Aaron Naughton has even more responsibility in the Western Bulldogs forward line this year with Jamarra Ugle-Hagan absent and Rory Lobb already transitioned to defence. He has been criticised in the media for being a one-trick player, but that trick is jumping over packs and clunking big marks to score goals, which is a neat trick if you can pull it off. He will rely on others to set him up to perform that trick, and if the Bulldogs are to return to finals and maybe win one, they will be relying on their full forward to kick big bags. The rise of Sam Darcy should only help him.
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