Position 2023: Ruck Discussion
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I actually really like OMc as an option if they do go wide of Fort, which they should but AFL coaches gonna AFL coach...
With Fort last year he averaged 86.4 from 15. With McStay he averaged 97 from 6. His last 4 full games (removed the injury) including finals he averaged 106, all without Fort.
The Fort factor is very noteworthy, who knows what they will do, there's no doubt that OMc is a MUCH better player without him, whether they're a better side is a bigger question. I'm not sure how they can play Fort, Daniher, Hipwood and Gunston without huge sacrifices at ground level, I don't see how it works but that doesn't mean they wont try it often.
Will be watching preseason very closely as OMc as a lone ruck is a ~100 guy which could make him a decent value starting pick. Also capable of huge scores so could bridge to whoever ends up at the top.
With Fort last year he averaged 86.4 from 15. With McStay he averaged 97 from 6. His last 4 full games (removed the injury) including finals he averaged 106, all without Fort.
The Fort factor is very noteworthy, who knows what they will do, there's no doubt that OMc is a MUCH better player without him, whether they're a better side is a bigger question. I'm not sure how they can play Fort, Daniher, Hipwood and Gunston without huge sacrifices at ground level, I don't see how it works but that doesn't mean they wont try it often.
Will be watching preseason very closely as OMc as a lone ruck is a ~100 guy which could make him a decent value starting pick. Also capable of huge scores so could bridge to whoever ends up at the top.
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Pre-season setback number 2 that we know about anyway.
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Is there anything to suggest they will be going back the 1 ruckman?
Fort fell out of favour in the second half of the season, playing only 5 games after R12, and 3 of them as the sub.
Issue is they were using McStay as the chop out, who's now gone, don't think they'd risk chucking Daniher into the ruck with injury history, although that's improved a lot since moving to Bris.
Might be forced to pick an OMac/Blics/Nank type now with English having another niggle, not ideal.
Fort fell out of favour in the second half of the season, playing only 5 games after R12, and 3 of them as the sub.
Issue is they were using McStay as the chop out, who's now gone, don't think they'd risk chucking Daniher into the ruck with injury history, although that's improved a lot since moving to Bris.
Might be forced to pick an OMac/Blics/Nank type now with English having another niggle, not ideal.
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Cameron seeming to have just as many hiccups as English.
Not confident in a bloke that seemed to run out of gas in some games after the role change, who then had some interruptions in his first preseason as an actual ruck, also seems almost certain to share Ruck duties.
Miss the days of spending 1.2m-1.4m and never having to look at this line all year haha
Not confident in a bloke that seemed to run out of gas in some games after the role change, who then had some interruptions in his first preseason as an actual ruck, also seems almost certain to share Ruck duties.
Miss the days of spending 1.2m-1.4m and never having to look at this line all year haha
