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You can never have too many small forwards
- Thread starter Dyer'ere
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Cummerbund is coming along nicely at VFL level at the moment. Not quite a small at 183cm but seems to have plenty of Richmond man traits that will suit an elevation to AFL level. Wouldn't mind him getting a couple of senior games before the season ends.
Whilst I completely agree with your post, I laugh at the delicious irony at all those posts (not yours) I've read on this forum attacking the club for drafting too many small forwards.
I've thought basically all the same as what you've said, particularly Butler. He needs a near career-death experience to get the will power to perform. Think of the last man cut in 16, only to get a reprieve for 17. Gets traded by us and has a stellar year only to drop back again.
Rioli, Butler, Short, Castagna, Baker, Stengle, Rioli Jnr. I've probably missed a couple. They definitely don't last too long in the role.
They say it’s the hardest position on the ground to play and with our extra emphasis on whole ground pressure and mystical game plan that seems to have forward roles that are fairly complex, we must burn them out.
We did have a go there, DA. Crumbs, kicks goals. He fits the model. 2018 none. 2019 none. We are missing them.
I worry about the list balance balance with having too many really smalls
short, baker , prestia , MJR , Aarts, etc
and too many light frames
Stack , Edwards , Mansell, Lambert , Bolton
I get it , they bring speed , agility and endurance
we saw against Geelong mature bodies breaking tackles and their mature bodies sticking more tackles
yeah our hand was forced by injury and having Short , Stack , Dan Rioli , Mansell down back or wing
and just one of KMac, Broad, Vlastuin could have tipped that balance
If Cumberland makes it then he does address that balance a little
I went and watched Dandy V Eastern today and I can vouch for what @eZyT is on about here.
Kid is 168cm, speedy Gonzales fast in mind and leg speed.
I’m in after one viewing today.
hes actually 2023 draft.
the little fella is mega bottom age.
i saw him do the full shai bolton and sit on a ruckmans head for vic metro u15 when he was 13
he does everything
We have none at the moment when at one time we had an abundance of them.
Do we have a look at MRJ?
Shift Get Shorty forward where he started his career and Edward Scissorhands as a permanent small forward??
What I do know is George Constanza and Performing Arts providing nothing.
Do we have a look at MRJ?
Shift Get Shorty forward where he started his career and Edward Scissorhands as a permanent small forward??
What I do know is George Constanza and Performing Arts providing nothing.
Hope the club makes good use of the Jack Higgins pick because, right now, we could use his smarts as a small forward. Better than Aarts and Castagna combined.
Ground ball gets. That's crumbing. The ability to kick a goal. Small forward stuff.
Chaos players. It's much better if they're quick. They can hold space and they can catch the other side's slows. They can heat and then get on the break. More heat = more chaos.
I think you can put fifteen on the park at once. A lot of posters were saying eighteen in our off-season football scenarios. Quick ones.
Time is a factor, Lois. We need a lot of quicks. Agility works too.
Chaos players. It's much better if they're quick. They can hold space and they can catch the other side's slows. They can heat and then get on the break. More heat = more chaos.
I think you can put fifteen on the park at once. A lot of posters were saying eighteen in our off-season football scenarios. Quick ones.
Time is a factor, Lois. We need a lot of quicks. Agility works too.
