Browny a "flat track bully" ?

[one-eyed]

Well according to Inside Football he is over the past 2 years.....

Nathan Brown
                                Games   Goals   Avg
Versus Top Eight          16        24       1.50
Versus Bottom Eight     13        32       2.46
Total                            29        56       1.90
Variance - 61%


Best Overall Scoring Small Forwards

Ebert            2.13 goals per match
Milne            2.00
Browny         1.93
Medhurst      1.80
L.Davis         1.36
Betts            1.31
L.Thomas      1.20
Didak           1.19
M.Campbell   1.11
Aaron Davey  1.06
Rioli              0.96

Small Forwards Scoring Against Top Teams Compared To Bottom Teams

M.Campbell    114%
L.Thomas         96%
Ebert               94%
Medhurst         91%
Betts               81%
Aaron Davey    62%
Browny            61%
Didak              60% 
Milne               58%
L.Davis            50%
Rioli                46%   

[Infamy]

Not really fair to compare his last 2 years considering it's been pretty much all recovery time

[tiogar]

If he can bully the bottom 8 and help us into the top 8 I'm happy.

Stats like that are interesting but do not tell the whole story. Some small forwards have dominant Mids/rucks giving them great ammo against all teams. Some don't. We got the spoon in 2007. Hardly a powerful base for a small forward. With a better midfield behind him and with fitness (crucial obviously) Browny will improve those stats. There is no substitute for class and he has class.

[mightytiges]

In 2007 Browny kicked more goals against the top 8 sides. Mind you in the 11 games he played since his comeback in round 12 that year we played seven top 8 sides and only four bottom 8 sides.

[tiogar]

In 2007 Browny kicked more goals against the top 8 sides. Mind you in the 11 games he played since his comeback in round 12 that year we played seven top 8 sides and only four bottom 8 sides.

Which goes to prove that there are lies damned lies and statistics. It's not that the stats lie so much as they conceal much of the truth.

Fact is Brown is a class dual All-Australian forward who, when fit, wouldn't be far off anyone's Victorian 22 in a State of Origin.