Position 2022: Ruck Discussion
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Worth noting that Chol hurt his hamstring also in the GC game, so Witts may be rucking one out come the real stuff for the first couple of games.
I don't love the pick but I don't hate it. There's value there, just not as much as you'd probably like.
I personally prefer English with legitimate keeper potential or Marshall if you're a big fan with some scoring at the level required and the right age profile to justify the leap.
I don't love the pick but I don't hate it. There's value there, just not as much as you'd probably like.
I personally prefer English with legitimate keeper potential or Marshall if you're a big fan with some scoring at the level required and the right age profile to justify the leap.
Probably but doesn't change my personal need from him to bring him back! I really don't want a "easing my way through my only preseason game" approach from a guy with durability history who had multiple injuries in the preseason and is one of the most expensive picks in the game and has probably the best backup ruck not playing regular games and a very week KP group in the forwards to create a pathway towards that problem as well. I really needed an enormous "look at how fit I am" game from him.
For me I'm down to English vs Gawn for that spot as a starting pick, leaning English as it allows me to chase the value in the forwards better (I want English regardless, got him 3rd among forward premiums right now).
For me I'm down to English vs Gawn for that spot as a starting pick, leaning English as it allows me to chase the value in the forwards better (I want English regardless, got him 3rd among forward premiums right now).
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He was like that early last year and went bang! (i had meek r3) 💥
I hear ya, i think they said were managing some achillies soreness last few weeks but recent tweet from the club was he was solo rucking (might have read that in this thread or at honeyball?) early in season
I cant go anywhere near english....goes missing too often through a season after some promising numbers, and heard the call before.
Hope works for ya/back yourself in 👍
For the record i keep coming back to Gawn myself, he wants another flag 👍
The thing gnawing at me is Preuss at $200k i might want to catch a ride there/spew if i miss it
I hear ya, i think they said were managing some achillies soreness last few weeks but recent tweet from the club was he was solo rucking (might have read that in this thread or at honeyball?) early in season
I cant go anywhere near english....goes missing too often through a season after some promising numbers, and heard the call before.
Hope works for ya/back yourself in 👍
For the record i keep coming back to Gawn myself, he wants another flag 👍
The thing gnawing at me is Preuss at $200k i might want to catch a ride there/spew if i miss it
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Something worth keeping in mind...
View: https://twitter.com/FantasyFreako/status/1501752910883229697
View: https://twitter.com/FantasyFreako/status/1501752910883229697
Longmuir had a Q & A session with the members today, here was 1 question :-
Why not play Sean Darcy and Lloyd Meek together and use our best two emerging ruckmen to give our midfield first use?
It’s about team balance and we play Sean in the ruck for about 80 per cent of the time and we’re looking for someone to come in and fill the 20 percent of game time in the ruck. Their secondary role has to be as a primary forward and we feel like Lobby is that player for us at the moment. Things can change though, we feel like ‘Meeky’ has really improved over the past couple of pre-seasons and he’s really challenging those guys for game time. I’ve been really impressed with the way he’s rucked over the pre-season and he’s narrowed the gap on those two. It adds to our competition for spots, which we have all over the ground at the moment.
80% ruck time …. Man, I just wish he wasn’t so prone to getting niggles so constantly 😔
Why not play Sean Darcy and Lloyd Meek together and use our best two emerging ruckmen to give our midfield first use?
It’s about team balance and we play Sean in the ruck for about 80 per cent of the time and we’re looking for someone to come in and fill the 20 percent of game time in the ruck. Their secondary role has to be as a primary forward and we feel like Lobby is that player for us at the moment. Things can change though, we feel like ‘Meeky’ has really improved over the past couple of pre-seasons and he’s really challenging those guys for game time. I’ve been really impressed with the way he’s rucked over the pre-season and he’s narrowed the gap on those two. It adds to our competition for spots, which we have all over the ground at the moment.
80% ruck time …. Man, I just wish he wasn’t so prone to getting niggles so constantly 😔
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