Is Josh Kennedy the best tall forward in the game?

[Checkered]

Classic Kennedy not being able to kick a bag against a good side.

Any good forward can beat up on bad teams like Gold Coast but only managing 3 against GWS just isn't good enough.

 

[Biggie]

Classic Kennedy not being able to kick a bag against a good side.

Any good forward can beat up on bad teams like Gold Coast but only managing 3 against GWS just isn't good enough.

It was 4 goals.

Whilst being double teamed every single time.

But nice try

 

[ashep]

Anyone catch last night's game?

 

[Altum Volantes]

Classic Kennedy not being able to kick a bag against a good side.

Any good forward can beat up on bad teams like Gold Coast but only managing 3 against GWS just isn't good enough.

Err...baiting much?

 

[Checkered]

It was 4 goals.

Whilst being double teamed every single time.

But nice try

Just not good enough imo.

Back me up Jobe Watson

 

[Bokonon_]

Yep he is.
Buddy is incredibly talented as is Joe Daniher. I'm pretty content with Jezza and the General.
No one playing today dominates space like Josh Kennedy though, and he's a very dangerous weapon.
If WC get tired of him I reckon our mids would enjoy hitting him up, and he'd probably have some fun as well.

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

It was 4 goals.

Whilst being double teamed every single time.

But nice try

I'm pretty sure Checkered was being sarcastic.

I think..

 

[PerthBoy87]

Id take four goals from a full forward.....against a good side or bad side...

Kennedy did his job tonight, he has been a shining light for the Eagles this season.

By the way that goal from Franklin where he ran down the wing.....only he could do something like that in terms of tall forwards. It was a great goal. Reminded me of Richo when he used to play on the wing.

 

[Duskfire]

People complain about forwards not kicking many this day but if Kennedy hadn't missed 5 he could be pushing 90 plus. Great player and it's hard to see him not getting the Coleman now

 

[wce4premiership]

Slightly off topic but Comparing Buddy's 'Down the wing' goals is stupid .... the 2 in the quarter against the bombers were easily better than the one last night.

 

[Jase Cutler]

It was 4 goals.

Whilst being double teamed every single time.

But nice try

Most of the top key forwards get double-teamed

 

[Jase Cutler]

Looks like Kennedy has wrapped this up. Congrats!

 

[JackOutback]

Anyone catch last night's game?

Buddy 3 goals, JK 4; question answered.

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Buddy 3 goals, JK 4; question answered.

You're only as good as your last game.

 

[WCE_phil]

Yep he is.
Buddy is incredibly talented as is Joe Daniher. I'm pretty content with Jezza and the General.
No one playing today dominates space like Josh Kennedy though, and he's a very dangerous weapon.
If WC get tired of him I reckon our mids would enjoy hitting him up, and he'd probably have some fun as well.

Look, give us hopper and 2 first round picks and we'll call it even. I'll pay however much of his salary is needed to keep you guys under the cap just to see Kennedy with first class silver service.

 

[EagleMan87]

He's still averaging four goals a game, despite a calf injury that took him out for five weeks.

The last time that happened was 2008 with Buddy and Fev kicking 4.5+.

 

[Superstar swan]

Humungous game from kennedy yesterday, never would i think he would reach such dizzying heights as 9 disposals

 

[Eaglespur]

Humungous game from kennedy yesterday, never would i think he would reach such dizzying heights as 9 disposals

Nice one

 

[kerrazy]

Humungous game from kennedy yesterday, never would i think he would reach such dizzying heights as 9 disposals

Really? You can't acknowledge him at all?

 

[Stopher]

What would be interesting is the % of I50s going to Kennedy compared to other key forwards.

He's doing everything he can to help his team but there appears to be a heavier reliance on him to perform week in, week out.

 

[Bokonon_]

What would be interesting is the % of I50s going to Kennedy compared to other key forwards.

He's doing everything he can to help his team but there appears to be a heavier reliance on him to perform week in, week out.

I think that's at least partly because it's extraordinarily difficult to take him out of the game. We played Corr on him yesterday and Leon applauded his game, and it seemed to me he did a great job.
The only way to keep him under 4 goals is to keep the ball at the other end in my view.

 

[Cainozz]

What would be interesting is the % of I50s going to Kennedy compared to other key forwards.

He's doing everything he can to help his team but there appears to be a heavier reliance on him to perform week in, week out.

Tends to be weaker sides who rely heavily on players. Bit like the Carlton/Fev days. When he's in this form then they're going to go for him more often than not. When Darling was firing a few years ago, he was just as much of a target as Kennedy but none of our forward line is firing apart from JK at the moment which probably reflects our ladder position. Too one dimensional.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Humungous game from kennedy yesterday, never would i think he would reach such dizzying heights as 9 disposals

Almost as good as buddy's one overhead mark for the year on the weekend

 

[ep2018]

Humungous game from kennedy yesterday, never would i think he would reach such dizzying heights as 9 disposals

Sounds like your shitty that JK has been the best forward the past 5 years...

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Sounds like your shitty that JK has been the best forward the past 5 years...

I don't think you realise that Buddy averages 2 more effective disposals a game than Kennedy.