Do the Hawks have the best forward line ever?

[bombermick]

Big call I know, but I've never seen a forward line that is so efficient. There have been forward lines with better names such as Dermie and Dunstall with Matthews at the end of his career or the Dons in 2000 who had Lloyd, Lucas, Mercuri, Caracella etc; but I can't remember them being as efficient.

They have been smashed for clearances at stages and over complete games in the last two weeks, yet managed to win both times - all because of forward-line efficiency. Roughy is in superb form, but it's not marking power that's doing the job - but that their talls are so mobile, who are surrounded by elite smalls like Breust (with Rioli still to come back).

Roughy - 36 goals, 12 behinds
Buddy - 33 goals, 25 behinds
Breust - 23 goals, 14 behinds
Gunston - 20 goals, 4 behinds

 

[Richard Pryor]

Personally I don't think it's the best forward line Hawthorn has had.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

The days of having Dunstall, Brereton, Buckenara, etc probably lead this contest by a fair way.

But it's great having six dangerous players up there. Breust and Gunston fly under the radar as Buddy, Cyril and Rough get all the attention.

 

[forwardflanker]

Everyone lived happily ever after when a hawks fan decided to make this exact same thread last season in GF week 2012

 

[Prudster]

Thank god it wasn't a Hawthorn supporter who started this. Is it the best forward line ever? No, not even Hawthorn's best ever forward line. Is it the best current forward line? Would definitely be up there.

 

[Gibbsy]

Accuracy-wise they are great. But I wouldn't be grouping either of Gunston or Breust into any "best-ever" lists for a few years yet.

 

[mcuzzy]

They are very good though, right now they don't actually NEED Franklin anymore despite how good he is. THey dealt well without him last season too.

 

[Spook]

Hawks half forward line in early/mid 80s

Half-forwards: Peter Knights, Dermott Brereton, Gary Buckenara

 

[bombermick]

Everyone lived happily ever after when a hawks fan decided to make this exact same thread last season in GF week 2012

I won't be complaining if this thread has the same effect. Against a defense featuring Glass and McKenzie they scored almost every time they went forward for large stretches of last night. Frightening.

 

[forwardflanker]

Accuracy-wise they are great. But I wouldn't be grouping either of Gunston or Breust into any "best-ever" lists for a few years yet.

Yep, certainly not "Mr Dead eye dick in every game he plays except grand finals" Gunston.

Breust goes alright though but he would have to be effeminate player in the AFL imo

 

[DrEvil]

No.

 

[forwardflanker]

I won't be complaining if this thread has the same effect. Against a defense featuring Glass and McKenzie they scored almost every time they went forward for large stretches of last night. Frightening.

Fremantle will beat them imo. They're not half as talented but their gameplan is almost perfect to counter the styles of the Sydney and Hawthorn. Ross Lyon is either a very unoriginal man or a complete genius I am not sure yet.

 

[DrEvil]

Yep, certainly not "Mr Dead eye dick in every game he plays except grand finals" Gunston.

Breust goes alright though but he would have to be effeminate player in the AFL imo

Remember Daisy with the dreadlocks and Heppel now?

 

[Soul_Pie]

Not sure about best ever but it is comfortably the best in the league at the moment, and it will get even stronger when Rioli comes back.

 

[forwardflanker]

Remember Daisy with the dreadlocks and Heppel now?

Daisy lost the locks and hasn't been the same player since. Heppel is a reasonable call.

 

[Kwality]

I won't be complaining if this thread has the same effect. Against a defense featuring Glass and McKenzie they scored almost every time they went forward for large stretches of last night. Frightening.

Hawks outscored Eagles in the 2nd term only & its frightening,, you must frighten easily ...

 

[Ron The Bear]

North 1999

HF: Harvey (418 goals), Carey (727), Grant (361)
F: Welsh (363), Longmire (511), McKernan (310)

Other: Mooney (297), Bell (250), Kingsley (239), Scott (222), Pickett (177), Sholl (165), Abraham (159)

 

[treefingers]

Definitely not, absolutely ridiculous call to say it's the best ever.

But it's easily the best in the competition at the moment, and Luke Breust is about as underrated as they come. Absolute jet.

 

[Igloo]

I find it sad that their top 5 goal kickers have as many or more goals than our top goal scorer.

I hate forward lines.

 

[GOAUS!]

GWS could have a forward line consisting of Buddy, Cameron, Patton and Boyd. Wait until Boyd matures (probably won't take long).

 

[Andrew Mc]

While I think they have one of the best forward lines around this season, they really were able to shine last night against a pretty lackluster defensive effort. Heck, WC's forward line scored pretty freely too.

 

[McOrist]

"best ever" and "greatest of all time" is BF talk for "this week's favourite"

 

[WWSD]

Big call I know, but I've never seen a forward line that is so efficient. There have been forward lines with better names such as Dermie and Dunstall with Matthews at the end of his career or the Dons in 2000 who had Lloyd, Lucas, Mercuri, Caracella etc; but I can't remember them being as efficient.

They have been smashed for clearances at stages and over complete games in the last two weeks, yet managed to win both times - all because of forward-line efficiency. Roughy is in superb form, but it's not marking power that's doing the job - but that their talls are so mobile, who are surrounded by elite smalls like Breust (with Rioli still to come back).

Roughy - 36 goals, 12 behinds
Buddy - 33 goals, 25 behinds
Breust - 23 goals, 14 behinds
Gunston - 20 goals, 4 behinds

The Essendon forward line of 2000-2001 was better then the Hawks current forward line. My Uncle who is an Essendon supporter took me to Essendon games during the early 2000's and I must say, that Essendon forward line of Lloyd, Lucas, Hird, Mercuri, Caracella etc was as good a forward line as I've seen Live.

As for the Hawks forward line, without a doubt it's the best in league at the moment.

 

[the distributer]

Big call I know, but I've never seen a forward line that is so efficient. There have been forward lines with better names such as Dermie and Dunstall with Matthews at the end of his career or the Dons in 2000 who had Lloyd, Lucas, Mercuri, Caracella etc; but I can't remember them being as efficient.

They have been smashed for clearances at stages and over complete games in the last two weeks, yet managed to win both times - all because of forward-line efficiency. Roughy is in superb form, but it's not marking power that's doing the job - but that their talls are so mobile, who are surrounded by elite smalls like Breust (with Rioli still to come back).

Roughy - 36 goals, 12 behinds
Buddy - 33 goals, 25 behinds
Breust - 23 goals, 14 behinds
Gunston - 20 goals, 4 behinds

I was thinking the same myself, they hardly ever miss and look dangerous with every I50.

As for the best fwd line of all time, Dunstal-Dermie etc were better with the game style they played in 80s, this current Hawks group wouldn't be as effective playing that game style, but the 80s group wouldn't be as good as this current group playing their current game style.

Fact is the current Hawks forward line may very well have the winner and runner up in the Coleman, and they did that (or came very close to it) in 08, i can't think of another team in history who's had the top 2 in the Coleman in the one year.

 

[mcuzzy]

Personally I don't think it's the best forward line Hawthorn has had.

HF: Anyone - Anyone - Anyone
FF: Anyone - Dunstall - Anyone