Strategy 2023 | Let's Construct Our Best 22 | Part 3: Forwards

Which six players should fill the forward positions in a pre-2023 Best 22?

  • 2 Jacob Van Rooyen

    Votes: 31 68.9%

  • 4 James Harmes

    Votes: 7 15.6%

  • 6 Brodie Grundy

    Votes: 10 22.2%

  • 9 Charlie Spargo

    Votes: 33 73.3%

  • 16 Bailey Laurie

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • 18 Jake Melksham

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 19 Josh Schache

    Votes: 2 4.4%

  • 21 Matthew Jefferson

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • 22 Blake Howes

    Votes: 2 4.4%

  • 25 Tom McDonald

    Votes: 38 84.4%

  • 29 Joel Smith

    Votes: 2 4.4%

  • 30 Alex Neal-Bullen

    Votes: 26 57.8%

  • 31 Bayley Fritsch

    Votes: 44 97.8%

  • 32 Tom Sparrow

    Votes: 2 4.4%

  • 36 Kysaiah Pickett

    Votes: 43 95.6%

  • 37 Kade Chandler

    Votes: 7 15.6%

  • 38 Oliver Sestan (r)

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • 40 Taj Woewodin

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • 45 Andy Moniz-Wakefield (rB)

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • 50 Ben Brown

    Votes: 17 37.8%
  • Total voters
    45
  • Poll closed .

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Results from Part Two:

1| Steven May (97.4%)
2| Jake Lever (94.9%)
3| Harrison Petty (89.7%)
4| Christian Salem (76.9%)
5| Angus Brayshaw (74.4%)
6| Jake Bowey (71.8%)
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7| Michael Hibberd (41.0%)
8| Trent Rivers (33.3%)

Daniel Turner, Adam Tomlinson, Jed Adams, Joel Smith, Deakyn Smith, Judd McVee, James Harmes (<10%).

Part 3 is looking at the forward six:
HF: Half Forward Flank | Centre Half Forward | Half Forward Flank
FF: Forward Pocket | Full Forward | Forward Pocket

Please vote for the six players you'd want to fill those positions. Voting ends Feb 21st.

In the poll above are every player I've seen listed as a forward in either DreamTeam and/or the Best 22 thread... Happy Voting! :smallfooty:

Post-2009 team:
B: James Frawley | Matthew Warnock | Colin Garland
HB: Jamie Bennell | Jared Rivers | Cameron Bruce
C: Cale Morton | Colin Sylvia | Aaron Davey
HF: Jack Watts | Matthew Bate | Brad Green
F: Ricky Petterd | Liam Jurrah | Austin Wonaeamirri
R: Mark Jamar | Brent Moloney | Jack Grimes
INT: James McDonald | Stefan Martin | Nathan Jones | Sam Blease

E: Brad Miller | Neville Jetta | John Meesen

2016 team:
B: Neville Jetta | Lynden Dunn (vc) | Colin Garland
HB: Christian Salem | Tom McDonald | Tomas Bugg
C: Dom Tyson | Bernie Vince | Angus Brayshaw
HF: Christian Petracca | Cam Pedersen | Dean Kent
F: Jeff Garlett | Jesse Hogan | Jack Watts
R: Max Gawn | Nathan Jones (c) | Jack Viney
INT: Aaron vandenBerg | Sam Frost | Jack Grimes | James Harmes

E: Billy Stretch | Heritier Lumumba | Jack Trengove

2017 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Oscar McDonald | Tom McDonald
HB: Jayden Hunt | Sam Frost | Michael Hibberd
C: Jordan Lewis | Clayton Oliver | Dom Tyson
HF: Christian Petracca | Jesse Hogan | Dean Kent
FF: Jeff Garlett | Cam Pedersen | Jack Watts
R: Max Gawn | Nathan Jones | Jack Viney
INT: Angus Brayshaw | Christian Salem | Billy Stretch | Bernie Vince

E: Jake Melksham | Aaron vandenBerg | Tomas Bugg

IN FROM 2016: Oscar McDonald, Jayden Hunt, Michael Hibberd, Jordan Lewis, Clayton Oliver, Billy Stretch
OUT FROM 2016: Lynden Dunn, Colin Garland, Tomas Bugg, Aaron vandenBerg, Jack Grimes, James Harmes

2018 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Oscar McDonald | Jake Lever
HB: Jayden Hunt | Sam Frost | Michael Hibberd
C: Angus Brayshaw | Dom Tyson | Nathan Jones
HF: Jake Melksham | Jesse Hogan | Christian Petracca
FF: Jeff Garlett | Tom McDonald | Mitch Hannan
R: Max Gawn | Clayton Oliver | Jack Viney
INT: Christian Salem | Alex Neal-Bullen | Jordan Lewis | James Harmes

E: Cam Pedersen | Bernie Vince | Corey Maynard | Joel Smith

IN FROM 2017: Jake Lever, Jake Melksham, Mitch Hannan, Alex Neal-Bullen, James Harmes
OUT FROM 2017: Jack Watts, Dean Kent, Cam Pedersen, Billy Stretch, Bernie Vince

2019 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Steven May | Jake Lever
HB: Michael Hibberd | Oscar McDonald | Christian Salem
C: Angus Brayshaw | James Harmes | Nathan Jones
HF: Christian Petracca | Sam Weideman | Alex Neal-Bullen
FF: Jake Melksham | Tom McDonald | Aaron vandenBerg
R: Max Gawn | Clayton Oliver | Jack Viney
INT: Bayley Fritsch | Kade Kolodjashnij | Charlie Spargo | Jordan Lewis

E: Mitch Hannan | Braydon Preuss | Billy Stretch | Sam Frost

IN FROM 2018: Steven May, Sam Weideman, Aaron vandenBerg, Bayley Fritsch, Kade Kolodjashnij, Charlie Spargo
OUT FROM 2018: Dom Tyson, Jesse Hogan, Jayden Hunt, Sam Frost, Jeff Garlett, Mitch Hannan

2020 team:
FB: Neville Jetta | Steven May | Marty Hore
HB: Michael Hibberd | Jake Lever | Christian Salem
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | James Harmes
HF: Christian Petracca | Jake Melksham | Bayley Fritsch
FF: Kysaiah Pickett | Tom McDonald | Sam Weideman
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Angus Brayshaw
INT: Aaron vandenBerg | Nathan Jones | Adam Tomlinson | Mitch Brown

E: Luke Jackson | Jayden Hunt | Harley Bennell | Jay Lockhart

IN FROM 2019: Ed Langdon, Marty Hore, Kysaiah Pickett, Adam Tomlinson, Mitch Brown
OUT FROM 2019: Jordan Lewis, Oscar McDonald, Alex Neal-Bullen, Kade Kolojashnij, Charlie Spargo

2021 team:
FB: Michael Hibberd | Steven May | Trent Rivers
HB: Christian Salem | Jake Lever | Adam Tomlinson
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | James Harmes
HF: Luke Jackson | Sam Weideman | Bayley Fritsch
FF: Kysaiah Pickett | Ben Brown | Charlie Spargo
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Christian Petracca
INT: Angus Brayshaw | Jayden Hunt | Jay Lockhart | Tom McDonald

E: Jake Melksham | Bailey Laurie | Neville Jetta | Oskar Baker

IN FROM 2020: Trent Rivers, Ben Brown, Luke Jackson, Charlie Spargo, Jayden Hunt, Jay Lockhart
OUT FROM 2020: Neville Jetta, Marty Hore, Jake Melksham, Aaron vandenBerg, Nathan Jones, Mitch Brown

2022 team:
FB: Trent Rivers | Steven May | Jake Lever
HB: Jake Bowey | Harrison Petty | Christian Salem
C: Ed Langdon | Jack Viney (vc) | Angus Brayshaw
HF: Kysaiah Pickett | Tom McDonald | Alex Neal-Bullen
FF: Charlie Spargo | Ben Brown | Bayley Fritsch
R: Max Gawn (c) | Clayton Oliver | Christian Petracca
INT: Luke Jackson | James Harmes | Tom Sparrow | Adam Tomlinson | James Jordon (sub)

E: Jayden Hunt | Michael Hibberd | Luke Dunstan

IN FROM 2021: Harrison Petty, Jake Bowey, Alex Neal-Bullen, Tom Sparrow, James Jordon (sub)
OUT FROM 2021: Jay Lockhart, Michael Hibberd, Sam Weideman, Jayden Hunt

2023 team so far:
FB: Jake Bowey | Steven May | Jake Lever
HB: Angus Brayshaw | Harrison Petty | Christian Salem
C: Ed Langdon | Christian Petracca | Lachie Hunter
HF: Half Forward Flank | Centre Half Forward | Half Forward Flank
FF: Forward Pocket | Full Forward | Forward Pocket
R: Max Gawn (c) | Jack Viney (vc) | Clayton Oliver
INT: Interchange | Interchange | Interchange | Interchange | Substitute

E: Emergency | Emergency | Emergency

IN FROM 2022: Lachie Hunter
OUT FROM 2022: Luke Jackson
 
jhong said:
You may have left a name off the Forwards , FootyGuy13
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Legit thought you were making a joke about people wanting to put Petty in the forward-line now that he's had to be put in the defence.
 

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FootyGuy13 said:
Legit thought you were making a joke about people wanting to put Petty in the forward-line now that he's had to be put in the defence.
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Despite my ham fisted way of letting you know , and knowing there are plenty who wouldn’t miss him , Brown is on our list . It’s a fun thread so carry on 😀
 
New here so not 100% sure how this setup works - BUT - I would actually have had Gawn as an option for the forwards as I have a sneaky feeling he might play more forward than ruck (or back), with Grundy being primary centre ruck. Apparently at the player sponsor event on the weekend it was mentioned Choco was goal kicking coach now and has been working his magic on Big Max with Harmesy telling punters he was backing the skip for 35+ snags this year.
 
Lord Nev said:
New here so not 100% sure how this setup works - BUT - I would actually have had Gawn as an option for the forwards as I have a sneaky feeling he might play more forward than ruck (or back), with Grundy being primary centre ruck. Apparently at the player sponsor event on the weekend it was mentioned Choco was goal kicking coach now and has been working his magic on Big Max with Harmesy telling punters he was backing the skip for 35+ snags this year.
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* me this is hard.

Legit the only two blokes I don't have question marks over are Slick Fritsch and Mozzie Kozzie.

Jacob Van Rooyen - Will potential translate to impact?
James Harmes - Can he be more than a tagger that drifts forward?
Brodie Grundy - Marking and scoreboard impact?
Charlie Spargo - Can he consistently impact games?
Bailey Laurie - Will he make the jump?
Jake Melksham - Cooked?
Josh Schache - Can he be more than a backup tall/ruck?
Matthew Jefferson - Will he stand up in a stiff breeze?
Blake Howes - Make the jump?
Tom McDonald - Cooked?
Joel Smith - Can he stay injury free? Show more than bursts?
Alex Neal-Bullen - Is hard two-way running and 'holding space' enough for us to kick winning scores?
Tom Sparrow - Can he be a forward that has bursts through the middle (I think he can)
Kade Chandler - Can he translate VFL form into AFL impact?
Oliver Sestan (r) - Is he Jako mkII?
Taj Woewodin - Will he make it?
Andy Moniz-Wakefield (rB) - Will he make it?
Ben Brown - Cooked?
 
Meds said:
* me this is hard.

Legit the only two blokes I don't have question marks over are Slick Fritsch and Mozzie Kozzie.

Jacob Van Rooyen - Will potential translate to impact?
James Harmes - Can he be more than a tagger that drifts forward?
Brodie Grundy - Marking and scoreboard impact?
Charlie Spargo - Can he consistently impact games?
Bailey Laurie - Will he make the jump?
Jake Melksham - Cooked?
Josh Schache - Can he be more than a backup tall/ruck?
Matthew Jefferson - Will he stand up in a stiff breeze?
Blake Howes - Make the jump?
Tom McDonald - Cooked?
Joel Smith - Can he stay injury free? Show more than bursts?
Alex Neal-Bullen - Is hard two-way running and 'holding space' enough for us to kick winning scores?
Tom Sparrow - Can he be a forward that has bursts through the middle (I think he can)
Kade Chandler - Can he translate VFL form into AFL impact?
Oliver Sestan (r) - Is he Jako mkII?
Taj Woewodin - Will he make it?
Andy Moniz-Wakefield (rB) - Will he make it?
Ben Brown - Cooked?
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I think TMc has one more good season in him, if he stays injury free.

I like Gawn playing ruck/pushing forward; and Grundy, when on ball, play ruck/dropping back.
 
Headless said:
I want Chandler playing (especially if Pickett will be playing more midfield), but I've gone:

HF: Spargo - McDonald - Neal-Bullen
F: Fritsch - van Rooyen - Pickett
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I am the same they really need to give Chandler a shot and Van Rooyen.

I would be surprised, when this is finished, if McDonald Fritsch and Pickett are not in everyones team.

Grundy because I have bought into the idea he will be playing Forward and taking on all Forward of centre ruck contests.

So that is my (starting) six:-
Chandler - McDonald - Fritsch
Pickett - Grundy - Van Rooyen
 
Ben Brown is not cooked, he's not even semi-cooked. He's just warming up baby, he's gonna EXPLODE this year and I'm gonna rub it in everyone's face.
I smell COLEMAN MEDAL BABY!!!!
 

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Headless said:
I'm going 100% the opposite re: Gawn and Grundy.
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Gawn worries me when pushing back, when we are under pressure, he often knocks our talls over.
I like it when Maysie is on his feet.

Grundy might we a we bit better below his knees then maximus when down back with a loose ball situation.?
 
LarryDavidNeitz said:
If anyone votes for Melk we'll know Goody is on Bigfooty
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The first 2 months is the best time to get games into kids before we settle the team.
So I expect to see JvR and Chandler get some early.

Also they will try if possible, to get Melk in early days, if he's in form... he played well last year, toward the end. And his experience would be useful around the kids.
He needs 6 to get there. I think he'll struggle toward the back end of 2023.
 
LarryDavidNeitz said:
Someone voted for Schache? What a dystopian outlook of a future in which our forwardline plumbs depths never before envisaged by mankind
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I take it your not a fan of JS. Some were doubters of Pederson as well.


To rest BBrown, keep his games tally light, early season.

Scache to bring the ball to ground, or to shield JvR going for the mark. He has the height (201cms) JvR doesn't.
 
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Headless said:
I want Chandler playing (especially if Pickett will be playing more midfield), but I've gone:

HF: Spargo - McDonald - Neal-Bullen
F: Fritsch - van Rooyen - Pickett
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I chose Chandler. Too talented for VFL. Can find the goals and can run through the midfield if needed. We have to put games into him. More than likely is the sub or at best starting bench, but i really hope he gets some serious games this year. The last few spots are hotly contested so hopefully that means our worst 6 continue to improve
 
From all reports suggesting Brown is having a great Pre-Season whilst kicking bags in the Intra Games i would say he gets the nod over JVR early

HF - Sparrow, McDonald, Pickett
F - Gawn/Grundy, Brown, Fritsch
 
Fritsch and Pickett are automatic selections. Spargo too, for his ball delivery I50.

Sparrow gets the flick. He is not a forward, he is better suited to being Viney's replacement in the middle. Swapping him for Harmes, he can take a grab and knows where the goals are. Sparrow can sit with Rivers on the pine.

And for our tall forwards, I am going for a premiership duo of Ben Brown and T-Mac. I think they will combine for 15 goals for the year!

Stiff to miss out: Chandler and JVR. By all reports they are both playing well at Casey (I don't follow VFL). Chandler seems to be on the cusp of regular AFL games given how many times he has worn the sub vest. JVR looks small so I would only bring him in if one of Tmac or BBB are having a stinker.

I just think our forward line is too small if we play 3 of Pickett, Spargo and Chandler in the same game.

Schache does not get a look in at a regular forward spot. Guys at their third club rarely figure it out. I think he might be OK if the interchange is expanded and we need a 200cm bloke to help in the ruck or stand under the ball in the forward/back line. I hope he is a serviceable player and has a Pedo-esque like resurgence.
 
ZionMig22 said:
From all reports suggesting Brown is having a great Pre-Season whilst kicking bags in the Intra Games i would say he gets the nod over JVR early

HF - Sparrow, McDonald, Pickett
F - Gawn/Grundy, Brown, Fritsch
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I have not given up on Brown, though I did not vote for him in this poll. I can see him on the interchange bench or being rested a bit to manage his knee.
 
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