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May 05, 2013

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Modern AFL Key Forwards Must Show Maturity Beyond Their Years

There is a dearth of key forwards in the AFL these days and it seems that the current forwards are given too much time to develop. Although the media and the fans have this belief that it takes key position players five years to develop, I consider it to be no more than a fallacy and modern day myth. This is now the time for key forwards of the current era to display maturity beyond their years but this consensus that it takes five years for them to develop as well as a lack of great key forwards means that fans should accept mediocre performances for a while. The reasons for my ire are the wayward kicking of forwards in the AFL and the performances of Brisbane Lions key forwards Eric Hipwood and Josh Schache. In Brisbane's 14-point defeat to the Western Bulldogs in Round 20, Hipwood and Schache recorded some unimpressive statistics. Hipwood had 17 disposals, took just three marks, and was kept scoreless while Schache had six disposals, took four marks, and kicked

Maccarone Must Create New A-League Trend of Signing Italians

Veteran striker Massimo Maccarone has joined the Brisbane Roar in the A-League and hopefully his acquisition eventually convinces other Australian clubs to sign Italian players. The 37-year-old signed a one-year contract to play for the Roar, and although "Big Mac" is not the first Italian player to have joined an Australian soccer team, he could start a trend if he can be a prolific scorer and also lead the Queenslander side to success. A-League clubs have been acquiring players all over the world to improve the technical quality of the competition and it seems that anyone from a decent football nation can join a club in Australia and become a star performer. Recruiting from South America has been common. The likes of Fernando Brandan and Marcelo Carrusca hail from Argentina while the likes of Dodo and Gui Finkler originate from Brazil and Bruno Fornaroli hails from Uruguay. Due to the emergence of tiki-taka in the last decade, the interest in purchasing pla

Five Discussion Points from Brisbane v Carlton

Brisbane defeated Carlton by 30 points at the Gabba on Sunday evening in a scintillating display of footy which gave the Lions their fourth victory of the season. Aside from a shambolic third quarter in which the Blues showed signs of making a comeback, Brisbane dominated the majority of the match and played some its best footy under new coach Chris Fagan. The usual suspects stood out for the Lions but more of the youngsters stood out, with both Cedric Cox and Alex Witherden also kicking their first goals in the AFL. Here are five points worth discussing after the victory including the brilliance of the two Daynes, Zorko and Beams. 1. Dayne Zorko is the modern Akermanis Jason Akermanis is my favourite Brisbane player of all-time and he was an absolute freak. "Aker" was a player capable of producing something out of nothing and scoring the impossible goals but he was also fortunate to have played in a dominant Lions team. Zorko does not have the bleached hair o

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