geelongs forward line

[troy]

what do you think of the geelong forwards.. there are burns bizzel houlihan j mooney c mooney mensch white and ling. is there enough talent to beat other top teams with these guys and how would you line up the whole team..this is mine.
scholl graham sanderson
harley j mooney mcgrath
murphy kilpatrick milburn
ricardi white burns
houlihan mensch bizzel
king hocking spriggs
what do you guys think????

 

[JUBJUB]

I wouldn't have Jason Mooney at centre-half-back.Maybe Cameron Mooney.

You haven't included a bench .

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"The good humour man can only be pushed so far ". -Bart Simpson

 

[taylor]

bench from clarke corey ling wojinski
j mooney to chb was a gamble but i think t mcgrath is shit and we have too many talls in the forward 5o white mensch 2 mooneys ling etc how would you line up the geelong forward 50??

 

[JUBJUB]

White -CHF
Ling -Bench or half forward.
Mensch -FF
C Mooney -CHB or FB [changing with White in the forward].
J Mooney -struggle to hold a regular spot.
Graham -anywhere he wants
McGrath -VFL
Harley -FB or Back Pocket.
Bizzell -forward pocket.


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"The good humour man can only be pushed so far ". -Bart Simpson

 

[taylor]

they will probably bloody play mcgrath in the seniors...they want to use c mooney as a forward what about kingsley?any mpegs on footy you know of?

 

[dons_r_tops]

I didn't know geelong had a forward Line

 

[gocatsgo]

B. Sholl, Graham, Scarlet
HB.Bizzell, Harley, Sanderson
C. Riccardi, Kilpatrick, Murphy
HF.J.Mooney, C.Mooney, R.Burns
F. Snell, White, Houlihan
Fo.King, Milburn, Hocking,
I. Spriggs, Clarke, Ling, McGrath

Don't know enough about Kingsley to put him straight in

 

[PeopleWonderWhy]

Originally posted by dons_r_tops:
I didn't know geelong had a forward Line

Don's R Tops

What a cute and original name. Gosh how nice. And people wonder why Bomber supporters are accused of being cocky, then complaining that everyone is so nasty wasty to them just because they're so goody woody.

Enjoy it while you can because when you fall then you will have to suffer wuffer nasty wasty people saying truly ruly awful things about Hirdy Wirdy and Lloydy Woydy. Will you still be such a smug little bug then HMMMM

 

[PeopleWonderWhy]

Originally posted by dons_r_tops:
I didn't know geelong had a forward Line

Don's R Tops

What a cute and original name. Gosh how nice. And people wonder why Bomber supporters are accused of being cocky, then complaining that everyone is so nasty wasty to them just because they're so goody woody.

Enjoy it while you can because when you fall then you will have to suffer wuffer nasty wasty people saying truly ruly awful things about Hirdy Wirdy and Lloydy Woydy. Will you still be such a smug little bug then HMMMM

 

[Agent 86]

B Sholl White Rahilly
HB Sanderson Graham Harley
C Riccardi Kilpatrick Murphy
HF Clarke C Mooney Houlihan
F Burns Bizzell Mensch
R King Milburn Spriggs
Inter Snell Corey Ling Scarlett

I think the kid Corey will turn out a very good player, as well theres a guy by the name of Brent Cowell was on the rookie list last year, won the St Kilda magoos B & F in 99, if there's anyone who is a bit closer to the club cold they tell me what's happening with him? Looked a damn good player the few games I saw this year. Hopefully we'll make the finals again, be nice to win one though... who knows, a bit of luck on the right days and we could put the wind up a couple of teams.Unfortunately, can't see anyone getting past Essendon again, barring injuries etc

 

[S.Robbo]

Geelong's forward line lacks classy, strong marking forwards, who can kick goals consistently. And that fact alone is the reason why I don't believe they will make the 8 next year.

White is the best forward without doubt. Moves well and always provides an option, but is a flanker and isn't renown for kicking lots of goals. If he had a reliable full forward to kick to, then the Cats could be a whole different kettle of fish for opponents. Sure they have good crumbers with the likes of Burns, Houlihan and Snell, but they can't be relied upon to kick the winning score every week. Bizzel, while a classy flanker, is far too small to be expected to play full forward. Mensch is far too slow as well, even withstanding the fact that he puts in every now and then.

Their forward front lacks structure, wherein it's more of a bits and pieces bunch, that looks to spread the load of goals each week to win. Find a reliable full forward and they could be a threat...perhaps try Graham more regularly, but that deprives the backline, which is adequate at best.

Geelong to me, just lack a key player or two at both ends of the ground to be a threat. Sure they have some great kids in Spriggs and Clarke to come through, but essentially lack key position players.

As an Essendon supporter, I see the cats as a good competitive side, but there are several teams who are as good or better. All things being equal with luck and other factors next year, I see the Cats just finishing around the fringe of the 8...probably 9th.

Mitchell White must recapture his All Australian form, if they are to make the 8.

 

[walshy1993]

burns, ling, bizzel, mensch, white etc
its a pretty strong forward line, but how often
consistancy is a major problem, mensch and burns especially
bizzel and ling needs another year or two to be potent and dangerous forwards
as for white, we will just have to wait and see

donsrtop, does that response from peoplewonderwhy remind you of a collingwood supporter, cant handle a joke, and jumps straight down the throat at someone who may dare try to say anything about the club

 

[Grendel]

Anyside with a player like Ronnie Burns running around in it as its main forward line strike power has something to worry about.

White could be the answer, hes like a low rent James Hird. He really can play at an elite level, thing is, will he though?

The Mooneys are both to lumbering, similar to the Roccas in that can you afford to play both in the same forward line. Throw in Mensch and its a slow slow forward set up.


One bloke i do like the look of is Ling. Seems to lead well and strong hands. Maybe he might be the one to step up and take that FF spot. Shame that Lynch never got his hammies right, had tons of potential that kid.

 

[sainter]

Agent 86,

I can tell you that there were a lot of saints supporters that were very angry when Cowell was delisted. Especially considering that he was playing so well in the reserves that many of us thought he deserved a senior berth.

It seems like he had a good year for the Geelong VFL reserve side. We have retained a couple of promising rookies on our rookie list for another year and I hope that Geelong does the same with Brent.

 

[GoEagles]

gocatsgo - Thats a bit of a risk putting White there at full forward. I'd put Mensch at full forward, because from what I've seen, he's got a much stronger overhead mark.