What's our best ruck combo?

[one-eyed]

Dimma was asked post-match how he saw the two rucks working out?

*  Thought it was good. Mabs has been playing that role at VFL level and CJ has been helping out with that also. I thought it was positive for us. All those guys kicked goals today. That's the important thing. Getting players that can second ruck and kick goals. A real positive for us. Once again you look at CJ kicking 4 goals and Chol hitting the scoreboard a couple of times as a real positive today.

Source: RFC website

[one-eyed]

Richmond need more options in the ruck

Lachlan Mitchell
theRoar.com.au
7 June 2021

Richmond went into the game playing just the two big men in Mabior Chol and Callum Coleman-Jones. Coleman-Jones predominantly played the big man up forward without injured star Tom Lynch.

Chol was in control of the ball early, dominating hit outs and having 19 touches and five intercept marks for the game.

Coleman-Jones was more of a chop-out ruckman throughout the game but was sparingly used throughout the game as the ball drifted forward and the likes of Jack Riewoldt, Jason Castagna and Jack Graham were sharking any ball.

Richmond have had a habit of using a smaller more agile midfielder to fill the spot of the second ruckman at centre bounces.

Shaun Grigg was the prime example used in Richmond’s breakthrough 2017 premiership win. Marlion Pickett was used in Saturday night’s game when Chol was rotated off the ground as the second ruckman.

The game heavily favoured Essendon through those parts of the game with Parish, Zach Merrett and Dyson Heppell getting first use of the ball.

Andrew Phillips dominated the ruck tap outs and Essendon dominated contested ball and centre clearances with them beginning to swing back the momentum and clawing back a 30-point lead.

Richmond’s premier ruckman Toby Nankervis is set to spend a number of weeks on the sidelines and Ivan Soldo is not expected to return in season 2021.

A second ruckman with a key forward like a Coleman-Jones would give the Tigers an extra string to their bow.

Samson Ryan at 206 centimetres has left Melbourne and was on an extended list on the flight to Perth.

Although he is yet to make his debut, Ryan could provide the second alternative in the ruck to Chol with Nankervis’ extended injury absence.

https://www.theroar.com.au/2021/06/07/richmond-need-more-options-in-the-ruck/

[mightytiges]

Dimma, can we put the Pickett experiment to bed and use rucks to ruck at centrebounces. Throwing Pickett in there just allowed West Coast to use a non-ruck as well which allowed NicNat to rest up during the game and only have to contend with Mabs. 

[Diocletian]

Has anyone at the club actually told Hardwick that CCJ is a ruckman yet?

[Andyy]

Missed Soldo on a night like tonight.

Really need him for blokes like NicNat.

Chol got smashed, just like we all knew he would. And CCJ rucking > Pickett is laughable.

[Diocletian]

Got a bit lazy marking him in the forward line at times  and obviously NicNat was the clear winner but all things considered thought Chol did a lot better against him than expected... .

[the claw]

He did some nice things and generally competed well but he was smashed at the end of the day.

[Damo]

Has anyone at the club actually told Hardwick that CCJ is a ruckman yet?

I  would  assume  he  knows  what  CCJ  can  and  can’t  do 

Reckon  Hardwick  knows  better  than  you 

[Diocletian]

 #bigfootytierdebating

[one-eyed]

Jonathan Brown, based on last night's game, reckons our search this year for a 3rd tall/2nd ruck has now been found. The talk out of the Club has been wanting to play 3 tall forwards with CCJ supporting Jack & Lynch. Last showed if Chol can hold up his form then he can play that 3rd tall/2nd ruck role instead supporting Nank in the middle.

The next question is where does that leave CCJ?

[Andyy]

Jonathan Brown, based on last night's game, reckons our search this year for a 3rd tall/2nd ruck has now been found. The talk out of the Club has been wanting to play 3 tall forwards with CCJ supporting Jack & Lynch. Last showed if Chol can hold up his form then he can play that 3rd tall/2nd ruck role instead supporting Nank in the middle.

The next question is where does that leave CCJ?

Fodder for Green trade.

Would CJ + our first round pick (now #12) be OK?

[yandb]

Jonathan Brown, based on last night's game, reckons our search this year for a 3rd tall/2nd ruck has now been found. The talk out of the Club has been wanting to play 3 tall forwards with CCJ supporting Jack & Lynch. Last showed if Chol can hold up his form then he can play that 3rd tall/2nd ruck role instead supporting Nank in the middle.

The next question is where does that leave CCJ?

Fodder for Green trade.

Would CJ + our first round pick (now #12) be OK?

Do you work for GWS?

CCJ and our second rounder(pick #40) would do it, no more


Edit: Fixed quoting

[Andyy]

Jonathan Brown, based on last night's game, reckons our search this year for a 3rd tall/2nd ruck has now been found. The talk out of the Club has been wanting to play 3 tall forwards with CCJ supporting Jack & Lynch. Last showed if Chol can hold up his form then he can play that 3rd tall/2nd ruck role instead supporting Nank in the middle.

The next question is where does that leave CCJ?

Fodder for Green trade.

Would CJ + our first round pick (now #12) be OK?

Do you work for GWS?

CCJ and our second rounder(pick #40) would do it, no more


Edit: Fixed quoting

Take ya yandb glasses off.

CJ has played 1 good game, against Adelaide of all teams, and at this stage isn't worth much despite the hype.

Green was pick 10 18m ago and has shown plenty of ability.

[Willy]

Bow down to the new supreme ruck combo… CHONKERVIS!!!     


 

[lamington]

Chankervis was pretty amazing. I fear Chol will get toweled against Geelong though