07-09-2024, 06:02 AM
(07-09-2024, 12:08 AM)PaulP link Wrote:https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/c...5461db90f4
David King advocating for playing both De Koning and Pittonet, at least in the lead up to finals.
Dual premiership Kangaroo David King meanwhile believes the Blues need to bring Marc Pittonet back into the team to support Tom De Koning in the ruck.
King suggested Voss needed to at least get another look at the dual-ruck setup in the remaining seven home and away rounds to ensure he has his optimal mix for September.
“Pittonet is in this team for me because the ruck rule has changed ... do you go with two ruckmen or one?,” he said on The First Crack.
“They need Pittonet in there. Because if De Koning can’t get it done at clearance in terms of tapwork, they’re a different team.
“You’ve got (seven) weeks to have a look.”
TDK did not better or no worse than the majority of his games in the ruck this year.
The only reason its an issue this week is because we lost.
Where was this message from David King the last 5 weeks?
FWIW, we've played 4th, 5th, 6th, 12th and 18th over the past 5 weeks, won them all by at least 4 goals and have an average winning margin of over 7 goals in that time.
So, first of all, lets forget about all this sky is falling stuff Kingy.
Yes, ruck had some issues......but so did almost everyone. It was a bad game for most. Luck was not in our favour. Why change everything on whim?
Thankfully not everyone is as alarmist as King is. Lets look at Leigh Montagnas take in the same article....
Quote:“Little reality check for them, might have just got ahead of themselves,” Saints legend Leigh Montagna said on Fox Footy’s The First Crack.
“I’m not too concerned, I think their game is in great shape.
“Maybe just a good little reminder, if you take the foot off the gas ever so slightly, anyone can trounce you.”
I like this approach a lot better.