But having someone like Durdin who can can convert half chances is also vital. The ability to snap at goal with a reasonable chance of success is reasonably rare. The more blue-collar defensive small forwards tend to feed it backwards by hand and that often means chances go begging. We've all seen the chain of backwards handballs which start around the goalsquare and due to congestion & pressure they continue until the ball is outside the F50 area.
A somewhat different example occurred in the Port/Demons match last night. A Port player had managed to run the ball towards goal from o/s the 50 IIRC and failed to pull the trigger with a shot at goal repeatedly. Finally, he dodged a defender and ran to the goalsquare only to have his belated kick at goal smothered by two Demons defenders. You need guys who have a high proficiency in taking shots at goal when fleeting opportunities present.
A somewhat different example occurred in the Port/Demons match last night. A Port player had managed to run the ball towards goal from o/s the 50 IIRC and failed to pull the trigger with a shot at goal repeatedly. Finally, he dodged a defender and ran to the goalsquare only to have his belated kick at goal smothered by two Demons defenders. You need guys who have a high proficiency in taking shots at goal when fleeting opportunities present.