Any one wanttoi name teh best small forwards in the VFL, or players who coudl step up as small forwards, kicking goals and roving packs - not enough of these guys, everyone stacks their forward lines with tall what about us smalls
OK,
Justin Berry, Frankston
for a start
As a small FF I would nominate David Mitchell who played in a forward pocket in the State game.
What kind of a season did Ben Phibbs have at Frankston this year? Was a damaging small forward in Ports reserves last year.
Steve Kenna of 2003 was amazing. Not suprised he got drafted to the Blues - he showed amazing paze, agility and goal sense.
Kristian Height was very good this year!
tell me more about Berry and Height, what type of players are they. Speedy ype with uncanny goal sense?
Did berry play at South Adelaide in 2003
What about Whyman?
Yep, Berry was at South Adelaide, and prior to the Springvale.
Phibba had a goodish start (eventually) but fell off a bit toward the end of the season and spent a bit of time injured and in the two's.
If he can get a proper preseason in to himself (as opposed to last year, thanks port!) he should step up and he'd be on the list too.
David Mitchell gets my vote.
RE: Height. He's not fast, but he just uses his small but stocky body to great affect against thinner guys. Fairly good set shot that can rove the packs in a different manner to Kenna.
Justin Berry by a mile if you're talking nippy little roving crumbing forwards.
David Mitchell fits the definition of a small forward based on height, but is more of a marking type not a crumber. Depends if that's what you meant when you asked the question.
You lack a bit of height do you vfl_browser? "everyone stacks their forward lines with tall what about us smalls" 8O
I agree with most of the names put forward.I am a big David Mitchell fan so he's my number 1 pick.I saw Kristan Height kick 6 goals from a pocket in a Goulburn Valley Grand Final as an 18 year old so I know how good he is but did he play as a small forward much this year ? Berry and Whyman are good players but a couple of others worth mentions are Ben Beams and Andrew Lovett.
Well he isn't a prototype 'small forward' in terms of the way he plays the game. He plays like big man in a small mans body I guess. But anyhoo, he did play practically the whole season up forward as the designated 'small man'.