The rise.... and RISE of Marc Pittonet

[kruddler]

All your arguments Kruddler are actually working against your boy Pittonet who does nothing after the tap. TDK can actually play football.

Not exactly.

Hitouts are useless.
Hitouts to advantage are as good as hard ball gets. You get the advantage from a 50-50 situation.

After the tap, TDK can actually play football....and gets 1 possession for 8% extra TOG.
That must be some possession he gets if its the difference between being able to play and not play.

People get sidetracked in this debate arguing semantics which i continually disprove.

The whole point is that TDK does not offer enough around the ground, due to an inability to play a position of need in OUR team (we have Harry and Charlie) and as a result, he is a luxury we cannot afford to carry in our 22 because he takes up a spot on the bench, hurts our rotations and our ability to run, chase, tackle and pressure our opponent. As a result, a part-time ruck is sufficient for the 20% of the game (max) that Pittonet needs a rest. Jack is our best performed 'non-ruck' who can play another position. It could quite easily be Young, McGovern, Cripps, Harry or Charlie....but its not.

If Pittonet was not so dominant in HTA, he is elite, then TDK would have the spot as #1 ruck.