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

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Not in people's round 1 teams but i suspect off his VFL game he will be.

He and Waite, with quality terriors like LT, Turner and Simpkin around with Higgins pure class is pretty exciting.
If he gets through I reckon he will play. At worst, he keeps a WC defender honest. With Woood out and McKay not ready, Waite would get triple teamed.
 

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It has to be Brown.
It's not good for us and it's not good for Brown. We have to try something else. Daw needs to improve as a forward or we play him in a different role. McKay should be training as a back up ruck but I haven't seen any evidence of this. Wish we had of had the ability to draft Two Metre Peter.
 
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Reading about Brown and Daw I for one would always play Brown ahead of Daw. Although not in the ruck, actually feel Boomer would be a better ruck option than Brown.

Interestingly we ( NMFC) have been working hard on Brown not getting pushed under the ball which happens countless times per match. The interesting component is no one around here tends to see that happen with Brownie.
 

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Reading about Brown and Daw I for one would always play Brown ahead of Daw. Although not in the ruck, actually feel Boomer would be a better ruck option than Brown.

Interestingly we ( NMFC) have been working hard on Brown not getting pushed under the ball which happens countless times per match. The interesting component is no one around here tends to see that happen with Brownie.
I don't think Brown or Daw is the equation to be fair.
 

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All three will play. No doubt.
Brown is a smart footballer knows were to lead to and gets in the right spots wouldn't say he was that great today but to be fair he has had no preseason. Maj took some great grabs when he is allowed a free run at the ball, come to the conclusion he is never going to be great one on one is more aggressive when the ball hits the ground
 
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