Unofficial Preview Round 1, 2024: Bombers v Hawks, MCG 1:10pm Sat 16th March

[Roddy]

Funny to think that it wasn't that long ago that we still had specialist lead and mark full forwards who were 185cm and under like Ben Dixon and Mark Williams.

That type of player basically doesn't exist anymore? Now it's all six foot six power forwards and ultra quick small forwards.

That "mid sized" marking forward has basically all but died out across the league from what I can see.

Gunston and Mihocek are the ‘mid-sized’ forwards these days…

 

[FB19]

Funny to think that it wasn't that long ago that we still had specialist lead and mark full forwards who were 185cm and under like Ben Dixon and Mark Williams.

That type of player basically doesn't exist anymore? Now it's all six foot six power forwards and ultra quick small forwards.

That "mid sized" marking forward has basically all but died out across the league from what I can see.

The Wizard as our 3rd tall forward is bringing it back!

 

[peetoo]

Depends on whether he spontaneously combusts between now and then...

He was in the match sim?

 

[eldorado]

He was in the match sim?

He was

 

[Slainte]

Funny to think that it wasn't that long ago that we still had specialist lead and mark full forwards who were 185cm and under like Ben Dixon and Mark Williams.

That type of player basically doesn't exist anymore? Now it's all six foot six power forwards and ultra quick small forwards.

That "mid sized" marking forward has basically all but died out across the league from what I can see.

Everyone is a bit taller these days but Bayley Fritsch is a good current example of a successful mid sized marking forward.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Funny to think that it wasn't that long ago that we still had specialist lead and mark full forwards who were 185cm and under like Ben Dixon and Mark Williams.

That type of player basically doesn't exist anymore? Now it's all six foot six power forwards and ultra quick small forwards.

That "mid sized" marking forward has basically all but died out across the league from what I can see.

That's Jamie Elliot's style
And Miochek to a degree.

So Collingwood rate it.

Can't think of any others.

 

[phlogiston]

He was

Until he exploded

 

[HedgeFund]

That's Jamie Elliot's style
And Miochek to a degree.

So Collingwood rate it.

Can't think of any others.

At a pinch:

Rohan - 189cm
J. Stephenson - 189
Fritsch - 188
Membrey - 188
Melksham - 186
Sexton - 186

Not many

 

[tl92]

At a pinch:

Rohan - 189cm
J. Stephenson - 189
Fritsch - 188
Membrey - 188
Melksham - 186
Sexton - 186

Not many

Rohan and Stephenson are both lightning quick.

 

[Bugs1977]

Rohan and Stephenson are both lightning quick.

You misspelt 'total d*cks'

 

[peetoo]

We’ve de listed better than Stephenson

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Everyone is a bit taller these days but Bayley Fritsch is a good current example of a successful mid sized marking forward.

From the names listed you find a good one they still go a fair way to contributing to a premiership. These guys are the absolute cream. Jack Gunston another.

 

[Slainte]

Rohan and Stephenson are both lightning quick.

Scraping the barrel with these two - their stats suggest they are bog ordinary.

 

[tommyk72]

Funny to think that it wasn't that long ago that we still had specialist lead and mark full forwards who were 185cm and under like Ben Dixon and Mark Williams.

That type of player basically doesn't exist anymore? Now it's all six foot six power forwards and ultra quick small forwards.

That "mid sized" marking forward has basically all but died out across the league from what I can see.

I assume that’s the route that Dimma (183) will be playing. Obviously Gunston (193) too. On average we’ll be mid 80s

 

[tl92]

Scraping the barrel with these two - their stats suggest they are bog ordinary.

Big time. It was more the poster suggested these were examples of forwards that weren’t lightning quick or power forwards.

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Rohan and Stephenson are both lightning quick.

Give me a Daniel Chick HF flanker any day! Just not the leaving part lol

 

[Simon Crawshay]

From the names listed you find a good one they still go a fair way to contributing to a premiership. These guys are the absolute cream. Jack Gunston another.

Yes that is true.

But definitely not as many mid sized lead and mark forwards as there used to be.

Going even further back than Dixon and Williams we had Paul Hudson, Tony Hall, etc.

I still think there is a place for this type of player though, someone who can play second fiddle to the big boys up forward and bob up every now and again with a five goal bag (Willow was good at that).

 

[H00t]

Yes that is true.

But definitely not as many mid sized lead and mark forwards as there used to be.

Going even further back than Dixon and Williams we had Paul Hudson, Tony Hall, etc.

I still think there is a place for this type of player though, someone who can play second fiddle to the big boys up forward and bob up every now and again with a five goal bag (Willow was good at that).

I think the big thing is the way defence has gone really limits these types of players.

Teams are a lot better at guarding space so there’s a lot less pockets of space to lead into.

Not to say you can’t do it in todays game it’s just a lot more difficult especially when you have to rely on a fast break up the field to have that space otherwise the defence collapses in and forwards have to have another way to kick goals.

 

[CHUBBSS]

Theirs a storm brewing at windy hill

 

[TylerDurden]

Theirs a storm brewing at windy hill

And?

 

[Randy Campbell]

Theirs a storm brewing at windy hill

 

[Big Hotdog]

Funny to think that it wasn't that long ago that we still had specialist lead and mark full forwards who were 185cm and under like Ben Dixon and Mark Williams.

That type of player basically doesn't exist anymore? Now it's all six foot six power forwards and ultra quick small forwards.

That "mid sized" marking forward has basically all but died out across the league from what I can see.

Bailey Fritsch

heck...a bit late on this one

 

[CHUBBSS]

And?

Step 1. They build their pre season hope
Step 2. We flog the living daylights out of them and Watson kicks 3 to start his career + others having a field day
Step 3. Capitulation and the realisation that they have become the Roos

 

[suburb whispers]

Funny to think that it wasn't that long ago that we still had specialist lead and mark full forwards who were 185cm and under like Ben Dixon and Mark Williams.



That type of player basically doesn't exist anymore? Now it's all six foot six power forwards and ultra quick small forwards.

That "mid sized" marking forward has basically all but died out across the league from what I can see.

Toby Greene says hi

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Toby Greene says hi

Toby is a freak who can pretty much play anywhere but I'll give you that one as he does play mostly as a mid sized forward.

Still it's not a big list if the only really decent ones you could count on one hand (Greene, Fristch, Elliot). As previous poster said the way sides flood backlines these days makes finding space for a lead mark forward very difficult.

Valuable players to have though if you get a good one.