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Most players 192cm or under play better with a taller player in the team, McCarthy and Cameron, Kersten and Hawkins,Did you read his post in context?....it was spot on....I totally agree we ultimately need that genuine kpf or kpf/ ruck ...but getting/having 1 in the team just for the sake of having the 'obligatory' 195+ cm kpf despite how average they are is pointless.Any so called advantage their 'height' would bring would be cancelled out 10 fold by exposing their weaknesses
Give me MMcgovern over any average 195+ kpf of the week , twice on sundays
If "IMHO" was true there'd be a bunch of 192 cm key forwards running around in the AFL right now. After all, 192 cm players are a lot more common than 199cm players.
Looking forward to your list of 192cm key forwards.
I know it wasn't the point of your post but I'd very nervous about recruiting both of those, particularly Sutherland who I reckon would choose cricket as soon as we called his name out on draft day.+
If we draft and consequently rate Sutherland or Hayes for that role, great. But otherwise we're not exactly replete with options are we.
McGovern would be an upgrade on Kersten no doubt, are they not the same height? The cost is the issue, and with our first+
Yeah good one mate, just ignore the whole idea of the post and what I was responding to. My point is there's not much ******* use recruiting a 195+ guy just for the sake of it if he's not actually very good. With Mitch McGovern, IF he want's to come home then there's a talented football player who also happens to be tall. I'd prioritise that over selecting another Apeness just for the sake of having that 195+ guy. If we draft and consequently rate Sutherland or Hayes for that role, great. But otherwise we're not exactly replete with options are we.
I know it wasn't the point of your post but I'd very nervous about recruiting both of those, particularly Sutherland who I reckon would choose cricket as soon as we called his name out on draft day.
Hayes being a Vic Metro boy also concerns me but i'd still pick him if he was the best available, I wouldn't if Sutherland was.
I have no doubt that McCarthy will be a good player but neither will he ever be a key forward which is what we actually need
I agree but if we go key forward with a top five pick I see no need to get another with our next best pick unless:
1. They can play second ruck
2. The top five pick can't play second ruck
An elite midfielder would hit the spot.
Did you read my post properly?, the context in which I was replying?.Most players 192cm or under play better with a taller player in the team, McCarthy and Cameron, Kersten and Hawkins,
and it goes on and on, even with McGovern.
If we ever want to win a premiership a quality tall needs to be acquired, history has proven this is a winning formula.
Hawks are the perfect example, with Roughhead and Franklin.
Fwd line this year KPF x 2 ( if one can ruck all the better ) and small fwd x2 ( a terrier and a sneak )
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Think its already been covered mate...that rule expired in 2015?...no f/s for us here...just another in a long line of jips for the ffc ..f@#k it !!https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl-dr...aft-sights-on-maurice-rioli-jnr-ng-b88529512z
Fremantle and Richmond could be set for a father-son tug of war in a few years after the son of a South Fremantle legend’s promising start at the AFL’s national under-16 championships.At just 14 years old, Maurice Rioli Jnr - the son of late WAFL and VFL champion Maurice - impressed in his recent debut for the Northern Territory against Tasmania.
I have no doubt that McCarthy will be a good player but neither will he ever be a key forward which is what we actually need
I agree, if Brander is not available then a gun mid is definitely the go.
I really don't like the risk associated with Hayes and/or Sutherland.
We shouldn't reach for a KPF on speculation with such a valuable pick, the commitment from a prospective draftee needs to be rock solid and I'm not sure the Vic Metro boys are a safe bet.
Rayner, Fogarty and Cerra can't be ignored.
Did you read my post properly?, the context in which I was replying?.
I said of course we still need that big kpf , kpf /ruck but having 1 in the team for the 'sake' of having 1 is stupidity and clearly freos match committee (along with a lot of other teams) agree...otherwise we d be playing tabs regardless yeah?....ill state it again give me mcgov jr (whos number 1 strength is contested marking and is still a tall) any day over any mediocre 195+ player.
I agree with you in principle, but hasn't that been our problem all along. We have not taken a punt on a tall forward (except for Apeness) with one of our early picks. I think we need to give it a crack this year.
How to you reckon Tim Kelly would go in an AFL environment?
Obviously not in the same league but he moves laterally like Andrew MccleodAs a Souths fan who sees him pretty much every week I reckon he would go very well. He is a certainty to be on a list next season IMO.