Position 2025: DEFENDER DISCUSSION

[Ben's Beasts]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1891624124075700533

He is mighty tempting if it’s looking as though he will be the number 1 ruck for the season.

 

[Wheedus]

He is mighty tempting if it’s looking as though he will be the number 1 ruck for the season.

$360k is still a pretty awkward price and Geelong have the crap early bye. Ruck status after Rd 6 would make things interesting.

 

[Post Nut Clarity]

Although it’s tempting, I think I’m going to hold off and bringing in SDK even if he’s looking like being the number one ruck.

I can only assume Conway is who they see as the person who can hold down the ruck position long term.

Even if Stanley doesn’t start the year in the ones, it’d only take one poor game for him to be brought in, resulting in SDK moving down back to produce some lack luster scores…

I’m warming on Holmes as well and would much prefer him than SDK at the moment!

 

[FlatTrackBully]

Although it’s tempting, I think I’m going to hold off and bringing in SDK even if he’s looking like being the number one ruck.

I can only assume Conway is who they see as the person who can hold down the ruck position long term.

Even if Stanley doesn’t start the year in the ones, it’d only take one poor game for him to be brought in, resulting in SDK moving down back to produce some lack luster scores…

I’m warming on Holmes as well and would much prefer him than SDK at the moment!

Conway is injured currently which is why SDK has been training in the ruck.

The role is going to be there to start with but I just don’t trust Scott to stick with it. Particularly with their run I can see Stanley come in or Blicavs take a large amount of ruck time.

SDK looks like he gets a lot of his points around the ground rather than from stoppage so might not be the end of the world if he’s getting under 60%+ ruck contests.

 

[7/11]

Although it’s tempting, I think I’m going to hold off and bringing in SDK even if he’s looking like being the number one ruck.

I can only assume Conway is who they see as the person who can hold down the ruck position long term.

Even if Stanley doesn’t start the year in the ones, it’d only take one poor game for him to be brought in, resulting in SDK moving down back to produce some lack luster scores…

I’m warming on Holmes as well and would much prefer him than SDK at the moment!

Even when Stanley has been horrendous in specific games, he’s still been given another crack after 1-2 games out of the team as punishment. Wouldn’t be trusting the rucks at Geelong at all.

 

[GrainFedBeef]

Eagles have signed up Sandy Brock, Key position defender.

 

[warewolves]

Even when Stanley has been horrendous in specific games, he’s still been given another crack after 1-2 games out of the team as punishment. Wouldn’t be trusting the rucks at Geelong at all.

Don’t disagree with that commentary, but it may not continue..
Stanley is 34 now and SDK and Conway are more genuine ruck options than Blicavs and whoever else was there in the past few years.

 

[toxic]

Conway is injured currently which is why SDK has been training in the ruck.

The role is going to be there to start with but I just don’t trust Scott to stick with it. Particularly with their run I can see Stanley come in or Blicavs take a large amount of ruck time.

SDK looks like he gets a lot of his points around the ground rather than from stoppage so might not be the end of the world if he’s getting under 60%+ ruck contests.

SDK has been training as a ruck the whole preseason.
It's only a matter of if he's physically capable of repeat matches as a R1 that I'm doubting currently

 

[mwross91]

Is Kane Farrell back in full training? Feel like he's going under the radar at the moment? Port have such a nice start to the year as well. He seemed to be in calculations prior to team picker even being released and since then the chat has cooled?

 

[Under The Dome]

Is Kane Farrell back in full training? Feel like he's going under the radar at the moment? Port have such a nice start to the year as well. He seemed to be in calculations prior to team picker even being released and since then the chat has cooled?

Early talk was just speculation on replacing Houston like for like. He had hamstring surgery and has been in training roughly since January
. It could be a committee from the distribution point with Burton, Bergman, Evans, Burgoyne at times, Farrell and Sinn/Williams if selected.

Houston also a different player with what he could produce from his 23 disposal average.

 

[jel]

Looking at Archie Roberts as a possible Mills replacement.
Looks like he played the last 4 games in 2024 in place of Ridley.

Is he likely to be a starter, or does there need to be an injury for him to be relevant?