Aker or Mal?

[flamethrower]

Which former Brisbane Lion will have the better season, Jason Akermanis or Mal Michael?

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

You know the saying.

"With friends like those...."

 

[gandaal]

The push in the back rule is going to finish Mal.

 

[Snuka]

The push in the back rule is going to finish Mal.

Why?

 

[Coin_Toss]

Akermanis purely because he is a big-game player. Nothing will change that.

If anything, Michael will flop!

 

[gandaal]

Why?

He's super strong which has worked in the past, but he's never been super quick and he's short for a key position player, and now that he can't shove forwards in the back he's going to struggle when forwards run off him.

 

[don vito of fitzroy]

Aker. You wouldn't need to think twice. He will really give the Dogs more goal-scoring options and provide more magic. As it has been pointed out, Mal probably won't be able to adjust to the changes.

 

[oscarheel]

Mal's gonna dominate down back this year.

 

[Longy413]

He's super strong which has worked in the past, but he's never been super quick and he's short for a key position player, and now that he can't shove forwards in the back he's going to struggle when forwards run off him.

You've never been able to shove people in the back...

 

[gandaal]

You've never been able to shove people in the back...

But you could touch them on the back, and you could knock there arms, which is no longer the case.

Mals time as a top full back is finished.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Aker definately. Natural born competitor.

Mal will remember what he was considering retirement about 6 rounds in.

 

[Grimreepah]

he's never been super quick and he's short for a key position player

He is quite quick and he's got a good leap to make up for a lack of height.
But it is true that he was very good at working his opponent under the ball with a gentle nudge, so we'll see how well he can adjust.

 

[Mofra]

Interesting comment by Eade at one point. Basically said Aker isn't there to kick bags of goals. He's there to kick the goals that nobody else except Aker could kick.

 

[Dagless]

Aker coz of the team - If the team looks good, most players look good and we all know how good the Dogs look at times

 

[GoDons]

I think it's got to be Aker but that's because Aker has always been a better play than Mal and has always been able to turn a game by himself.

This is not to say Mal won't be good this year. It is laughable to suggest that not being to rest his hands on someone's back in a marking contest is going to finish his career.

As for forwards running off him, I would love to see the opposition's Full-Forward pushing up outside the forward line. Good luck to them kicking goals. Mal has the pace to o with Full-Forwards on the lead and that's all that matters at Full-Back.

 

[raskolnikov]

Mals time as a top full back is finished.

good call idiot

 

[Kochie 16]

Don't know.

Probably Aker but when it comes round 11 he will have 'pulled' his hamstring.
Mal will continue to live in the shadows of Dustin Flechter.

 

[gandaal]

good call idiot

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