indulge me to double post this 3rd-coffee-revelation in here, cause I think its relevant,
especially to the mid'o'philes ......
If 2017 was defined by midgets,
2021 was defined by a plodding, underperforming forward line.
somehow, Goodwin has romped a premiership without a forward line.
Putting Fritch aside,
Brown, McDonald, Neale-Bullen, Pickett, Spargo
did absolutely nothing of consequence, when it counted.
thats 4/6ths, or 2/3rds of a forward line that aren't much good at the best of times, none of who played well in the GF, 1/6th a star who completely and utterly choked and had no influence on the game, and 1/6th All Australian who played a blinder.
Dees have convincing, emphatically, deservedly won the premiership,
without a forward line.
Are forward lines dead? Do you just need 1 forward?
is the game for goal kicking mids and dominant ruckman and a clinical backline?