I think you're both missing the point. It's not about the mids and what they can and can't do, the issue is we have zero depth in any key positions. Sure Pendles can play forward, as can Greenwood, however, if Moore gets injured (again) or Reid gets injured (again) who on our list can fill the gap?
The best clubs in the AFL have a quality key forward and then atleast 1 player at the very least on the list who can play the role to an acceptable standard if for whatever reason the key forward goes down. Sydney - Buddy and Tippet, Hawthorn - Gunston and Roughhead, Crows- Jenkins and Walker, GWS - Cameron and Patton/Lobb, Geelong - Hawkins and Clarke, West Coast - Kennedy and Darling, North - Waite and Brown, Dogs - Stringer and Redpath. I think we should be trying to emulate how these clubs are run rather than Brisvegas who have 30 mids and no talls