Adelaide's Best Forward Line Ever?

[pjcrows]

What value? A concrete pillar adds structure. Most overrated footballer of all time.

Wouldn't have played a game if had a different surname.

Robran was one of Blight's most important players.

 

[Paladin]

Depends if you count Danger or not. If you do it definitely has a case but I can't see how you can when he only plays 30-40% forward.

 

[Dujon11]

Robran was one of Blight's most important players.

Thats laughable.

9 touches and 0.0 in 97 GF, and 10 touches and 0.1 in 98 GF would disagree with your theory.

Very average player.

 

[lincsPJ]

Thats laughable.

9 touches and 0.0 in 97 GF, and 10 touches and 0.1 in 98 GF would disagree with your theory.

Very average player.

in 1997
with no robran we were 2-4
with robran we were 15-4

in 1998
with no robran we were 2-6
with robran we were 14-4

ouch. the theory stands.

 

[Dujon11]

in 1997
with no robran we were 2-4
with robran we were 15-4

in 1998
with no robran we were 2-6
with robran we were 14-4

ouch. the theory stands.

Haha merely coincidence. We won GFS with him in the side doing nothing, did the same in the minor round.

 

[Deaneus!]

Tex is great, but he lacks those vice like hands in a marking contest, and the ability to split a pack. Otherwise he'd be Careys equal, and our greatest forward of all time. Still a champ though.

It's the addition of Betts that flatters the forward line a bit imo. He kicks his 50, but creates so much more. Deft taps to advantage, goal assists, pressure and team lifting goals. Something thats been lacking since the 90's. Take him out and it's a bit 'meh', even with Tex.

As a team, we've either had nothing in that position, or jewels.

Haha merely coincidence. We won GFS with him in the side doing nothing, did the same in the minor round.

Haha. You're wrong. Try looking up the stats for 96, 97, 98 - he was better than a goal a game and three marks at CHF, in a very different era. Was never a Carey but did the job we needed, giving us a half-roaming CHF target.

Also, Robran 115.80 from 137 games
Jenkins 80.56 from 51 games
interesting

 

[Allefgib]

2009 round 22 va Carltank.

I remember sitting down before the game and thinking wow... this might be the moat i form orward line we've put on the park.

Birdman tippett hentschell
porps knights resting mid.

We kicked 176 points that day.
Porps tippett and knights kicked 4 each. Bird and potenttial 2 each.
danger 2 and vince 3. 1's to many.

 

[Allefgib]

Haha merely coincidence. We won GFS with him in the side doing nothing, did the same in the minor round.

Blight played through Robran. Was a key part of his structure

Its why rehn started drifting across chf when martyn had shut down robran in 98gf.

 

[Geoffa32]

Betts. Modra. D Jarman

Burton. Tex. Vardy

Not certain is the best 6.forwards but my favoured 6.

 

[Smoooothy]

2009 round 22 va Carltank.

I remember sitting down before the game and thinking wow... this might be the moat i form orward line we've put on the park.

Birdman tippett hentschell
porps knights resting mid.

We kicked 176 points that day.
Porps tippett and knights kicked 4 each. Bird and potenttial 2 each.
danger 2 and vince 3. 1's to many.

yep

that was one of the great performances the AFC put in too. we would have kicked 200 that day if we weren't asleep for a fair bit of the first quarter too

 

[Vader]

Betts. Modra. D Jarman

Burton. Tex. Vardy

Not certain is the best 6.forwards but my favoured 6.

A pretty fair mix..

3 from the 1996-98 period, 2 from 2014-2015, 1 from the mid-2000s.

 

[Geoffa32]

Not real sure on the stats. Just my favourite forwards, in a logical structure, we have had.

 

[Dujon11]

As a team, we've either had nothing in that position, or jewels.



Haha. You're wrong. Try looking up the stats for 96, 97, 98 - he was better than a goal a game and three marks at CHF, in a very different era. Was never a Carey but did the job we needed, giving us a half-roaming CHF target.

Also, Robran 115.80 from 137 games
Jenkins 80.56 from 51 games
interesting

Amazing stats - Averaging 3 marks and a goal a game from a key forward exactly proves my point. You could have put 10 other blokes in the side and achieved the same output.

 

[Deaneus!]

Amazing stats - Averaging 3 marks and a goal a game from a key forward exactly proves my point. You could have put 10 other blokes in the side and achieved the same output.

Actually it proves you wrong, and demonstrates you don't remember Robran's role in the team.

 

[Dujon11]

Actually it proves you wrong, and demonstrates you don't remember Robran's role in the team.

I remember him shelling the footy, he was horrible overhead. Pre broken leg at the scg he was good, after that terrible. The fact, in your words "a role player who averaged less than a goal and 3 marks a game" is being discussed in our greatest forwards is a joke. Every other side at that time had a better chf.

 

[aneale]

Robran was a hit up forward, and he played it very well. He was incredibly mobile and capable of taking the ruck in the forward 50.

He'd be better at the role now given how the game is played today than what JJ is. Robran started when the gorilla power forwards were still in vogue, that was never his game.

 

[little graham]

It was a pity Robran broke his leg.

 

[Deaneus!]

I remember him shelling the footy, he was horrible overhead. Pre broken leg at the scg he was good, after that terrible. The fact, in your words "a role player who averaged less than a goal and 3 marks a game" is being discussed in our greatest forwards is a joke. Every other side at that time had a better chf.

How many of those better CHFs ended their careers with two premiership medals?

Carey?

 

[Slippery Pete]

Thats laughable.

9 touches and 0.0 in 97 GF, and 10 touches and 0.1 in 98 GF would disagree with your theory.

Very average player.

You might want to check his stats in the 1998 prelim final.

Then you might want to go back and understand Robran's role in the team, because at the moment you don't.

Robran was a hit up forward, and he played it very well. He was incredibly mobile and capable of taking the ruck in the forward 50.

He'd be better at the role now given how the game is played today than what JJ is. Robran started when the gorilla power forwards were still in vogue, that was never his game.

He could also kick goals from well outside 50. That proved a massive weapon for us in those premiership years.

 

[little graham]

How many of those better CHFs ended their careers with two premiership medals?

Carey?

If it wasn't for Robran, carey could of had 3.

 

[Dujon11]

If it wasn't for Caven, carey could of had 3.

EFA

 

[pjcrows]

Haha merely coincidence. We won GFS with him in the side doing nothing, did the same in the minor round.

Blight himself has stated how important Robran was for his game plan and structure.

I guess Blight is wrong?

 

[Dujon11]

51:15

Possibly the greatest CHF to ever play the game

 

[Team DJ]

Bond Modra Jarman
Vardy Robran Liptak

 

[TARANTULA]

Porps, Tippett, Gunston
Callinan, Walker, Knights