Team for Lions game (unchanged team named)

[BSA5]

A big forward and a small forward have different roles.

Davis is 184 cm. O'Loughlin is 190 cm. Either Davis isn't short enough to be considered a small forward, or O'Loughlin isn't tall enough to be considered a tall forward, cos there's only 6 cm difference. I'm leaning towards the latter. O'Loughlin ISN'T, and DOESN'T PLAY, as a tall forward. O'Loughlin is a goal sneak small forward, just like Davis. It's just that O'Loughlin is a LITTLE bit taller than your typical small forward. Hell, he's the same height as Kennelly, does that make Kennelly a tall defender?

[Plugger46]

Much ado about nothing. You are attempting an inappropriate comparison. A big forward and a small forward have different roles. In pressure football which we play small forwards are expected to chase down and tackle the rebounding half backs. Davis simply doesn't do this effectively, consistently or conscientiously. Your statistical comparisons show how bad he is at it. Davis is a slowish, diffident small forward with a beautiful kick. And that doesn't cut it in modern football. He would be a good pick up for Port Melbourne in the VFL

But Bevan does cut it in modern football according to you? Turn it up.

[stellation]

Much ado about nothing. You are attempting an inappropriate comparison. A big forward and a small forward have different roles. In pressure football which we play small forwards are expected to chase down and tackle the rebounding half backs. Davis simply doesn't do this effectively, consistently or conscientiously. Your statistical comparisons show how bad he is at it. Davis is a slowish, diffident small forward with a beautiful kick. And that doesn't cut it in modern football. He would be a good pick up for Port Melbourne in the VFL

Michael doesn't play as a big forward, regardless of how the team is named.

That aside, I fail to see how it is an inappropriate comparison.

[connolly]

If you compare Davis and MOL over 2005-2007 (and adjust for TOG), then the relevant stats per game are:
Davis: MOL

Disposals - 13.8 : 11.6

Marks - 4.8 : 5.0

Goals - 1.7 : 2.0

Accuracy - 65% : 66%

Tackles - 1.6 : 1.4


As an aside, Kennelly's stats ('04-'06) are:
Disposals 15.5
Tackles 1.8

And he's not a renowned defensive machine!

Much ado about nothing. You are attempting an inappropriate comparison. A big forward and a small forward have different roles. In pressure football which we play small forwards are expected to chase down and tackle the rebounding half backs. Davis simply doesn't do this effectively, consistently or conscientiously. Your statistical comparisons show how bad he is at it. Davis is a slowish, diffident small forward with a beautiful kick. And that doesn't cut it in modern football. He would be a good pick up for Port Melbourne in the VFL

[stellation]

Makes it look like the wrong one's at full forward - although Baz plays CHF a lot of the time. It'd be an interesting experiment to park Davis in the goal square more often, as others here have said.

The performance in Round 2 was the best we had played since... Round 22 last year, with Davis playing primarily from FF.