03-25-2023, 09:00 AM
(03-25-2023, 05:37 AM)Lods link Wrote:So essentially Kruds you don't see TDK as part of our future.
That's fair enough, no doubt some good compensation for us, but...
It will be a rather bizarre situation where clubs come with big money for a player who can't make the best 23.
re TDK...
Not necessarily.
Up to this point in time.....
I don't think he can play #1 ruck for 80%-90% of the game like Pitto can.
I don't think he can be as effective up forward as Jack can.
So if we play TDK, we basically take up a spot on the bench for half a game as a result.
Now, he has the potential to dominate games.....but its unrealised potential at this stage.
Pittonet for all his athletic shortcomings by comparison to TDK makes up for it with pure aggression and elite ruckwork.
Its not always the ones he wins either. A few took note how he was able to resist the classic Hawkins push-off from boundary throw-ins that has netted Hawkins numerous shots on goal. I reckon he scored one against TDK last year with that very move!
So for team balance, i think 1 ruck for 80-90% of the game, with short bursts of Jack in the middle allows us to play another midfielder (instead of a 2nd ruck) and that extra midfielder will give us more benefit than that 2nd ruck.
Thats not saying anything against TDK, its simply how i think we can win more games.
We almost got ran over by the cats for that exact reason. Essentially our team changed (Durdin <-> Martin, and Pittonet <-> Hewitt)
We played the extra ruck, instead of a midfielder, and ran out of legs and almost lost. That is exactly what i've been trying to avoid!