Say what you want. We need to develop some young rucks so we're not in this position again in 5 years!
Should always have somebody in the pipeline!!
True but generall first year ruckman take a long, long time to be ready
like Maric started to come good only a few years ago
hence, ideally you would want an older ruckman (like a hampson but not rubbish) and a battalion of young ruck prospects
Don't quote me if you're not reading what I say... First post - draft a young kid, and get somebody with 3+ years experience who is able to take over from Maric in 2 years or so.
Maric is playing well enough for now. Don't see the point getting somebody like Kreuzer/Leuenberger at age 26+. By the time Maric is retiring (I guess another 2 years after 2015) these blokes will be 28-29 years old and will give us 2-3 years max. Can't play Maric AND a bloke like Leuenberger. Kreuzer would have to replace Griffiths or Vickery.
Admittedly I would consider trading Vickery for Kreuzer but that's about it...
Wouldn't be paying poo for Kreuzer. He's played about 1 game in 12 months?
Leuenberger same, just injury-prone.
Need to draft a promising ruckman, and look for a younger bloke with 3+ years on a list and some physical development already done IMO.
