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Dog 36
Norm Smith Medallist
I haven't previously been a fan of Stringer at full forward as the main focal point as I've always felt he plays better when he has that partner to work off but it worked well today and I enjoyed it. I think in the past he'd stay deep forward and we'd bomb long, high balls on his head and he'd be stuck in a wrestle which isn't his strength, but today he got on his bike and found a lot of space with good leads and reaped the rewards. Question still has to be asked if the forward line would function better with another key forward down there.
I think you will find Jake benefited yesterday from having Toyd and Ruffy in the forward line at times yesterday for a good duration.
Jake should never be the key forward.