Wanted... A Forward Line

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  • Bob Neil
    Opportunistic Join Date
    • Sep 2005
    • 313

    Surely J Brown wants to dump the Bears? Maybe too far past his prime and only good for 1-2 yrs?

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    • Hartijon
      On the Rookie List
      • May 2008
      • 1536

      Originally posted by Mr Magoo
      And White hasnt even played a full season in the forwards. Vespremis not a key forward and I doubt it was ever intended he be one, Jetta same and TDL has played one game but will never be a power forward.

      Key forwards rarely come in and dominate from day one . Kirk tippett who was hailed the nexty big thing at the crows rarely dominates and has only really had a few standout games this season and he has bigger wraps than white. Everyone is being way too impatient expecting that after a few games we will all of a sudden have a bunch of gun forwards. A perfect example of why we shouldnt just play all the young guys because this is what you get - mistakes and inconsistency.
      That's precisely why we should play them in a rebuilding year!

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      • aardvark
        Veterans List
        • Mar 2010
        • 5685

        We still need that forward line, TDL at best will be a good small forward. Would love to see Braddy fit and Vez and Ranga running around down there...

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        • Captain
          Captain of the Side
          • Feb 2004
          • 3602

          An in-form White combined with Bradshaw would make it potent.

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          • cruiser
            What the frack!
            • Jul 2004
            • 6114

            Our supposed forward line was completely inept today. We seem incapable of marking the ball inside 50. I will hope and dream that Bradshaw returns soon and White becomes the player we hope that he will.
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            • BSA5
              Senior Player
              • Feb 2008
              • 2522

              After seeing LJ in the ressies today, while he's still skinny and would be incapable of playing as a true CHF/FF, boy I'm excited for the future. Kid has some skillz.
              Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!

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              • ScottH
                It's Goodes to cheer!!
                • Sep 2003
                • 23665

                Originally posted by cruiser
                Our supposed forward line was completely inept today. We seem incapable of marking the ball inside 50. I will hope and dream that Bradshaw returns soon and White becomes the player we hope that he will.
                Not sure if that is the problem cruiser. To me, it seems to be the delivery, and the continuing little dinky kicks into the F50, that give the fwds little to no chance to even try and mark it.
                We continually screwed around looking for a target, rather than getting it into the danger zone.
                And don't start me on the across the ground kicks. Are you listening Goodes, Malceski, Grundy et al???

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                • liz
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                  Site Admin
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 16773

                  Originally posted by ScottH
                  Not sure if that is the problem cruiser. To me, it seems to be the delivery, and the continuing little dinky kicks into the F50, that give the fwds little to no chance to even try and mark it.
                  We continually screwed around looking for a target, rather than getting it into the danger zone.
                  And don't start me on the across the ground kicks. Are you listening Goodes, Malceski, Grundy et al???
                  Comes back to chicken and egg situation. Is our forward delivery bad because there are no tall, mobile targets on the lead, or do our tall targets not move around and lead (when we have some - which we didn't yesterday) because the forward delivery is ordinary?

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                  • ScottH
                    It's Goodes to cheer!!
                    • Sep 2003
                    • 23665

                    Originally posted by liz
                    Comes back to chicken and egg situation. Is our forward delivery bad because there are no tall, mobile targets on the lead, or do our tall targets not move around and lead (when we have some - which we didn't yesterday) because the forward delivery is ordinary?
                    Good point, but it's been going on for a while. It's just frustrating to watch (on TV). I'd prefer to get the ball into the danger zone if there are no other options.

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                    • UglyDuckling
                      On the Rookie List
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 452

                      until the ball starts continually coming out of the 50 and we all start complaining that we just bomb it in the whole time and we have no structure.

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                      • Mr Magoo
                        Senior Player
                        • May 2008
                        • 1255

                        I thought the problem yesterday was lack of tru marking forwards. Ted is nothing but a stop gap and while he took some nice grabs he is not a focal target and doesnt lead well. TDL just isnt that big and while he showed he could make a good half forward, he will never be the power forward of the team .

                        Many times we streamed out of defence but were unable to find a target or if there were two targets they both lead the same way. This is probably due to the lack of experience of ted in that position and the lack of cohesion between the guys having rarely if ever played together in these roles.

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                        • ugg
                          Can you feel it?
                          Site Admin
                          • Jan 2003
                          • 15970

                          Originally posted by Mr Magoo
                          Ted is nothing but a stop gap and while he took some nice grabs he is not a focal target and doesnt lead well.
                          I agree that he's a stop-gap measure but I'll disagree that he didn't lead well. Particularly in the first quarter he led hard, straight and fast and Tarrant couldn't keep up with him. Once Thompson was switched over, Ted's influence waned.

                          "Certainly on this ground you can get away with perhaps playing a bit more of a makeshift forward line and get him around the ball and get him involved early.
                          That was Roos's statement at the press conference. Playing at Etihad Stadium next week, I suspect we might see more of Goodes forward than in the midfield, especially if White isn't recalled. I hope I'm wrong.
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                          • aardvark
                            Veterans List
                            • Mar 2010
                            • 5685

                            Originally posted by ugg
                            . Playing at Etihad Stadium next week, I suspect we might see more of Goodes forward than in the midfield, especially if White isn't recalled. I hope I'm wrong.
                            I hope you are wrong too. Goodes in the Mid we beat Carlton, in the forward line we lose IMO.

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                            • TheHood
                              On the Rookie List
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 1938

                              You get the feeling that if we had Bradshaw and White firing up forward we would have beaten the Richmond by 6 goals and North by 12 goals.
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