A Strange Thought to solve a forward Problem

[aussieviking]

Everyone would expect Dawson to come back into the side as a backman. I think our backline with Johnson back is working fine.

Perhaps Dawson could play in forward line or even as the second ruck man. He is a big body, fairly mobile and would play a role destroying arial contests and bring small forwards into the game. A big body like his may take some pressure off Pav.

Just a crazy thought.....maybe I have had too much to drink.

 

[Allikat]

Everyone would expect Dawson to come back into the side as a backman. I think our backline with Johnson back is working fine.

Perhaps Dawson could play in forward line or even as the second ruck man. He is a big body, fairly mobile and would play a role destroying arial contests and bring small forwards into the game. A big body like his may take some pressure off Pav.

Just a crazy thought.....maybe I have had too much to drink.

Yeah that...
I'd be all for trying AlexP in the forward line when we get dawson or silvagni back

 

[Bicco]

If Dawson could kick goals he would be a forward. He can't so he isn't. Please don't refer to a time when he kicked 8 goals in under 12's.

 

[Allikat]

If Dawson could kick goals he would be a forward. He can't so he isn't. Please don't refer to a time when he kicked 8 goals in under 12's.

He does have a 100% conversion for set shots in the AFL

 

[salim malik]

Everyone would expect Dawson to come back into the side as a backman. I think our backline with Johnson back is working fine.

Perhaps Dawson could play in forward line or even as the second ruck man. He is a big body, fairly mobile and would play a role destroying arial contests and bring small forwards into the game. A big body like his may take some pressure off Pav.

Just a crazy thought.....maybe I have had too much to drink.

Its not as crazy as it sounds.

 

[Schauermann]

He does have a 100% conversion for set shots in the AFL

From 7 or less shots...

 

[FreoRicci]

No. Way. Dawson was tried as a forward around when we lost to the Eagles last. He has no awareness. Dawson will slot in with McPharlin and Johnson when they are back in the team. Perhaps will push Suttclife out as well as allow Clancee to play his role.

 

[ydraw]

If Dawson could kick goals he would be a forward. He can't so he isn't. Please don't refer to a time when he kicked 8 goals in under 12's.

He kicked 8 goals in a game for Box Hill Hawks while he was at Hawthorn, which is more than any of our forwards have managed in the WAFL (and the VFL is a stronger comp than the WAFL).

I think playing anyone over 6'3" as a forward is preferable to playing another midfielder. 5 man forward line hasn't worked for us.

 

[raffrox]

And we wonder why people on the main board pot us about our lack of scoring ability.

If this a semi considered idea by anybody on this broad it's a clear sign our key forwards barre Pav are insanely insanely average.

 

[Bicco]

He kicked 8 goals in a game for Box Hill Hawks while he was at Hawthorn, which is more than any of our forwards have managed in the WAFL (and the VFL is a stronger comp than the WAFL).

I think playing anyone over 6'3" as a forward is preferable to playing another midfielder. 5 man forward line hasn't worked for us.

So I've had a look for this magical 8 goals, it looks like it was round 17 2008 against Bendigo ( 7 years ago) who kicked 20 points for the match ( they scored 10 the next week against Williamstown). Bendigo won 5 games that year and Box Hill didn't make the finals.
The 8 goals was an anomaly, a blip, a fluke, whatever you want to call it. Dawson can't/ won't play forward. The only dumb question is the one not asked. But no one could seriously think this is anything close to bordering on a good idea. The only credit it may have is if mid game an injury requires it. It will never happen.

 

[ydraw]

It's a better idea than playing nobody there, which is what we are doing at the moment.

 

[aussieviking]

And we wonder why people on the main board pot us about our lack of scoring ability.

If this a semi considered idea by anybody on this broad it's a clear sign our key forwards barre Pav are insanely insanely average.

Exactly my point

 

[TheMcManusNose]

Permanent forward? No. Swing forward for a surprise (Johnno can also do this), yeah maybe for 5 minutes.

Dawson can ruck though, he's better than Hannath at that. This would be useful to us if we had a plethora of KPFs who couldn't ruck and we were going in to matches too tall. If only.

 

[ydraw]

We do have 1 defender who is a very accomplished key forward - Luke McPharlin.

 

[TheMcManusNose]

We do have 1 defender who is a very accomplished key forward - Luke McPharlin.

You feel like he's one of those vintage McPharlin as a forward leaps over a pack away from a snapped calf though at his age. Maybe if Dawson, Johnson and Silvagni were all 100% fit you'd risk it but we'd be cooked if he went down.

 

[Outshined]

Made for the forward line.

 

[Gekko71]

I've seen the guy kick... definite no thank you. Much rather perrsist wth Tabs tbh.

 

[yoong]

Seriously?!!!
Dawson takes an uncontested mark in front of goal...
immediately handpass to Walters with 3 defenders standing around him

 

[ydraw]

You feel like he's one of those vintage McPharlin as a forward leaps over a pack away from a snapped calf though at his age. Maybe if Dawson, Johnson and Silvagni were all 100% fit you'd risk it but we'd be cooked if he went down.

He's no more likely to go down playing in the forward line than he is in the back line.

 

[TheMcManusNose]

 

[ydraw]

I've seen the guy kick... definite no thank you. Much rather perrsist wth Tabs tbh.

http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2014-06-09/dawsons-goal-on-twitter

Dawson is actually a good set shot for goal. He's just very conservative with his options when kicking out of defense.

 

[Banker]

lol come on this thread is laughable.

On the other hand why not Mcfarlin as a forward?

 

[Freo]

What's laughable is our forward setup. We should try a few left-of-centre ideas. Johnson to CHF? Pearce maybe?

 

[clogged]

What's laughable is our forward setup. We should try a few left-of-centre ideas. Johnson to CHF? Pearce maybe?

Johnson played CHF in 2010. Might work.

 

[Freo]

Johnson played CHF in 2010. Might work.

Yes he did. We have survived without him back there (thanks to Ibbo mainly), maybe Jonno forward...