Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?

[one-eyed]

The RFC website is going to have a series asking to select the best players to have filled each of the traditional on-field positions for the Tigers throughout the past half-century.

First up is the best Full-Forward out of Disco, BT, Hoggy, Richo and Jack?

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2016-12-26/top-tigers-fullforward

[one-eyed]

Snip! Stick to the topic .

[Penelope]

LMAO

how did that happen?

[Go Richo 12]

Sounds like we need a Family Peace Foundation 8 day truce.

[mightytiges]

While Richo kicked 800 goals, he played his best footy away from the goalsquare.

Disco was our best true FF IMO.

[🏅Dooks]

While Richo kicked 800 goals, he played his best footy away from the goalsquare.

Disco was our best true FF IMO.

Agreed. And a straighter kick too.

[1965]

While Richo kicked 800 goals, he played his best footy away from the goalsquare.

Disco was our best true FF IMO.

Agreed. And a straighter kick too.

and a better mark

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Roach was fantastic. However, he played in great sides. Richo was an amazing player. He had to put up with double and triple teaming him for the majority of his career. Very hard to separate. As a sharp shooter, Roach. As a guy who could frustrate yet win the game of his own boot, Richo.

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Not Jack

[big tone]

While Richo kicked 800 goals, he played his best footy away from the goalsquare.

Disco was our best true FF IMO.

Agreed. And a straighter kick too.

and a better mark

Not even close.

Richo was one of the best marks of his time.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

While Richo kicked 800 goals, he played his best footy away from the goalsquare.

Disco was our best true FF IMO.

Agreed. And a straighter kick too.

and a better mark

Not even close.

Richo was one of the best marks of his time.

Yep, more contested grabs than Duck Carey.
Absolutely ridiculous to say Roach was a better mark, perhaps a better lead and definitely fed by a better midfield.

[🏅Dooks]

While Richo kicked 800 goals, he played his best footy away from the goalsquare.

Disco was our best true FF IMO.

Agreed. And a straighter kick too.

and a better mark

Not even close.

Richo was one of the best marks of his time.

Yep, more contested grabs than Duck Carey.
Absolutely ridiculous to say Roach was a better mark, perhaps a better lead and definitely fed by a better midfield.

True.

[tdy]

Jack has won the Coleman twice so did Disco but jacks was in an awful team with a terrible coach who has moved him away from the goal square. Roach was the pointy end of the comps best midfield and he did kick 100.

Richo played half forward a lot during his career and won his brownlow votes on the wing. He was also a terrible kick and had terrible tantrums on field.

I think jack has overcome more odds for his results. For me its him or disco but i edge toward jack.

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Jack has won the Coleman twice so did Disco but jacks was in an awful team with a terrible coach who has moved him away from the goal square. Roach was the pointy end of the comps best midfield and he did kick 100.

Richo played half forward a lot during his career and won his brownlow votes on the wing. He was also a terrible kick and had terrible tantrums on field.

I think jack has overcome more odds for his results. For me its him or disco but i edge toward jack.

How many missed shots for each?

[🏅Dooks]

According to an old big footy thread:-

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/who-was-the-most-accurate-of-all-100-goal-full-forwards.471721/

Roach kicked at 66.7%. In his early days he was going at a rate of 74%.

Confirmed at footywire, along with comparison with Richo and Jack:-

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?playerStatus1=I&tid1=15&playerStatus2=I&tid2=15&type=T&pid1=2908&pid2=336&fid1=C&fid2=C

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?playerStatus1=I&tid1=15&playerStatus2=A&tid2=15&type=A&pid1=2908&pid2=1731&fid1=C&fid2=C

Disco - 66.7% accuracy, with an average of 3.0 goals 1.5 points per game.
Richo - 59.0% accuracy, with an average of 2.8 goals 2.0 points per game.
Jack - 62.8% accuracy, with an average of 2.4 goals 1.4 points per game.