Post Game Analysis: AFL 2020 Rd 2: Carlton vs Melbourne

[flyboy77]

All players had a start, it doesn't count for much.

I'm not sure it's viable to consider VFL rucking as a valid comparison to AFL. If it was how can it be Nick Meese languished his whole career in the VFL, he was the VFL's dominant ruck for almost a decade?

We all wish Pittonet well, but wishes do not count for much and it will be another 2 or 3 seasons before we get the genuine answer. If we wait until then to put an backup plan in place we've burned the careers of Cripps and others. I'd much rather put that time into De Koning as he seems to have potential beyond Pittonet, or perhaps another kid. So for me Pittonet is a place holder, even if I wish him well.

Did I say that? No. But he's clearly done his apprenticeship.

Using Meese as a comparison is just you trying to be cute - and failing.

Meese was overlooked for years, rightly or wrongly, for well documented reasons. Height and tank.

And it won't take 2-3 years to see how good he is - he gave Grundy a fair touch up this year. We'll know this season his 'potential'.

Playing TDK as the #1 ruck now will simply ruin the kid - as we did to Kreuzer to be honest.

The Frenchman is a big man, a hard man and other ruckmen know it.

TDK is a spindly kid - any other ruckmen know that too.

Your logic is flawed.