Rucks Discussion
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He's also 5 years younger and rucks take time. Also his injury problems have mainly been due to his back (he had a bulging disc with needed surgery), which forced him out of the side for a lot of the last few years, but he finally overcame that this year so I think that injury is less of a concern for him than Macintosh.
He does have a high ceiling doesn't he? Against lesser rucks at any rate. Could really break out if fit.
2013 Games Log for Dawson Simpson (Geelong Cats)
Round Opponent SC
Round 18 St Kilda 22 (injured)
Round 17 Adelaide 148
Round 16 Melbourne 131
Round 15 Hawthorn 63
Round 14 Fremantle 105
Round 13 Brisbane 63
2013 Games Log for Dawson Simpson (Geelong Cats)
Round Opponent SC
Round 18 St Kilda 22 (injured)
Round 17 Adelaide 148
Round 16 Melbourne 131
Round 15 Hawthorn 63
Round 14 Fremantle 105
Round 13 Brisbane 63
I remember doing a quick study of Ruck scores against Melbourne near the end of the season last year.
The Rucks playing against Melbourne were scoring at 20-50% higher than their recent form would have suggested. Throw in Jacobs struggling last season, and all of a sudden Simpsons figures don't look all that good.
The Rucks playing against Melbourne were scoring at 20-50% higher than their recent form would have suggested. Throw in Jacobs struggling last season, and all of a sudden Simpsons figures don't look all that good.
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I agonise over rucks every year more than any other position and this year is no exception. I've created a short-list from which I would ideally like to select two round 10 bye rucks, one round nine bye ruck and one round eight bye ruck. I have 1,105,800 to spend. I actually think I need to take a little cash from elsewhere but for the purposes of this exercise, who would you guys take from the following list?:
Sandi (10)
HMac (8)
Grundy (8)
NicNat (9)
Currie (8)
Longer (10)
Simpson (8)
Minson (9)
I am thinking about DPP so I'm also considering picking Thurlow but I'm loathe to take Dixon at this point.
Sandi (10)
HMac (8)
Grundy (8)
NicNat (9)
Currie (8)
Longer (10)
Simpson (8)
Minson (9)
I am thinking about DPP so I'm also considering picking Thurlow but I'm loathe to take Dixon at this point.
The more I think about it the more important it is to have a playing R3 this season.
Eg - Nic Nat, Sandi, (Longer, King)
or my current favourite... the Mid Price of H Mac, Sandi, (Grundy King) which will hopefully make some money without costing too many points.
The lack of R/F swing means donut or trade are high on the cards. Rucks always cost soooooo many trades I may as well try and make some cash out of them!
The only alternative I see is to go durable and reliable. Any ideas for who are the most durable rucks? - jacobs, goldy, minson, cox I guess???
Eg - Nic Nat, Sandi, (Longer, King)
or my current favourite... the Mid Price of H Mac, Sandi, (Grundy King) which will hopefully make some money without costing too many points.
The lack of R/F swing means donut or trade are high on the cards. Rucks always cost soooooo many trades I may as well try and make some cash out of them!
The only alternative I see is to go durable and reliable. Any ideas for who are the most durable rucks? - jacobs, goldy, minson, cox I guess???
Agreed Blaze. Every year, I burn trades through the ruck department. Sandi-Leuy-Maric last year. Just lucky to have had the good sense to have Goldy from the start. I have had Sandi every year since I can remember. Been burned a good number of times. Will be a very tough call for me to leave him out. Natanui / Sandi / Longer has merit. Loophole R2 and R3 maybe. Goldy and minson look for me to be the 2 standouts. If I don't start with at least one of them it will be impossible to trade both in. If I'm doing Sandi/Longer may as well just slot Goldy in. About the same price. Currie as R3 for Goldy Insurance/donut. R4 as the most likely cheap ruck to get a game. Rucks are going to be a hard one to get right, but the rewards will be huge if you can nail it.
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Dixon will essentially be my R3 at this stage. However I intend to play him forward and have 2 rookie rucks of which one will be RUC/FWD so I can shift Dixon to play ruck if my R1 and R2 have one short any week. At this stage I'm thinking of using Mummy and Kruezer for ruck and not spending big for the Goldy, Minson and Cox types.