Blackburn footballer Daniel Wood’s climb over the pack to take a screaming grab – already considered one of the greatest Australian rules marks to be captured on video – was a “bit terrifying” according to the player himself.
Footage of VFL-listed player Wood soaring into the air to take the stunning grab against Balwyn in the Eastern District Football League on Saturday has gone viral this weekend.
Teammates and opponents were left in disbelief after Wood, who admits he’s “a bit of a high-flier”, backed himself in to go for the mark. Crucially, he landed safely and, for good measure, kicked a goal.
“Mate, it’s pretty unbelievable,” Wood told Channel Seven when asked what it meant to have his special moment captured by the cameras.
“I knew it was a pretty decent flight at the time.”
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His VFL club, the Box Hill Hawks, happily shared his exploits on social media, describing his high grab “as good as it gets”.
Box Hill posted on X: “Yesterday, while playing for Blackburn, our own Daniel Wood took one of the greatest marks in the history of Australian rules football. Don’t believe me? Just watch… Give him a car, a boat, a plane, the International Space Station.”
Wood says as the moment presented itself his instinct was to back his ability in.
