doofdoof wrote:
SurreyBlue wrote:
I don't doubt he is one of the best contested marks in the AFL and never raised this an issue.
I feel if we had another McKay (true key position size) Curnow would be a better and bigger weapon as a 3rd mobile forward. McGovern is similar to Curnow in size. Hopefully he can take some of the pressure away from Charlie but neither are KP size.
so a true KP to you is based on height?
Dunstall was 188cm and Brereton was 186cm
Jack Riewoldt is 193cm as was cousin Nick
Fev was 191cm
all of these players were just good flankers i guess
Charlie is 194cm short FWIW
I think the tall forward situation with Charlie, McGovern and H is fine. The argument is whether all three of them there at all times will work i think.
the small forward situation is another issue all together.
I have no doubt the three of them can work well together. With Charlie floating up the ground and even into the midfield. Also did you see how fast Harry runs and his agility?
There is an obvious marking advantage if you have three big pack/lead marks in the forward line.
The negative is associated big men being too slow to stop the opposition rebounding out of the 50m once the ball hits the ground.
I’m hoping that the speed and agility particularly of Charlie and H means we won’t be leaking that much once the ball hits the ground.
However, I don’t think that 2 avg ruckmen provides any advantage over one average ruckman. All you get is someone to cover when the other guy needs a rest. And in that case, we are just wasting the spot for a better player. I think Phillips has been good but he is no Gawn or Grundy who are in the top 3 players in their teams, irrespective of position.
So for me, it’s yes Charlie, H & McGovern. And no to a 2nd ruckman.