Your preffered full-forward

[Coin_Toss]

You're making a side made up of 25 footballers. 18 starting, 4 interchanged, 3 emergencies. It's time to do the forward line. Two players are vying for the position of full-forward, but you don't know who to choose. Both players are different, one is a bash and crash full-forward, the other is a leading full-forward.
An example would be A. Rocca (bash and crash) and M. Williams (leading).

Which type of full-forward do you prefer?

 

[Doggies05']

i chose a leading full forward.

M.wILLIAMS was a bad example.

But to prove the significiance of a leaidng full-fwd.. Lloyd. Perfect example.

Many FF's are both..

eg.Barry hall.

 

[mad-saint-guy]

I'll have the fast, skilled, leading bash-and-crash FF (Fraser Gehrig version 2004).

 

[stokesy]

Leading full forward rely to much on good feed from the midfield, which can't always occur.

I prefer a crash and bash type, that can take a contested mark and not rely on perfect feed from the midfield.

Crash and bash full fowards can also use a bit of muscle and hurt the skinny defenders when necessary.

 

[Nozzer]

Ideally, you'd want someone who can do both, but a lot depends on supply from upfield. If you've got a speedy midfield who can deliver lace out every time, a bash and crash guy's not really what you want.

Conversely, if you're struggling to get any delivery at all, and getting kicks under pressure, you want a bash and crash gorilla who can either take the grab themselves, or at least get it down to the front and centre types.

Some of the best Full Forwards could do that. Jason Dunstall and Tony Lockett were great examples. While Matty Lloyd's not the worst pack mark going, he's not really known for it, and looks a lot better when he's hit on the lead.

Just my opinion, anyway. But gimme a basher anyday, Someone who makes defenders worry about where he is all the time.

 

[jonesy86]

to beat a leading full forward you just need to flood.....unless they have a super midfield who can win clearances easy and have good foot skills

 

[wells is god]

Leading. Matthew Lloyd is a prime example of a very successful leading full forward. Like someone stated you can have a player capable of both like the Legendary Plugger Lockett who took a lot of body on body grabs but also got his lumbering train of an entity rolling on occassion to mark out in front. I mean, who was gona reach past him? But i'd still take a leading forward. Crash and Bash forwards generally aren't as good a kick for goal as they usually destroy half a teams defence 15-20m out then hold a falling chest mark whereas leading forwards take kicks from all distances and convert.

 

[davey_magik]

Leading. Matthew Lloyd is a prime example of a very successful leading full forward. Like someone stated you can have a player capable of both like the Legendary Plugger Lockett who took a lot of body on body grabs but also got his lumbering train of an entity rolling on occassion to mark out in front. I mean, who was gona reach past him? But i'd still take a leading forward. Crash and Bash forwards generally aren't as good a kick for goal as they usually destroy half a teams defence 15-20m out then hold a falling chest mark whereas leading forwards take kicks from all distances and convert.

Examples why that would be? Just because they take marks closer into goal does not at all affect their goalkicking.
Bash and crash any day. Leading forwards can be picked off easily with flooding. Alistair Lynch is a great example of a bash and crash FF.

 

[Silvagnis]

Fevola.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Most "bash and crash" are usually pretyy good on the lead as they read the play well. So let's go with the "bash and crash" variety.