05-22-2018, 03:01 AM
(05-22-2018, 02:00 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Recent GF winners Richmond would argue they went with Nankervis and Grigg as their ruckman.......Bulldogs went with Roughead and a inexperienced very part time backup in Boyd...its what suits your gameplan IMO and there is no one size fits all approach. Kreuzer does best when he rucks 90% of the day and the 10% remaining can be filled in by Casboult, Harry Mckay, Rowe etc....
Some days you do need two rucks, say vs WC or a monster like Sandilands....but not all the time and its important not to be stuck with a player who can only ruck and has to be benched when not rucking.
Never a reason for two ruckmen. We're worse off no matter how it's put. Just puts an unnecessary big bloke on the ground that we don't need. Only play two rucks if they can do something up forward and around the ground otherwise they are a total waste when not rucking. Slows us up too much and takes away Kreuzer's best asset. Still win clearances, as we did easily against Essendon, despite a big tapout deficit.