Best tall swingman in the AFL

[Engimal]

Oh wow, my post got deleted.

 

[Ordovician]

If it was like your avatar I am not surprised.

BOT Roughead is the best old style ruck rover in the game.

 

[Engimal]

Hurley.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Went with Roughead, but I'd personally say it's bad etiquette to change someone's poll options without permission. He's barely a swingman now anyway, hasn't consistently played down there for ages.

 

[Donakebab]

Went with Roughead, but I'd personally say it's bad etiquette to change someone's poll options without permission. He's barely a swingman now anyway, hasn't consistently played down there for ages.

Hawthorn mods can apparently do as they please...

 

[Rainfall]

Hawthorn mods can apparently do as they please...

Tell me about it , so do Eagle ones on the main board

 

[Mitchell54]

Surprised Not many people have picked Westhoff, I picked him

 

[The Bomb]

Everyone pick Roughead just so someone can feel very important.
what a bloody joke this thread turned out to be.

 

[The Bomb]

Poorform mods.

 

[Schraderbrau]

Hawthorn mods can apparently do as they please...

Surprised "luke hodge#goat" was added as well tbh

 

[Schraderbrau]

If Reid is fit then he is in the top 1-3 defenders in the comp and very competent goalkicking forward. Problem is he hasn't been fit for two seasons which kind of disqualifies him from this poll. On 2014 form it is Westoff.

I voted for Reid anyway though.

 

[Ambrosia]

Where is the option for gun swingman Dan Merrett?

 

[blitzer]

Taylor is clearly the best player of the lot. That said he's definitely better down back rather than forward.

Henderson is the truest example of a tall swingman that regularly switches between defense and forward. He's also quite good in both roles - although i'd still have Taylor ahead of him.

Carlisle looks set to be a forward barring a lot of injuries to tall defenders. So far he's a lot better down back than up forward - but has obviously shown some good potential up forward without the consistency.

I obviously haven't seen much of Port Adelaide because i didn't even realise that Westhoff had played much time in defense.

 

[savagelunchbox]

If Hurley is in this thread, how come there's no Jack Watts option?

Thread title needs to be changed to "Second best..."
Roughead is so far in front of the others there is no need to have any other options.

 

[juss]

He moves back into defence plenty, while he also exerted his influence when playing as a 2nd ruck. He's certainly a better poll option than Hurley.

From what I see, he drifts back and plays loose to block the space/ take contested marks to repel attacks.

How often does he go back to play 1 on 1 as a defender marking an opponent for any length of time? Henderson, Reid, Carlisle and Hurley would go back as genuine one on one defenders for extended periods every week. Many times they'd play a full game as 1 on 1 defenders.

Roughead is a magnificent player and very versatile, but he is not a genuine KPD/KPF. He's a KPF/Ruck who drifts back to help out when required.

(Also poor form from a mod to add a poll option without permission, very convenient it happened to be a player he loves from his team, doubt it would've been changed to include a player from a different team.)

 

[Mitchell54]

Roughead is a magnificent player and very versatile, but he is not a genuine KPD/KPF. He's a KPF/Ruck

He is a KPF/Midfielder that drifts back

 

[juss]

He is a KPF/Midfielder that drifts back

Contests at the bounces at times too though, so hes a ruck, he might be other things too but he's still a ruckman.

 

[Mitchell54]

Contests at the bounces at times too though, so hes a ruck, he might be other things too but he's still a ruckman.

I can't remember the last time Roughead was in ruck. Doesn't play in the ruck since Franklin left

 

[juss]

I can't remember the last time Roughead was in ruck. Doesn't play in the ruck since Franklin left

Strange, he was at centre bounces/stoppages at times in 2014.

 

[TyroneVickery29]

Roughead ok in Defence but is Brilliant in the midfield. How often do you see a KPF that could easily make it as a star midfielder.

 

[Mitchell54]

Strange, he was at centre bounces/stoppages at times in 2014.

That is Because he was playing as a tall midfielder, He was not in ruck.

 

[Turly]

Ryan Schoenmakers

 

[tigesFTW_2014]

Went with Taylor, no Tiges options.

 

[Mitchell54]

Ryan Schoenmakers

LOL

 

[Donakebab]

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