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2022 Player Reviews: #50 Ben Brown

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Kicked his 30 goals for the season but once Tom McDonald was injured, he struggled in the as the sole key forward in the team. It will be interesting to see what role Simon Goodwin has in store for him next year.

 

"The key forward kicked 30 goals in his second season with the Demons, in which he played 19 games. Brown battled knee soreness at times throughout the year, wear and tear issues the club said he would likely have to manage for the rest of his career." Herald Sun

 

Date of Birth: 20 November 1992

Height: 200cm

Weight: 101kg

 

Games MFC 2022: 19

Career Total: 162

 

Goals MFC 2022: 30

Career Total: 342

 

Games CDFC 2022: 1

Goals CDFC 2022: 2

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    30 very valuable goals from BBB but he was really beat up by the end of year, can he get back on the park, needs help if he does, we have to go hard for another key forward to either help or replace Ben and we need to do it this draft period. Good luck Ben.!!

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    Still Reckon Benny can give us some excellent football

    But he needs help so he can find space 

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    Battered and bruised. Would be nice if we could hit him up on a lead rather than dumping the ball on his head with 3 defenders hanging out of him

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    IF he can get back to his 2021 form he could be a valuable player

    If not he should never play again for the red and blue. His second half of the year was abysmal. He looked like the mechano man running in concrete and his in ability to take a clean grab was devastating.

    We clearly need TMac to come back all healed

     

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    BBB's strength is his lead up marking. which is rarely ever utilised in our "game plan".  He has never been a strong contested marking forward but this was how he was utilised in 2022.

    So either the game plan needs to change or he will not fit in, especially if JVR develops quickly, and if TMc returns to fitness.

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    Was an abject failure in the finals.

    1 goal across two games for a player on the meaty contact that’s he’s on, Is diabolical.

    I apologise if that’s harsh on a much loved player, but we should be expecting more from our number 1 tall forward. If he was indeed injured then why did Goodwin play him in the two finals?

    In fairness he did play some very good games throughout the season and was looking set for a big September after a 3 goal game in round 23.

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    13 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Was an abject failure in the finals.

    1 goal across two games for a player on the meaty contact that’s he’s on, Is diabolical.

    I apologise if that’s harsh on a much loved player, but we should be expecting more from our number 1 tall forward. If he was indeed injured then why did Goodwin play him in the two finals?

    He was the lone tall forward for half a season and playing injured in a team game. Tried manfully despite all the negatives placed on him, with his own weaknesses and coaching failings. 
     

    it’s hard to be a forward with little KPF support in a defensive game plan and poor midfield pressure along with poor skills coming at you. 
     

    his contract ain’t that meaty either. Above average

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