The rise.... and RISE of Marc Pittonet

[crashlander]

I've been saying it for years and basically invented that stat. Nobody had ever seen it before, and people couldn't understand its significance.

This guy comes in and does literally the exact same thing and people start to take notice? LMAO.

Up until recently, people were wanting TDK as our #1 ruck.
Now people are starting to see the value of Pittonet. Overall he is very much above average and usually falls into the elite category for rucks (top 10% IIRC). His last 2 weeks with 18 and 11 hitouts to advantage are through the roof.

Pitto is limited, but he is very good at what he does. he was the best ruck in the comp last year until he got injured. He hasn't got back to that form yet, but he makes a real difference. When he gets a tap, our mids are likely to get the ball.
Not so with Tom de Koning. When he gets a tap, it is less than 25% of the times that we can get the ball easily.

The way Williams played Pitto on Saturday should give Tom ideas: Tom can jump higher and is stronger, but doesn't get the ball on his terms, Williams almost did.