04-08-2019, 10:42 AM
(04-08-2019, 06:06 AM)Thryleon link Wrote: Marchbank is a potential game winner. He was very good against the Tigers in round 1 last season. Hence his premium status. The fact that we play him underdone (every single time he has returned from injury thus far) is the only reason he is unreliable because he gets hurt again.Actually, it looks like we now have 3 'fit' ruckmen. Exactly how fit they are is an interesting conundrum, but all three will be available.
Marchbank shouldnt have played EOS on saturday. We dropped a player learning the caper but was otherwise fit in Garlett, only to play a bloke returning from injury. This is the same old, same old for us, we do it every single time in an effort to ensure injured players stay injured (see Mitch McGovern and his "hamstring" injuries which will be linked to his pre season back injury).
Leave your ruck complaints out of it. We have no fit ruckmen. EOS.
Last year Kreuzer got smashed by Witt, but he wasn't 100% fit. It the game in Qld Kreuzer didn't play. I think we rucked Lobbe that day. Phillips played in neither through injury.
Who we play this time will be very interesting.
As for Preuss, the only reason I can think of as to why we were not interested is the potential in de Koning. And he does have it in spades. Also there are a number of really good ruck prospects coming through the U18's.
Live Long and Prosper!