gadj1976 wrote:Spargo wrote:gadj1976 wrote:Brodlach wrote:Key forward needs to have more than one “trick”, Walker is the same.
I completely disagree. You need a mix. Having a hit up forward is great and it provides you with something to build and recruit around. The guy has kicked 180 goals in three years.
Something most teams would cry out for.
I suppose North will trade for a 'gun mid' then having nothing to kick to going forward?
So he’s been traded?
No, I'm just arguing that it's ridiculous to think they would (as Brod would have us believe)
Brown and the Roos part ways
From AFL.com
NORTH Melbourne has officially placed Ben Brown up for sale after telling its four-time leading goalkicker to seek a new home.
The out-of-contract key forward had been in talks with the Roos earlier in the season about re-signing but knocked back a three-year offer in pursuit of an extra season.
In his exit meeting last Friday, coach Rhyce Shaw formally told Brown to seek options elsewhere.
"It's not a decision we've made lightly as Ben has been a tremendous part of our club since 2014," Roos head of football Brady Rawlings said in a statement.
"It was a very honest discussion. Ben was very mature and understood our decision.
"We will work with Ben and his management to secure a mutually beneficial outcome."
Brown kicked 63, 61 and 64 goals in each of the seasons from 2017-2019 but was reduced to eight goals in nine matches this season after a tough year in which he battled personal tragedy, a knee injury and poor form.