It’s not a prognostication Mushroom. We’re currently sitting in the top 4 in the league and we’re ranked 11th in the league for scoring goals. We’re winning despite our forward line not because of it. Lobb and Tabs should amplify each other, and instead it seems they each play better as a solo-artist.
Since Lobb and Tabs have led our forward line here’s where we have ranked in terms of goals scored.
2022: 11th
2021: 16th
2020: 15th
2019: 16th
Amiss shapes to be part of the solution, and it’s reasonable to think that he and Jackson could form a good combo.
But it’s also reasonable to ask what type of forward we’re recruiting if that’s where Jackson is going to spend most of his time. Are we getting a Cameron, Curnow, Hawkins, Naughton, Lynch, Franklin or McKay type player, or are we getting a better version of Rory Lobb or Kurt Tippett? If I had to guess it’s the latter, and that’s fine, they are really valuable players, but it should temper what we’re offering Melbourne because what we really need for the next 5 years is a genuine key forward.