Top 5 - Take 5 Forwards (28.07.2026)

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**Mark Duffield** (1:03)
Time for take five. And today we're talking about the forwards, the glamour boys of the AFL. And I'm going to be unapologetic again today. Hey, are we going to see a whole week of no apologies? Ah, we are. Oh, yeah. All right. Here we go. Number one, Jack Gunston.
And I've said that before, the Hawthorne veteran, seven goals to 16 disposals, 11 marks, 403 metres gained, 11 score involvement. So a lot of people have been talking about the way he stretches opposition defences out by playing deep, but he also does a bit of Jeremy Cameron. He gets up the ground, he gets involved as well. And he's having an incredible late career renaissance, Jack Gunston. Number two, Jai Amis. So five goals, one, eight marks, a one goal assist, 11 score involvement, three contested marks, two inside 50, 15 disposals, which is a high number for Jai. Has absolutely matured in the back half of the season and did the Eagles both ways, coming up at the ball and also getting back in behind them. Glenn Eding Allen medal is now a midfielder's medal, isn't it? No, number three.
Well, he got the coaches' votes. He got nine from the coaches.
Charlie Curnow, number three, really finding his way into form late in the year after that big trade deal from Carlton. Four goals, two, nine disposals, five marks. The six-score involvements, which were his six scores. So he wasn't given any away. One contested mark, one inside. Number four. Shannon Neal. I think one of the best shots for goal I have seen rarely misses. Five goals, two, six marks, two goal assists, two contested marks, nine score involvements for the Cats against the Dees. And number five. Daniel McStay. So Daniel McStay was playing forward ruck for Collingwood against Adelaide, and he is in the best form of his career, I reckon. He only kicked the two goals one, but he had 16 disposals, 10 hit outs, 258 metres gain, three goal assist, and 10 score involvements. Pretty close to a career best game from Daniel McStay. It's a good time to have it as well.