(04-14-2018, 04:51 AM)Lods link Wrote:Pack marks....yep... Heights an advantage but it's more about timing and leap.
Many variables...and the winner of one contest is not always the winner of the next one.
Most of the AFLs best pack marking players are 190cm or under.
A 200cm type marking on the lead has little to do with speed, and more about timing and strength. Most 200cm types taking lead up marks result from strength to dispose of the defender before the break and are done and dusted within two or three steps. Some rely on aerobic capacity, guys who run two or three dummy leads, but that isn't about speed either, that is about finding a match up that has size and equal endurance.
atm., Probably the only genuine KPF who can boast a significant speed advantage over the typical defender is Franklin. Franklin is so unique because he's got it all.
FYI, a Weitering article today.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-04-14/ho...t-the-best
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"