Full-forward
Full-forward is a position in Australian rules football and Gaelic football with a key focus on kicking goals.
The Coleman Medal is awarded to the player, often a full-forward, who has kicked the most goals in an Australian Football League season.
In modern Australian rules football, in which players do not strictly stick to a single position, the full-forward is often referred to as a "Key Forward" and can often switch positions with the centre half-forward for "team balance" reasons. The frequency of players kicking 100 goals in a season has decreased in recent years.[1]
Past great full-forwards
Former Essendon full-forward Matthew Lloyd.
These are the more notable full-forwards who played in the AFL, SANFL, WAFL and TFL:
- Gary Ablett, Sr.
- Malcolm Blight
- Bonny Campbell
- Jamie Shaw
- John Coleman
- Fred Cook
- Gordon Coventry
- Rick Davies
- George Doig
- Jason Dunstall
- Tim Evans
- Ken Farmer
- Brendan Fevola
- Lance Franklin
- Fraser Gehrig
- Barry Hall
- Tom Hawkins
- Scott Hodges
- Peter Hudson
- Dick Lee
- Matthew Lloyd
- Tony Lockett
- Alastair Lynch
- Peter Sumich
- Peter McKenna
- Tony Modra
- Bernie Naylor
- Fred Phillis
- Bob Pratt
- Alan Rait
- Michael Roach
- Austin Robertson, Jr.
- Anthony Rocca
- Saverio Rocca
- Bruce Schultz
- Norm Smith
- Jack Titus
- Doug Wade
- Matthew Richardson
Field Positions
| Positions on the Australian rules football field | |||
| B: | Back pocket | Fullback | Back pocket |
| HB: | Half-back flank | Centre half-back | Half-back flank |
| C: | Wing | Centre | Wing |
| HF: | Half-forward flank | Centre half-forward | Half-forward flank |
| F: | Forward pocket | Full-forward | Forward pocket |
| Foll: | Ruckman | Ruck rover | Rover |
| Int: | Interchange | Interchange | Interchange |
| Coach: | Coach | ||
References
- ↑ Lalor, Peter (25 August 2012). "Great full-forwards are born and will come again, says Hudson". The Australian.
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