With the departures of several of our ex-Crows veterans in 2019, there is a gaping hole in the forward zone that needs to be addressed if we are to remain competitive in season 2020. Forward potency lost with these departures:
- Betts: our greatest small forward ever.
- Jenkins: our most consistent tall forward for the past 4 years (excluding the second half of 2019).
- Jacobs: at his peak, he was in the top 3-4 ruckmen in the league, and he was also handy with the goals when resting up forward.
- Greenwood: X-factor up forward with his customary pack marking, and usually a good kick for goal.
With Betts gone, I can see Stengle doing ok if given the chance, but the question remains: will Stengle reach the giddy heights of what Betts had achieved?
JJ's departure allows Berg or Billy to have a fair crack at playing regular AFL games and hopefully one, or both, will settle in a spot either up forward/ruck/both.
ROB has already done an admirable job as a ruckman, but he needs to improve more his output up forward when resting up there. Hopefully he can further improve his goal kicking, and something I'm keen to note any improvements over this preseason.
Who will replace Greenwood as the X-factor with good abilities overhead as well as ground-ball gets?
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How do we see the forward line to look like in 2020?
- Betts: our greatest small forward ever.
- Jenkins: our most consistent tall forward for the past 4 years (excluding the second half of 2019).
- Jacobs: at his peak, he was in the top 3-4 ruckmen in the league, and he was also handy with the goals when resting up forward.
- Greenwood: X-factor up forward with his customary pack marking, and usually a good kick for goal.
With Betts gone, I can see Stengle doing ok if given the chance, but the question remains: will Stengle reach the giddy heights of what Betts had achieved?
JJ's departure allows Berg or Billy to have a fair crack at playing regular AFL games and hopefully one, or both, will settle in a spot either up forward/ruck/both.
ROB has already done an admirable job as a ruckman, but he needs to improve more his output up forward when resting up there. Hopefully he can further improve his goal kicking, and something I'm keen to note any improvements over this preseason.
Who will replace Greenwood as the X-factor with good abilities overhead as well as ground-ball gets?
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How do we see the forward line to look like in 2020?