The Rhino wrote:
If you'll indulge me in a fairly big call, I reckon the role of the small forward is bordering on obsolete in the modern game.
Far more beneficial in a world of constant rotations and only 3 on the bench, to play the extra midfielder through the forward line. If you cannot play in the midfield as a small forward, you're not worth your spot on the ground.
We have three.
Sounds fair. Add to the fact that someone is going to have to teach Judd how to play more in the forward line next year...and there's a few headaches start to appear if you keep the 'specialist small forwards'. I suspect Malthouse knows this.