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Have we officially found our full forward?

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Awesome performance by Petty against Richmond. Need to see him up forward more to make any definitive calls though.

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    Just having another look at the replay - Petty's fourth goal after he was going back and forth, side to side, leaving the defenders guessing is just what we have needed in our forward line for ages.  Movement +++.  Let's hope that they can all learn from this and continue movement.    For far too long our big forwards have appeared static just waiting for the bomb, and being spoiled in the contest.

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    What makes a natural key forward is the ability to take marks. He had that even in 2019.  Petty should never play back again imo.  He's 1 quarter away from pulling down 3 marks and turning a game.   Neitz. G train etc. There is precedent here. 

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    6 hours ago, Jjrogan said:

    What makes a natural key forward is the ability to take marks. He had that even in 2019.  Petty should never play back again imo.  He's 1 quarter away from pulling down 3 marks and turning a game.   Neitz. G train etc. There is precedent here. 

    Spot on. Was always going to be our next key forward, but I guess only some of us knew that. 😎

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    Harry is a better mark than Neitz and after watching the replay several times he marks the ball at full stretch which gives the backs less chance of spoiling him, he has the agility and will only get better as forward.

    He reminds me of Steven Smith with his agility and played some games as a forward.

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    7 minutes ago, durango said:

    Harry is a better mark than Neitz and after watching the replay several times he marks the ball at full stretch which gives the backs less chance of spoiling him, he has the agility and will only get better as forward.

    He reminds me of Steven Smith with his agility and played some games as a forward.

    Big call! Neitz was one of the best overhead marks going round!

    Not necessarily disagreeing though, this guy can take them. 

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    Don't know, but that left foot snap in the last was Darren Jarmanesque

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    Just now, layzie said:

    Big call! Neitz was one of the best overhead marks going round!

     

    Neita was a very strong player but from my memory he dropped more than he took.

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    That guy that can take a strong contested mark and lead up as well is what we’ve been looking for , and is the final piece of the puzzle so to speak.

    Petty is a very strong contested beast and perfect for the role.

    I noticed that even Van Rooyen was leading more as well , so to have two big athletic guys moving around and clunking marks makes them difficult to cover.

    Cant see BBB or TMac getting much of a look in now.

    Melky is the perfect foil and super smart, and we will have two of them too when Fritter comes back.

    On a side note, I can see TMac taking Tomlinsons spot if gets fit in time.

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    I was curious as to the last time a Melbourne player actually kicked 6 goals in a match - obviously, before Bailey Fritsch in the Granny.

    Russell Robertson - Round 22 2006

    Which means, in 17 seasons, only two Melbourne players have actually achieved this feet.

    I should also like to mention I posed this question to ChatGPT. It informed me that Brad Green kicked 6 goals in 2011 (he didn't) and Brad Miller kicked 9 goals in a match in both 2008 and 2009 (he definitely didn't).

    I don't think we need to worry about killer AI death squads for a little while yet.

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    1 hour ago, wisedog said:

    I was curious as to the last time a Melbourne player actually kicked 6 goals in a match - obviously, before Bailey Fritsch in the Granny.

    Russell Robertson - Round 22 2006

    Which means, in 17 seasons, only two Melbourne players have actually achieved this feet.

    I should also like to mention I posed this question to ChatGPT. It informed me that Brad Green kicked 6 goals in 2011 (he didn't) and Brad Miller kicked 9 goals in a match in both 2008 and 2009 (he definitely didn't).

    I don't think we need to worry about killer AI death squads for a little while yet.

    Feet?  Is that Bailey's problem, after he achieved this feat?

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    1 hour ago, monoccular said:

    Feet?  Is that Bailey's problem, after he achieved this feat?

    IMG_5360.jpeg

    I would suggest that you are neither pompous nor pedantic but perfidious and pusillanimous.

    Can we meat half way?

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    2 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

    To play the devils advocate here, will Petty playing forward depend on Tommos future performance?

    I would think Petty has had his magnet super glued in the forward line for the remainder of the season 

    Tomlinson is competing with Smith me thinks 

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    3 minutes ago, adonski said:

    I would think Petty has had his magnet super glued in the forward line for the remainder of the season 

    Tomlinson is competing with Smith me thinks 

    Thanks. I forgot about Smith 

    Tommo didn't have a great one against the Tigers but I rate him very highly. All will be well.

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    3 hours ago, wisedog said:

    I was curious as to the last time a Melbourne player actually kicked 6 goals in a match - obviously, before Bailey Fritsch in the Granny.

    Russell Robertson - Round 22 2006

    Kozzy Pickett kicked six last year v Port Adelaide in Alice Springs.

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    4 hours ago, wisedog said:

    I was curious as to the last time a Melbourne player actually kicked 6 goals in a match - obviously, before Bailey Fritsch in the Granny.

    Russell Robertson - Round 22 2006

    Which means, in 17 seasons, only two Melbourne players have actually achieved this feet.

    I should also like to mention I posed this question to ChatGPT. It informed me that Brad Green kicked 6 goals in 2011 (he didn't) and Brad Miller kicked 9 goals in a match in both 2008 and 2009 (he definitely didn't).

    I don't think we need to worry about killer AI death squads for a little while yet.

    T-mac did it in 2019 as well before his knee injury in the same game.  

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    1 hour ago, Demonstone said:

    Kozzy Pickett kicked six last year v Port Adelaide in Alice Springs.

     

    43 minutes ago, layzie said:

    T-mac did it in 2019 as well before his knee injury in the same game.  

    Well that turned out to be the worst post of my Demonland career. A disaster grammatically and factually. I fully deserved the Boromir meme.

    Apologies to TMac and Kozzy.

     

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    5 minutes ago, wisedog said:

     

    Well that turned out to be the worst post of my Demonland career. A disaster grammatically and factually. I fully deserved the Boromir meme.

    Apologies to TMac and Kozzy.

     

    Not your fault, ChatGPT has a lot of explaining to do.

    Pre 2021 100% correct my ****!

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    5 hours ago, wisedog said:

    I was curious as to the last time a Melbourne player actually kicked 6 goals in a match - obviously, before Bailey Fritsch in the Granny.

    Russell Robertson - Round 22 2006

    Which means, in 17 seasons, only two Melbourne players have actually achieved this feet.

    I should also like to mention I posed this question to ChatGPT. It informed me that Brad Green kicked 6 goals in 2011 (he didn't) and Brad Miller kicked 9 goals in a match in both 2008 and 2009 (he definitely didn't).

    I don't think we need to worry about killer AI death squads for a little while yet.

    Hogan kicked 7 in 2016 at Marvel against the Saints. Does that count?

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    21 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Hogan kicked 7 in 2016 at Marvel against the Saints. Does that count?

    Who was he playing for?

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    25 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Hogan kicked 7 in 2016 at Marvel against the Saints. Does that count?

    Of course! Although at this point we’re just determining how spectacularly wrong someone can be.

    I would also add that Tom McDonald has achieved it twice in his career.

    The fact I couldn’t remember that Pickett did it only two years ago is concerning. I think I might need a ct scan.

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    Yes, Petty up forward, great, yadda yadda. But we can't be leaking 15 goals each week because we've moved him out of the back line - where he plays (played?) such an important role.

    Resurrect Tommy Mac as second KPD until Adams is ready?

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    53 minutes ago, CHF said:

    Who was he playing for?

    Us 

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