07-15-2016, 10:09 AM
(07-15-2016, 09:47 AM)laj link Wrote:I make it because it's right. When you're right you can keep saying it. Try it. Two rucks has been a deadset failure, please don't tell me otherwise. Your selective stats won't change a thing. Please don't bore us with them and just watch the game instead. That'll tell you more. Nothing like a scoreboard to tell us a story. Two rucks, one key forward, struggle to kick 7-8 goals, two key forwards, started at 10 then worked it's`way to over 100pts with 6 wins from 7 games. Back to two rucks, one key forwards, back to kicking 7 goals from 51 forward 50 entries. Your stats pale in comparison with those...lol.
Jones is a target, take the pressure off the other key forward and kick a goal or two. It spreads the defence instead of them going to the single key forward. Opens up the 50 and allows others to hit the scoreboard too not to mention straightening us up as we go forward. Called structure. Surely you grasp that concept. It's simple and results have proved it this year. We know he's not that good but he is way better value and having a ruckman running around doing nothing. They are useless up forward or anywhere else when off the ball.
Like I said, When did things change for us this year? When we picked a 2nd key forward. We started winning and started kicking bigger scores. We did even better again when we played just Kreuzer most of the day with back up from Casboult, as we have the last few years. Both play alot better. If you haven't seen that then we're just wasting our time here. That's the stat that matters. Try real stats.
I understand the point you are trying to make. However, what is it exactly the Jones does that make defenders follow him, that playing a second ruck doesn't do when they are playing forward?
Why is Jones 'so good' at taking a defender when our ruckmen are not capable of doing?!
Jones is a rubbish forward who has been lucky enough to play in our 4 wins.....considering the teams tackling pressure was through the roof during that period (no thanks to Jones i might add) he was afforded more opportunities to kick goals than our current 'forwards' have had.
You see a correlation (Jones plays and we win) and you see that as 'proof' without looking any deeper into it. Then you say it a million times to try and convince everyone else its right. Which by now, you believe 100%.
There were plenty of other things happening during our wins, that are not happening now.
Walker+Everitt were contributing.
Cripps was at the top of his game....playing injured now IMO
Murphy was playing (mostly).
The team were tackling like men possessed and working for eachother.
This resulted in both more numerous and more quality inside 50's, which resulted in more shots on goal, and thus goals.....of which Jones got some benefit for.