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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Originally Posted by
Mofra
Ding ding ding we have a winner.
Tom Boyd played our of his skin that game and took 6 contested marks. If you look at our team, who would you back in now to take 6 contested marks?
Fletcher Roberts and an immature Joel Hamling, bless them, aren't the types of players opposition coaches put time into but they did the job when it mattered.
A good system can hide defensive personnel inadequacies far more than a deficiencies in the forwardline.
The premiership forward line was just as wonky on paper. One talented high draft pick forward who was going through a “troubled” period in his life and not selected foe several weeks in the lead up; a bloke whose knees were shot to pieces; two 19 yr olds both with extremely average kicking styles and neither of whom have gone onto be forwards: a rookie who’d transformed himself into a semi crazed forward; and another guy plucked from the reserves at 24. We got so much out of this ragtag bunch. We couldn’t have dreamt such a makeshift forward line when we wished we’d had a power forward.
But they all had to constantly play out of their skins to do so. Naughton just exudes natural talent. He brings everyone to their feet, people through the turnstiles (sounds better than barcodes). And he’s not just a one trick pony, he is aggressive and tackles and chases hard. I just love watching him play.
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Originally Posted by
Ghost Dog
If he doesn't keep kneeing our own blokes in their noggins....'
I don't applaud marks when one of our own good players is out for multiple weeks, and has to deal with concussion for long periods.
Accidents happen but it's also part of marking craft.
I dunno. Maybe not much can be done. I hope so.
How could he have avoided that? He flew, with eyes only for the ball.Our game is inherently dangerous and some of the worst injuries happen in innocuous ways.
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
If Naughts keeps up this form there's no way we move him back. I think he scares the bejesus out of defenders. Opposition coaches would put more time into him than they do Bruce who is a much more mature and established senior player and has kicked more goals.
In saying that I was calling for Naughton to be moved back against Carlton in the 3rd because Weitering was all over him and the game was slipping away at the time. He wasn't getting a sniff. I thought it would be good to get him in the game. Next minute he takes a pack mark and kicks a goal that helped set up our come back. So probably better to leave him forward
They've done studies you know, 60% of the time, it works every time!
Brian Fantana.
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
I think that Naughton is one of only three players that have kicked multiple goals in every game this year. Leave him forward for sure. I haven't been as excited by the way a young Bulldogs player marks in the air, lands on his feet and runs towards goal in my lifetime.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Naughton is a beast up forward. He’s amazing. Most exciting prospect I’ve seen in our colours.
No way you’d move him back.
I recall the Hawks had similar debates about Roughead back in the day. Could’ve played back and kept Buddy up forward.
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Are the calls because people to reinstate premiership CHF Cordy back to that position?
On a serious note, agree with mjp. Naughton forward - all day, everyday. He’s got the swagger, he’s marking and impacting everything and his kicking has largely been reliable. Plus he is a defensive beast once the ball hits the deck.
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Naughton never goes back unless it's some injury-filled game and we're up by 30 just trying to run the game out and stop any easy late-goals. Naughton is a forward, for now and forever.
Let's just recruit a solid backman and put it to rest.
"Its always good to win the Ashes test match'' - Libba, AFL Grand Final, 2016
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Originally Posted by
Vred
Naughton never goes back unless it's some injury-filled game and we're up by 30 just trying to run the game out and stop any easy late-goals. Naughton is a forward, for now and forever.
Let's just recruit a solid backman and put it to rest.
Yeah this is my thinking.
I'll be surprised if we ever go into a game planning on Naughton being in defence for substantial parts of the game. As a mid game stop gap for a short period sure, but not as a proper defender.
I should leave it alone but you're not right
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Naughton wasn't that great down back. He was dominated by Jack Riewoldt in the last quarter of the last game in 2018 when Jack kicked 3 to steal the game from us. His strength is attacking the ball in the air, not nullifying an opponent. Good to send him back to stem the tide or defend a lead but forward is his best position
If you kicked five goals and Tom Boyd kicked five goals, Tom Boyd kicked more goals than you.
Formerly gogriff
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Originally Posted by
Ghost Dog
If he doesn't keep kneeing our own blokes in their noggins....'
I don't applaud marks when one of our own good players is out for multiple weeks, and has to deal with concussion for long periods.
Accidents happen but it's also part of marking craft.
I dunno. Maybe not much can be done. I hope so.
Sorry GD, but as always there's at least one time within a season's worth of posting when I call BS. This is it.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Originally Posted by
comrade
Let’s see what happens at the pointy end of the year.
Are you still 100% in favour of sending Naughton back?
Cal Twomey wrote an article last Saturday prior to the port game detailing how opposition key forwards have gotten ahold of our key backs.
What he and other media have neglected to mention is our three key forwards (Bruce, Naughton, English) have kicked 57 goals compared to 35 goals from the opposition key forwards. It is fair to assume the gap would be bigger if English hadn't missed games through injury.
By moving Naughton back we lose what has been a major strength so far this season.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/612249/w...power-forwards
More of an In Bruges guy?
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Originally Posted by
azabob
Are you still 100% in favour of sending Naughton back?
Cal Twomey wrote an article last Saturday prior to the port game detailing how opposition key forwards have gotten ahold of our key backs.
What he and other media have neglected to mention is our three key forwards (Bruce, Naughton, English) have kicked 57 goals compared to 35 goals from the opposition key forwards. It is fair to assume the gap would be bigger if English hadn't missed games through injury.
By moving Naughton back we lose what has been a major strength so far this season.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/612249/w...power-forwards
I'm definitely not as fervent as I was previously, the forward line is purring and Naughton is electric right now so I don't want to move him.
Our lack of intercept marking in defence continues to be our Achilles heel, though. Even against Port, our inability to win back the ball in defence in the 2nd led to a cluster of goals in quick time. You look at Melbourne and they don't have to dominate the midfield in order to keep teams from scoring, their defence just wins it back in the air.
It's a tough one.
If JUH was 2 or 3 years older, I'd be sending back Naughton tomorrow.
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Originally Posted by
boydogs
Naughton wasn't that great down back. He was dominated by Jack Riewoldt in the last quarter of the last game in 2018 when Jack kicked 3 to steal the game from us.
To be fair, he was like 18 years old and Riewoldt a 200+ game, multiple Coleman winning forward.
What should I tell her? She's going to ask.
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Originally Posted by
boydogs
Naughton wasn't that great down back. He was dominated by Jack Riewoldt in the last quarter of the last game in 2018 when Jack kicked 3 to steal the game from us. His strength is attacking the ball in the air, not nullifying an opponent. Good to send him back to stem the tide or defend a lead but forward is his best position
He finished 4th in the B&F as an 18 year old. That's incredible for a KPP
Western Bulldogs: 2016 Premiers
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Re: Leading Goalkickers...and a QUESTION.
Originally Posted by
mjp
To be fair, he was like 18 years old and Riewoldt a 200+ game, multiple Coleman winning forward.
Originally Posted by
Mofra
He finished 4th in the B&F as an 18 year old. That's incredible for a KPP
As a 19 year old he was the number one contested mark in the compo at FF
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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