Return Nathan Brown as a key forward?

[eddiebankbalance]

I never said Cloke down back. Brown up forward and Reid down back would make us a better team if Brown was a good target up forward.

Well, you just said it now.

 

[rand corp]

Let's just get him recovered and back on the park and not worry to much about a major change of position just yet

 

[Shaneprice97]

Well, you just said it now.

Hilarious

 

[sr36]

Adams isn't tall enough to play ruck.

But his work at the bottom of a pack is fantastic for a ruckman.

 

[jackcass]

No one doubts Clark's ability, but he's just not cut out mentally and wouldn't shit on Melbourne like that. If you saw his interview on the footy show, he couldn't deal with the stress of injury and hard training, being an AFL player would have to be one of the most gruelling things you can do and he couldn't hold up to it. He'll probably play local footy but that's it, an AFL return isn't on the cards.

Mental health issues emerged on the back of repeated significant prolonged injury, weren't a factor earlier that has been mentioned. Hopefully his body heals and his mental health issues can be managed because he's a talent.

 

[Mick98]

Trade him before he falls apart.

 

[ottoman]

Mental health issues emerged on the back of repeated significant prolonged injury, weren't a factor earlier that has been mentioned. Hopefully his body heals and his mental health issues can be managed because he's a talent.

Do you think clubs would consider it too risky to take him if he did decide to return

 

[THATSGOLD]

We have seen it happen before, players returning from long term injuries being trialed somewhere else on the ground, so could be give Brownie a go as a Full Forward? He was drafted as a versitile Key Position player and i dont remember him playing games up forward at senior level, Just a thought so dont bite my head off.
Couldnt help to feel sorry for the big fella on the club, hopefully a 100% recovery for a solid 2015 for big Nath!

Give him a run in the ruck.

 

[THATSGOLD]

I'm not sure he has much footy left at either end

Don't think we have many players you rate anymore Blaze. You even jumped off Grundy becoming the almighty saviour.

 

[Damon_3388]

My dream is to see Nathan Brown and Ben Reid play 22 games together in the one H&A season, with all of their gametime spent in the backline.

 

[biggiemediums]

I'm on board the 'trade him while he still has value.'

Let's be honest. Could have been really solid but while probably retire at 28 the rate his body is going.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Lets just give the "Reid up forward" plan a chance to work first.

 

[TheClokes]

Nathan Brown is going nowhere!
He will return and be Collingwood’s full-back again next year. I can see all 3 players in Brown, Frost and Keeffe playing in the same backline. As I see it, Maxwell at his best will have this year and maybe next year left… So with that, I envisage Frost taking a third-tall option in defence.

The back-six next year looking something like this:
B: Toovey – Brown – Frost
HB: Williams – Keeffe - Young

With the likes of Fasolo, Langdon, Reid, Maxwell, Scharenberg, and Lumumba rotating through when required.

The key to all this occurring, will be the further development of Frost playing the role of a Maxwell and finding more ball and using his pace to break-away and setup play. For me, Jack has this ability, hence balancing our backline and allowing Brown to play his usual role - taking on the big units.

For me Frost, Maxell, and Scharenberg will be fighting for the same position; a good headache for Nathan Buckley.

 

[doodles98]

I'm on board the 'trade him while he still has value.'

Let's be honest. Could have been really solid but while probably retire at 28 the rate his body is going.

I rate Browny and feel for the guy but from a team perspective I think we should seriously consider trading him if we can get something decent. He is too injury prone and there's no upside anymore. He has shown that his body is not durable and robust enough to play AFL on a regular basis.

 

[Shaneprice97]

Nathan Brown is going nowhere!
He will return and be Collingwood’s full-back again next year. I can see all 3 players in Brown, Frost and Keeffe playing in the same backline. As I see it, Maxwell at his best will have this year and maybe next year left… So with that, I envisage Frost taking a third-tall option in defence.

The back-six next year looking something like this:
B: Toovey – Brown – Frost
HB: Williams – Keeffe - Young

With the likes of Fasolo, Langdon, Reid, Maxwell, Scharenberg, and Lumumba rotating through when required.

The key to all this occurring, will be the further development of Frost playing the role of a Maxwell and finding more ball and using his pace to break-away and setup play. For me, Jack has this ability, hence balancing our backline and allowing Brown to play his usual role - taking on the big units.

For me Frost, Maxell, and Scharenberg will be fighting for the same position; a good headache for Nathan Buckley.

That could work well, but i think a few things need to happen.
-Keeffe needs to provide much more rebound, we know he has the ability and he has shown us plenty of times but he needs to do it consistantly. Also needs to become much more of a intercepting marking threat. Id say brown too, but i cant imagine him improving that part of his game when he constantley is injured.
-Frost if he is playing on the third tall or resting ruckman, needs to peel off them to come third man in to spoil/mark the ball on a regular bases. Ive seen him do this plenty of times(more spoiling) in pack situations during Nab games and i recole him doing it a few times round 1 when he played on a resting ruckman.
-Attacking Backman need to play large amounts of the game down there, Seedsman and Young on opposing flanks, Williams, Langdon and Lumumba spending time down there too.

 

[THATSGOLD]

My dream is to see Nathan Brown and Ben Reid play 22 games together in the one H&A season, with all of their gametime spent in the backline.

More chance of Mulligrubs returning back to the airwaves.

 

[jackcass]

Do you think clubs would consider it too risky to take him if he did decide to return

Nup, if he declares himself ready to resume, some team will take a chance on him.