Imagine if you can that it's 2008 and we have a twenty year old David Neitz showing excellent promise playing at CHB, but correspondingly we don't have a Michael Newton... What do you do? Leave Neita at CHB or push him forward to develop him as a Full Forward.

I love hypotheticals.

Play him at FF. Record goals, record games, record games as captain, all Australian in both positions.

FF are harder to find than CHB.

You'll, of course, argue great teams are built around great defenses!!

Let the arguments begin!!

I think the decision would be much easier now that it was all those years ago. Send him forward! There's certainly no Schwarz, Lyon, Jakovich to contend with.

Actually, was there ever a decision? He was pretty much a CHB whose move forward was only considered because of our horrendous run with injury - particularly to key forwards. Am I right or was he seen as equally good at both ends of the ground as a junior?

Forward, but if lyon and the ox didn't fall over he would have been a great CHB with the ox having our goals record after lyon broke it.

You'll, of course, argue great teams are built around great defenses!!

Yes I will

Just as a point of clarification - for mine in order of importance.

1. Strong unified back six with two genuine class talls and a third tall stopper, one small stopper and three silky skilled rebounders (one to the bench)

2. A hard running midfield capable of kicking goals a la Geelong, West coast etc. Genuine class is instrumental (delivery under pressure), but just as importantly to apply physical pressure by tackling, smothering, chasing etc. One quality stopper is almost a given.

3. Dynamic multi pronged forward line. Two tall targets, a third running tall a genuine roving small (the other two flankers aren't really forwards, they're part of the midfield - either resting forward or pushing up)

4. Dominant ruck - in the abscence of this simply a competitive ruck. Possessions are desirable, physicality essential.

I'm happy to sacrifice the Forward line to ensure the back six hold up.

Leave him at CHB, Neitz and Carrol would be a very dangerous pair!

Leave him at CHB, Neitz and Carrol would be a very dangerous pair!

I would agree with that.

Neitz was a CHB all through jnr's & when he first started @ Melbourne.

Wasn't he all australian one year also?

Chris Grant played down back & it seems to me that could be a good option.

He has a big body & I couldn't see the likes of J.Brown, M. Pavlich, & W. Tredea pushing him around...

He has a big body & I couldn't see the likes of J.Brown, M. Pavlich, & W. Tredea pushing him around...

Yes but you could see them running him around.

Yeah but when he was 20yrs old he had plenty of indurance. He couldn't play CHB now because he would be run all over the place.

Yes but you could see them running him around.

Yes but that's where the back up man would come in.

Most teams play 3 on those guys...

I think the decision would be much easier now that it was all those years ago. Send him forward! There's certainly no Schwarz, Lyon, Jakovich to contend with.

Actually, was there ever a decision? He was pretty much a CHB whose move forward was only considered because of our horrendous run with injury - particularly to key forwards. Am I right or was he seen as equally good at both ends of the ground as a junior?

Didn't we have Paul Prymke at CHB prior to his back injury? Prymke was a very capable player and SA state rep at CHB in 1993/1994.

Didn't we have Paul Prymke at CHB prior to his back injury? Prymke was a very capable player and SA state rep at CHB in 1993/1994.

Yeah your right.

Was unfortunate we had so many serious/on-going injuries to decent players back then. From memory Prymke, Schwarz, Tingay, Lyon, G. Lovett, etc.

Yep we had a lot of long term and in essence career, if not ending, restricting injuries.

Didn't we have Paul Prymke at CHB prior to his back injury? Prymke was a very capable player and SA state rep at CHB in 1993/1994.

Correct Rhino. It's a popular myth that Neita started his career as a defender. He was a forward until circumstance sent him into defence.

Correct Rhino. It's a popular myth that Neita started his career as a defender. He was a forward until circumstance sent him into defence.

Wayne Carey repeated last night what he has maintanied for years now that David Neitz was every bit as good at CHB as Jakovich.

I try not to listen to anything WayneCa -rey says after his comments re: Nathan Thompson.

Imagine if you can that it's 2008 and we have a twenty year old David Neitz showing excellent promise playing at CHB, but correspondingly we don't have a Michael Newton... What do you do? Leave Neita at CHB or push him forward to develop him as a Full Forward.

Full-forward

I try not to listen to anything WayneCa -rey says after his comments re: Nathan Thompson.

i selectively listen to Duck. I am happy to take his opinions on board when he praising a demon champ!

Imagine if you can that it's 2008 and we have a twenty year old David Neitz showing excellent promise playing at CHB, but correspondingly we don't have a Michael Newton... What do you do? Leave Neita at CHB or push him forward to develop him as a Full Forward.

Trade him for an early 2nd rounder