AFL Rd 20 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[kruddler]

Most are quite rational in response to these issues.

Statistics convey meaning, they are a language, whether you argue with numbers or argue with words you are still making an argument. If statistics don't convey meaning then why post them?

If someone genuinely thinks that somehow a solo ruck isn't going to be required to cover more ground, and not have to get from end to end across the playing surface in quick time, I can't help them, I'm not sure anybody can assist because the assertion they won't need to do so is utterly ludicrous.

So i've constantly said stuff.....but you can't provide any evidence, rather just broad generic BS.
Be that statistics that suggest that (which i 100% disagree with as well - in fact i've said the opposite).....but you can't provide evidence of that either.

I don't want to continue this debate in here, so i'll end it with this.
Playing 1 ruck means you have a ruck on the ground 75% and bench 25% of the time (TOG 75% give or take)
Playing 2 rucks means you have a ruck on the bench 60% of the time (TOG 70% each give or take) and 1 ruck on the ground 40% of the time.
What happens when you are playing 2 rucks, but only have 1 on the ground for 40% of the time under your scenario??? Does the world end? Does the whole system break down??
OR does someone else take a ruck contest that the sole ruck on the ground couldn't get to......even if that is a 'thing' that may occur in 1% of scenarios.

Maybe we should play 3 rucks just so we always have 2 rucks on the ground at once so we never have to worry about a ruck missing the 1% of contests they might miss in your scenario.

Or do those statistics not work for you?

If you are so worried about the distance a ruck has to cover, play him exclusively between the arcs.
If you are so worried about the distance a player has to cover, you should be more worried about the mids who have to cover more ground because they have 1 less rotation in the team due to you requiring a ruck to cover a scenario that happens 1% of the time and still has a 40% chance of happening even with your extra ruck!

Again, stop making stuff up just for the sake of arguments.