Player Watch #50: Ben Brown

[Topkent]

Is this true? I’d have thought a player retiring is their call, so they are either breaking contract and giving up what is left on the contract. Or if the club forces the issue, there might be a settlement of sorts to part pay out the remainder of a contract. How does free agency come in to it.

Think what he means is to stop clubs signing a free agent on a million a year and then cancelling the contact halfway through it has to stay in the cap.

 

[danster168]

Can't come back quick enough for Weid. Don't care if he sits in the goalsquare in a wheelchair, will still offer more.

No thanks. I don't want to see brown ever again in a melbourne jumper regardless of how bad Weideman was. JVR or smalls.

 

[pjfairbairn]

Goody said in the presser that he'll be good to go.

 

[Topkent]

Let's hope he can get back in and fire one last shot if for nothing else other than he's generally accurate.

 

[The Dr]

Let's hope he can get back in and fire one last shot if for nothing else other than he's generally accurate.

And better than Weid.


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[stEdy]

If Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

recaptures last year's form, kicks bags in finals and leads us to another flag will he be known as the Vegan Clark Keating

Clark Keating

Age

48

Ht

197cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.3

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.9

3star

HO

13.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

3.2

2star

HB

2.8

3star

HO

4.2

5star

?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

will he be known as the Vegan Clark Keating ?

The vegan and he/him version of Clark Keating

 

[stEdy]

The vegan and he/him version of Clark Keating

Don't assume his pronouns please

 

[Daemon]

If Ben Brown recaptures last year's form, kicks bags in finals and leads us to another flag will he be known as the Vegan Clark Keating?

People here will still call him a spud. The irrational hate for him based on playing a gameplan that doesn't suit him is ridiculous.

 

[Topkent]

Look surprisingly agile on the ground for us but if we are relying on Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

to kick 3 goals a week from snaps and ground ball picks ups we are absolutely ****ed cause that's not gonna last. The fact that despite all the wanking pre season that we've fixed our ball movement from certain posters and Browns kicking goals from balls he's picking up off the ground shows we haven't fixed a ******* thing

 

[Daemon]

Look surprisingly agile on the ground for us but if we are relying on Ben Brown to kick 3 goals a week from snaps and ground ball picks ups we are absolutely ed cause that's not gonna last. The fact that despite all the wanking pre season that we've fixed our ball movement from certain posters and Browns kicking goals from balls he's picking up off the ground shows we haven't fixed a *** thing

Yes, as I said above you can't knock a bloke when he gets the worst delivery in the league. I don't buy into this changed game plan talk at all - we seem to be doing exactly the same rubbish delivery as we did last year.
Brown is going well though, hope some people around here are eating a nice slice of humble pie.

 

[Headless]

Leading the Coleman.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Ayyyyyy, good for Benny. Lets try not to kick it on his head so much hey?

 

[stEdy]

When your "power forwards" go "air to ground"

 

[schmuttt]

Apparently his preseason form was really strong and they couldn’t justify not picking him for r1. Hoping for a 45+ goal year after the way he’s started.

 

[00Stinger]

Apparently his preseason form was really strong and they couldn’t justify not picking him for r1. Hoping for a 45+ goal year after the way he’s started.

First time he has had a good uninterrupted pre season too

 

[Topkent]

Apparently his preseason form was really strong and they couldn’t justify not picking him for r1. Hoping for a 45+ goal year after the way he’s started.

Can't see it. Happy to be wrong here but he has had 0 impact in the air and I can't see this run of goals off the deck continuing. Gonna go goalless a few times if he can't mark it.

 

[schmuttt]

Can't see it. Happy to be wrong here but he has had 0 impact in the air and I can't see this run of goals off the deck continuing. Gonna go goalless a few times if he can't mark it.

He has to kick just under two goals a game to get to 45 assuming he plays all H&A games but not including finals. Think hes done pretty well so far with the delivery hes been givne.

 

[Topkent]

He has to kick just under two goals a game to get to 45 assuming he plays all H&A games but not including finals. Think hes done pretty well so far with the delivery hes been givne.

How many guys kick 45? Probably ~10 in the comp would be my guess. ( Just looked only 15)

Kicking dribblers from 30 and snaps out of packs is awesome but not sustainable. If he can't get his bread and butter goals this won't last

 

[booshboy]

How many guys kick 45? Probably ~10 in the comp would be my guess. ( Just looked only 15)

Kicking dribblers from 30 and snaps out of packs is awesome but not sustainable. If he can't get his bread and butter goals this won't last

I honestly can't remember a Melbourne forward marking on the lead since Neitz

 

[stEdy]

It all comes down to whether his knee can hold up.

When he's able to hit up the wings and use his tank to work his defender over he's a much more effective forward.

Has averaged 15 touches, 4 goals and 6.5 marks across 2 games. He's actually a lovely kick around the ground too - but if he's back to shuffling around and we're putting it on his head in a pack he'll go back to those 5-6 touches and 2-3 marks a game with a goal if he's lucky.

Would be handy if Tmac pulled his finger out or JVR came on quicker than expected.

 

[Dory_77]

It all comes down to whether his knee can hold up.

When he's able to hit up the wings and use his tank to work his defender over he's a much more effective forward.

Has averaged 15 touches, 4 goals and 6.5 marks across 2 games. He's actually a lovely kick around the ground too - but if he's back to shuffling around and we're putting it on his head in a pack he'll go back to those 5-6 touches and 2-3 marks a game with a goal if he's lucky.

Would be handy if Tmac pulled his finger out or JVR came on quicker than expected.

This, and realistically I don't think it's worth pushing him to play every h&a game and cooking him. 15 games would be great; doubt he gets to 45 goals in that but if he can get 35ish that'd be great.

 

[Tulip]

He could have some zero games and still hit 45 tbf. 40 would be a good return from someone we all thought was washed tbh. At the very least he’s now making opposition coaches think again.

 

[Toump Ass]

45 is pretty conservative I reckon, I've pencilled in 60.

 

[00Stinger]

How many guys kick 45? Probably ~10 in the comp would be my guess. ( Just looked only 15)

Kicking dribblers from 30 and snaps out of packs is awesome but not sustainable. If he can't get his bread and butter goals this won't last

Josh jenkins kicked 40+ 5 years in a row with majority being Joe the Gooses

Anything is possible