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Sounds like a coaching problem to me. Maybe what we really need is a non-hippie coach who recognizes what works in the modern game. Richmond set a bar by winning three flags, and Craig McCrae obviously took what he learned there and applied it to Collingwood.Hi Mantra,
Whilst I agree that we don't have quality small forwards I also feel our game plan does not allow for them to excel like other clubs.
Take the Pies who all push up into defensive or into the middle of the ground and then once they get it dart back towards goal and into space. Sounds familiar, well they copied the Tigers game plan.
Take the Dogs who do the opposite in that we push our defenders up very high, in front of the forwards, so once we get the ball and are in the middle our forward line is crowded, we bomb it to Naughts and hope for a crumb. We rarely have space for small forwards to run into.
This is also highlighted by a few of our midfielders who just cannot gut run at the pace required in modern football. Tweak the game plan, move certain players from the middle of the ground and the forward line would function better.