Who plays on Leigh Brown
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Who plays on Leigh Brown
This has been the question that's been bothering me all day.
When Brown plays in the forward line, he is a decent goal kicking prospect, and I'm not sure we have the personnel to cover Brown Cloke and Dawes all at the same time.
Fisher played on his in round 16 and got pretty badly towelled up (3 goals), and his form has improved since then.
With Blake and Dawson on Dawes and Cloke... who takes Brown?
When Brown plays in the forward line, he is a decent goal kicking prospect, and I'm not sure we have the personnel to cover Brown Cloke and Dawes all at the same time.
Fisher played on his in round 16 and got pretty badly towelled up (3 goals), and his form has improved since then.
With Blake and Dawson on Dawes and Cloke... who takes Brown?
Gwilt is 188cm to Brown's 194 cm.#1GILL wrote:Zac- Dawes
Blake- Cloke
Gwilt- Brown
Fisher & Gilbert to do what they like.
That is a lot of height to give away.
I think Magic is right, because it also covers the possibility of Jolly going forward (which he does) since Zac is quite tall.
The definite advantage we have is when Brown is in the ruck against Mcevoy.
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Don't Brown and Jolly play deep when they play forward?plugger66 wrote:Surely Zac will play on the deepest forward and surely that will be dawes. We dont want Zac up the ground. He is our deep backman.
What happened on Saturday night when Hall ran forward?
Did Zac go with him or did the defenders rotate around that?
I was watching Hall that much but it looked to me he played deep all night. Didnt really get up the ground at all. You are right though in that if Brown plays deep he will play on him.Mr Magic wrote:Don't Brown and Jolly play deep when they play forward?plugger66 wrote:Surely Zac will play on the deepest forward and surely that will be dawes. We dont want Zac up the ground. He is our deep backman.
What happened on Saturday night when Hall ran forward?
Did Zac go with him or did the defenders rotate around that?
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It seems to fit Ross' structure - Zac is our 'tall defender'plugger66 wrote:I was watching Hall that much but it looked to me he played deep all night. Didnt really get up the ground at all. You are right though in that if Brown plays deep he will play on him.Mr Magic wrote:Don't Brown and Jolly play deep when they play forward?plugger66 wrote:Surely Zac will play on the deepest forward and surely that will be dawes. We dont want Zac up the ground. He is our deep backman.
What happened on Saturday night when Hall ran forward?
Did Zac go with him or did the defenders rotate around that?
Brown/Jolly are their tall forwards.
WHat will be really interesting is if Kosi gets going early and Presti isn't in the team.
Brown would seemingly be their only other option to go on to Kosi, which kind of stuffs up their forward structure.
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I thought Harry O'Brien was the only 'deep' backman.plugger66 wrote:Surely Zac will play on the deepest forward and surely that will be dawes. We dont want Zac up the ground. He is our deep backman.
At least he seems to think so.
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Great post Magic. I reckon this will happen too - N Brown and Reid aren't gun backs at all.Mr Magic wrote:It seems to fit Ross' structure - Zac is our 'tall defender'plugger66 wrote:I was watching Hall that much but it looked to me he played deep all night. Didnt really get up the ground at all. You are right though in that if Brown plays deep he will play on him.Mr Magic wrote:Don't Brown and Jolly play deep when they play forward?plugger66 wrote:Surely Zac will play on the deepest forward and surely that will be dawes. We dont want Zac up the ground. He is our deep backman.
What happened on Saturday night when Hall ran forward?
Did Zac go with him or did the defenders rotate around that?
Brown/Jolly are their tall forwards.
WHat will be really interesting is if Kosi gets going early and Presti isn't in the team.
Brown would seemingly be their only other option to go on to Kosi, which kind of stuffs up their forward structure.
We can't risk running off a resting forward.saintly wrote:Zac should take Dawes. Bale on cloke ruck resting worward is interesting, maybe fisher and run off him
I think the three forwards will be manned up by Dawson Blake and Gwilt.
Not sure who on who though.
Best to leave Fisher Gilbert and Dempster on the smaller forwards with the ability to run (for Chips and Gilbert).
Goddard spare man.