2010 Forward Line

[Hotdog60]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

If we needed a small forward, would it be worth looking at one of the Williamstown players and put them on the rookie list. Patrick Rose or Matthew Little both kicked around 50 goals this year and have mature bodies at 24 years and shouldn't cost too much.

The question would be could they cut it at AFL level?

[Dazza]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

I'm a little worried about Hahn next year.

On the plus side. You know you have a great team when you're trying to fit 26 good players into a team of 22.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

On the plus side. You know you have a great team when you're trying to fit 26 good players into a team of 22.

Next year we'll be trying to fit about 30 or more blokes into the side, especially once/if everyone is fit. It really is an important year for a lot of our developing players, and we need to ensure that they are given adequate opportunities and senior players are dropped as their form dictates. We now have the depth to scrap the credits in the bank system, which I think is something we need to do.

[Mofra]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

If we needed a small forward, would it be worth looking at one of the Williamstown players and put them on the rookie list. Patrick Rose or Matthew Little both kicked around 50 goals this year and have mature bodies at 24 years and shouldn't cost too much.

Little has already been on an AFL list (Hawks).

Rose is the odds-on favourite to be the "shared cost" rookie between the Gulls & Dogs, much the way Picken was this year.

[The Underdog]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

I've said all year our best forward is at full back!! If Barry plays as a traditional FF, and Bwian played CHF, can you imagine!!!!!! The key to Grand Final success is a strong backline, a dominant midfield and two big forwards. Look at the teams since the Lions 3peat. All the same. Brown/Lynch, Tredrea/Westoff (a hack I know), Buddy/Roughhead, Mooney/Ablett/Hawkins. Who can fill the key defensive posts is the key.

I'm still not sure why people keep throwing this idea up. We've invested 8 or 9 years in Brian to become an All-Australian full back and he's rarely shown or been given the opportunity to show that he has any idea about playing forward. Why would we move him and create a huge hole in our backline. Murphy plays the role of a leadup CHF already, probably far better than Brian ever could. But I guess he doens't look like what people want their CHF to look like. We have nobody ready to take over a key defensive post for at least 1-2 years. We need to concentrate on developing Grant and Cordy into good tall forwards, admittedly the club's biggest weakness in the past few years (the development of young talls I mean).

[LostDoggy]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

Maybe putting DFA in there could be option

[LostDoggy]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

Maybe putting DFA in there could be option

As a forward?
No thanks, apart from some defensive pressure does bugger all. Check the WC game at Etihad.

[azabob]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

As a forward?
No thanks, apart from some defensive pressure does bugger all. Check the WC game at Etihad.

He wasn't alone that day!!

[Sedat]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

As a forward?
No thanks, apart from some defensive pressure does bugger all. Check the WC game at Etihad.

Playing devil's advocate, he was quite effective in that Rooke/McQualter style defensive forward role the week before against Freo. One match is not much of a sample size it must be said

[LostDoggy]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

Part of being a forward is that you must be able to kick a goal and in some respects make something out of nothing.

[LostDoggy]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

Trade Hahn, use cap space and 1st rd pick for for small forward

[hujsh]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

Trade Hahn, use cap space and 1st rd pick for for small forward

We wish.

He'd be worth a late second round pick at best.

[LostDoggy]

Re: 2010 Forward Line

Sorry, I never meant we would get a 1st round for Hahn, I mean use our current 1st round pick (15) on a good small forward. I see Hall and Murph being our FF, CHF, where does that leave Hahn?