Best forward 6 of all time

[Vdubs]

Should we limit this to those we have seen, or all-time?

 

[Roby]

Young.
It wasn't a criticism, just wasn't sure if you were being facetious or not.

ps I'm old

Old is good, better than those who haven't seen certain players play.

How good would be if we had footage of Bunton? But we can only go by recounts, and based on the oral evidence he could be argued to be the greatest of all time, at least he was in his era, according to those who watched him. Based on what I've read, Haydn Bunton Sr was very similar to Ablett Jnr

 

[Vdubs]

Old is good, better than those who haven't seen certain players play.

How good would be if we had footage of Bunton? But we can only go by recounts, and based on the oral evidence he could be argued to be the greatest of all time, at least he was in his era, according to those who watched him. Based on what I've read, Haydn Bunton Sr was very similar to Ablett Jnr

Agreed.
And John Coleman

 

[underthestars]

I don't know who Baldock is, but no Loewe?

seriously?

 

[peetoo]

The Hawthorn forwards are absurd (cannot really include Ablett imo but you don't need him). Four can make legitimate claims to be in an all time AFL team and whoever you pick in the last two will be Hall of Fame level or close to it.

Probably a better debate is who is second - Geelong? Richmond? Essendon? Any other teams in contention?

Hawthorn v richmond or possibly carlton

 

[fusion]

Hawthorn's is unbeatable.

At North, our best would be to play Pagan's Paddock and clear the other 5 forwards out and leave Carey by himself in the forward 50.

Don't need any others

 

[Roby]

seriously?

Are you unable to read more than two posts per page, seriously??

 

[underthestars]

Are you unable to read more than two posts per page, seriously??

what? read every single post that came after yours before i replied to you?
i'd forget to my lad.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Yes I know it's based on the one about the best back 6 of all time and Hawthorn probably win this one, but since it's season over for 12 teams may as well...

The Eagles one is probably fairly weak but quite competitive.

Darling Kennedy Embley
Ph Matera Sumich LeCras

Post yours - or not.

Brett Heady every day over Andrew Embley on a half forward flank.

Anyone who remembers Heady would agree. Genuine match winning forward.

 

[_Mike_]

Dogs

FF. Collins - Beasley - Johnson
HF. Grant - Templeton - Quinlan

 

[Drought Break]

Franklin Roughead Brereton
Breust Dunstall Matthews

Am I stiff leaving out Hudson/Rioli... I dunno I like the above team

Crikey

That line up would put 200 on per game

 

[Seeds]

In the time I've been watching footy for the Saints there have been some awesome forwards..

Lockett, Riewoldt, Milne, Loewe, Gehrig, Winmar.



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Probably need to dump one of the talls for a medium. Good luck choosing one though. All guns.

 

[Seeds]

team from 1990 till now.

Ablett, stoneham, s.johnson
chapman, hawkins, cameron.

brownless, motlop, ablett jnr just miss.

 

[Seeds]

Geelong's 'd be up there I reckon. Not Hawks level, but probably Top 3-5.

HF: S. Johnson, Ablett Snr., Ablett Jnr.
F: D. Wade, T. Hawkins, P. Chapman

Doug Wade (1057 goals)
Ablett Snr. (1031 goals)
Hawkins (781 goals - current)
Steve Johnson (516 goals)
Ablett Jnr. (445 goals)
Paul Chapman (388 goals)

Combined 4000+ goals there. Ablett Jnr. slightly controversial, but he was a goal kicking forward for 7 years before he became a mid, so would be criminal to have guys like Brownless or Jez Cameron who has only been with us for 3 years, ahead of him.

Love the balance of that forward line too, and salivate at the the thought of those champs all playing together in a hypothetical universe, haha.

It wouldnt be criminal. Cameron is a better foward. Cameron kicked more goals in his 3 years then ablett jnr did in his 6.

 

[Kramer1]

Robert Walls, Stephen Kernahan, Alex Jeseaulenko

Rod Ashman, Harry Vallence, Eddie Betts

1383 games
2960 goals

 

[Seeds]

Yeah remember Lindner, on his day could grab the game by the scruff and rip it apart. Cats were spectacular with him and Gary senior in the team.

I’m just trying to remember if he played in 89 or if he’d already left the Cats by then?

Lindner was one of our best in the 89 grand final. But oddly played in defence at the end of the season. Kicked some big bags earlier in the season though.

 

[Lingsface]

Lindner was one of our best in the 89 grand final. But oddly played in defence at the end of the season. Kicked some big bags earlier in the season though.

I think Ronnie Burns was him and Stevie J as small forwards would be very good to watch.

 

[WilloTree]

Geelong's 'd be up there I reckon. Not Hawks level, but probably Top 3-5.

HF: S. Johnson, Ablett Snr., Ablett Jnr.
F: D. Wade, T. Hawkins, P. Chapman

Doug Wade (1057 goals)
Ablett Snr. (1031 goals)
Hawkins (781 goals - current)
Steve Johnson (516 goals)
Ablett Jnr. (445 goals)
Paul Chapman (388 goals)

Combined 4000+ goals there. Ablett Jnr. slightly controversial, but he was a goal kicking forward for 7 years before he became a mid, so would be criminal to have guys like Brownless or Jez Cameron who has only been with us for 3 years, ahead of him.

Love the balance of that forward line too, and salivate at the the thought of those champs all playing together in a hypothetical universe, haha.

Anthony William Brownless a bit stiff.

 

[PhatBoy]

I'm 43, does that make me young or old? Did he ever win a Coleman medal? I'm sure I can google any player, but that doesn't mean I should know every single player, or that anybody else does.

I’m 39, hadnt set foot in Victoria until I was 30 and have lived my entire life in or near the geographical centre of rugby league heartland in NSW and I know who he is.

 

[PhatBoy]

Anthony William Brownless a but stiff.

He was very good but with 3 other key forwards who have 2600 goals between them it’s hard to slot him in

 

[Seeds]

He was very good but with 3 other key forwards who have 2600 goals between them it’s hard to slot him in

Brownless is a tough one to rate. he was probably more talented then hawkins. brownless big finals performances speak for themselves. But doesnt have the runs on the board that hawkins did.

 

[Roddy]

Franklin Roughead Brereton
Breust Dunstall Matthews

Am I stiff leaving out Hudson/Rioli... I dunno I like the above team

You know you’re winning when the bloke with the highest per game goal average in the history of the game gets left out…

 

[Lingsface]

Brownless is a tough one to rate. he was probably more talented then hawkins. brownless big finals performances speak for themselves. But doesnt have the runs on the board that hawkins did.

Hawkins was very close to a Norm Smith and played a big part in getting us going last year as well.

 

[Seeds]

You know you’re winning when the bloke with the highest per game goal average in the history of the game gets left out…

Only because he put roughead in who should be nowhere near this side nor almost every other teams sides.

 

[Seeds]

Should we limit this to those we have seen, or all-time?

If you havent seen them then you cant rate them. You would just be making things up.