Opinion What unpopular AFL opinions do you have? - Part 2

[RUNVS]

I'm guessing you didn't rate Cyril Rioli very highly?

Rioli's value can be seen in the stats though as he averaged very high tackle levels for a small forward.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Buddy was not a goal square player either, still kicked 1066 goals in his career.

How are you honestly this thick?

Yes because come the 2000's key forwards played interchangeable roles that some would come out of the goalsquare (including Buddy), but forwards and play was more active and mobile generally, in that Buddy played a lot of his career working up the ground but running back to the goalsquare in a way that no 90s player ever did because player roles were far more stratified in the tasks they were asked to do.

As a Swans fan you surely can't have forgotten the numerous times Buddy took marks within 30m of goal. Just because he worked up the ground didn't mean he also didn't take marks in the goalsquare.

Things become different over time, gee.

 

[cblues4864]

not sure if unpopular but a lot of the great coaches were simply right place/ right time, not to discredit their achievements, i am sure they had their influence
Hard to define a great coach obviously most people will point to stats but how much of is it great list, environment and other factors going your way.

i would like to see how chris scott

Chris Scott

Age

49

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

would go coaching the blues in the 2010s and onwards

 

[RUNVS]

How are you honestly this thick?

Yes because come the 2000's key forwards played interchangeable roles that some would come out of the goalsquare (including Buddy), but forwards and play was more active and mobile generally, in that Buddy played a lot of his career working up the ground but running back to the goalsquare in a way that no 90s player ever did because player roles were far more stratified in the tasks they were asked to do.

As a Swans fan you surely can't have forgotten the numerous times Buddy took marks within 30m of goal. Just because he worked up the ground didn't mean he also didn't take marks in the goalsquare.

Things become different over time, gee.

So are you saying Carey never took a mark within 20 metres of the goal?

 

[threenewpadlocks]

So are you saying Carey never took a mark within 20 metres of the goal?

Is this just being argumentative for the sake of argumentative?

It's really not hard to understand

90s football: average team might take 15 marks near the goals. FF takes 10, CHF takes 5.

2000s-now football: average team might take 15 marks near the goals. Key forward that plays closer to the goals takes 8, key forward that works up the ground (Buddy Franklin,), 7.

 

[Hawksboy72]

Collingwood lacking A.Rocca in that list

brendan Ladson....shouldnt the be Rick Ladson?

 

[Cuzz09]

brendan Ladson....shouldnt the be Rick Ladson?

I thought that too