02-21-2023, 07:33 AM
(02-21-2023, 02:17 AM)pinot link Wrote:Its hard to find young rucks that can take speccies and kick goals, his tackle numbers are pretty good. He is very good at hitouts to advantage when he wins the ruck contest just doesn't win enough of them yet - a seasoned hardened body will see him win more than lose due to his raw athletic ability. 203cm 23 year old would like us to persist with him.
Agree - he would be a wanted commodity on the trade market and while Pit is serviceable I doubt he would be the starting ruck in many other sides (if any) so disagree in trading TDK - we drafted the kid, done the ground work and still needing the position he is playing for filled and now we let a team like Geelong swoop in and make him a real star.
The kid needs more time but he shows more than most for a ruck man at 23 - has the writing on the wall that this could easily be a trade we rue in 2-3 years.
If he wants the big dollars now then we have no option but to drive a hard bargain and trade but my point is first we need to do what we can to retain him.