Dimma in his presser today said we want Nank to take about 80% of the ruck workload. So, it's the remaining 20 to 25% (sic) we need to fill in as 2nd ruck. Dimma added that whether we play a ruck-back (Miller) or a ruck-forward (Ryan) will be horses for courses depending on how we can threaten the opposition. No mention of Soldo by the way.
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Ruckman Toby Nankervis dominated Carlton's Tom De Koning first-up but faces a sterner test against Adelaide big man Reilly O'Brien.
The Tigers opted for defender Ben Miller as a pinch-hitter but could also turn to ruck-forward Samson Ryan at the Adelaide Oval.
"It's one we're still trying to work our way through," Hardwick said.
"So it might just be horses for courses. Sometimes we might go with the ruck-back philosophy, sometimes we might go with the ruck-forward philosophy.
"We've just got to figure out what works for us, but also, what's a bit dangerous for the opposition as well. So that will change probably from week to week."
"We really like Toby in the ruck for 80 per cent of the time. So we're just trying to find that 20 to 25 per cent for that secondary ruckman."
Source: AFL website
