When it Comes to Riewoldt well my views are their for all to see.
Until there is a better option Jack is a needed player What i will argue and have argued about is not dropping Riewoldt but developing a third tall or fwd/ruck while he is there. Most other clubs manage to do it why can't we?
Samson Ryan has been int the team the last two weeks…
As i said my views over a very long period are there for all to see.
Ryan is clearly a developing ruck/forward playing alongside Jack, so your point about us not developing one while Jack is there is blatantly incorrect.
We also have Bauer and Bradtke in the VFL.
I know you love exploring every possible negative angle you can find when it comes to RFC, but you need to look elsewhere in this instance.
Clearly if one is not quite literal with you you cannot understand. So when i say a long period what bit of that don't you understand.
Ryan has now played just 3 games. So he has hardly been developed. Thought it was also quite obvious i was talking about playing kids in the seniors alongside Tom and Jack. Can't mentor them if they don't play. Clearly Ryan is a ruck who can play fwd also. We have hedged our bets for a long long time with Ryan types Rather than drafting genuine key fwds. But as i have already said hard to develop them if you fail to draft em.
Wowee we have Bauer a mid season rookie TAKEN MIDDLE OF LAST YEAR and Bradtke another rookie taken at THE START OF THIS YEAR. Boy thats a huge investment.
Fact is they could not be mentored not before mid last year anyway because they weren't there . There was literally no other Genuine KPF on the list to develop. Now that is lousy list management in anyones language. But hey you defend away.
So mid year last year and start of this hmm i dont think that referes to a long period of time That in anyones language is very very recent and almost an after thought to the problem.
In fact there has hardly been a genuine key fwd on the list outside of JR TL for god knows how long. But hey you put your blinkers on and defend the club as much as you can, denying things doesnt mean your right. In fact you look absolutely foolish in this.
Can anyone remember 2017 you know the year we only had Riewoldt as a kpf. A situation that had us go hard for yep Tom Lynch for the 2019 season. Apart from Lynch what has really changed?
The biggest gripe i have is our penchant to draft what i describe as Half ruckman Half forward but not quite either types.. That sort of nonsense goes way back. A list of em would go Elton, Vickery, Griffiths might be a bit harsh here, McBean, Chol, CCJ, and now hopefully not Ryan.
The only GENUINE KEY FWDS we have drafted since 2017 are
Bauer - mid season last year
Bradtke - Start of this year.
Miller - At pick 63 2018 and we proceeded to play him as a kpd almost straight away.
If you think that is some sort of serious investment into what has been a very obvious problem then good on ya maybe you can get me some of the drugs your obviously taking.
Ruck Fwds in
CCJ - In 2018
Ryan - 2021.
Miller - this has become his role but has shown most in defence.
That is 6 drafts knowing we only had one kpf at the level in 2017 and two at the level in 2019 in ageing stars Riewoldt and Lynch.
Its mind boggling that people wonder why every year i push for us to draft at least one GENUINE KEY FORWARD. Why because there has been little to no investment in the area. Pick 63 in miller. If you wan't to split hairs about what CCJ is then pick 20.
When i ask who will play in Jacks spot the silence is deathening usually. Who is a better tall fwd on our list other than Lynchy? This week it will be for the first time young Ryan, but i maintain he should be playing alongside JR and TL as a fwd ruck. He is nowhere near Jacks level even at age 34.
Here we are playing what is primarily a ruckman imo in jacks place. Why simple we have FAILED in every way to develop other genuine key fwds.
