No ruck = lose the contested ball = no Pies. Their outside runners can't run off stoppages in waves if they aren't winning it out of the source.
I wonder also if the media this week will claim Brisbane got "lucky" because the Pies kicked inaccurately again
. Bad kicking is bad footy.
Brisbane are Jeckyll and Hyde and struggle away from the Gabba.
Anyway, tonight's result opens up the top of the ladder again.