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The experiment that prepared Aaron Naughton for lift off – AFL
He’s considered one of the game’s best young forwards, but it wasn’t always the way for Bulldogs star Aaron Naughton
IT WAS a two-week experiment which stuck in Luke Beveridge’s mind.
In the middle of Aaron Naughton’s first season at the Western Bulldogs in 2018, the premiership coach sent his emerging key defender for a short stint in attack.
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Naughton’s two-goal round 14 performance against the Kangaroos was solid, but the next week he gathered only seven touches against Geelong and was held goalless. He thought his time in attack was done.
“I didn’t get near it, s…
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