Our Rucks

[Ramps]

Would  you delist any of them. The new Interchange rules need to be taken into account IMHO. How many rucks can we carry on our list?

[tony_montana]

Nah definitely not, i think the new rule saves our butt in terms of ruck stocks. Vickery for mine is most likely to become a 2nd ruckman/fwd foil type and at this stage we dont know who (if any) of brown and gus will make it as a clear number 1. I'd be looking for another potential mobile 2nd ruck/fwd/back type.

[eliminator]

We need a quality ruckman. If we are to win a premiership any time in the near future we need a dominant ruckman.

[Infamy]

We need a quality ruckman. If we are to win a premiership any time in the near future we need a dominant ruckman.

Maybe so but we shouldn't be trading for one until the ones we have prove that they won't make it, we also shouldn't be focussing on taking one early in the draft unless they are simply the best available player at that pick

[Smokey]

We need a quality ruckman. If we are to win a premiership any time in the near future we need a dominant ruckman.

Agree but I would do it the Collingwood way - make it one of the last pieces of the puzzle and go hardcore for a proven ruckman when the window starts to open.

[RedanTiger]

We need a quality ruckman. If we are to win a premiership any time in the near future we need a dominant ruckman.

Agree but I would do it the Collingwood way - make it one of the last pieces of the puzzle and go hardcore for a proven ruckman when the window starts to open.

And Geelong and St Kilda and Sydney and Bulldogs and Carlton...

[eliminator]

Believe that we do need to give the existing rucks the chance to develop but if one comes up in the draft that is of high quality we would be foolish not to select that player

[Judge Roughneck]

Believe that we do need to give the existing rucks the chance to develop but if one comes up in the draft that is of high quality we would be foolish not to select that player

we would be foolish to not select Gorringe ahead of a mid @ 6?

[the claw]

our ruck stocks are shizenhousen atm.

angus graham is a spud and has to go.

vickery is at l;east 2 or 3 seasons away from holding down a ruck spot there are no guarantees he will make it as a ruck in fact some signs are poor.
browne well we are in the same boat we wont know for another couple of seasons. who will put their hand up and say he will make it.
simply put to cover all bases and eventualities  we are two ruckmen short and imo one of those ruckmen needs to be a decent mature type for the interim.

[torch]

Is Post being trialed as a Ruckman?

Just draft a young cub!

Simple!

 

[WA Tiger]

Doesnt really matter what our rucks are like at the moment we need what we have now and it wouldnt hurt to get one more IMHO. We havent had a decent ruckman/combination for as long as I can remember, maybe even back to the days of Stafford (was ok) and Ottens.

[Smokey]

browne well we are in the same boat we wont know for another couple of seasons. who will put their hand up and say he will make it.

Me.  I reckon he will.

[tdy]

browne well we are in the same boat we wont know for another couple of seasons. who will put their hand up and say he will make it.

Me.  I reckon he will.

50/50 chance, I'm not greatly impressed so far with browne.  But he is tall and talls take time. 

In general I would get another ruckman this draft in case.  Our ruck division is not much chop at this stage any or all of them could fail, I don't see an "obvious" good big man out of any of them, if any of them make it it will be due to work ethic not talent.

[tony_montana]

one of the last pieces of the puzzle
go hardcore for a proven ruckman when the window starts to open.

agree with this

[the claw]

one of the last pieces of the puzzle
go hardcore for a proven ruckman when the window starts to open.

agree with this

real smart clubs grow their own and stockpile. they then off load the ones they dont want often for very good picks. what have we to lose by taking another couple of ruckmen with a mid range to late nd pick and rookieing one.

sydneys two premiership ruckmen jolly and ball cost them picks 11 14 and 41. and they had them both for 5 yrs respectively. they then just  last yr had to go out and pay picks 22 and 28 for mumford and seaby.

imo go hard for a good one with decent picks like we did with vickery but then turn over another 4 or 5  thru later picks and rookies in an attempt to find another one or two. we have done this to a small degree with graham and browne. the question with the 3 we have atm is will any of them make the grade.