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Only 3 out of the top 8 sides ...

Post: # 451594Post Oh When the Saints »

Only 3 out of the top 8 sides had a player who kicked 50+ goals for the season.

None of the Eagles, Kangaroos, Collingwood, Adelaide or Sydney had a player who kicked 50 for the year ...

All teams had players who kicked over 40 goals, so fifty is a bit of an arbitrary number.

But it's interesting - I reckon it proves that you need multiple forward options to win matches, and that forwardlines with MANY options are actually more successful.

The one-man or two-man forward-lines don't work effectively.


I loved Frase and will miss him greatly, but hopefully our forwardline becomes a bit more flexible in his absence.

The versatility of Riewoldt and Koschitzke will allow us to be less predictable and share the load a bit more in the F50.


Geelong had 7 players kick 20+ goals
Port Adelaide had 6 players kick 20+ goals
West Coast had 6 players kick 20+ goals

St Kilda had 4 players kick 20+ goals.


If we can find more options up forward and spread the load around a bit, we will be less predictable and hopefully win more football games.


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Post: # 451597Post battye »

Who were our 4? Milne, Gehrig, Riewoldt and Kosi?


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Post: # 451598Post Oh When the Saints »

Yep.

Next best after that was Fiora with 12.


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Post: # 451772Post Enrico_Misso »

In 1993 North had 4 players kicking almost/over 50
- Duck 64 goals
- Longmire 75 goals
- Fridge Roberts 47 goals
- McAdam 68 goals

Will we ever see that sort of spread again ?


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Post: # 451779Post bigred »

ANd Fiora could have kicked 40ish lol


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North had a super forward line in 1993 and unsurprisingly romped home in the Grand Final to win their first flag in 16 years.















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Post: # 451788Post Enrico_Misso »

Riewoldting wrote:North had a super forward line in 1993 and unsurprisingly romped home in the Grand Final to win their first flag in 16 years.

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I take your point.
But they were a bit unlucky.

They finished 3rd, only 2 points behind 1st and 2nd.
They had the best percentage.
But under the cruel final 6 system they played a no double chance elimination final against West Coast - eliminated.


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Oh When the Saints wrote:I loved Frase and will miss him greatly, but hopefully our forwardline becomes a bit more flexible in his absence.
again, how will less options give us more flexibility...?

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Post: # 451809Post bigcarl »

i made this point back in april or may, i think, in a thread called "i've had a gutful of the kick it to roo gameplan"

i pointed out that when we looked unbeatable in early 2004 we didn't rely on riewoldt alone to carry the forward line

fraser was a major contributer of course but milne and guerra were kicking bags and kosi and hamill were contributing often. midfielders were also backing themselves to take a ping more often rather than invariably looking for roo and fraser.

our forward coaching is a major concern imo

legendary coach john kennedy senior once said he used to play his best players up forward because the team that kicks the most goals wins football matches

i'd set it up something like this:

HF: gilbert, riewoldt, goddard
F: milne, kosi, dal (or other resting midfielder)

would give us multiple marking and crumbing options and all reasonable kicks for goal

but game plans being what they are (overrated imo) most of them would have to provide "numbers behind the ball" or whatever the current fad is.


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The_Dud wrote:
Oh When the Saints wrote:I loved Frase and will miss him greatly, but hopefully our forwardline becomes a bit more flexible in his absence.
again, how will less options give us more flexibility...?

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Because the instinct of every St Kilda midfielder was to find Gehrig when they had the ball ... they were trained to do it for 5 years and it became second nature.

Gehrig, for all his brilliant games, was a one-grab player. He offered little forward pressure and if he didn't mark on the lead, his opponent often ran off and won the contest.

Without Gehrig, the Saints mids will be forced to lift their eyes more and look for other options up forward.

This will allow us to rotate Rooey, Kosi, BJ, Watts, X and hopefully Gardiner through full-forward giving us different options and making us less predictable.

All those other players offer different strengths, and are better at making the contest than G was.

Therefore I believe we will be more flexible.


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Riewoldting wrote:North had a super forward line in 1993 and unsurprisingly romped home in the Grand Final to win their first flag in 16 years.


Ahem unless I am reading this entirely wrong didnt Essenscum win it???? North won 1996 and 1998.















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Post: # 452038Post johnpeterbudgefanclub »

Riewoldting wrote:North had a super forward line in 1993 and unsurprisingly romped home in the Grand Final to win their first flag in 16 years.quote]

Ahem unless I am reading this entirely wrong didnt Essenscum win it???? North won 1996 and 1998.

















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Post: # 452042Post Otiman »

Oh When the Saints wrote: Geelong had 7 players kick 20+ goals
Port Adelaide had 6 players kick 20+ goals
West Coast had 6 players kick 20+ goals

St Kilda had 4 players kick 20+ goals.
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Post: # 452059Post The_Dud »

Oh When the Saints wrote:
The_Dud wrote:
Oh When the Saints wrote:I loved Frase and will miss him greatly, but hopefully our forwardline becomes a bit more flexible in his absence.
again, how will less options give us more flexibility...?

:roll:
Because the instinct of every St Kilda midfielder was to find Gehrig when they had the ball ... they were trained to do it for 5 years and it became second nature.

Gehrig, for all his brilliant games, was a one-grab player. He offered little forward pressure and if he didn't mark on the lead, his opponent often ran off and won the contest.

Without Gehrig, the Saints mids will be forced to lift their eyes more and look for other options up forward.

This will allow us to rotate Rooey, Kosi, BJ, Watts, X and hopefully Gardiner through full-forward giving us different options and making us less predictable.

All those other players offer different strengths, and are better at making the contest than G was.

Therefore I believe we will be more flexible.
do actually watch us play football?

there is so much wrong with what u just posted


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Post: # 452061Post Riewoldting »

johnpeterbudgefanclub wrote:Ahem unless I am reading this entirely wrong didnt Essenscum win it???? North won 1996 and 1998.
You're dead right, North really made mincemeat of reigning premiers Adelaide in the 1998 Granny.














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