i reckon we get more out of the ruck stoppages at the moment when young Patto is in there
Ruck is a big problem for us at the moment and probably for the next couple of years at least.
Simmonds, as much as I love his work ethic and his efforts, just doesn't win enough of the ruck. He can beat bigger opponents occasionally, but just not enough. We need a tap ruckman with the midfield that we are naming- Foley and Tambling are good inside players, they can squeeze it out of very tight situations, we just need a ruckman that can palm it to their advantage. Yes Simmo is a warrior around the ground but he is not hurting the opposition like he used to.
I agree WP, we looked a bit better from the ruck with Pattison in. He is not as good around the ground as Simmonds at his best, IMO. He's always improving but will always get beaten by the taller and more mobile ruckmen in this comp.
Problem is, we've got two ruckman who would both be good 2nd ruckman, or old fashioned ruck rovers. In modern footy I think you have still got room for ONE of those players per team, having said that the Kangas still somehow keep naming Petrie and Brown in the same side and get wins! 
i cant believe what i witnessed yesterday. what a disgrace
no run. no chase. no skill. nothing.
we are the worst football team going around and that will be proven in the next few weeks when we take over our customary wooden spoon role.
what a mess.
david king post match on 3aw. is the bigger dic.khead going around and really if i wa him i would be ashamed to call myself a assistant coach..
refused to admit skill level was a problem. refused to admit we have move bowden in the centre or even forward. refused to admit just about everything.
i knew this guy has serious issues when pre season, a week b4 season proper he said and i quote "beware JON, he has been the best over pre season and would be good to see what his got" i mean he and whoever else thinks this list going somewhere must be blind, or maybe i need help.
i am not a disgruntled ex employee so you cant label me that as u do jack.
i am a realist and this list is crap.
from what i saw today i would keep- king, foley, moore, thursfield, lids, brown maybe, polak, morton and white.
the rest are not fit for afl football. petts, patto, sugar WILL NOT WIN YOU AN AFL FLAG SO WTF ARE THEY DOING ON OUR LIST
tuck. geez is this guy for real, what 3 kicks 20 handballs.
sugar now this guy what he did on the 50m arc was comical. our captain as some of u like biasee like to call him, handballs to petts instead of kicking a captain's goal when we needed it the most.
the rfc are going nowhere and thats a fact. the only person who can hold their head up high off field is steve wright.
We are a heartless group of footballers who dont play for their jumper, they play for their pay packet.
and any one of u think i wouldn't say it to their faces well UR WRONG.
at approximately 11pm last night i was with friends drinking at vineyard at stkilda and guess who walks in. RICHO!!
i said mate that was a disgrace, absolutely to which he said i dont want to talk about it.
i said well i do mate and there are too many passengers in this team who dont play for the jumper. its a joke mate.
he wasnt impressed and walked off.
well you know what richo u do play for the jumper unlike all your other so called teamates
