Tiger Pops said:
Unfortunately that's not as funny as it sounds. Imagine the carnage if Hampo was first ruck and Griffo was third man up!
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Unfortunately that's not as funny as it sounds. Imagine the carnage if Hampo was first ruck and Griffo was third man up!
Didn't Hampson have a blinder against Carlton last year in the second game - no one could believe that he marked everything in sight - if he plays 1/2 as well on Thursday night he will have earn't his pay.
He did. He strung a few decent games together. I can remember Healy repeatedly saying that we better watch out that someone didn't poach Hampson from us, although he never bothered to check that Hampson was still contracted to Richmond for 2016.year of the tiger said:
tigertim said:
People keep upping his contract in this debate, he's on about 250k which is at the lower end of the spectrum.
"Talks, a medical, a contract believed to be three years at about $250,000 with added incentives, was all completed, leaving the delicate issue of satisfying Carlton in a trade deal."
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/richmond-recruit-shaun-hampson-lucky-to-be-given-second-chance-at-high-draft-price/story-fni5f9jb-1226734333807
tigertim said:
Hampson was recruited to cover Maric, something which has occured reasonably seasmlessly. This year will be the big test as I predict Ivy is nearing the end and we'll be seeing a lot more of Hammer. To date he's put in some very good games and some absolute stinkers, like another poster mentioned, the difference between his best & worst is huge, we just need to hope this is the year he finds some consistency.
bullus_hit said:
yep, as a 2nd ruck Hampson compares ok to most others in the league.
normally i wouldnt mind him getting a game when Maric misses. problem is i doubt he is 100% fit. he rucked about half a game against Port, and spent the rest of the game sitting in the forward, something we do not want once the real stuff starts. he needs to be fit enough to ruck 85/90% of the game.
this week I would prefer to see the holy trinity if TV, Griff and McBean share ruck and forward line duties, expecially against a smaller mobile ruckman such as Kruezer.
If this is the best we can do as a ruckman for round 1 then we are going to have a problem on Thursday. I would have more confidence with a Griff and TV combo.
He'll do ok. Maric has lost all spring. We SHOULD get some service down to Miles, Cotch and Martin.
He is such a poor footballer really ,just terrible , can't kick cant mark can't read the play .
Just a hack plain and simple .
God help us
Just a hack plain and simple .
God help us
At least one and probably both will play. However with Hampson in the team as a ruckman we are effectively one man down from ball up. Griff or TV would only be back up if he playsgutfull said:
gutfull said:
Cant we just play Ty forward & Griff can play 3rd tall & relieve Hampson in ruck at times
