Player Watch #50: Ben Brown - finished 2018 with 61 goals - second in Coleman Medal

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Nathan Brown did a very good job on him but of course Ben still found a way to two snags. Getting harder and harder to hold back with each passing game.
 
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The forward line is his now. On track for 45+ goals and should never spend even a minute in the ruck ever again.
Yep, far too valuable to sacrifice in the middle where lumbering battering rams can do him harm.
 

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Yep, far too valuable to sacrifice in the middle where lumbering battering rams can do him harm.
How much better were north when BBB had the forward line to himself? Drew in the ruck, and W8ie on the bench meant no triple towers, but our most productive period in the game.
 

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best forward at North now.... Well done coaching staff for realising that Brown must stay at FF and not change into the ruck, should never had happened but its better late then never.
 

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Where do we see Brown's ceiling?

I always thought that he'd turn into a 30-40 goal a season, relatively consistent player at best but his improvement this season and the fact he's still only played 50 games has got me re-assessing.
 

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Where do we see Brown's ceiling?

I always thought that he'd turn into a 30-40 goal a season, relatively consistent player at best but his improvement this season and the fact he's still only played 50 games has got me re-assessing.
Hard to say at the minute.

Another 50 games will tell the story. Could be anything from a very good #2 forward to a multiple Coleman medallist.
 

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best forward at North now.... Well done coaching staff for realising that Brown must stay at FF and not change into the ruck, should never had happened but its better late then never.
Brad's plan BBB?
 

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Good to see we are catching on and the powers at be also that he should remain in the 50 and nowhere near the middle.
The thing with Drew having stints in the middle is 1) hes got an engine & 2) he can find himself matched up on smaller players and able to be a get out kick.
 
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