Top 5 - Take 5 Forwards (22.09.2026)

Mark Duffield (0:03)

Tuesday means that Take 5 is all about the forwards, and given the nature of the Hawthorn Brisbane game, there's a few forwards to talk about, but there's also a couple out of the Sydney freemanal game at the SCG on Friday night. All right, we'll get to them first. Number one, Logan MacDonald. He was the only guy in the game to kick the three goals. He troubled Oscar MacDonald sort of in marking contest and also with recovery with off the quick entries that Sydney were getting. So, three goals, 14 disposals, 149 metres gained, a goal assist and seven score involvements. Number two, the game breaker, Shay Bolton went forward. Great move by Justin Longmuir. Only kicked the two goals, but man, they were big. 20 disposals, eight tackles, three clearances, 397 metres gained, seven score involvements, seven inside fifties. Both of his goals in that last quarter. September, Shay. Number three, Nick Watson. This guy is absolutely box office and definitely one of the top ten or fifteen players in the game at the moment. Maybe even higher than that. Six goals, two, 16 disposals, five clearances, 472 metres gained, 11 score involvements, 12 contested possessions for a guy his size is remarkable. One contested Mark, also remarkable for his size. Number four, Kyle Lowman. Very quiet until half time and then absolutely exploded and became a match winner after half time. Of course, one of the goals kicked after the siren, five goals won, 11 disposals, five marks, five tackles, a goal assist and eight score involvements. And number five, Jack Gunston. Apart from pushing Harris-Anders into a marking contest, which he should have been pinged for, played very well as he always does and finished very well as he always does. Five goals won, nine disposals, five marks, 130 metres gained and seven score involvements. Not too bad.