07-15-2016, 10:25 AM
(07-15-2016, 10:09 AM)kruddler link Wrote: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?!
Our ruckmen tend to be stationary and attract balls kicked on top of their heads. The defenders come over the top and punch the ball clear and often to their team's advantage. While I am a critic of Jones because he doesn't create enough opportunities as a forward target, he does hit contests at speed, smashes packs and brings the ball to ground in a more random way that should favour our small forwards (if they were any good). His opponent has to stay with him because he knows the basics of forward play.
Our ruckmens' opponents can zone off because they know that, if a ruckman does become a target, the ball will coming on top of their head and they will be able to spoil.
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