Best Full Forwards Local Leagues

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There was a bloke running around in the MPNFL a few years back who was in the army or navy. I Cant remember his name but i watched him go around for Red Hill. Big lump of a lad with good hands and a thumping left foot.
 
In the NCFL the best forwards are Darren Stenhouse from Wedderburn and Clifford Ryan from Birchip-Watchem. Stenhouse kicked 97 goals for the regular season and brought up his 100 in the first final. Ryan only kicked 80 odd goals this season but spent most of his time out at CHF. He kicked 120 last year and kicked his 100 in just 14 games which was a league record.
 
There was a bloke running around in the MPNFL a few years back who was in the army or navy. I Cant remember his name but i watched him go around for Red Hill. Big lump of a lad with good hands and a thumping left foot.
After a couple of beers with the boys, we beleive Jamie MacKinlay was his name and he was in the Navy. Must have been sent away as he dropped of the face of the earth.
 

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Stephen Douglas Norman, father of former Carlton player, Karl was a gun in the OMFL in the 1970's.

Recruited from:Tigers (Wang JFL)
First played : 1969
Last Played:1983
Reserves Games:20 (Member of 1969 Runners-up Team)
Senior Games:242

Goals:1016 (Club Record-holder)
Goals in a Match:13 (once); 11 (twice); 10 (5 times); 9 (8 times);8 (9 times); 7 (19 times); 6 (23 times).
Club Honors:Leading Club Goal-kicker – 10 Seasons
1971 (65 goals), 1973 (97), 1974 (90), 1975 (118), 1976 (48),1977 (115), 1978 (103), 1979 (69), 1980 (95), 1981 (65).

Runner-up, Best & Fairest – 1973
Most Improved Award – 1971
Most Consistent Award - 1977

Premierships (7) – 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979.
Other Grand-finals – 1976, 1980.
Life Member

Other Honors:

Ovens & Murray Football League Leading Goal-kicker: -1974, 1975, 1977, 1978.
Ovens & Murray Representative: -1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 (9 games).

Nothing more captures the imagination of the Australian Football public, than a champion full-forward in full flight. The game reveres the great full-forwards of the past with almost as much respect as that reserve for best and fairest award winners, probably because the position, by its very nature, excites the most spectacular aspects of our game.

One of those men who inspired the greatest excitement and adulation in the history of the Ovens and Murray Football League proudly wore the brown and gold of the Wangaratta Rovers – STEPHEN DOUGLAS NORMAN.



Stephen Norman joined the Wangaratta Rovers Football Club in 1969 from the local Junior League team Tigers. He was to serve the Club for 15 years until his retirement in 1983 and, in the twenty years hence, no other Ovens and Murray full-forward has come close to the phenomenal goal-kicking record Stephen left as his legacy to the game.

Steve Norman began his career with the Rovers in 1969 in rather unobtrusive fashion, spending the first season in the Reserves, who finished runners-up.
In 1970 Steve made his senior debut with the Hawks, but it wasn’t till the next season that the selectors saw fit to slot him in at full-forward. From then on, Steve’s career blossomed starting with a haul of 65 goals in 1971, a figure that equaled the Club record achieved by the legendary Bob Rose eleven years previous.

In 1973 Steve reached 97, easily a new Club record, but over the next decade he was to stretch that much further. Next season, 1974, Steve bagged 90 and then in 75 he hit the ton for the first time with 118. In 1976 he was restricted to only half a season and his tally was 48, but then followed 115 in 1977, 103 in 78, 69 in 79, 95 in 1980 and 65 in 81.

During the course of this record-breaking spree, Steve created an Ovens and Murray record, being the only player to attain the one hundred goal mark on three separate occasions. He was the leading Ovens and Murray goal-kicker in 1974, 75, 77 and 78. Steve also represented the League on 9 occasions from 1975 to 1980.

His bag of goals in individual matches is also staggering. In one game Steve managed a lazy 13 “sausage rolls”; he twice kicked 11, 10 five times, 9 eight times, 8 goals another nine times, 7 big ones nineteen times and a moderate bag of 6 goals in 23 matches.

Sometimes full-forwards are the ultimate egotists on the football arena, but Steve Norman was renowned for his unselfish play. He often responded to praise by claiming his greatest satisfaction in football were the seven Ovens and Murray Premierships he shared with his Rovers team-mates.

It is beyond dispute that Stephen Norman is one of the greatest full-forwards the Ovens and Murray Football League has ever seen, together with North Albury’s Stan Sergeant, they stand head and shoulders above any players past and present. Steve’s career total of 1016 goals is of course a Wangaratta Rovers Club record and second only to Sergeant on the League’s all-time list.

But for the Hawks supporters, Steve Norman’s 242 games for the Club was a source of football passion and excitement few have rivaled.
 
Kevin "Mulga" Malseed was 18 when he debut for Heywood in 1953.

I don't have the his full stats but what I have is impressive

League leading Goalkicker from 1953 to 1964 and 1970, 71 and 72

Kevin Malseed – 1953 – 115 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1954 – 112 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1955 – 0xx – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1956 – 067 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1957 – 065 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1958 – 0xx – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1959 – 0xx – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1960 – 068 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1961 – 0xx – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1962 – 0xx – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1963 – 074 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1964 – 075 – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1965 – 0xx – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1966 – 0xx – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1967 – 0xx – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1968 – 0xx – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1969 – 0xx – ??? – ???
Kevin Malseed – 1970 – 115 – Macarthur – Portland Port Fairy FL
Kevin Malseed – 1971 – 138 – Macarthur – Portland Port Fairy FL
Kevin Malseed – 1972 – 148 – Macarthur – Portland Port Fairy FL
Kevin Malseed – 1973 – 010 – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1973 – 024 – Macarthur – Portland Port Fairy FL
 
Perry Meka - 1984 - xxx - Lemnos - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 1985 - xxx - Lemnos - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 1986 - 100 - Lemnos - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 1987 - 096 - Lemnos - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 1988 - 072 - Lemnos - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 1989 - 046 - Tatura - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 1990 - 102 - Lemnos - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 1991 - 049 - Lemnos - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 1992 - 173 - Ardmona - Kyabram DFL
Perry Meka - 1993 - 171 - Ardmona - Kyabram DFL
Perry Meka - 1994 - 109 - Numurkah - Murray FL
Perry Meka - 1995 - 103 - Numurkah - Murray FL
Perry Meka - 1996 - 080 - Tongala - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 1997 - 055 - Tongala - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 1998 - 093 - Lemnos - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 1999 - 059 – Shepparton Swans - Goulburn Valley FL
Perry Meka - 2000 - 080 - Ardmona - Kyabram DFL
Perry Meka - 2001 - 106 - Ardmona - Kyabram DFL
Perry Meka - 2002 - 102 - Ardmona - Kyabram DFL
Perry Meka - 2003 - 053 - Ardmona - Kyabram DFL
Perry Meka - 2004 - 101 - Wunghnu - Picola & DFL
Perry Meka - 2005 - 108 - Ardmona - Kyabram DFL
Perry Meka - 2006 - 148 - Ardmona - Kyabram DFL
Perry Meka - 2007 - 107 - Ardmona - Kyabram DFL
 
Dick O’Bree – 1952 – 025 – Lake Boga – Mid Murray FL
Dick O’Bree – 1953 – 140 – Lake Boga – Mid Murray FL
Dick O’Bree – 1954 – 092 – Lake Boga – Mid Murray FL
Dick O’Bree – 1955 – 097 – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree - 1956 – 005 – Collingwood – Victoria FL
Dick O’Bree – 1957 – 093 – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree – 1958 – 063 – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree – 1959 – 018 – Wycheproof – North Central FL
Dick O’Bree – 1960 – 070 – Wycheproof – North Central FL
Dick O’Bree – 1961 – 034 – Wycheproof – North Central FL
Dick O’Bree – 1962 – 052 – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree – 1963 – 055 – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree – 1964 – 057 – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree – 1965 – 077 – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree – 1966 – 035 – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree – 1967 – 096 – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree – 1968 – 112 – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree – 1969 – 099 – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree – 1970 – xxx – Euroa – Waranga NE FL
Dick O’Bree – 1971 – 059 – Euroa – Goulburn Valley FL
 
Jarrod Arentz - 1994 – 043 - Manangatang – Northern Mallee FL
Jarrod Arentz - 1996 – 100 - Manangatang – Northern Mallee FL
Jarrod Arentz - 1997 - 057 - Manangatang - Mallee FL
Jarrod Arentz - 1999 - 085 – North Bendigo – Heathcote DFL
Jarrod Arentz - 2000 – 106 - Wentworth - Sunraysia FL
Jarrod Arentz - 2001 - 106 - Wentworth - Sunraysia FL
Jarrod Arentz - 2002 - 151 - Manangatang - Mallee FL
Jarrod Arentz - 2003 - 092 - Manangatang - Mallee FL
Jarrod Arentz - 2004 - 106 - Tooleybuc/Manangatang - Central Murray FL
Jarrod Arentz - 2005 - 157 - Tooleybuc/Manangatang - Central Murray FL
Jarrod Arentz - 2006 – 154 - Tooleybuc/Manangatang - Central Murray FL
Jarrod Arentz - 2007 – 133 - Tooleybuc/Manangatang - Central Murray FL

Does anyone know where he played in 1995 and 1998 ?
 
John Hotker from Minyip was a superstar in the Wimmera in the 1980 & 90's. I don't have any stats available but i'm sure someone from up that way can post them.
 

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I'm more of an Essendon District man myself, but over the Easter holidays I would frequent some Queenscliff games down in the Bellarine League, and there was a guy there, who looked and played like Brad Johnson, same physical dimensions too.

Played more the "Carey position" but would sometimes go out from the square.

Would win the goal- kicking year in, year out, then did his knee. Came back for about 8 games one year and kicked about 70 goals, but then did his knee again. He came runner- up in the league B&F that year too.

Guy was a freak, can't remember his name.

In the EDFL we had Minton- Connell at my club Aberfeldie for a long while kicking 100 goals a season.

Aaron James played 1 year with Doutta Stars and went upwards of 120.

Now it's Strathmore's Tim Harvey (from Box Hill Hawks), Greenvale's Ben Hakim, Doutta's Kade Carey (nephew of Wayne), West Coburg's Ash Flavel and Oak Park's Blake Albones.

The best FB's are Greenvale's Travis Jorgenson (who I went to school with), Aberfeldie's Shane Sheppard and Keilor's Damian Zahra. Jorgenson held Harvey to 2 goals in the GF and was best afield, he's only 22.
 
Slug Milbourne and Slug Kinross for the BB Saints reserves alternating week about. They will add much needed SIZE and experience to last years struggling forward line. Doughboy on the bench in reserve in case either breakdown or fail a fitness test:D:D:D
 
Kevin "Mulga" Malseed was 18 when he debut for Heywood in 1953.

I don't have the his full stats but what I have is impressive

League leading Goalkicker from 1953 to 1964 and 1970, 71 and 72

Kevin Malseed – 1953 – 115 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1954 – 112 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1955 – 0xx – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1956 – 067 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1957 – 065 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1958 – 0xx – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1959 – 0xx – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1960 – 068 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1961 – 0xx – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1962 – 0xx – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1963 – 074 – Heywood – Western District FL
Kevin Malseed – 1964 – 075 – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1965 – 0xx – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1966 – 0xx – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1967 – 0xx – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1968 – 0xx – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1969 – 0xx – ??? – ???
Kevin Malseed – 1970 – 115 – Macarthur – Portland Port Fairy FL
Kevin Malseed – 1971 – 138 – Macarthur – Portland Port Fairy FL
Kevin Malseed – 1972 – 148 – Macarthur – Portland Port Fairy FL
Kevin Malseed – 1973 – 010 – Heywood – Western Border FL
Kevin Malseed – 1973 – 024 – Macarthur – Portland Port Fairy FL

As a kid living in Portand back in those days i certainly remember Mulga

Why nobody picked him up from the VFL god only knows

On a side note

Fred Fanning notable for his still standing VFL/AFL record 18 goals in one match in 1947 left Mebourne at the end of that season to play for Hamilton as country footballers got paid more in those day's

This was around the time Hamilton Imperials was formed as a second team in Hamilton

Ian Ridley (Hamilton Imperials) and Clyde Laidlaw (Portland) tied for the Munro Medal in 1953 and were recruited to Melbourne who were about to have there most successful era

Stuart Spencer (Portland) was also recruited to the Demons and is recognised as Portlands greatest VFL player

Norm Smith came down to watch after advice from Fanning and recruited all 3

Laidlaw has the best win/loss ratio of any 100 game player in VFL/AFL History

wins 99
draws 3
losses 22

percent 81

4 Preimerships is just icing on the cake

Ironically most people in that era agree that Kevin "Mulga" Malseed was best player of that in that league 1953 - 1964 when they formed the current Western Border League

What might have been if Norm Smith was watching Heywood,s most famous player

Swampfox
 
Our best up here was a guy called Clint Ennis (total w***er off the park, but anyway) who often kicked 7+ each week first for us, then for Panthers.

Now that he's gone though probably Yeppoon's Wes Hawke's the #1 in the league. He kicked 11 on us a few weeks ago. Apart from that it's Darren Boase from BITS who kicked craploads on me last year, and Dean Woosnam from Glenmore who nailed 18 last year against us (1 on me, 17 on the other bloke who played on him).

Years before that my old man was decent enough, kicked 89 in 18 games up here in 1998 which really isn't too bad (had 1 bag of 13).
 
Paul Morgan, you find his stats and you won't need anyone else to confirm one of the best going around, major or minor league. Left Donald in NCFL and went back to Rupanyup in HDFL and kicked 17 starting at CHB one game.
Saw him roll his ankle in the first quarter of a game and come back on and kick 11 on his opposite, the guy was a freak! Did most of it with 2 opponents and did well at interleague.
Dan Jordan has few in his class as far as full forwards go also.
 
Nick Gooden - Nilma Darnum

One of the best underage prospects going around at the moment. Quick on the lead and a great set of dukes.
 

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