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How the ‘Baby Bomber’ Who Got Thrown to the Wolves Became a Hall-of-Fame 400-Gamer

The 400-game defender won premierships in 1993 and 2000, and the Hall committee said his full career outweighed later anti-doping controversy.

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Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Champion Essendon defender Dustin Fletcher started his AFL career off-script as he lined up to contest the centre bounce against Carlton beanpole and premiership ruckman Justin Madden in his first match. The father-son selection was 17, and Madden was 31. Dustin Fletcher, Gary Ablett jnr, Hayden Kennedy and John Worsfold were all induct…

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How the ‘Baby Bomber’ who got thrown to the wolves became a hall-of-fame 400-gamer

Dustin Fletcher joined Gary Ablett jnr, Tim Evans, David Kantilla, John Worsfold, and Hayden Kennedy in the Australian Football Hall of Fame as West Australian Bill Walker was elevated to Legend status.

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From prodigy to 400-game great, lifetime Bomber earns Hall of Fame spot

A 400-game great for the Bombers, Dustin Fletcher has earned a place in the Australian Football Hall of Fame

·Australia
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AFL broke the news in Australia on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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