Hayden Ballintine..2011

[pyronerd]

many thought (like us) this was going to be his big breakout year :-/

yeah, i did get excited a bit every time he made a good score, but then hed make another 30 or so the next week  ::)

[valkorum]

many thought (like us) this was going to be his big breakout year :-/

yeah, i did get excited a bit every time he made a good score, but then hed make another 30 or so the next week  ::)

Thats the DT life of a small forward

[elephants]

yep and we have seen it so often....... ballantyne, shannon byrnes (cats), mark williams...the list goes on...

[valkorum]

yep and we have seen it so often....... ballantyne, shannon byrnes (cats), mark williams...the list goes on...

Milne

[elephants]

yep and we have seen it so often....... ballantyne, shannon byrnes (cats), mark williams...the list goes on...

Milne

back in his day.... phillip matera :)

[valkorum]

Jeff Farmer

[elephants]

to a much lesser extent....... ADAM SCHNEIDER

[valkorum]

I think we just gave plenty of examples why you shouldnt pick small forwards for DT :)

[pyronerd]

I think we just gave plenty of examples why you shouldnt pick small forwards for DT :)

unless they spend a lot of time in the midfield i.e. cyril  :P

[McRooster]

The game is bringing about the death of the small forward unless they can tackle (think of Leon Davis in his form slump before he became one of the Pies best forward defensive mechanisms with his pressure off the ball inside 50)

[pyronerd]

The game is bringing about the death of the small forward unless they can tackle (think of Leon Davis in his form slump before he became one of the Pies best forward defensive mechanisms with his pressure off the ball inside 50)

+1 all the flooding doesnt give small forwards enough room to work their magic often, that combined with players doing less fwd 50 bombing, gives less crumbing opportunities. small forwards are now only successful if they can more into the midfield, i.e. rioli, schneider, thomas or if they can also be a leading fwd i.e. lecras, milne

[valkorum]

Or niggling, chasing down tackling machines like Balla

[pyronerd]

Or niggling, chasing down tackling machines like Balla

i knew i forgot 1 category  ::), thanks valk  :P

[valkorum]

No worries ;)

[elephants]

I think we just gave plenty of examples why you shouldnt pick small forwards for DT :)

yep and I have no sympathy for those who pick them now that I have learnt my lesson