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On Saturday I ventured down to the MCG and watched the Bulldogs take apart Brisbane. Although the game didnt live up to the expectations I had, I was fascinated with the the Dogs forward line structure. Murphy, BJ, Aker, Welsh, and others rotated through the forward line all day. I was astounded by their flexibility. They were leading on angles that I have NEVER seen our forwards attempt. No player played in the same position for more than 10 minutes, they were constantly changing their positions, making it very tough for the Lions to find effective matchups. Although at present their forward line has a lot more ability and skill than ours I was amazed at the simalarities. We have the players available to implement the exact same strategy. We could take our pick from Wona, Davey, Silvia, Miller, Bate, Bruce, Green, Yze, Dunn and play a versatile, open, "roaming" forward line structure.

Robbo and Neita made this sought of structure impossible for the best part of a decade, because they are lead up players. However with their absence for an extended period this stratergy should be tested. It would be a different approch for Melbourne to take, and one that I think we have the personel to implement.

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On Saturday I ventured down to the MCG and watched the Bulldogs take apart Brisbane. Although the game didnt live up to the expectations I had, I was fascinated with the the Dogs forward line structure. Murphy, BJ, Aker, Welsh, and others rotated through the forward line all day. I was astounded by their flexibility. They were leading on angles that I have NEVER seen our forwards attempt. No player played in the same position for more than 10 minutes, they were constantly changing their positions, making it very tough for the Lions to find effective matchups. Although at present their forward line has a lot more ability and skill than ours I was amazed at the simalarities. We have the players available to implement the exact same strategy. We could take our pick from Wona, Davey, Silvia, Miller, Bate, Bruce, Green, Yze, Dunn and play a versatile, open, "roaming" forward line structure.

Robbo and Neita made this sought of structure impossible for the best part of a decade, because they are lead up players. However with their absence for an extended period this stratergy should be tested. It would be a different approch for Melbourne to take, and one that I think we have the personel to implement.

Interesting observation.. The Doggies do it out of necessity as they are the best options they have. They tried big Will Minson as there tall forward and even Brian Lake at times during the year.

We can potentially use the same strategy but we still need to get the ball to the forwards who ever they are.

Most sides still have the “tall forward”: Brisbane has two, Swans have Hall, Bombers have Lloyd, Blues have Fev etc…Adelaide don’t… It is making the most of the foray’s into the 50 that count.

The Doggies are yet to show that forward structure, which looks fantastic at the minute, will hold up in finals.

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I've been saying since Robbo went down that i'm excited about what our forward line can now do. With mobile players who can all lead and mark, we can have a multi-functioning forwardline who are all pretty good kicks, especially as Miller improves.

If the midfield can use the ball as well as Bailey needs them to, it could become pretty potent on a good day. Still needs a big body to make it a bit more consistent i think, a tall marking option who we can go to when desperate

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Most sides still have the “tall forward”: Brisbane has two, Swans have Hall, Bombers have Lloyd, Blues have Fev etc…Adelaide don’t… It is making the most of the foray’s into the 50 that count.

The Doggies are yet to show that forward structure, which looks fantastic at the minute, will hold up in finals.

Adelaide do have Brett Burton who plays like a tall and a small together, Essendon also has Lucas, so this trend of one tall forward I guess is prevalent across most teams except the Bulldogs.

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