What's our best ruck combo?

[Willy]

we are so slow and unskilled at the moment. 

Having Soldo in the team will make things worse.

[Willy]

Lol at having Lynch, Jack and resting Soldo in the forward line.

How good would the pressure be?!

[Andyy]

Having Nank was clearly better than Soldo with the shorter quarters

Wonder if it's time to give CCJ a shot given that he can apparently take grabs and kick goals.

Elsewise I am all for Balta having a crack on the wing. Might not have the lungs for it all day but he's a lot quicker than Caddy...

[one-eyed]

🎥 Ivan Maric and Richo take a look at the Tigers' ruck department in this week's Coaches Corner.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/735565/coaches-corner-round-4

[pmac21]

I rest my case. 

[georgies31]

Spot on end of story dominated one of the best ruckman.

[one-eyed]

Matthew Lloyd yesterday said we can't play both Nank & Soldo together again. It has to be one of them plus the more mobile Chol as second ruck.

[Willy]

Agree with Lloyd.

[pmac21]

I agree with Matthew surprisingly but you can't have one ruckman and when every time he rests you lose the centre clearance and get scored against which happened against the Saints. 
Nank & Chol best combo but Soldo is an OK gap filler while Nank is out of action.
We probably need to trade one ruckman to allow the progression of CCJ.  But not Nank. 

[georgies31]

One pure ruck and one part time one who is mobile game changed since 2019 when we we're playing 2 pure rucks.

[one-eyed]

2020 1st ruck stats so far:

                        G    D      RC     HO    HOW%  HOA%    C
Toby Nankervis  3    12    39.0     17    43.6      27.5     3.0
Ivan Soldo        6      7    45.3     23    50.7      25.4     2.3

RC: Ruck Contests Attended  HOW%: Hitout Win Percentage HOA%: Hitout to Advantage Rate
Source: Champion Data

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/afl-mid-season-report-who-s-firing-who-s-flopped-20200730-p55h24.html

[Tiger Khosh]

Nank is our best ruckman and is also more valuable around the ground. Hit outs are the most overrated stat, if it’s not to your teams advantage what’s the point?

[Willy]

Nank is our best ruckman and is also more valuable around the ground. Hit outs are the most overrated stat, if it’s not to your teams advantage what’s the point?

Well, at least it probably means that it's not going to the other team's advantage.

[Tiger Khosh]

Nank is our best ruckman and is also more valuable around the ground. Hit outs are the most overrated stat, if it’s not to your teams advantage what’s the point?

Well, at least it probably means that it's not going to the other team's advantage.

I don’t even think it’s that. Just think it’s literally being the ruckman who gets his hand onto it. Who it goes to doesn’t matter for that stat which is why I think it’s useless.

[one-eyed]

No Tigers in Champion Data's top 10 ruckmen:

1. Max Gawn (Melbourne)
2. Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne)
3. Nic Naitanui (West Coast)
4. Paddy Ryder (St Kilda)
5. Jarrod Witts (Gold Coast)
6. Scott Lycett (Port Adelaide)
7. Marc Pittonet (Carlton)
8. Riley O’Brien (Adelaide)
9. Brodie Grundy (Collingwood)
10. Rowan Marshall (St Kilda)

read: https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/08/04/the-top-10-ruckmen-in-the-afl-based-on-champion-data-rankings/