2010 Player Review - # 14 Lynden Dunn

[Demonland 73,140]

Enjoyed a career-best season in 2010. Played mainly as a defensive forward, pinch-hitting in the ruck and showed his worth as a excellent set-shot for goal. Definitely part of Melbourne’s plans for the future -Luke Holmesby melbournefc

Games MFC 2010 18 Total 70 Goals MFC 2010 26 Total 62

Games CSFC 2010 2 Goals CSFC 2010 9

[Disco Demons 92]

now a senior player...took his game to another level this year and rewarded with a two year deal.

like chip he can play on talls and smalls but can also go forward...

he joins a group of players that need a big year for melb to climb up the lader again: dunn, sylvia, morton,

[alpha33 325]

Stood up!

[DeeSpencer 26,081]

I know he finally got to spend more time forward this year which resulted in a career best season, but I still worry if there is a spot for him up forward when everyone is fit. Watts and Jurrah are the talls, Green the 3rd tall, Petterd takes his defensive forward role and then we need a couple of smalls - Wona and Bennell. Without one of the smalls I'm concerned we lack the forward pressure that seems to be a vital part of footy these days.

Personally I think he might be forced to go back to tagging again. With the retirement of the skipper he becomes the player on our list with the best physical attributes to tag. He's strong, a good tackler and has the speed. His problem with tagging in the past was probably not getting enough of his own ball but I think his time forward will have improved that, he's also a nice kick around the ground and we saw he can kick a goal.

[beelzebub 23,383]

Well done Mr Mo !! keep it up ( or better) for 2011.

Just goes to show

[rpfc 28,777]

He did well in the second half of 2011.

He did extremely well by his appalling standards before that.

Always wary of 'contract' years; we all try a little harder than usual when our livelihood is on the line.

At risk of showing a bit of MFCSS here, but I will say that there is a spot for him in our forward line if he wants it.

[Guest Rojik of the Arctic]

He did well in the second half of 2011.

He did extremely well by his appalling standards before that.

Always wary of 'contract' years; we all try a little harder than usual when our livelihood is on the line.

At risk of showing a bit of MFCSS here, but I will say that there is a spot for him in our forward line if he wants it.

Appalling is pretty harsh. He looked like a likely sort on the HFF when he first started but obviously the FD saw that he needed some fine tuning in the defensive side of his game. A painful apprenticeship for him, sure, but it looks like he has come out the other end as a good, honest footballer. He's never going to rip a game apart but he is one of those blokes that you don't give a crap backman to and if you give a good one then it lets a couple of others have a free reign.

He will have to keep up his efforts to keep his spot as others come through but I think that penny has dropped and we will have a nice problem going forward.

[e25 5]

If he can keep up his form from the latter half of the season, the spot in the forward line will remain his.

Fantastic to see him take the next step, but it wasn't entirely unexpected.

We should see a similar year from Morton next year.

[jayceebee31 761]

Shown true versatility however more potent as a forward-need to play him continuously as a forward to give him opportunity for consistancy.Could become a strong CHF over time.

Edited September 26, 2010 by jayceebee31

[Deeoldfart 8,061]

Really loved Dunny's step-up in 2010. IMO he was an important factor in our improvement. With our emerging talent, he will need to at least maintain the form he displayed in the latter half of the year to make a regular senior spot of his own in 2011.

[drdrake 3,187]

Dunn in 2010 was an indication of what our club has been about for the past 2 years education. He was taught a defensive side of his game and then slotted back into the forward line as our defensive forward, but the best thing is, he is a natural forward that can kick goals so if the player he is on shows him no respect he can kick multiple goals. He was dropped because his goal kicking was in accurate I tink at one stage he had kicked 4 goals 11 behinds, he fixed this and was very good. If he can continue to improve he will be an important player in our forward set up.

[biggestred 5,138]

keep the mo

[rpfc 28,777]

Shown true versatility however more potent as a forward-need to play him continuously as a forward to give him opportunity for consistancy.Could become a strong CHF over time.

Dunn is not a CHF. He played a defensive role on damaging HBFs and tried to make them accountable. That isn't the stuff CHFs are made of.

Where is Watts going to play?

[sylvinator 96]

Dunn is not a CHF. He played a defensive role on damaging HBFs and tried to make them accountable. That isn't the stuff CHFs are made of.

Where is Watts going to play?

A really good defensive forward, who has to make the oppositions best rebounder accountable is invaluable

[rpfc 28,777]

A really good defensive forward, who has to make the oppositions best rebounder accountable is invaluable

Absolutely.

But it is not the role of a CHF.

[Red&BlueBlood 61]

Early age draft pick that the MFC got permission from the AFL due to his age. Finally played FWD which i where he made his name.

2011 FWD Line:

Dunn, Jurrah, Green

Pettard, Watts, Wona / Bennell

With Bate & Co for depth we are looking good...

[jayceebee31 761]

Early age draft pick that the MFC got permission from the AFL due to his age. Finally played FWD which i where he made his name.

2011 FWD Line:

Dunn, Jurrah, Green

Pettard, Watts, Wona / Bennell

With Bate & Co for depth we are looking good...

Are you sure that it was Dunn and not Bate that got permission from the AFL to go into that particular draft?.

[Go the Biff 3,440]

Are you sure that it was Dunn and not Bate that got permission from the AFL to go into that particular draft?.

It was Bate

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

always bagged the shizen out of him

at times this year I couldn't believe he was the same player, especially that one match where he had about 5 kicks for the day but three of them were beautiful bombs for goals outside 50

[Guest grimes4]

always bagged the shizen out of him

at times this year I couldn't believe he was the same player, especially that one match where he had about 5 kicks for the day but three of them were beautiful bombs for goals outside 50

Still has a long way to go in my opinion. Yes he played some good games but generally against the weaker sides. Still needs to improve his chasing and tackling.

Would love to see him become a permanent forward because he looks a million times more dangerous down there. Certainly not a midfielder

[The Big Ticket 94]

Excited to see what he's got next year. Kicked some very good goals that surprised many of us, I'm sure.

But he has to back it up next year obviously. I think he can.

[sylvinator 96]

2011 FWD Line:

Dunn, Jurrah, Green

Pettard, Watts, Wona / Bennell

With Bate & Co for depth we are looking good...

LIKE!

Tapscott will probably start his career up forward as well. Can't wait.

[Adzman 2,154]

I heard his Moe can do Karate.

[daisycutter 29,738]

Early age draft pick that the MFC got permission from the AFL due to his age. Finally played FWD which i where he made his name.

2011 FWD Line:

Dunn, Jurrah, Green

Pettard, Watts, Wona / Bennell

With Bate & Co for depth we are looking good...

where is the resting ruckman assuming interchange rules change (Hale?)

[Nasher 33,617]

Fantastic to see him take the next step, but it wasn't entirely unexpected.

It was entirely unexpected from my POV.