AFL 1997-Present: Non-key Forwards
 

We're looking for TWO people off this list.

Non Key Forwards:
1. Alan Didak. Collingwood. 2001-Present
145 games. 206 goals (1.4pm). All Australian 2006. Collingwood B&F 2006.

2. Brad Johnson. Bulldogs. 1994-Present
336 games. 533 goals (1.6 pm). 4 time All Australian (2000, 2005, 06, 07). 3 time Bulldogs B&F (1999, 2002, 2006).

3. Brett Burton. Adelaide. 1999-Present
164 games. 242 goals (1.5pm).

4. Cyril Rioli. Hawthorn 2008-Present
36 games. 39 goals (1.1 pm). 1 Premiership.

5. Darren Jarman. Hawthorn/Adelaide 1991-2001.
230 games. 386 goals (1.7 pm). 3 Premierships (1991, 1997, 1998). 3 time All Australian (1992, 1995, 1996). Hawthorn B&F (1995)


6. Eddie Betts. Carlton. 2005-Present
87 games. 112 goals. (1.3 pm)

7. Jason Akermanis. Brisbane/Bulldogs. 1995-Present
303 games. 397 goals. (1.3 pm). 3 Premierships (2001, 02, 03). Brownlow Medal (2001), 4 time All Australian (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004). Twice Brisbane B&F 1999, 2005.

8. Jeff Farmer. Melbourne/Fremantle. 1995-2008
249 games. 483 goals (1.9 pm). All Australian 2000.

9. Mick O'Loughlin. Sydney. 1995-Present
293 games. 505 goals (1.7 pm). Premiership (2005). Twice All Australian (1997, 2000). Swans B&F (1998).

10. Nathan Brown. Bulldogs/Richmond 1997-Present
213 games. 344 goals (1.2 pm). Twice All Australian (2001, 2002).

11. Nick Davis. Collingwood/Sydney. 1999-2008
168 games. 235 goals (1.4 pm). Premiership (2005).

12. Paul Medhurst. Fremantle. 2002-Present
146 games. 252 goals (1.7 pm). All Australian (2008)

13. Phillip Matera. West Coast. 1996-2005
179 games. 389 goals. (2.2 pm). All Australian (2003)

14. Ryan O'Keefe. Sydney. 2000-Present
164 games. 178 goals. (1.1pm). Premiership (2005), All Australian (2006).

15. Shannon Grant. Sydney/North Melbourne. 1995-2008
301 games. 361 goals (1.2 pm). Premiership (1999). Norm Smith Medal (1999). All Australian (2005)

16. Stephen Milne. St Kilda. 2001-Present
175 games. 352 goals (2 pm).

17. Steve Johnson. Geelong. 2002-Present
124 games. 246 goals. (2pm). Premiership (2007). Norm Smith (2007). Twice All Australian (2007, 2008)

Aker and Steve Johnson for mine. Jarman's timeframe just counted against him vs Akermanis, and Steve Johnson is just in ahead of Farmer or Matera. Hurts me not to vote for either Didak or Medhurst in this one.

Brad Johnson
Jason Akermanis

Shannon Grant
Aker

Aker & Brad Johnson for me.

Toss up between Aker and Jeff Farmer because both were/are exceptional forwards, but I can't overlook Aker's Brownlow and general awesomeness.

Akermanis and Johnson, and I'm not sure bias comes into it.

Went with Ryan O'Keeffe, because if I were picking my best side, reckon a player of his type, the smaller CHF, would be bloody handy, and that leaves Aker to do the roving down around the forward line.

Farmer being a dirty **** has cost him, but he's not better than Aker, Johnson or Jarman anyway. The number of cheap shots he got away with was ridiculous. Managed to somehow pull of the great escape after deliberately kneeing a crows player and breaking his eye socket after the play was dead.

Over the period: Aker 1 Johnson 2, but if given the chance to recruit one I would take Jarman in an instant, freakish family!

Aka.

Nathan Brown, I'll choose him for some controversy, was close to the best player in the league before his injury.

Went with Aka and Jarman but on second thought I'm not sure the latter deserves it based on the time frame. Would probably go Brad Johnson instead since Jarman only had 3 or 4 significant years in the period.

Saw him in a cafe yesterday, is a tiny bloke.

Won like 3 games literally off his own boot in 2005 before his tragic injury :(