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I would be okay with one midfielder on the HFF, anymore is unjustified. Also would LOL if for some reason they put Mitchell on the HBF.
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Yeah but Danger is the only Mid in the forward line and thats on the half forward line so that is actually a pretty good setup
The Chad - Tex - Danger
Eddy - JK - The Package
The Chad - Tex - Danger
Eddy - JK - The Package
If I was the coach of a team and was asked "You can have Dangerfield or Gunston, only proviso is whoever you pick must stay at HFF all game?" I would laugh hysterically as I gave Paddy his jumper and say to him "Can you believe they just asked me that?"
Exactly! The AA team is an honourary thing. Why not reward the best players in the league. As long as they still put in some small and tall forwards and backs, I'm fine with it. I'd rather see Danger, Sydney Kennedy, Etc be in the team than put a forward who has had a clearly worse year. It's meant to be a hybrid of best players in positions with the best players in the league.
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Oh noes... Isaac Smith named at half forward on Hawthorn's team sheet for tonight's final... the humanity...
I hate how clubs put midfielders on the forward flank....
I hate how clubs put midfielders on the forward flank....
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At least he's on the field this week. I didn't see him at all during last Friday night's game!
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The AA selection needs to decide whether the team is the best 22 that could be made, or the best players in each position. At the moment they're sitting on the fence, with some years being the best 22, and others being the best for each position.
It is fair enough to say that Jack Gunston is a better HFF flank than Dangerfield. But Dangerfield is the better player overall. So who gets the HFF flank spot? Danger or Gunston?
It is fair enough to say that Jack Gunston is a better HFF flank than Dangerfield. But Dangerfield is the better player overall. So who gets the HFF flank spot? Danger or Gunston?
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What if i told you... there was no half forward flank...
Get your head out of the 80s... the visual representation of a football side along the 6 lines is no longer relevant to actually how people line up
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That isn't what I am arguing though. I know the 6 lines are irrelevant. Doesn't stop them being used as a reference though. Commonly, a roaming high half forward will be named on the HFF. I know the position is useless, but it has its reasons. Otherwise we may as well not have a teamsheet, just name the plyers in alphabet order. It is a good reference point. Would it be fair to Josh Kennedy if Dangerfield took his position at CHF just because "There are no positions anymore"?
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I'd be open to naming a side by best 22 in alphabetical order - it actually makes sense
I like the idea that balance is provided in a side. So for me the likes of Dangerfield named amongst the forwards - because in the real world if a side had that luxury to use him to rotate forward and mid they'd be laughing.
Similarly Gunston kicked 6 the other week and was often lining up at half back.
Assuming that best 22 actually played a game, you might find 15 minutes in NN, Mundy, Dangerfield and Wingard might be in the centre with Fyfe and Neale pushing forward and Goldy on the bench...
Thats horse shit, players like Chris Mayne, Josh Hill, Dean Towers, Charley Cameron and Jack Gunston are half forward flankers if ever ive seen any.
The sheer desperation with which the AFL needs a new system for accurately conveying rosters and positions is absurd.
The 3x6 grid just doesn't help anymore.
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