Mitch Clark

[dee-luded 2,958]

Are we kidding ourselves here playing Mitch Clark Forward? We potentially have one of the best ruckmen in the comp on our list. Recruit another Power Forward once free acgency arrives & unleash Mitch in his correct position.

Maybe in 2 Years time when our young Forwards have matured some, they may just do that, but for now, he straightens us Up.

[Steamin Demon 370]

How many times does Mark Neeld have to state he was drafted as a power forward ?

[PartyTimeJohnny 533]

Are we kidding ourselves here playing Mitch Clark Forward? We potentially have one of the best ruckmen in the comp on our list. Recruit another Power Forward once free acgency arrives & unleash Mitch in his correct position.

shhhhh

[Scipio 5,868]

Not sure what Mitch Clark has done that would make anyone doubt he isn't exactly what we need up forward. I am sure he could do the job in the ruck also, but I think he has been excellent so far this season considering the minimal amount of inside 50's and the shite delivery of those entries.

Especially the 5 goal effort against West Coast, in a 100 + point hammering. Not to mention had one of the best defenders in the comp in Glass playing on him.

[Cheesy D. Pun 1,762]

If we were playing half decent, the guy would be a shoe in for the Coleman. I reckon he should stay forward.

[Jordie_tackles 354]

If we were playing half decent, the guy would be a shoe in for the Coleman. I reckon he should stay forward.

I know, maybe not Coleman but the guy was honestly averaging 3 goals a game until his injury match....... best in the comp was only on 10 or 11 and people want to move him to the ruck?

Who will be our KPF? Fitz? Sellar? seriously

[Guest strawberry_gumdrops]

Just no!

What is everyone's obsession with moving our players around all the time? Frawley/Garland stay back, Clark stays FF and Jamar can look after rucking duties.

I thought everyone here would have been over the moon with Clark forward. Always with the tinkering..

[Yarra Valley Demon 109]

Hi all. Long time watcher first time poster.

I think Mitch has been doing a great job as a key forward. His first couple of games were a bit scrappy, I think just because he was getting used to being the main focal point in the forward line, but the rounds 3 and 4 showed that he is adjusting well and is going to be a very good player for us moving forward.

[Guest Dr Who]

Next year - one step at a time.

[jnrmac 19,314]

Are we kidding ourselves here playing Mitch Clark Forward? We potentially have one of the best ruckmen in the comp on our list. Recruit another Power Forward once free acgency arrives & unleash Mitch in his correct position.

Who says Mitch is one of the best ruckmen in the country?? Not Leigh Mathews. He said he was a pinch hitter and a back up ruckman.

[Demons 32 235]

Clark was a forward as a junior.

He couldn't fit into Brisbanes forward line with Brown and Bradshaw but he was so good they wanted him out there so they played him in the ruck.

Last year he was played forward only because Brown was injured, he kicked 27 goals when he probably didn't really understand the team leading patterns due to training with the rucks all pre-season.

This year he came to us, and solely worked on being a forward and kicked 10 goals in 4 games, straightened up our whole side and gave us a hard edge in the forward line.

People want to move him???? He had one good year as a ruckman (where he was not better than Jamar in his AA year) then the rest of his career he was a very skilled player who was never really given ownership of a position.

He is a forward!! Always was, it's Brisbane that took him out of his comfort zone not us, the fact he did well is a testament to Mitch as a footballer, not as a ruckman.

Edited May 2, 2012 by Demons 32

[rpfc 27,634]

Tried to edit No Luck

Look I agree he is playing an interesting role we have sadly lacked since Neitz

I just stumbled on his 2009 Stats & they where remarkable, he was a very dominant force.

Kicks, Handballs , Marks, Hit Outs, tackles he had the whole package going on.

Stumble across Jamar's stats from 2010...

We have a power forward with aggression who is loving the faith we have put in him buy repaying us with a better structure and goals.

Just let it be.

[olisik 4,060]

Whats the deal with all these posts about putting other players in the ruck, when its the one position on the ground we have safely covered? worst threads i seen in a long time, worse then my thread comparing our game plan to the game plan in the mighty ducks 3

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

Don't mess with a good thing. 10 goals in 4 games with awful and infrequent delivery proves that he can be an excellent FF for us. If we ever get a decent midfield he will be a Coleman Medallist.

[Dee Fan 3,247]

I may be wrong, I have before, but didn't he say that he didnt want to play ruck, that he preferred to play forward?

[rpfc 27,634]

I may be wrong, I have before, but didn't he say that he didnt want to play ruck, that he preferred to play forward?

Yes.

And he has repeated that so often I wonder whether it was a great selling point for the club to say that 'we have Jamar so don't worry about that.'

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

Yes.

And he has repeated that so often I wonder whether it was a great selling point for the club to say that 'we have Jamar so don't worry about that.'

Did he specifically saying that he didn't want to play ruck? I can remember him saying that he wanted to focus on playing only one position rather than multiple, but I can't remember him specifying any position in particular.

[Guest José Mourinho]

Not worth the money.

Hudson will be a better recruit...

LM you twit.

[Chook 14,613]

Leigh Matthews ought to be laughed out of every media organisation he's a part of. What a terrible call.

[Outside fifty 967]

Outstanding game from big Mitch today. I have been laughing at lethal for years now, ( never to his face though ). Did any body notice how much Malthouse enthused about big Mitch today. i get the feeling that he was having a subtle go at Matthews.

[jumbo returns 6,544]

Recruit of the year.

Just a rumour.....I heard he was playing sore today.

[dees64 104]

Fantastic effort! played up the ground too, even roved to kick a goal!

Poor support from other forwards!

The guy must be frustrated, you are doing no# 11 proud!

[Guest strawberry_gumdrops]

Yep, and some of Demonland want him moved to the ruck..... laugh out loud for sure!

[Biffen 12,426]

Hes great .

I saw the footage from him high fiving all the guys before the third quarter .

Has some heart and pride!

[Carlos Danger 380]

Very impressed and relieved with his efforts against Geelong.

Something I noticed in the WCE game was a serious lack of contested marking, that he even feared contests a bit. In his first 4 games he got a total of 4 contested marks and that's a pretty big worry as a KPF. The goals were coming and keeping most happy but that's what was getting at me.

For the heart he showed in the WB game and to back it up with 6 contested marks against Geelong yesterday is phenomenal (especially that one running with the flight of the ball, that's courage).

Any initial doubts I had have been put to rest.