MFC tall forwards

[olisik 4,060]

For as long as I can remember MFC has struggled to find a dominant tall forward. We have had so many misses since Neitz days including

Watts, Dawes, Clark, Hogan, Weiderman, Cook, Molan and Dunn

Why is our strike rate with tall forwards who can mark and kick straight so poor compared to most other teams? 

Edited May 28, 2022 by olisik

[Demonland 73,208]

Where have you been since we've won the flag?

You only come here to shit on the team when they're down.

I'll leave this thread up because it is a legitimate question but you can go troll elsewhere.

[Lord Nev 13,512]

[spirit of norm smith 16,591]

It’s a good question. Fair to ask.  Don’t just judge on tonight.  
 

Ben Brown is okay but needs to lift 

Tmcd back in as desperately needed. 

Weid. I’m now thinking he is better off elsewhere. 

JVR - a yes please. The kid has talent.  But let him develop in Casey in 2022. 

Mitch Brown - it’s a shame that Weideman has been preferred.  He’s now on Casey duty for rest of 2022
 

[The heart beats true 18,147]

Wasn’t a problem in September last year when we out scored teams by 20 goals.

Everyone is allowed to have a bad day at work, which Ben had today, and Tom wasn’t there.

You’d understand about a bad day bad at work if you had a job, or a personality anyone else could possibly work with.

[Mr Steve 3,820]

I think we are playing the same as last year. Forward line struggled until late in the season.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,097]

Fremantle has more or less followed the same pattern we have in building their side.  They have dominant mids and backs and an ok forward-line.  Their tall backs absolutely destroyed our tall forwards today.  Part of that was the pressure from the midfield, but they also did what our own defence often does to other sides.  They worked together, tied up the forwards and created space for an intercept mark.  With Brown really the only marking threat to worry about it was a simple matter for them to block him out of the contest and let a teammate take the mark. 

[Roger Mellie 4,119]

40 minutes ago, olisik said:

For as long as I can remember MFC has struggled to find a dominant tall forward. We have had so many misses since Neitz days including

Watts, Dawes, Clark, Hogan, Weiderman, Cook, Molan and Dunn

Why is our strike rate with tall forwards who can mark and kick straight so poor compared to most other teams? 

How did you cope for so long without dumping on the Dees? You must be in heaven now.

 

[demon3165 2,807]

27 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Where have you been since we've won the flag?

You only come here to [censored] on the team when they're down.

I'll leave this thread up because it is a legitimate question but you can go troll elsewhere.

Bit harsh there, the truth is we do have a problem last year was last year this is a new season teams put in extra work we have a hugh amount of entries for a top team but we don't really have a pack mark player BB is a leading forward tmac can be hit and miss, to really cause damage all we need to do is some modifications and we will be back on track, you cannot keep bombing it into pockets all the time.

 

[Little Goffy 14,647]

Olisik -

Literally no posts between march 11 and two hours after our first loss of the season. Gotta love him.

But I'll bite for the actual topic.

The forward line is an issue. Brown has down days about as often as Weideman has good days - if you average it out that would mean that if both played a full season that would mean we had one good forward out there consistently. Unfortunately today they both had absolute u-bend sludge days and when that combines with the heavy disruption to our tall defenders due to concussion and a wonky ankle, we were always in trouble.

Petracca up forward for most of the game and not even reaching contests is also 'of note'.