AFL Season 2013

Power forwards are those who use their strength to mark the ball, guys like Franklin, Riewoldt, Cloke, etc aren't power forwards, they're leading forwards. They get their ball leading towards it, power forwards get it put on their head and go for it 1 on 1 with the FB.

It's pretty contentious and not well defined right now though, but midfielders were just midfielders until a couple of years ago, now you're inside, outside or all-round.

 

The best power forwards are great at both - which is why they're so valuable. When you're a midfielder you can get tagged, but with so much opportunity, so much field of play and help from the other mids, shaking a tag has become pretty easy tbh.

Getting ganged as a key forward is difficult to beat, the best can do both well enough so they aren't one dimensional. I guess you could say all the best forwards can do both well enough that they shouldn't be classified as a power forward or lead-up forward or whatever, but it depends on how specific you want to get. You could label all the mids in the comp one way or another, but is it worthwhile?

 

Oops, I meant Cloke is a power forward

 

I was so mind fucked there, didn't realise what I'd said.

 

Daw is just a beast forward