With the 2025 season inching closer, the second edition ofย Zero Hanger's forward line rankings are here, with teams 12-7 revealed.
The clubs on this list sit in between the best and the worst, either missing the final piece to create a dynamic, high-scoring attack or, opposingly, have one or two star forwards carrying the forward line from second-rate to decent.
TEAMS 18-13: Every AFL team's forward line ranked: Part 1
Here is Part 2 of our forward line rankings...
2. (11th) Gold Coast
The Suns have the up-and-coming talent to potentially have a breakout season scoring-wise, but it depends on their efficiency inside 50.
Despite boasting Coleman Medal threat Ben King, as well as rising youngsters Bailey Humphrey, Ben Long and Jed Walter, the Suns ranked 17th for scoring shots per inside 50, scoring from just 40.8% of entries.
Of course, the Suns had their good moments in 2024, including a score of 164 against Geelong in Darwin, highlighting the promise their club has when they fire on all cylinders.
Unfortunately, another year of failing to meet expectations means we won't buy into the Suns' hype yet, not at least until they can consistently produce high totals weekly.
