AFL Rd 6 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle

[Thryleon]

A bit of a slap in the face for TdK. The coaches would prefer to go in with no backup ruckman rather than selecting him. Given we face 2 legit ruckmen, that's a pretty clear assessment of where he's at.

Not really.

Its probably more about where Freo's ruck is at than not.  Darcy was one of the dominant rucks last year so we have 2 options.

1.  Pittonet to compete and win/break even. 

2.  Rove to a losing ruckman, and use an alternate means of winning the game.

TDK might be good enough to win the ruck duals, but he isnt a 4 quarter ruckman.

At this stage, this option appears to be planning for the worst, and hoping for the best.  Going with TDK is planning to hope for the best.  He was a bit lost playing forward at the moment, and we are better off with other options in there and going with a different look.  We also have Lewis Young as an option if we need one.