String Theory - Can we move him into the midfield?

[1eyedog]

Re: String Theory - Can we move him into the midfield?

I actually thought Jako was 196cm, but him being shorter just reinforces my point that forwards at 192cm had it a bit easier in the 90's than they do now.

Agree that Fev killed it at Docklands but he was a rare lead-up forward freak and the game has changed a lot in recent times and teams are better at killing off space to lead within.

Yeah agree it's probably the really hard working / explosive type players like Riewoldt / Fev that do well there. I think Stringer can do well there as a key forward. I think he already has but yes not in the Carey mould.

He actually played the Fev role a fair bit this year to great affect for us.

[stefoid]

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I just keep coming back to the idea that, by design or accident, we have two giant classy guys who can potentially be elite big mids and cause a lot of damage running forward from the midfield, taking marks and kicking goals.

A number of teams have one such player - fyfe, pendlebury, dangerfield..., but none have two that I can think of. This could be the crucial point of difference for us.

[GVGjr]

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Fyfe and Barlow fit the bill

[boydogs]

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Which 2? Bonts, Stringer, Macrae, Stevens, Jong?

[jeemak]

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Yeah agree it's probably the really hard working / explosive type players like Riewoldt / Fev that do well there. I think Stringer can do well there as a key forward. I think he already has but yes not in the Carey mould.

He actually played the Fev role a fair bit this year to great affect for us.

Perhaps a lot of things with Stringer will depend on how well we're moving the ball from defence and through the middle with him in the forward line, and whether we actually need him there or in the middle of the ground.

If we manage to pull together some decent ball movement in the coming two seasons then you might be right. If we're anything like we were these previous three years in that regard then he's going to be up against it as an undersized KPF.

[Mofra]

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Which 2? Bonts, Stringer, Macrae, Stevens, Jong?

All huge - and none of them may reach the heights of our 22 year old truly elite best player who just took out our B&F at 182cm and is already one of the best contested players I have ever seen.

[boydogs]

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All huge - and none of them may reach the heights of our 22 year old truly elite best player who just took out our B&F at 182cm and is already one of the best contested players I have ever seen.

Who do you think will have the better career, Tom Liberatore or Scott West?

[Twodogs]

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Who do you think will have the better career, Tom Liberatore or Scott West?

Tom would have to be good to be better than Scooter. Scott West was a Gun.

[Mofra]

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Tony would have to be good to be better than Scooter. Scott West was a Gun.

324 games and 7 B&Fs. Freak.

[Twodogs]

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324 games and 7 B&Fs. Freak.

Kicked or handballed the ball 600+ times for five consecutive years.

[Go_Dogs]

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Tony would have to be good to be better than Scooter. Scott West was a Gun.

When is he mounting his comeback?


Tom has a good chance of ending his career with a number of B&F awards, and multiple All Australian selections. He's also a proven Brownlow poller, so it's not impossible.

[Twodogs]

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]When is he mounting his comeback?[/B]


Tom has a good chance of ending his career with a number of B&F awards, and multiple All Australian selections. He's also a proven Brownlow poller, so it's not impossible.

Heh! Tony looks fit enough to play.

[LostDoggy]

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324 games and 7 B&Fs. Freak.

Tom may have some competition for B&F from the likes of Jackson and Bonts!

[LostDoggy]

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Tom may have some competition for B&F from the likes of Jackson and Bonts!

Scotty West had some very very good competition himself!

[Bulldog Revolution]

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Kicked or handballed the ball 600+ times for five consecutive years.

Perhaps the most consistently elite performer for us ever