when was last time we went into a season with more that one proven ruckman?
Last year. But in 2010 we had a trio of gods. Simmo, Gussy and Browne 
I guess al walked into that by not stating proven to be good. 
when was last time we went into a season with more that one proven ruckman?
Yes but how long can we sustain it with the game getting faster??
untill maric breaks down
the difficulty is recruiting another proven ruckmen on the promise he will get a game if maric does break down.
as in a thread i started a while back, i believe the benefits of playing two ruckmen and rotating them off the bench outweigh the negatives. As it is now your second ruckman has to be able to hold down a position as a forward
i agree al. lots of clubs do play two ruckmen. i reckon the key is yoiur ruckmen can no longer be a dinosaur. i think the best ruckmen today are the ones who become big bodied inside players after the ruckwork with their secnd and third efforts ottens comes straight to mind hudson is a plodder but very very effective in this way.
besides i dont think the game is getting any faster if two subs ever does come in i reckon it will get slower. im yet to see anything to suggest two ruckmen are a liability the opposite in fact.
Has anyone got a list and report on ruckmen available in state leagues and during the draft. Be interesting to see what is out there.
have mentioned jack hannath several times could possibly step up straight away.. cameron symonds not ready 20 21 yo will take a few yrs to develop.
Well I don't think we can afford a developing ruckman now, we need someone who can play immediately.
hannath while young has played all yr against decent opposition in the sanfl he would give more than wood or derickx imo and at 21 he has upside. hes a good size but how do you say while having the weight at about 104kg doesnt have the definition just yet but a preseason at an afl club would go a long way to fix that.
look i could be barking up the wrong tree i havent seen him live but what i have seen i really like it may be hes no good but worth a try imo. against men hes been more than competetive at sanfl level if ivan got hurt he could provide a pretty decent option and he has upside to develop.
he does well in the ruck but needs to develop his around the ground game get a bit more ball take more marks etc.
