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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1964)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Jason Dunstall
| image = Jason_Dunstall.png
| caption = Dunstall in 2024
| fullname = Jason Hadfield Dunstall
| nickname = Chief,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/jason-dunstall-has-been-an-integral-part-of-hawthorn-on-and-off-the-field/news-story/fb0c5de43341776e72fcbf0f47a9c345|title=Jason Dunstall has been an integral part of Hawthorn on and off the field|last=Robinson|first=Mark|date=2013-09-26|website=[[Herald Sun]]|access-date=2020-04-06}}</ref> Piggy, Bung, Silverback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|8|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Brisbane, Queensland]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Coorparoo Football Club|Coorparoo]]<ref name=player>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oslUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TJEDAAAAIBAJ&dq=jason%20dunstall&pg=5113%2C3500267|title=PLAYER OF THE ROUND - Jason Dunstall|date=3 September 1989|work=[[The Age]]|access-date=28 July 2012}}</ref>
| height = 188&nbsp;cm
| weight = 98&nbsp;kg
| position = [[Full-forward]]
| statsend = 1998
| years1 = 1985–1998
| club1 = {{AFL Haw}}
| games_goals1 = 269 (1254)
| sooyears1 = 1988–1989
| sooteam1 = [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]]
| soogames_goals1 = 3 (14)
| sooyears2 = 1992–1993
| sooteam2 = [[Australian rules football in Queensland#RepresentativeSide|Queensland]]
| soogames_goals2 = 4 (10)
| sooyears3 = 1996
| sooteam3 = [[The Allies (Australian rules football)|Allies]]
| soogames_goals3 = 1 (0)
| careerhighlights = * 4× [[List of Australian Football League premiers|VFL/AFL premiership player]]: [[1986 VFL Grand Final|1986]], [[1988 VFL Grand Final|1988]], [[1989 VFL Grand Final|1989]], [[1991 AFL Grand Final|1991]]
*5 × [[List of Australian Football League pre-season and night series premiers|VFL/ AFL night series]] premiership: 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992
* [[Leigh Matthews Trophy|AFLPA MVP]]: 1992
* 3× [[Coleman Medal]]: 1988, 1989, 1992
* 2× [[All-Australian team]]: 1992, 1994
*2× VFL Team of Year: 1988–1989
*[[Australian Football Hall of Fame]]
* [[List of Hawthorn Football Club captains|Hawthorn captain]]: 1995–1998
* 4× [[Peter Crimmins Medal|Peter Crimmins Memorial Trophy]]: 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993
* 12× [[List of Hawthorn Football Club leading goalkickers|Hawthorn leading goalkicker]]: 1986–1996, 1998
* [[Simpson Medal]]: 1989
* [[E. J. Whitten Medal]]: 1989
* [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] (2002) – Legend status (2024)
* [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] Hall of Fame – Legend status
* [[Hawthorn_Football_Club#Team_of_the_Century|Hawthorn Team of the Century]]
}}

'''Jason Hadfield Dunstall''' (born 14 August 1964) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Hawthorn Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL).

Dunstall is arguably the greatest Australian rules footballer to come from [[Queensland]]. Dunstall was one of the first of a generation of big-bodied lead-up full-forwards who could also out-wrestle opponents for position in a marking contest and was also an agile team-orientated player. He made his name as a full-forward during an era in which power forwards—including [[Tony Lockett]], [[Gary Ablett Sr.]], [[Warwick Capper]], [[Allen Jakovich]], [[Simon Beasley]], [[Saverio Rocca]], [[John Longmire]], [[Tony Modra]] and [[Peter Sumich]]—dominated the league goalkicking. He is one of only six players to have kicked over 1,000 career goals in the VFL/AFL, and only Lockett and {{AFL Col}}'s [[Gordon Coventry]] have kicked more career goals. In an interview in 2011, champion {{AFL NM}} footballer [[Wayne Carey]] regarded Dunstall as the best player he had seen and played against.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wayne Carey rates Jason Dunstall as the greatest|first=Mike|last=Sheahan|date=1 July 2011|work=[[Herald Sun]]|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/carey-rates-dunstall-as-the-greatest/story-fn8ymmuy-1226085117462}}</ref> In 2024, he was promoted to be one of just 32 Legends in the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]].

After finishing as a player, Dunstall has become a prominent football media personality, commentating matches for various radio stations in Melbourne and appearing regularly on [[Fox Footy]] as host of the show ''[[Bounce (Australian TV series)|Bounce]]''.

==Early life==
Dunstall was born and raised in Brisbane as one of three sons, his brothers are Harry and Nicholas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/129386|date=2-3 May 1987|page=11|title=Profile: Jason Dunstall|work=[[AFL Record|Football Record]]|volume=76|number=6}}</ref> He attended the [[Anglican Church Grammar School]] from 1977 to 1981.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mason|first=James|title=Churchie: The Centenary Register|year=2011|publisher=The Anglican Church Grammar School|location=Brisbane, Australia|isbn=978-0-646-55807-3}}</ref> At school he played [[Association football|soccer]] as a goalkeeper and also [[rugby union]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/hunt-a-churchie-goer-at-best-20100531-wrc7.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title=Hunt a 'Churchie' goer at best | first=Mark | last=Hawthorne | date=1 June 2010}}</ref> His junior Australian rules football was spent playing with the [[Coorparoo Football Club]] in the then [[Queensland Australian Football League]] (QAFL). He grew up supporting the [[Carlton Football Club]] due to Coorparoo wearing the same jumper and aspired to one day play for the VFL club.<ref name="legend">[https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/its-official-jason-dunstalls-a-true-hawks-legend-20140712-zt5cg.html It's official, Jason Dunstall's a true Hawks legend] by Rohan Connolly 12 July 2014</ref>

In 1984, as a 20-year-old, Dunstall made his senior debut and enjoyed a stellar season, claiming the QAFL leading goalkicker award with 73 goals in the home and away season and kicking seven goals in Coorparoo's Grand Final win.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.aflq.com.au/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-e/jason-dunstall | location=Brisbane | work=AFL Queensland | title=AFL Queensland Hall of Fame: Jason Dunstall | date=1 June 2016}}</ref>

Attracting interest from the VFL, Dunstall approached Carlton; however, the club appeared to not be interested. He instead receive an offer to train with Fitzroy, but reserves coach [[Brian Walsh (footballer, born 1951)|Brian Walsh]] was not impressed, choosing to recruit fellow Queenslander [[Scott McIvor]] instead. Dunstall was recruited to VFL club Hawthorn in 1985, touted as a new tall forward option, his recruitment largely overshadowed by the hype of West Australian recruit [[Steve Malaxos]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122505077 |title=Lions' slow build-up |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=59 |issue=18,074 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=24 March 1985 |accessdate=10 May 2022 |page=7 (SPORT) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

While not immediately impressed by Dunstall's appearance, [[Allan Jeans]] became somewhat of a father figure over the course of the 1980s as his coach.  When a group of players was arrested after a night during an overseas trip, Jeans was called to the local police station to address their detention.  Jeans' advice to the officer has become a highlight of premiership reunion events - he reputedly advised the officer in charge he was free to shoot "him, him and him, but don't shoot the fat one" as he looked at his star full-forward.{{fact|date=April 2024}}

==League playing career==

Dunstall made his [[1985 VFL season|1985]] VFL debut against Melbourne at Princes Park.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122471132 |title=Weekend teams |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=59 |issue=18,086 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=5 April 1985 |accessdate=10 May 2022 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He had an immediate impact, kicking an impressive three goals and three behinds in his team's demolition of the Demons; however, he was third in the team’s goalkicking, behind [[Dermott Brereton]] and [[John Kennedy Jr. (footballer)|John Kennedy]]. He was dropped from the side three games later after a loss to Richmond;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127007124 |title=VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Tigers are confident but relaxed |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=59 |issue=18,114 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=4 May 1985 |accessdate=10 May 2022 |page=58 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> however, he regained some form towards the end of the season, finishing with 35 goals. In his breakout game against Richmond, he would kick eight goals, and the media heralded the twenty-year-old Queenslander as a future star.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127208274 |title=V.F.L. Teenager taunts turgid Tigers |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=59 |issue=18,185 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=14 July 1985 |accessdate=10 May 2022 |page=6 (SPORT) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

In 1987, expansion club the [[Brisbane Bears]]—in search of a marquee Queenslander—made a $2 million, 10-year offer to Dunstall; however, despite the lucrative deal and the opportunity to return to his home stage, he turned it down, choosing to stay with the Hawks.<ref>[https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2022-how-the-brisbane-bears-chased-jason-dunstall-with-a-10year-deal-and-came-up-empty Why Bris-vegas didn’t have enough lights to land Dunstall] from The Australian 1 August 2022</ref>

[[1988 VFL season|1988]] was a special year for Dunstall. In Round 19, against {{AFL Fit}}, he brought up his first century of goals in a season. He had kicked 98 goals going into the match, and Hawthorn supporters expected the required two goals to come sooner rather than later.<ref name=ton>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ta9EAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fZYDAAAAIBAJ&dq=jason%20dunstall&pg=5553%2C5519848|title=A ton, but just another day out for Hawks|date=8 August 1988|first=Sam|last=Prenesti|work=[[The Age]]}}</ref> However, Dunstall would miss his first two shots and drop a few marks before putting through his first goal at the 17-minute mark.<ref name="ton"/> The moment of truth came at the 30-minute mark of the first quarter when teammate [[Dermott Brereton]] kicked the ball high into the air. It took a vicious bounce over Fitzroy defender [[Brett Stephens]]' head and landed in Dunstall's arms.<ref name="ton"/> The goal was kicked and the fans came running onto the ground to congratulate only the second Hawthorn player, after [[Peter Hudson]], to kick 100 goals in a season. 

Dunstall kicked a further six goals for the game to finish with 8 goals. He would finish the home-and-away season with 124 goals, winning his first [[Coleman Medal]]. He also won his first club best and fairest award. In the [[1988 VFL Grand Final|1988 Grand Final]] massacre against {{AFL Mel}}, he kicked 7 goals.

Dunstall established his reputation as one of the best full-forwards in Australia during the [[1989 VFL season]].{{citation needed|date = March 2022}} He won his second straight Coleman Medal, tallying 128 goals, during the home-and-away season and finished third in the [[Brownlow Medal]] vote count. He kicked ten or more goals in a match twice: In Round 16, he kicked 11 goals against {{AFL Col}}; in Round 22, he kicked 11 goals against {{AFL StK}}.<ref name="player"/> Dunstall added ten more goals during the finals series, four of those in the epic [[1989 VFL Grand Final|1989 premiership victory]], to take his overall tally to 138 goals for the season. He also won the club best and fairest award for the second straight year. Representing Victoria in the State of Origin series, Dunstall won the [[Simpson Medal]] for best on ground in the match against Western Australia played in Perth.

===1990s===
[[1990 AFL season|1990]] began promisingly enough for Dunstall. In Round 1, in the Grand Final rematch against {{AFL Gee}} at [[Waverley Park]], he kicked a then career-best 12 goals after being held goalless in the first quarter. Hawthorn went on to thrash the Cats by 115 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=Dunstall&pb=all_ffx&dt=enterRange&dr=1month&sd=1%2F1%2F1990&ed=31%2F12%2F1990&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=news900331_0054_8992|title=DUNSTALL BOOTS A BAGFUL FOR HAWTHORN IN OPENING THRILLER|date=31 March 1990|work=[[The Sun-Herald]]|first=George|last=Wilson}}</ref> In Round 4 against {{AFL BB}} at [[Princes Park (stadium)|Princes Park]] in wet conditions, Dunstall kicked 8 goals, bringing up his 500th career goal in the process, as the Hawks won by 82 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=Dunstall&pb=all_ffx&dt=enterRange&dr=1month&sd=1%2F1%2F1990&ed=31%2F12%2F1990&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=news900421_0065_0131|title=DUNSTALL'S FIERY SHOW BURNS HAPLESS BEARS|first=Peter|last=Kogoy|date=21 April 1990|work=[[The Sun-Herald]]}}</ref> But in Round 9 against {{AFL Mel}}, Dunstall was injured in the first quarter. He fell heavily on an opponent's boot and sustained a serious injury at the front of his head. He was taken from the ground and admitted to [[The Alfred Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|title=DUNSTALL IN HOSPITAL AFTER HEAVY KNOCK|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=Dunstall&pb=all_ffx&dt=enterRange&dr=1month&sd=1%2F1%2F1990&ed=31%2F12%2F1990&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=news900526_0055_2774|work=[[The Sun-Herald]]|date=26 May 1990|first=George|last=Wilson}}</ref> At that stage of the season Dunstall had kicked 41 goals. The injury would cause him to miss the next four matches. After his return in Round 14, he kicked a further 42 goals, including 11 goals against Collingwood in Round 20. On a show{{Which|date=October 2023}} after the [[1990 AFL Grand Final]], Leigh Matthews said that he was glad Hawthorn got knocked out of the finals, because Dunstall always seemed to kick a huge number of goals against the recently crowned premiers.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023|reason=The Footy Show started in 1994, and The Sunday Footy Show started in 1993, so this makes this statement anachronistic. I've kept it as "a show" for now. Please remove this line or seek alternate source.}}

Dunstall kicked 82 goals in [[1991 AFL season|1991]], including six in the [[1991 AFL Grand Final|Grand Final]] as Hawthorn claimed their 9th Premiership. They were unable to defend the premiership in [[1992 AFL season|1992]] after they lost to {{AFL WC}} in a closely contested Elimination Final. But Dunstall enjoyed arguably his most successful season on an individual level. He won his third Coleman Medal after kicking 139 goals during the home-and-away season (six more in the Elimination Final took his season tally to 145), and finished second in the [[Brownlow Medal]] vote count. 
In Round 7 Dunstall kicked what would be his career best of 17 goals against {{AFL Ric}}, just one goal short of the record held by [[Fred Fanning]] of {{AFL Mel}}.
Dunstall reached his century of goals against {{AFL Gee}} in Round 16 at [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Kardinia Park]] with his fifth goal of the match just before half-time. He ended the match with 9 goals and beat three opponents as Hawthorn won by 19 points.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kogoy|first=Peter|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=dunstall&pb=all_ffx&dt=enterRange&dr=1month&sd=1%2F1%2F1992&ed=31%2F12%2F1992&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=news920704_0260_8519|title=HAWKS FLY WITH JASON|work=[[The Sun-Herald]]|date=4 July 1992}}</ref>
Dunstall's outstanding season was recognised with his third club best and fairest award, as well as his first selection in the [[All-Australian team]] at full-forward.

In the Elimination Final in 1996 against Sydney, Dunstall tumbled over Andrew Dunkley and was left writhing on the ground clutching a badly injured knee which required a knee reconstruction.  Surprisingly, Dunstall's knee healed well enough for him to play half a reserves match just before the start of the [[1997 AFL season]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=Dunstall&pb=all_ffx&dt=enterRange&dr=1month&sd=1%2F1%2F1997&ed=31%2F12%2F1997&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=news970325_0151_0262|title=Dunstall in line to play opener|date=25 March 1997|first1=Anthony|work=[[The Age]]|last1=Mithen|first2=Greg|last2=Denham}}</ref> and was picked to play against {{AFL StK}} in the opening round.

Dunstall recovered in time for the start of the [[1998 AFL season]]. He had kicked 52 goals for the season before tragedy again struck in Round 14 against {{AFL Car}}, the same team against which Dunstall had injured his knee the previous season. Lining up on illustrious opponent [[Stephen Silvagni]], Dunstall twisted and fell on his right shoulder early in the second quarter. Silvagni accidentally landed on top of Dunstall at the same time, forcing Dunstall's shoulder into the ground and breaking his [[collarbone]].<ref name="hope">{{cite web|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=Dunstall&pb=all_ffx&dt=enterRange&dr=1month&sd=1%2F1%2F1998&ed=31%2F12%2F1998&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=news980629_0914_3821|
title=Dunstall: hope lives here|first=Greg|last=Denham|date=29 June 1998|work=[[The Age]]}}</ref>

Dunstall's shoulder was put in a special brace for several weeks, and club physiotherapist [[Barry Gavin]] was optimistic of his chances of returning before the end of the season, a view not shared by doctors at several other clubs.<ref name="hope"/> Dunstall did return for the final game of the year, but only after having announced his retirement, first to the Hawthorn coaching and management staff, then to the general public on the [[Seven Network]] football show ''Live and Kicking''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=Dunstall&pb=all_ffx&dt=enterRange&dr=1month&sd=1%2F1%2F1998&ed=31%2F12%2F1998&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=news980828_0412_5127|title=Dunstall defends TV decision|date=28 August 1998|work=[[The Age]]|first=Ashley|last=Browne}}</ref>

Before Dunstall's final game, against {{AFL Fre}} at [[Waverley Park]], a number of his former teammates and associates came to congratulate him, including coach [[Allan Jeans]].<ref name=retire>{{cite web|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=Dunstall&pb=all_ffx&dt=enterRange&dr=1month&sd=1%2F1%2F1998&ed=31%2F12%2F1998&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=news980831_0814_1007|title=Tears for one of the best|first=Ashley|last=Browne|date=30 August 1998|work=[[The Sunday Age]]}}</ref> Dunstall was clearly moved by the occasion; however, a severe lack of match fitness meant he struggled to have much impact on the game.<ref name="retire"/> He did, however, score the first goal of the game and the first goal of the last term.<ref name="retire"/> Nevertheless, the 40,000 or so Hawthorn fans that came to pay tribute to their champion cheered every touch that Dunstall got of the ball. The Hawks kicked 11 goals in the last quarter to win by 89 points, and amid emotional scenes Dunstall was chaired off the ground by his teammates, bringing to a close one of the most successful eras in Hawthorn's on-field history.{{citation needed|date = March 2022}}

==Statistics==
:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jason_Dunstall.html Jason Dunstall's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>

{{Australian rules football statistics legend|p=y|s=y}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|-
| [[1985 VFL season|1985]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 16 || 36 || 27 || 123 || 42 || 165 || 62 || {{n/a}} || 2.3 || 1.7 || 7.7 || 2.6 || 10.3 || 3.9 || {{n/a}} || 2
|-
| bgcolor=F0E68C | '''[[1986 VFL season|1986]]'''<sup>#</sup> || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 22 || 77 || 31 || 163 || 55 || 218 || 123 || {{n/a}} || 3.5 || 1.4 || 7.4 || 2.5 || 9.9 || 5.6 || {{n/a}} || 5
|-
| [[1987 VFL season|1987]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 24 || 94 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''58'''<sup>†</sup> || 231 || 42 || 273 || 143 || 13 || 3.9 || 2.4 || 9.6 || 1.8 || 11.4 || 6.0 || 0.5 || 9
|-
| bgcolor=F0E68C | '''[[1988 VFL season|1988]]'''<sup>#</sup> || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 23 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''132'''<sup>†</sup> || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''66'''<sup>†</sup> || 270 || 47 || 317 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''185'''<sup>†</sup> || 20 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''5.7'''<sup>†</sup> || 2.9 || 11.7 || 2.0 || 13.8 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''8.0'''<sup>†</sup> || 0.9 || 16
|-
| bgcolor=F0E68C | '''[[1989 VFL season|1989]]'''<sup>#</sup> || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 24 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''138'''<sup>†</sup> || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''76'''<sup>†</sup> || 306 || 54 || 360 || bgcolor=CAE1FF| '''207'''<sup>†</sup> || 21 || 5.8 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''3.2'''<sup>†</sup> || 12.8 || 2.3 || 15.0 || 8.6 || 0.9 || 16
|-
| [[1990 AFL season|1990]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 18 || 83 || 39 || 157 || 36 || 193 || 113 || 10 || 4.6 || 2.2 || 8.7 || 2.0 || 10.7 || 6.3 || 0.6 || 9
|-
| bgcolor=F0E68C | '''[[1991 AFL season|1991]]'''<sup>#</sup> || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 18 || 82 || 47 || 177 || 41 || 218 || 105 || 18 || 4.6 || 2.6 || 9.8 || 2.3 || 12.1 || 5.8 || 1.0 || 4
|-
| [[1992 AFL season|1992]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 23 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''145'''<sup>†</sup> || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''84'''<sup>†</sup> || 284 || 59 || 343 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''199'''<sup>†</sup> || 19 || bgcolor=CAE1FF| '''6.3'''<sup>†</sup> || bgcolor=CAE1FF | '''3.7'''<sup>†</sup> || 12.3 || 2.6 || 14.9 || 8.7 || 0.8 || 18
|-
| [[1993 AFL season|1993]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 21 || 123 || 55 || 235 || 42 || 277 || 166 || 16 || 5.9 || 2.6 || 11.2 || 2.0 || 13.2 || 7.9 || 0.8 || 16
|-
| [[1994 AFL season|1994]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 19 || 101 || 47 || 194 || 58 || 252 || 144 || 23 || 5.3 || 2.5 || 10.2 || 3.1 || 13.3 || 7.6 || 1.2 || 12
|-
| [[1995 AFL season|1995]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 17 || 66 || 38 || 142 || 32 || 174 || 102 || 10 || 3.9 || 2.2 || 8.4 || 1.9 || 10.2 || 6.0 || 0.6 || 2
|-
| [[1996 AFL season|1996]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 23 || 102 || 45 || 187 || 62 || 249 || 132 || 12 || 4.4 || 2.0 || 8.1 || 2.7 || 10.8 || 5.7 || 0.5 || 11
|-
| [[1997 AFL season|1997]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 8 || 21 || 10 || 43 || 16 || 59 || 33 || 6 || 2.6 || 1.3 || 5.4 || 2.0 || 7.4 || 4.1 || 0.8 || 0
|-
| [[1998 AFL season|1998]] || {{AFL Haw}} || 19
| 13 || 54 || 18 || 88 || 21 || 109 || 65 || 6 || 4.2 || 1.4 || 6.8 || 1.6 || 8.4 || 5.0 || 0.5 || 9
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 269 !! 1254 !! 641 !! 2600 !! 607 !! 3207 !! 1779 !! 174 !! 4.7 !! 2.4 !! 9.7 !! 2.3 !! 11.9 !! 6.6 !! 0.6 !! 129
|}

==Honours and achievements==
'''Team'''
* 4× [[List of Australian Football League premiers|VFL/AFL premiership player]] ({{AFL Haw}}): [[1986 VFL Grand Final|1986]], [[1988 VFL Grand Final|1988]], [[1989 VFL Grand Final|1989]], [[1991 AFL Grand Final|1991]]
* 3× [[List of VFL/AFL minor premiers|Minor premiership]] ({{AFL Haw}}): [[1986 VFL season|1986]], [[1988 VFL season|1988]], [[1989 VFL season|1989]]

*5 × [[List of Australian Football League pre-season and night series premiers|VFL/ AFL night series]] premiership: 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992

'''Individual'''
* [[Leigh Matthews Trophy|AFLPA MVP]]: 1992
* 3× [[Coleman Medal]]: 1988, 1989, 1992
* 2× [[All-Australian team]]: 1992, 1994
* 4× [[Peter Crimmins Medal|Peter Crimmins Memorial Trophy]]: 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993
* 12× [[List of Hawthorn Football Club leading goalkickers|Hawthorn leading goalkicker]]: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998
* Queensland State of Origin captain 1993
* [[List of Hawthorn Football Club captains|Hawthorn captain]]: 1995–1998
* [[Simpson Medal]]: 1989
* [[E. J. Whitten Medal]]: 1989
* [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2002; elevated to Legend status in 2024
* {{AFL Haw}} Hall of Fame – Legend status
* {{AFL Haw}} Team of the Century

==Post-football==
Dunstall has been guest commentator on the [[Seven Network]] and radio station [[3AW]] and was a regular panellist in the early days of ''[[The AFL Footy Show|The Footy Show]]''.

In 2002, Dunstall was inducted into the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official AFL Website of the Hawthorn Football Club |url=https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/club/history/hall-of-fame/jason-dunstall |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=hawthornfc.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

In 2004, Dunstall held the position of interim [[CEO]] at {{AFL Haw}}.<ref name=mmm>{{cite web|title=Meet the Team |url=http://www.triplem.com.au/brisbane/sport/afl/meet_the_team |access-date=15 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919053614/http://www.triplem.com.au/brisbane/sport/afl/meet_the_team |archive-date=19 September 2009 }}</ref> After handing over the CEO position Dunstall remained on the Hawthorn board until the end of 2013 when his term expired. He currently works on radio station [[Triple M]] as a commentator.<ref name=mmm /> His stint as CEO led to the nickname of "'''The Chief'''", coined by [[Sam Newman]],<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A8LP7i8dlI |title=Jason Dunstall has reached Hall of Fame Legend Status {{!}} On The Couch {{!}} Fox Footy |language=en |access-date=2024-05-10 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> who also coined another of his nicknames, "'''Silverback'''", due to his alleged similar appearance to a [[gorilla]], apparently intended as a compliment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TikTok - Make Your Day |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@dosandd/video/7282541151960206594 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.tiktok.com}}</ref> His mannerisms on Fox Footy and Triple M lean towards professionalism, which at times can be seen as too serious (as seen on the 1980s [[AFL Heritage Round|Heritage Round]] episode of ''The AFL Footy Show'' on 20 July 2006, where he refused to dress up to mark the occasion.) He has been the focus on continual baiting by his Triple M co-commentators and is nicknamed "The Ugandan National Symbol" for his gorilla-like style, attitude and demeanour. These gorilla references made their way onto ''The Footy Show'', where both fans and [[Sam Newman]] repeatably baited Dunstall with video clips and props.

In early September 2008, the hosts of ''The Footy Show'' launched "The Great Chief Chase" in which viewers were offered five double passes to ''The Footy Show Grand Final'' concert for the best photo a person could take with Dunstall.<ref name="knockout">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/stop-your-sooking-chief/story-0-1111117512596|title=Dunstall admits he wanted to knock out James Brayshaw|first=Daryl|last=Timms|date=18 September 2008|work=[[Herald Sun]]}}</ref> Dunstall was reportedly furious when details of his whereabouts were made public, resulting in people knocking on his house door asking for photos with him.<ref name="knockout"/> He was especially threatening towards [[James Brayshaw]], a colleague at [[Triple M Melbourne|Triple M]] and one of the hosts on ''The Footy Show'' who had labelled Dunstall a "sook".<ref name="knockout"/> Dunstall and Brayshaw formally ended their feud the following week at the [[Victoria Racing Club]] footy finals fever lunch.
 
Dunstall has also hosted various television shows, including the Seven Network's ''Live and Kicking'' and [[Fox Footy]]'s ''[[Saturday Central]]'' (with [[Wayne Carey]]), ''[[On the Couch (Australian TV series)|On the Couch]]'' and ''[[League Teams]]''. He was a host of Triple M radio show ''The Gospel'' with [[Nathan G. Brown|Nathan Brown]], [[Peter Everitt]] and [[Nick Riewoldt]] until 2006.{{Citation needed|reason=october 2009|date=October 2009}}

He was a member of The Friday Rub on Friday nights alongside James Brayshaw, [[Garry Lyon]] and Damian Barrett on Triple M.<ref name=mmm /> Dunstall is also the host of Bounce, a weekly football show broadcast on [[Fox Footy]].

Reflecting his Queensland upbringing, Dunstall is depicted lining up for goal wearing a Queensland state guernsey in [[Jamie Cooper]]'s painting ''The Game That Made Australia'', commissioned by the AFL in 2008 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the sport.<ref>Australian Football League, [http://www.150years.com.au/150Moments/150MomentsArticle/tabid/11382/Default.aspx?newsId=55972# The Game That Made Australia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419120046/http://www.150years.com.au/150Moments/150MomentsArticle/tabid/11382/Default.aspx?newsId=55972 |date=19 April 2013 }}, Retrieved 19 September 2010</ref>

A stand at the Cooparoo Oval and the schoolboys competition in Brisbane (Jason Dunstall Cup) are both named after him.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

In July 2014, Dunstall was elevated to Legend status in the Hawthorn Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2014-07-12/dunstall-becomes-a-legend|title = Dunstall becomes a Legend| date=12 July 2014 }}</ref>

On 9 April 9, 2015, the [[Melbourne Renegades]] announced that they have appointed Dunstall as the club's new Chairman, replacing outgoing Chairman and fellow Triple M Footy colleague James Brayshaw.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.melbournerenegades.com.au/news/2015/04/09/dunstall-appointed-new-chairman|title=Dunstall appointed new chairman}}</ref>

In 2024, Dunstall was made one of 32 players in the history of Australian rules football to be elevated to Legend status in the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Jason Dunstall's epic resume complete after elevation to Legend status in Australian Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2024-jason-dunstall-elevated-to-legend-status-in-the-australian-football-hall-of-fame-latest-news/news-story/66e5b534a7a4ef279dd1d0ce30bd0c1e |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Hawks great Jason Dunstall joins Hall of Fame Legends |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1110065/hawthorn-hawks-champion-jason-dunstall-elevated-to-legend-status-in-australian-football-hall-of-fame |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=afl.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
As of 2003, he was married to wife Deb Dunstall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/jason-and-deb-dunstall-arrive-at-the-crown-casino-for-the-news-photo/51402921|title=The Vodka Cruiser Charity Challenge 2003|publisher=Getty Images|first=Regis|last=Martin|date=6 June 2003|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref>

He became close friends with [[Danny Frawley]] during the 12 years they spent together on ''Bounce'' until Frawley's death in 2019.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

== References ==
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==Bibliography==
*The Goal King: Jason Dunstall's own story ( With Ken Piesse) Melbourne : Wilkinson Books, 1995. {{ISBN|1-86350-208-4}} :

==External links==
*{{AFL Tables|ref=J/Jason_Dunstall.html}}
*{{AustralianFootball|ref=jason%2Bdunstall/12050}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120325145459/http://www.afl.com.au/aflhq/awards/halloffame/players/tabid/856/default.aspx AFL Hall of Fame - Players]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2142A2AF222CE9DC Playlist of Hawthorn v Footscray Round 19, 1996 - Dunstall kicked 14 goals in this match]

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