Bloody hell, if the Pieas get him we suck...honestly, look at the draft picks the Pies have now, they have always had a very strong ruck division and with there picks they will be in the 8 for the next 10 years...
GET RUCKMEN!!
To be honest WAT I don't think Hickey is the answer. He is a kid who was late to footy (Played Vollyball all his Juniors) and has only managed 12 games for the Gold Coast. For a 21 year old he dosen't have a whole lot of footy under his belt. To part with a fist round draft pick for him would be ludercrest, if the Pies want to go ahead and do that then let them, clearly they haven't learnt from the Cameron wood debarcle
Fair enough, time will tell I suppose, we do need a Ruckman though, I just hope we don't leave it until the last minute and then miss out. If Maric goes down next year we are screwed, honestly we really don't have a proven ruckman to back him up.
Most clubs are in the same predicament. The sub rule makes it difficult to lure a ruckman if you already have an established one, or to keep one that shows promise if he is not first in the pecking order.
As long as the sub rule persists, clubs will look more towards big blokes who can hold their own as a forward for their ruck stocks.
Hickey isn't a proven ruckman who can come straight in, anyway.