AFL Rd 15 2024 Post-Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

[kruddler]

If fans took anything from last nights result and ruck contests, it's surely the risk of going in with just one ruck or no ruck, because lose them early and you end up in the same situation as the Handbaggers last night! :o

Claiming last night's TDK result as a case for solo ruck is at best a stretch.

Heeding the warning of the potentially devastating result of not having a ruck is unequivocal.

You might sneak a result in the season but in finals, well good luck with that. Can you imagine losing Cripps tot he stoppage contest in finals games because he is forced to ruck? Can you imagine losing BigH from the F50 in a final because he's on ruck duty?

Blah blah blah Bollocks.

R16 - 2023 -
Carlton vs Hawthorn
No Pittonet. No De Koning.
Young, Silvagni, McKay used in the ruck.

Hitouts
Hawthorn - 61
Carlton - 27

Result - Carlton wins by 60 points.

R17 - 2023
Carlton vs Fremantle (@Fremantle)
No Pittonet. No De Koning.
Young, Silvagni, McKay used in the ruck

"We are going to get monstered by Darcy and get spanked"

Hitouts
Fremantle - 70 (Darcy 58!)
Carlton - 18

Result - Carlton wins by 53.

Tell me again why we need 2 rucks to cover for the 1 ruck on the off-chance he gets injured.

We don't even need 1 ruck. In fact we have an average winning margin of over 9 goals when we don't have a ruck.
Just because Geelong lost by the same amount last night and didn't have one doesn't prove anything other than Geelong are crap right now.

So to go back to your quote....
"Heeding the warning of the potentially devastating result of not having a ruck is unequivocal."
The only devastating results i see is on the scoreboard when we demolish the opposition!