03-09-2024, 06:16 AM
(03-09-2024, 02:44 AM)LP link Wrote:Harry's a +200cm lightning fast KPF who takes contested marks in F50 when the heat is on, late in the game when TDK was rucking and we wanted to put heat around the footy he was even roving the stoppages at speed to bring a physical presence.
But after the game his first comment when asked about rucking was his shins are sore, and sore shins are a pre-cursor to a knee(PCL) and even a minor PCL will smash acceleration.
Like Cripps use him in the F50 at throw ins and ball ups, but the centre square stuff send chills down my spine, the benefit is so small and the risk is so high!
We will divide up ruck duties across the season, there will be weeks when pace isn't the priority issue, and it was clearly the issue last finals and last night, we even mentioned it in the pre-game thread that some of the selections can be explained by a need for pace. Other weeks we'll want size or strength around stoppages or a ruck option that floats a kick behind or into D50 which Pitto does far better than others.
So it mostly depends more on opposition strengths and weaknesses, more than our own, as we now have depth we can leverage. We won't become formulaic, because if we do we are predictable and that is the worst thing an AFL team can be.
Nothing helps a key forward more than having a run on the ball occasionally. Nothing like getting away from multiple defenders and getting your hands on the ball running about on your own. Needs to wear pads around the shins if rucking. Daniher does a great job as 2nd ruck for Brisbane. If you can have an extra runner going round that's a bonus. Better than having someone with fewer touches that can just win a few tap outs.