(01-05-2019, 12:45 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Levi isnt a ruckman and never has been , he played as a Full Forward at U18 level.....if our rucks are so fragile why are the fragile ones still on the list and not replaced with the less fragile variety.....
That's not right EB; Levi is a ruckman/forward with the emphasis on ruck - and he played as a ruckman for the Stingrays. Apart from his 2016 season, which seems to be a knee injury aberration, his role has been as a ruckman - and key forward when not in the ruck. If you can't see that then you're not watching the same games that I watch. Of course, you could be right and SOS and the stats are wrong, but I don't think so
As for hanging on to fragile ruckmen, gambling on Kreuzer having a good season is a solid bet, Phillips has potential and is contracted and De Koning and Lobbe provide decent backup. With the exception of De Koning, none of that lot can hold down a key forward spot while not rucking and that's justification for hanging on to Levi as a backup ruckman.
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