Best forward 6 of all time

Forward Press · Sep 13, 2023

Yes I know it's based on the one about the best back 6 of all time and Hawthorn probably win this one, but since it's season over for 12 teams may as well...

The Eagles one is probably fairly weak but quite competitive.

Darling Kennedy Embley
Ph Matera Sumich LeCras

Post yours - or not.

HTPunter · Sep 13, 2023

Carey CHF
Blight FF
Harvey on a flank
Jim Krakouer in a pocket

Probably throw in Grant as a forward flanker & one of Longmire, Petrie or P.Krakouer.

Definitely weak at the 5th & 6th spot for an all time 6 - but first 4 hold up real well.

raskolnikov · Sep 13, 2023

Essendon:

Hird Salmon Mercuri
Bewick Lloyd Watson

Probably forgetting someone...

eth-dog · Sep 13, 2023

Hird - T Daniher - Hutchison
Lloyd - Coleman - Bewick

NetworkNerd · Sep 13, 2023

Franklin Roughead Brereton
Breust Dunstall Matthews

Am I stiff leaving out Hudson/Rioli... I dunno I like the above team

Walshawk · Sep 13, 2023

Hawks win this one by a mile…
HF: Franklin Brereton one of Rioli/Arthur/Buckenara/Moncrieff/Breust/Roughead
FF: Matthews Dunstall Hudson

manutd/dogs · Sep 13, 2023

FF: Johnno Beasley Gia
HF: Murphy Templeton Grant

M Malice · Sep 13, 2023

Craig McRae, Alistair Lynch, Luke Power.
Jason Akermanis, Jonathan Brown, Daniel Bradshaw.

Chat Pile · Sep 13, 2023

Matthew Richardson - Royce Hart - Jack Riewoldt
Michael Roach - Jack Titus - Kevin Bartlett

Not too bad.

Roby · Sep 13, 2023

NetworkNerd said:
Franklin Roughead Brereton
Breust Dunstall Matthews

Am I stiff leaving out Hudson/Rioli... I dunno I like the above team

Yeah, you don't leave Hudson out

Brereton Matthews Franklin
Rioli Hudson Dunstall

Rough, Breust, Peck (on of few players to win the Coleman three years in a row), Buckenarra, Jarman, all unlucky

And you could argue that Gary Ablett could be included too, which would make it ridiculous

Kreuuuzeurns · Sep 13, 2023

Johnston Kernahan Jesaulenko
Betts Vallance Ashman

Fev would be stiff.

Hawks win this thread and quite easily.

HarryBeef · Sep 13, 2023

Saints would have a pretty good one.

Jascave · Sep 13, 2023

This is the forward 6 from an All Australian team I picked from the period 1975 until now made up of players from the VFL/AFL, SANFL and the WAFL:

Ross Glendinning Royce Hart Wayne Johnston
Tony Lockett Jason Dunstall Lance 'Buddy' Franklin

g_TRAIN · Sep 13, 2023

In the time I've been watching footy for the Saints there have been some awesome forwards..

Lockett, Riewoldt, Milne, Loewe, Gehrig, Winmar.

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Nostradumbass · Sep 13, 2023

raskolnikov said:
Essendon:

Hird Salmon Mercuri
Bewick Lloyd Watson

Probably forgetting someone...

Good to see Bewick in there, the bloke was a gun.

Mr Meow · Sep 13, 2023

HF: J.Cameron Hawkins G.Ablett Snr.
FF: Chapman Wade S.Johnson

2012 jumpin', leapin' Hawkins before the back issues.

Senior in that roaming role '84 through '89, interchangeable with the smalls in the pocket.

Wade the target man.

Chapman and Johnson fairly self explanatory as mobile pockets/flankers who push up the ground as well.

Cameron was poor when injured this year and is controversial based on his brief time as a Cat. But peak Cameron on a flank in this side would tear teams apart more than alternatives like Davis.

Ablett Junior played forward well before and after his peak. I have no doubt he'd have dominated on a flank 2007-2014 as well so there's your mobile forward rotation if required.

Shadow89 · Sep 13, 2023

Geelong's 'd be up there I reckon. Not Hawks level, but probably Top 3-5.

HF: S. Johnson, Ablett Snr., Ablett Jnr.
F: D. Wade, T. Hawkins, P. Chapman

Doug Wade (1057 goals)
Ablett Snr. (1031 goals)
Hawkins (781 goals - current)
Steve Johnson (516 goals)
Ablett Jnr. (445 goals)
Paul Chapman (388 goals)

Combined 4000+ goals there. Ablett Jnr. slightly controversial, but he was a goal kicking forward for 7 years before he became a mid, so would be criminal to have guys like Brownless or Jez Cameron who has only been with us for 3 years, ahead of him.

Love the balance of that forward line too, and salivate at the the thought of those champs all playing together in a hypothetical universe, haha.

Shadow89 · Sep 13, 2023

Roby said:
Yeah, you don't leave Hudson out

Brereton Matthews Franklin
Rioli Hudson Dunstall

Rough, Breust, Peck (on of few players to win the Coleman three years in a row), Buckenarra, Jarman, all unlucky

And you could argue that Gary Ablett could be included too, which would make it ridiculous

Ablett kicked 10 of his 1031 goals with you, lol. Not sure you could argue that with a straight face. You already have more than enough quality to win this outright, so no need to include Ablett when he'd never be remembered as a Hawk anyway.

Jibroni · Sep 13, 2023

Melbourne's would be entertaining:

Petracca Schwarz Lyon
Farmer Neitz Roberston

WillHayward · Sep 13, 2023

manutd/dogs said:
FF: Johnno Beasley Gia
HF: Murphy Templeton Grant

Murphy? Did he even play fwd?
.
I think you mean Choco Royal?

Forward Press · Sep 13, 2023

The Hawthorn forwards are absurd (cannot really include Ablett imo but you don't need him). Four can make legitimate claims to be in an all time AFL team and whoever you pick in the last two will be Hall of Fame level or close to it.

Probably a better debate is who is second - Geelong? Richmond? Essendon? Any other teams in contention?

Mesc · Sep 13, 2023

FF:Waterhouse Waterhouse Waterhouse
HF:Waterhouse Waterhouse Waterhouse.

Roby · Sep 13, 2023

Shadow89 said:
Ablett kicked 10 of his 1031 goals with you, lol. Not sure you could argue that with a straight face. You already have more than enough quality to win this outright, so no need to include Ablett when he'd never be remembered as a Hawk anyway.

Obviously I didn't include him but on a technicality you could. He's listed in the AFL team of the century as (Geelong, Hawthorn)

By the way if you did, this is what it would look like:

Ablett Matthews Franklin
Rioli Hudson Dunstall

Probably the best forward line period, minus Lockett.

Cyclops · Sep 13, 2023

Pies:
HF: Fothergill, Carman, Daicos
FF: Rose, G Coventry, Condon

Fothergill was a fat arsed HFF who was an unstoppable goal machine, old timers say he was better than Daicos. Phil Carman played the best football anyone ever saw albeit for short periods. P Daicos you should know, if you don't, watch some footy. Bob Rose was a murderous hard rover and perhaps the best Magpie of all. Dick Condon was another smart arse genius, invented the stab pass and tore sides apart before WWI. We have probably 3 forward 6s as good as anyones.

Go the Guts · Sep 13, 2023

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