imho,  even if they ended up fleating.

    Thanks for your amazing service Luke and so many fabulous memories watching Casey win a stack of games plus the biggest of all at Princes Park last year.

    All the best with the post game side of life.

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    22 minutes ago, ucanchoose said:

    More turnovers than a Danish bakery at the top level

    How did you go at the top level?

    Edited by Dannyz

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    26 minutes ago, ucanchoose said:

    More turnovers than a Danish bakery at the top level

    Is that really a necessary comment? 
    The guy was on an AFL list for a decade. He won countless VFL awards too. He wasn’t the best player to ever pull on the jumper, but he gave it his all and set a great example for the younger players at Casey. 
     

    I wish him all the best in the future. 

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    56 minutes ago, ucanchoose said:

    More turnovers than a Danish bakery at the top level

    yep fitted right in

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    Robbed of games this year.

    All the best Luke.

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    1 hour ago, ucanchoose said:

    More turnovers than a Danish bakery at the top level

    Poor form in an attempt to be funny!

    Dunstan played his first game for St Kilda against Melbourne in Round 1, 2014. He was awarded the AFL Rising Star nomination for his performance.

    Dunstan became an integral part of St Kilda's midfield over the course of 2014 before bowing out after round 19 for shoulder surgery. Following his last game in round 23, St Kilda icon and Dunstan's mentor Lenny Hayes handed his number 7 guernsey over to Dunstan. Soon afterwards, Dunstan signed a contract extension, keeping him at the Saints until 2017.

    Dunstan turned his back on a potential move home to South Australia after playing an important role in the Saints' climb to ninth in 2016. The 22-year-old averaged 17 disposals from 18 games in 2016, before being forced to undergo his second shoulder reconstruction in three years – but this time to his opposite (left) shoulder.

    In 2017, Dunstan signed a two-year contract extension with St Kilda to remain at the club until the end of 2019.

    Dunstan scored 11 votes in the Brownlow in 2021 to be St Kilda’s second highest vote getter behind Jack Steele.

    In 2022 he came to the Demons, and we were fortunate to have him. You know the rest!

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    It's a tough game and Dunstan has not been lucky. Never once played an uninterrupted season.

    Congratulations on 121 games, and all the best for the future.

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    1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

    Is that really a necessary comment? 
    The guy was on an AFL list for a decade. He won countless VFL awards too. He wasn’t the best player to ever pull on the jumper, but he gave it his all and set a great example for the younger players at Casey. 
     

    I wish him all the best in the future. 

    Well spoken Jaded. Poor form by ucanchoose.

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    another addition to the go out on your own terms rather than being delisted brigade, but in all honesty couldn't have been more unlucky with his injury. i have no doubt there was a '24 contract there for him without it and he probably could have snagged another year or two after that as well, afl is a brutal sport and industry and this guys luck just ran out. still 121 games at the top level isn't half bad on the resume at all

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    Luke definitely could have and probably should have played many more games for the club than he did, but he never stopped working his backside off at Casey. He deserved much better than finishing his career with a serious knee injury in the VFL. Thanks Luke, and all the best for the future.

    Our midfield depth is non existent if we lose Dunstan, Harmes and Jordon. Hopefully there is a plan to fix this glaring issue over the next couple of months, rather than wasting draft picks on more midget forwards.

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    Sad way to finish career, thought he would have got the call up to senior side near the end there if it weren't for injury.  Thanks Luke, wished we'd seen more of you.

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    Thanks for your efforts Luke Dunstan, what a terrible way to end your career with an ACL. We were fortunate to have you on our list in 2022 for the Casey finals series and premiership and congratulations for making the VFL team of the year two years in a row. Good luck with the future Luke.❤️💙💕

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    Talked to him earlier this year, and back then there was a definite sense he was ready for the next stage of life. It's got to be hard to be not quite there continually. 

    Thanks Luke

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    All the best Luke with whatever the next chapter is in life. It's all ahead of you 🙂

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