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Title: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: one-eyed on December 27, 2016, 02:05:20 PM
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

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Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: one-eyed on December 27, 2016, 02:39:47 PM
Snip! Stick to the topic ::).
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: Penelope on December 27, 2016, 02:44:33 PM
LMAO

how did that happen?
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: Go Richo 12 on December 27, 2016, 03:08:14 PM
Sounds like we need a Family Peace Foundation 8 day truce.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: mightytiges on December 28, 2016, 04:50:48 AM
While Richo kicked 800 goals, he played his best footy away from the goalsquare.

Disco was our best true FF IMO.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: 🏅Dooks on December 28, 2016, 08:37:01 AM
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.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: 1965 on December 28, 2016, 12:02:38 PM
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
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: YellowandBlackBlood on December 28, 2016, 12:25:31 PM
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.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: (•))(©™ on December 28, 2016, 01:42:38 PM
Not Jack
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: big tone on December 28, 2016, 03:07:19 PM
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.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: Hard Roar Tiger on December 28, 2016, 08:39:18 PM
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.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: 🏅Dooks on December 29, 2016, 03:59:04 AM
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.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: tdy on December 31, 2016, 08:30:35 PM
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.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: (•))(©™ on January 01, 2017, 05:00:31 PM
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?
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: 🏅Dooks on January 01, 2017, 08:11:31 PM
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.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: (•))(©™ on January 01, 2017, 09:12:54 PM
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.

Thanks, Dooks..
Good one.
There's the answer?
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: Hard Roar Tiger on January 01, 2017, 10:59:43 PM
Disco kicked about half his career goals from 66 games between 79-81.
288 to be exact at an average of 4.3 per game
Contrasted with 313 in 134 games at 2.3 per game.
He kicked more than 50 goals in a season just 5 times in his career, Jack is at 6 from 9 full seasons and Richo is at 8 times.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: Yeahright on January 01, 2017, 11:05:46 PM
Let's be thankful there's an argument to be had unlike the other thread where Tyrone is a stuffing choice :lol
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: JP Tiger on January 02, 2017, 12:20:01 AM
Roach was excellent overhead & a superb kick for goal, but his physicality was poor - played like Bambi at times.  Richo was outstanding overhead but awful with set shots, he played like a bear with a headache - closest player to Godzilla I have seen.  Jack is very strong overhead, reliable from a set shot, reads the ball brilliantly in the air & on the ground .... oh ... this could go on for days!
 
Lets just say that each player had/has his pros & cons.
 
But I think Jack is the most complete player out of them all ....    :-\
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: (•))(©™ on January 02, 2017, 06:36:08 PM
What are Mark Jackson's stats?  :snidegrin
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: Hard Roar Tiger on January 02, 2017, 08:22:00 PM
What are Mark Jackson's stats?  :snidegrin

Not sure, perhaps we could ask Mike Sheahan
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: (•))(©™ on January 02, 2017, 08:44:17 PM
Yeh look, I'd check myself but doubt I could find them.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: 🏅Dooks on January 02, 2017, 09:35:26 PM
What are Mark Jackson's stats?  :snidegrin

Most similar to Roach's
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: (•))(©™ on January 03, 2017, 12:26:36 AM
So, he's in the top 3 ! :clapping

What an individual.
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: lamington on January 03, 2017, 01:43:28 AM
I find Jack's set shot kicking hasn't been as reliable in 2016. Apparently due to that finger which affected his ball drop. I hope it is just a case of the finger because you used to be able to bet your house on him to nail set set shots
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: Hard Roar Tiger on January 03, 2017, 09:30:14 AM
I find Jack's set shot kicking hasn't been as reliable in 2016. Apparently due to that finger which affected his ball drop. I hope it is just a case of the finger because you used to be able to bet your house on him to nail set set shots

SEN interview he seemed to be fairly certain that it was impacting his ball drop. The worry with Jack is the volume of work he's missed due to various surgeries. Hopefully it doesn't impact his 2917
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: Yeahright on January 03, 2017, 03:20:15 PM
I find Jack's set shot kicking hasn't been as reliable in 2016. Apparently due to that finger which affected his ball drop. I hope it is just a case of the finger because you used to be able to bet your house on him to nail set set shots

SEN interview he seemed to be fairly certain that it was impacting his ball drop. The worry with Jack is the volume of work he's missed due to various surgeries. Hopefully it doesn't impact his 2917

I think he has more to worry about in 2917 than his amount of surgeries
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: Willy on January 05, 2017, 09:44:25 PM
 :lol

Games record broken by a lazy thousand odd years!

Eat poo Boomer!
Title: Re: Who has been our best full-forward over the past 50 years?
Post by: tdy on January 07, 2017, 03:55:54 PM
I dont think you can take total goals kicked as a yard stick because footy became so much more defensive and all round footballers are required these days. So even if jack is better around the ground than disco its just the age they play in.  I find it very hard to pick still.

At least i cant remember jack kicking out on the full from 15m out set shot. Did Roach ever?