04-26-2015, 11:51 AM
(04-26-2015, 11:32 AM)Mantis link Wrote:Jacobs leaving has left us short in this area. Sure he has days when he is beaten, but he does quite well in every game I have watched him play. Our track record with rucks of late hasn't been superb. Special-K, broken from day one as you stated, Warnock a trade that hasn't been a sensation. Wood has been serviceable and a cheap pick up. Maybe we need to rookie something with some more athletic ability. Not an athlete type who is tall, but a ruck who has some leap, and some agility at ground level. A Ryder type.Not easy to find. Ryder's strength, like NicNat, is his leap and mobility. That is damn hard to find. It is why so many teams have tried out big Americans in recent times. They may not know much about the game, but they often have the athleticism and the sheer size. A couple of them are coming along nicely, although at their entry ages they probably won't have huge careers. A real problem with Americans, that. Their whole system does not allow youth to get a game until they are about 22.
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