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Prospective ruckman ?
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Coburgtiger said:
God help us if we plan on any of these two being our primary ruckmen. They make solid backup ruckmen but are not the long-term answer. We need a bonfide ruckman with one of Griffiths and Vickery as backup. I don't think Griffiths and Vickery will work long-term. Vickery needs to be traded while he still has value.
Thought Zac Clarke might have been a good option a couple of years ago, looked a bit of a long skinny useless pelican against us a couple of weeks ago.
Bit of a dilemma the ruck position at the moment.
Seems the old warrior types like Maric struggle to have much impression nowadays, hustle n bustle but not enough leap n finesse or brute power. Apart from a few genuine ruck beasts, NicNat, Sandi n Mummy a lot of clubs are opting for the athletic, mobile ruck / mid, or ruck / forward type players who can contest / halve a ball up then follow up with good general around the ground footy.
Stupid thing is we've got three of these types who should be perfectly situated to cover the role yet are going nowhere with it at present. Age n match experience should see Ty, Griff n the Beanster in the box seat to fill the mobile ruck type for years to come.
Bit of a dilemma the ruck position at the moment.
Seems the old warrior types like Maric struggle to have much impression nowadays, hustle n bustle but not enough leap n finesse or brute power. Apart from a few genuine ruck beasts, NicNat, Sandi n Mummy a lot of clubs are opting for the athletic, mobile ruck / mid, or ruck / forward type players who can contest / halve a ball up then follow up with good general around the ground footy.
Stupid thing is we've got three of these types who should be perfectly situated to cover the role yet are going nowhere with it at present. Age n match experience should see Ty, Griff n the Beanster in the box seat to fill the mobile ruck type for years to come.
Some thought Hampson was a good replacement for Maric. Look what happened there. Looking at other teams current or potential cast-offs is fraught with danger. We got lucky with Ivan and had a couple of good seasons from the warrior and he still isn't that shabby but may not be as lucky with a replacement from another club.
UKTiger said:
In hindsight, & had Hampson been fit, he would have been a much better option to combat NicNat than Maric was.
That's not to say Hampson is a more valuable Richmond player than Maric but against this specific opponent Hampson is far better equipped to nullify Nic Nats great strength as the best centre bounce ruckman in the country.
Hampson is supposed to be a very good ruckman.
He might be better than Maric, I'm not sure.
But a ruckman has to become a player when the throw in /ball is completed
Maric so far has hammer covered.
And now hammer is injured.
By the way, mcbean apparently covered Hammer's role pretty well so the messiah could return if Maric has an injury problem soon
He might be better than Maric, I'm not sure.
But a ruckman has to become a player when the throw in /ball is completed
Maric so far has hammer covered.
And now hammer is injured.
By the way, mcbean apparently covered Hammer's role pretty well so the messiah could return if Maric has an injury problem soon
Ghost of Punt Road
Tiger Champion
3 way trade;
L'berger Bris > Freo
Zac Clarke Freo > Richmond
Vickery Rich > Bris
Shuffle some 2nd & 3rd round picks for balance and move on.
L'berger Bris > Freo
Zac Clarke Freo > Richmond
Vickery Rich > Bris
Shuffle some 2nd & 3rd round picks for balance and move on.
Ok slightly different kettle of fish... Nicnat does one thing well and does it very well... hits to advantage... apart from that he is useles around the ground except for once a year when he takes a mark of the year contender. If we had a ruckman like that we would all *smile* and moan all he does is hit it to advantage a bit
