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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: big tone on April 21, 2016, 10:07:50 PM
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Anyone got any ideas on ruckmen that may be available for us to poach from other clubs at years end?
Or even a decent one is a lower level?
As we all know we are at least one decent ready made ruckmen short.
Surely they won't put us through another season of Hampson!!
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Even though he is still competitive and a millions times better than Hampson I think Maric is on the decline.
Surely a high pick ruckman and one other late in the ND or rookie draft is a must
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I wanted the club last year to rookie Darcy Cameron from Claremont. He will be 21 in July and is 204cm.
Our high pick may be going to GWS for Jack Steele. :shh
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Yes on Cameron.
More a forward/second ruck, but apparently there's an impasse between Josh Jenkins & Adelaide over the length of his contract. Upgrade on Vickery,& Griffiths as a back up ruck and upgrade on both as well as Hamspud as a forward. Wouldn't solve our ruck problems on his own though.
If we're desperate....Zac Clarke's a free agent. Better than Hamspud at least.
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Yes on Cameron.
More a forward/second ruck, but apparently there's an impasse between Josh Jenkins & Adelaide over the length of his contract. Upgrade on Vickery,& Griffiths as a back up ruck and upgrade on both as well as Hamspud as a forward. Wouldn't solve our ruck problems on his own though.
If we're desperate....Zac Clarke's a free agent. Better than Hamspud at least.
Yer I think Clarke could thrive as the number 1 ruck having had to play second fiddle to Big Sandi for a while now. He is a good athlete and is mobile which is what your modern day ruckman need to be.
What would he be worth in terms of draft picks or a REALIST fair trade??
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Yes on Cameron.
More a forward/second ruck, but apparently there's an impasse between Josh Jenkins & Adelaide over the length of his contract. Upgrade on Vickery,& Griffiths as a back up ruck and upgrade on both as well as Hamspud as a forward. Wouldn't solve our ruck problems on his own though.
If we're desperate....Zac Clarke's a free agent. Better than Hamspud at least.
Yer I think Clarke could thrive as the number 1 ruck having had to play second fiddle to Big Sandi for a while now. He is a good athlete and is mobile which is what your modern day ruckman need to be.
What would he be worth in terms of draft picks or a REALIST fair trade??
He is a FA. Would not cost us picks.
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Yes on Cameron.
More a forward/second ruck, but apparently there's an impasse between Josh Jenkins & Adelaide over the length of his contract. Upgrade on Vickery,& Griffiths as a back up ruck and upgrade on both as well as Hamspud as a forward. Wouldn't solve our ruck problems on his own though.
If we're desperate....Zac Clarke's a free agent. Better than Hamspud at least.
Yer I think Clarke could thrive as the number 1 ruck having had to play second fiddle to Big Sandi for a while now. He is a good athlete and is mobile which is what your modern day ruckman need to be.
What would he be worth in terms of draft picks or a REALIST fair trade??
He is a FA. Would not cost us picks.
Wowee... No brainer.... Won't happen then.... :lol
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Admittedly I haven't seen much of him, but Toby Nankervis from Sydney looked alright the other night. Still young at 21 and a little short but he just looked like he had a real go and wasn't too shabby. Laid 9 tackles as well. A bit behind the pecking order over at Sydney so could be a realistic.
I don't know if I like this option but another is Tom Bellchambers. I got on his band wagon at one stage and he actually had a good year IIRC but then he turned into a dud. Not sure if it was due to injury or not.
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Nankervis is 199, so isn't drastically short........but according to Sydney's own website he's "not overly mobile"...
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Nankervis is 199, so isn't drastically short........but according to Sydney's own website he's "not overly mobile"...
Yeah but these days anything less than 200cm is a short ruckman. I guess it depends on his leap. If he can jump higher than Maric then we'll probably be okay.
Hard to gauge off little vision but I'm not sure his mobility is that bad. He's obviously no Natinui but I didn't feel like he was a massive plodder. He just looked like a work horse. Laid some very nice tackles after second efforts in the ruck
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Any good spares up at GWS?
With Mummy at number 1, the backups might want to go somewhere they can be the number 1
Still reckon Billy Longer or McEvoy were the ones we should of gone after.... a Billy Longer type is what we need, young but solid body shape wise to step straight up
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So for 3 years or longer we have had this thread, or at least this questioned asked. For that same amount of time the RFC have ignored us..... :snidegrin
Why bother....??
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Why don't you take your own advice then? :shh
WP, the only guy worth chasing at GWS might be Rory Lobb - 206cm, athletic but still a developing ruckman and might be a year or 2 away.
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Why don't you take your own advice then? :shh
WP, the only guy worth chasing at GWS might be Rory Lobb - 206cm, athletic but still a developing ruckman and might be a year or 2 away.
Rory Lobb is a fantastic young player and doubles up as a good forward. Doubt they'll let him go though…..
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Agree Y&BB and according to WAT we shouldn't bother but stranger things have happened and if we can find a player that fills a gap to their list - perhaps a hard running squib ;D then they might consider it
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I feel like a prophet! ;D
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Don't say that in front of Houli.
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Don't say that in front of Houli.
:lol
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I don't get it
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RFC should just fold and close the doors.
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Agree Y&BB and according to WAT we shouldn't bother but stranger things have happened and if we can find a player that fills a gap to their list - perhaps a hard running squib ;D then they might consider it
My thoughts with Clarkson as coach!!!!!!!!!!!!
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So for 3 years or longer we have had this thread, or at least this questioned asked. For that same amount of time the RFC have ignored us..... :snidegrin
Why bother....??
Why would they listen to you, because you are smart enough to register for a forum?
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So for 3 years or longer we have had this thread, or at least this questioned asked. For that same amount of time the RFC have ignored us..... :snidegrin
Why bother....??
Why would they listen to you, because you are smart enough to register for a forum?
Oh here it is, as per usual, nothing at all do do with football or any discussion thread. Just the poster attack again with the smart comments!!
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Agree Y&BB and according to WAT we shouldn't bother but stranger things have happened and if we can find a player that fills a gap to their list - perhaps a hard running squib ;D then they might consider it
My thoughts with Clarkson as coach!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would say on balance of probabilities - we have a much greater likelihood in trading for a 23 year old Ruckman whose played 15 games of AFL football than luring a 4 time flag winning and best coach of our generation.
I've never disputed the principle of your arguement - I just don't believe a splatter gun approach is either effective or efficient :thumbsup
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So for 3 years or longer we have had this thread, or at least this questioned asked. For that same amount of time the RFC have ignored us..... :snidegrin
Why bother....??
Why would they listen to you, because you are smart enough to register for a forum?
Oh here it is, as per usual, nothing at all do do with football or any discussion thread. Just the poster attack again with the smart comments!!
Actually I am genuinely curious, why would the club listen to you?
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So for 3 years or longer we have had this thread, or at least this questioned asked. For that same amount of time the RFC have ignored us..... :snidegrin
Why bother....??
Why would they listen to you, because you are smart enough to register for a forum?
Oh here it is, as per usual, nothing at all do do with football or any discussion thread. Just the poster attack again with the smart comments!!
Actually I am genuinely curious, why would the club listen to you?
"Us" I said "us"..selective reading yet again.
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So for 3 years or longer we have had this thread, or at least this questioned asked. For that same amount of time the RFC have ignored us..... :snidegrin
Why bother....??
Why would they listen to you, because you are smart enough to register for a forum?
Oh here it is, as per usual, nothing at all do do with football or any discussion thread. Just the poster attack again with the smart comments!!
Actually I am genuinely curious, why would the club listen to you?
"Us" I said "us"..selective reading yet again.
OK us then, why would the club listen to us?
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So for 3 years or longer we have had this thread, or at least this questioned asked. For that same amount of time the RFC have ignored us..... :snidegrin
Why bother....??
Why would they listen to you, because you are smart enough to register for a forum?
Oh here it is, as per usual, nothing at all do do with football or any discussion thread. Just the poster attack again with the smart comments!!
Actually I am genuinely curious, why would the club listen to you?
"Us" I said "us"..selective reading yet again.
OK us then, why would the club listen to us?
That's right, that's what I asked......"whats the point"....are you backward??
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Why don't you take your own advice then? :shh
WP, the only guy worth chasing at GWS might be Rory Lobb - 206cm, athletic but still a developing ruckman and might be a year or 2 away.
Seems to be getting games and I think they rate him so might be a little harder to lure away
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Every player is hard to lure away from their club to the RFC. None of them want to come to our rabble, that was more than evident last year during the trade and free agency period. :snidegrin
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Zac Clarke good age @ 26
Not a complete Smeghead, like hamspud
I also think if he's 'free' it's a no brainer
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Every player is hard to lure away from their club to the RFC. None of them want to come to our rabble, that was more than evident last year during the trade and free agency period. :snidegrin
Either that
Or we don't offer suffice cash cause we are conservative / weak so and SOs
After all, gotta keep enough enough space on the cap for Dimmas mates contract extensions
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So for 3 years or longer we have had this thread, or at least this questioned asked. For that same amount of time the RFC have ignored us..... :snidegrin
Why bother....??
Why would they listen to you, because you are smart enough to register for a forum?
Oh here it is, as per usual, nothing at all do do with football or any discussion thread. Just the poster attack again with the smart comments!!
Actually I am genuinely curious, why would the club listen to you?
"Us" I said "us"..selective reading yet again.
OK us then, why would the club listen to us?
That's right, that's what I asked......"whats the point"....are you backward??
Then why the need to rant about things you can't change?
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Zac Clarke good age @ 26
Not a complete Smeghead, like hamspud
I also think if he's 'free' it's a no brainer
And at 26 he's the perfect age for us to drive him into the ground, ripe to break when our next faux-rebuild rebuild fails in 4-5 years time.
He follows in the Maric, Simmonds, Stafford, Knobel, Dear and Stawbs ODwier
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Yeah Zac Clarke is free so why not? I like Nicholls from GC but have no idea about his contract status
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Zac Clarke good age @ 26
Not a complete Smeghead, like hamspud
I also think if he's 'free' it's a no brainer
And at 26 he's the perfect age for us to drive him into the ground, ripe to break when our next faux-rebuild rebuild fails in 4-5 years time.
He follows in the Maric, Simmonds, Stafford, Knobel, Dear and Stawbs ODwier
In a perfect world
- Maric would have couple years left
- we get z Clarke
- we would draft trade for a young ruckman to develop
The young ruckman would stop us burning out Clarke like we did Maric ... And step up when Maric retires
Sadly we don't have the Luxury of discussing a third ruck
When we are currently gunnin with a very old Maric and a very poor hamspud
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But Hamspud is training the house down. :rollin
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:facepalm
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But Hamspud is training the house down. :rollin
"And if you don't like it support someone else"
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Every player is hard to lure away from their club to the RFC. None of them want to come to our rabble, that was more than evident last year during the trade and free agency period. :snidegrin
Not sure that is correct
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Every player is hard to lure away from their club to the RFC. None of them want to come to our rabble, that was more than evident last year during the trade and free agency period. :snidegrin
Not sure that is correct
Where is the due diligence on facts checking :banghead
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Every player is hard to lure away from their club to the RFC. None of them want to come to our rabble, that was more than evident last year during the trade and free agency period. :snidegrin
Not sure that is correct
Let me re phrase...every....DECENT player.
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I wanted the club last year to rookie Darcy Cameron from Claremont. He will be 21 in July and is 204cm.
Our high pick may be going to GWS for Jack Steele. :shh
Anyone know how Darcy Cameron is going this year?
Still worth considering?
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It's enough to make you sick watching Zac Smith.
I don't know one person who didn't want him on here but dimwit and his mates know better. This decision in itself shows how clueless he is
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Oh look, in a funny sort of way, we strongly believe our ruck stocks and list management of players ability to fill the position is in great shape. And that's important to us
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We do not need to recruit a ruck
Our brilliant list management team have mcbean and chol as our rucks, trouble is our development team has not been told about it and our selectors dont even know they are on our playing list.
As to their potential ruck ability they must be good or else our list managent team wouldn't have selected them :lol :lol :lol
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At some point in time, the thinking from the powers that be within the club deviated from reality in believing our ruck stocks will ship shape. Or maybe they never understood what it takes.
Seriously, there has to be a lot of people within the club that are either stupid, arrogant, clueless or don't GAF. There is no other explanation.
Either way, the fact that thelse sorts of traits were welcomed into (and then retained) within an elite professional environment is a disgrace
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Blind Freddie could see we needed more personnel in the ruck...... :banghead
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Only since Ottens left but hey, why fix whats broken..
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Hampson a comment about playing next season was awful
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At some point in time, the thinking from the powers that be within the club deviated from reality in believing our ruck stocks will ship shape. Or maybe they never understood what it takes.
Seriously, there has to be a lot of people within the club that are either stupid, arrogant, clueless or don't GAF. There is no other explanation.
Either way, the fact that thelse sorts of traits were welcomed into (and then retained) within an elite professional environment is a disgrace
i have asked myself this many times but they have to be all of the above. There is no other explanation for it.
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The trade weeks comments , by the brains trust confirmed this beyond all doubt
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You'd think that our assistant coach Lade (best mate to the senior coach) would know what to look for in a quality ruckman.
He's either;
- stupid, dopey former premiership ruckman.
- has no clue what he's doing but is deeply greatful to his best mate Damien & the RFC for giving him a cushy highly paid full time job that has no accountability or expectations.
- he assumed that Blair & Francis were actually doing their jobs and was as surprised as the rest of us that we still don't have any decent rucks to work with.
- he didn't know there was a recruiting department at Richmond and he thought Blair was from the newly formed *Rainbow-Union-of-Dedicated-Ethusiasts (RUDE) that like to watch the players get changed after working up a sweat & he thought Francis was just a former player that just couldnt let go.
*formerly DUDE (Dedicated-Union-of-Dick-Enthusiasts)
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Made is probably just another of the long line of stupid ruckman
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I'm still shocked the drug cheats go free agent Matthew Leuenberger
Where as the Richmond brains trust selected Andrew Moore of port ...
In the last trade / free agency period alone th club choose to overlook
Fitzpatrick
Zac Smith
Currie
Gorringe
Wright
:huh
Terrific Richmond. Just terrific.
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I'm still shocked the drug cheats go free agent Matthew Leuenberger
Where as the Richmond brains trust selected Andrew Moore of port ...
In the last trade / free agency period alone th club choose to overlook
Fitzpatrick
Zac Smith
Currie
Gorringe
Wright
:huh
Terrific Richmond. Just terrific.
Blair will get a contract extension. :clapping :gotigers
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I'm still shocked the drug cheats go free agent Matthew Leuenberger
Where as the Richmond brains trust selected Andrew Moore of port ...
In the last trade / free agency period alone th club choose to overlook
Fitzpatrick
Zac Smith
Currie
Gorringe
Wright
:huh
Terrific Richmond. Just terrific.
Blair will get a contract extension. :clapping :gotigers
The latest symptom of Tigerits is the administration losing their mind and awarding contract extensions willy nilly! :shh
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Mason Cox in 1st afl game looked better than anything we have that resembles a ruckman.
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:pray
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Darcy Cameron :shh
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Made is probably just another of the long line of stupid ruckman
Ruckmen, fast bowlers and monuments......
I cant recall a successful coach who was a ruckman, actually i cant recall any coaches that were ruckmen
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Made is probably just another of the long line of stupid ruckman
Ruckmen, fast bowlers and monuments......
I cant recall a successful coach who was a ruckman, actually i cant recall any coaches that were ruckmen
Percy Jones?
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Dyer
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Dyer
:clapping
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when i say recall, i mean actually witnessing, ie sometime in the modern era, when ruckmen are lumbering brain dead hulks, not mid last century when they sub 6 ft
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when i say recall, i mean actually witnessing, ie sometime in the modern era, when ruckmen are lumbering brain dead hulks, not mid last century when they sub 6 ft
1980 is the modern era.
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when i say recall, i mean actually witnessing, ie sometime in the modern era, when ruckmen are lumbering brain dead hulks, not mid last century when they sub 6 ft
Of course you do.
That's why you didn't say "witnessed". :rollin
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when i say recall, i mean actually witnessing, ie sometime in the modern era, when ruckmen are lumbering brain dead hulks, not mid last century when they sub 6 ft
1980 is the modern era.
that wasn't in reply to jones 1 year stint, which i do now recall that it is mentioned
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The you didn't recall it if you had to hear it.
Otherwise, you'd have known prior to the recollection
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or maybe i just missed putting the word "seeing" which, as your post shows, sometimes typing things they don't quite come out right
but if you think that the performance of a bloke that played ruck, as well as other positions 3/4 of a century ago and was under 6 ft proves that that the modern lumbering ruckmen are all smart and football savy enough to make successful coaches then good for you.
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Made is probably just another of the long line of stupid ruckman
Ruckmen, fast bowlers and monuments......
I cant recall a successful coach who was a ruckman, actually i cant recall any coaches that were ruckmen
Primus
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Look, I know what you're trying to say.
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Made is probably just another of the long line of stupid ruckman
Ruckmen, fast bowlers and monuments......
I cant recall a successful coach who was a ruckman, actually i cant recall any coaches that were ruckmen
Primus
yep there's another one. we have two in the have coached column, do we have any in the successfully coached column?
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So for 3 years or longer we have had this thread, or at least this questioned asked. For that same amount of time the RFC have ignored us..... :snidegrin
Why bother....??
But they did act. They acted badly and got Hampson but they knew the problem.
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what is worse, they seem to have thought they solved the problem
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Made is probably just another of the long line of stupid ruckman
Ruckmen, fast bowlers and monuments......
I cant recall a successful coach who was a ruckman, actually i cant recall any coaches that were ruckmen
Primus
yep there's another one. we have two in the have coached column, do we have any in the successfully coached column?
A lot have been ruck coaches and Benny Gale is CEO and has a law degree from Monash. But most are brain dead dinosaurs. Our former minister for planning Justin Madden used to have the big words in his speeches underlined, I kid you not.
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We should have got a backup ruck 2 years ago actually we shouldn't have got hamspud but if wishes were horses...
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We don't need another ruckman Hampson is just about to come into his own
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We don't need another ruckman Hampson is just about to come into his own
I hear he's training the house down :shh
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We don't need another ruckman Hampson is just about to come into his own
I hear he's training the house down :shh
That is the word to those in the know
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Made is probably just another of the long line of stupid ruckman
Ruckmen, fast bowlers and monuments......
I cant recall a successful coach who was a ruckman, actually i cant recall any coaches that were ruckmen
Primus
yep there's another one. we have two in the have coached column, do we have any in the successfully coached column?
No
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Norf:
B Preuss 206cm 102kg Ruck
Geelong:
P Lucey 203cm 98kg Ruck
M Clark 200cm 103kg Forward
T Read 200cm 90kg Forward Ruck
Sydney:
S Naismith 206cm 108kg Forward Ruck
K Galloway 206cm 104kg Ruck
C Sinclair 200cm 99kg Forward Ruck
T Nankervis 199cm 106kg Forward Ruck
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Norf:
B Preuss 206cm 102kg Ruck
Geelong:
P Lucey 203cm 98kg Ruck
M Clark 200cm 103kg Forward
T Read 200cm 90kg Forward
Ruck
Ages and games played please.
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Also please advise if they are good trainers
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Apeness from Freo. :shh
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links please
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Anyone got a match report?
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We don't need another ruckman Hampson is just about to come into his own
Hammertime 😉
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Gotta go after Zac Clarke hard I reckon.
Lobb from gws.
Lycett.
Offer them heaps to get them keen and trade off vickery or Griffiths
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geez, a lotta luv for a bloke who is struggling for a game in the only team with less wins than us
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id take sandilands for a year too :shh
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Clarke would only be a marginal upgrade on Hamspud. No-one would even be considering him if he wasn't a free agent.
The Zac we needed was going for a song last year but like the dumb felines we are, we were too busy being being distracted by Carlton's big fat ball of Yar(ra)n....while the smarter cats pounced....
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id take sandilands for a year too :shh
Yet you're criticising Wayne on another thread?
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Clarke would only be a marginal upgrade on Hamspud. No-one would even be considering him if he wasn't a free agent.
The Zac we needed was going for a song last year but like the dumb felines we are, we were too busy being being distracted by Carlton's big fat ball of Yar(ra)n....while the smarter cats pounced....
Clarke is hopeless I'm not sure he'd even be an upgrade. Seen Lobb's name mentioned a bit. The guy looks like a rich mans Tippett there's no chance GWS is letting him go anywhere.
I'd look at Witts if he isn't getting a game at Collingwood.
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How's the way Tiges have not only, not targeted decent rucks in the comp, and they've never bothered to draft one either.
How can they be so clueless?
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How's the way Tiges have not only, not targeted decent rucks in the comp, and they've never bothered to draft one either.
How can they be so clueless?
Dunno about that Oxy. Adam Pattinson was a choice selection
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Trent Noble too I guess
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What do you all think of Hannath from Freeo?
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What do you all think of Hannath from Freeo?
I mentioned him in another thread. Worth a look, that's for sure. :thumbsup
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What do you all think of Hannath from Freeo?
Claw was right into him years ago
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What do you all think of Hannath from Freeo?
What's his age?
And just on an aside
Does anyone know whats going on woth Billy longer from the Saints?
Is he injured?
Why we didnt go after him when he wanted to come home I'll never know.
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What do you all think of Hannath from Freeo?
What's his age?
And just on an aside
Does anyone know whats going on woth Billy longer from the Saints?
Is he injured?
Why we didnt go after him when he wanted to come home I'll never know.
He is only 24. Coming into his prime.
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better than his pants i suppose,
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What do you all think of Hannath from Freeo?
What's his age?
And just on an aside
Does anyone know whats going on woth Billy longer from the Saints?
Is he injured?
Why we didnt go after him when he wanted to come home I'll never know.
I know he comes out of contract at the end of this year.I was one who suggested we go after him in 2013. An original #8 ND pick in 2011 he cost StKilda picks 25 and 41.
While happy to take him in 2013 im not sure he has developed as one would like since. Imo a Sam Jacobs type ruckman whose ruckwork is very good and he throws his body around when the ball hits the ground. Main concern is he still is not doing a lot away from ruck contests not consistently anyway. At 23yo in ruck terms he is still very young.
I Remember he had a 50 h/o 20 odd disposal game laid tackles and took 3 or 4 c/m against Carlton last year, was quite an impressive performance but he was not up against much that day..
He would still be well worth taking a punt on but im not sure what i would be prepared to give up to get him.
Jack Hannath was a lad i wanted us to rookie the year Freo picked him up.I have not really watched much of him since seems he has stagnated a bit. Cant get a game in front of Sandilands Clarke and griffin.
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What do you all think of Hannath from Freeo?
What's his age?
And just on an aside
Does anyone know whats going on woth Billy longer from the Saints?
Is he injured?
Why we didnt go after him when he wanted to come home I'll never know.
Hickey has really come on whilst Longer hasnt and now cant get a game. Agree with claw in that he seems to have stagnated but hes still young so may be worth the punt depending on what we'd have to give up for him
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I think the main question is, is he better than Hampson?
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I think the main question is, is he better at training than Hampson?
EFA
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Merely being better than Hamspud is the absolute bare minimum.....like saying we need a mid who's tougher than B.Ellis....
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or like we need a KPF with stronger hands than Vickery
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Tom Derickx would be coming in handy right about now IMHO haha. Was quite serviceable for Sydney last year.
Hope the penny has dropped with the list management team...
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I think the main question is, is he better at training than Hampson?
EFA
Get a life ::)
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Merely being better than Hamspud is the absolute bare minimum.....like saying we need a mid who's tougher than B.Ellis....
I'd take anything better than Hampson at this stage. Our ruck stocks are that poo I don't think we can be too picky
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Wonder what Trent Knobel is doing and whether he would be interested
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How about luring Brian "Whale Roberts from Duke of Wellington?
He'd get to more contests that Vickery
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Remember when we used to throw Tuck into the ruck every now & then? He would be the best ruckman in the current group...
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Remember when we used to throw Tuck into the ruck every now & then? He would be the best ruckman in the current group...
True he could mark and kick a goal
Not sure about his training form though
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Latest rumour doing the rounds is that Tom Nicholls is on the table....
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Fine, grab him. Solid ruckman, quite athletic!
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Yep. Would be a good get. And shouldn't cost too much.
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yeah im a fan
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get nichols and zac clarke
hurley too
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Latest rumour doing the rounds is that Tom Nicholls is on the table....
If he's on the table then its a no brainer,but what would it cost us?
Yep. Would be a good get. And shouldn't cost too much.
Why do you say that Willy?
I would've thought the opposite to be honest.
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please bring Tom Nicholls :pray :pray
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please bring Tom Nicholls :pray :pray
Yes, we can ruin the career of another Nicholls.
Hope this one does shoot anyone. :rollin
Richmond FC, ruining careers since '83. :clapping
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Another sun with behavioural issues I would suggest.
A real problem up on the Gold Coast........
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Has any professional club in any top league of any sport ever succeeded on the Gold Cost? Place is a black hole.
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Id take Majak for free, better than Hamspud.
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Just don't send him to any after school clinics.... :shh
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Id take Majak for free, better than Hamspud.
Yep
Chol
Majak daw
Nichols
Z Clarke
Would be decent cheap ruck division
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Just don't send him to any after school clinics.... :shh
I think he was cleared of that last year. Also I'm pretty sure he was only 16 when it happened. But charges were dropped I think
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Just don't send him to any after school clinics.... :shh
I think he was cleared of that last year. Also I'm pretty sure he was only 16 when it happened. But charges were dropped I think
First comment wasnt remotely funny
But FWIW
Charges weren't dropped
It went to trial and he was found not guilty
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Just don't send him to any after school clinics.... :shh
I think he was cleared of that last year. Also I'm pretty sure he was only 16 when it happened. But charges were dropped I think
Charges weren't dropped
It went to trial and he was found not guilty
Did he sue for damages?
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gc are a shambles
talent
46 Loersch, Cameron (R) 0 203cm 103kg South Fremantle Forward
Ruck
22 Nicholls, Tom 35 24yr 2mth 4 Mar 1992 203cm 102kg Sandringham Dragons Ruck
30 Wright, Peter 6 19yr 8mth 8 Sep 1996 203cm 100kg Calder Cannons Forward
15 Currie, Daniel 7 27yr 2mth 15 Feb 1989 201cm 99kg Northern Knights Ruck
16 Thompson, Rory 68 25yr 2mth 12 Mar 1991 200cm 100kg Southport Sharks Defender
19 Lynch, Thomas 88 23yr 6mth 31 Oct 1992 199cm 98kg Dandenong Stingrays Forward
31 Brooksby, Keegan 5 26yr 27 Apr 1990 197cm 99kg South Adelaide Forward
Ruck
12 Day, Sam 86 23yr 8mth 6 Sep 1992 197cm 102kg Sturt Defender
Forward
21 Leslie, Jack 6 21yr 27 Apr 1995 197cm 98kg Gippsland Power Defender
20 Schade, Henry 18 22yr 7mth 8 Oct 1993 197cm 89kg North Hobart Defender
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Half those blokes are contracted.
Otherwise I'd throw the sink at Lynch.
And make strong offers for Thompson and Nicholls and Day.
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Anyone see Sean Darcy running around for Vic Country at the u'18 champs? Looks a unit....
(http://cache3.asset-cache.net/gc/539758900-sean-darcy-of-vic-country-competes-in-the-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=X7WJLa88Cweo9HktRLaNXuJq3db54auARr4nbK3UaWgsZYlXhAHugO6MkeqNm1D17xWIgX%2FPyPyBvHDkfEFN2SoSsv%2BUjLv8Frs0xqb%2BGHo%3D)
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Offer silly money for an a grader ...
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News is we are after Billy Longer in a big way. He would want to improve on what i have seen of him as the last time i did, young Soldo had the better of him. He has aggression which is at least a start......
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Yeah watched in VC's last game I think,Very raw and theres a lot of weight to come off that frame before you could take him seriously.
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http://www.sportingnews.com/afl/lis...n-hospital/1eeh1pyg5b4ox1xufrnqttzfsi/slide/5
"Richmond effectively dropped out of the 2016 finals race with its loss to Port Adelaide on the weekend and has moved straight into list management mode, cranking up its efforts to get young St Kilda ruckman Billy Longer in to take over from the aging Ivan Maric and unreliable Shaun Hampson.
Longer is yet to play a senior game with the Saints this season and is keen to get to Punt Road, but so far the Tigers have been unable to come up with a reasonable trade.
St Kilda is believed to be asking for Reece Conca in a straight swap, with a view to then including the West Australian in a package for Andrew Gaff, but Richmond sees the 23-year old redhead as an important part of its future."
:facepalm
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Here we again, we will get Longer and say what a coup... :help
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Long term upgrade on Hamspud and would swap him for Conca in a heartbeat.
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He can't even get a game for the Saints, why is that an upgrade??
Conca, yes would trade, but I would see what Feo and the Eagles can offer.
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Longer is currently out of form -you get that with young rucks....only 23 and demonstrated he can play at AFL -level....Hamspud is 28 and still yet to do so.....
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Wonder what Trent Knobel is doing and whether he would be interested
Knobel is down here slogging it out in our league for Maffra football club with Connelly :snidegrin ex Docker Brent Connelly would be a better donkey ;D
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Longer is currently out of form -you get that with young rucks....only 23 and demonstrated he can play at AFL -level....Hamspud is 28 and still yet to do so.....
I remember thinking he'd be a real beauty once his body developed for AFL.
The concussion issues are the main worry,good tap ruck but he doesn't really do much other around the ground.
Strange thing is he has the skills just doesn't seem to get the pill much.
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Sydney Swans' depth of rucking options has aroused opposition interest in out-of-contract ruckman Toby Nankervis.
Several clubs are understood to be monitoring the 21-year-old, who was pick No.35 in the 2013 NAB AFL Draft as they scour the country for quality ruckmen to add to their list.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-15/rival-clubs-circling-big-swan-toby-nankervis
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I think that Naismith guy looks alright. Anything is an upgrade atm though...
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Sydney Swans' depth of rucking options has aroused opposition interest in out-of-contract ruckman Toby Nankervis.
Several clubs are understood to be monitoring the 21-year-old, who was pick No.35 in the 2013 NAB AFL Draft as they scour the country for quality ruckmen to add to their list.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-15/rival-clubs-circling-big-swan-toby-nankervis
:shh :shh
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Longer is currently out of form -you get that with young rucks....only 23 and demonstrated he can play at AFL -level....Hamspud is 28 and still yet to do so.....
I'd take Longer in a heartbeat. Especially if it was for a straight swap for Conca.
Hickey has kept Longer out of the side this year but Hickey is probably the most improved ruckman in the league this year too. He is a very good ruckman now and being kept out of the side by a very good player is just part of footy.
I also thought Longer was pretty good last year when he was their number 1 ruckman.
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Sydney Swans' depth of rucking options has aroused opposition interest in out-of-contract ruckman Toby Nankervis.
Several clubs are understood to be monitoring the 21-year-old, who was pick No.35 in the 2013 NAB AFL Draft as they scour the country for quality ruckmen to add to their list.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-15/rival-clubs-circling-big-swan-toby-nankervis
the refugee looks promising too
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From memory there was quite a few rucks change clubs last year which will probably affect us picking one up at the of the season.
We must be targeting someone to replace Maric & Hamspud.
Who's left and do we want them?
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Hannath, Downie, Lobbe, Naismith, Nankervis, various state league players. Not much around but i would have a go at Downie.
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From memory there was quite a few rucks change clubs last year which will probably affect us picking one up at the of the season.
We must be targeting someone to replace Maric & Hamspud.
Who's left and do we want them?
Man, do u really think they MUST be looking at someone?
Hampsons two year deal is probably made on the same faith the club has in Ivan Soldo.
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Hannath, Downie, Lobbe, Naismith, Nankervis, various state league players. Not much around but i would have a go at Downie.
Anyone watch Nankervis on Saturday? I planned too but I ended up blind in a gutter somewhere. Did see a highlight clip of him smashing some poor sucker though after tackling someone (are ruckmen allowed to do that?)
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From memory there was quite a few rucks change clubs last year which will probably affect us picking one up at the of the season.
We must be targeting someone to replace Maric & Hamspud.
Who's left and do we want them?
Man, do u really think they MUST be looking at someone?
Hampsons two year deal is probably made on the same faith the club has in Ivan Soldo.
thats my take on it too - if they gave him a one year deal as a stop gap, I would buy it, but 2 years shows they think they have a number 1 for the time being