07-15-2016, 10:53 AM
(07-15-2016, 10:25 AM)DJC link Wrote: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.
I understand the theory behind it, what i am suggesting is that Jones doesn't actually run/present as much as people suggest and that our rucks are not as stationary as people suggest.
What happens if, when Jones plays next, that we get done by 10 goals much in the same fashion as we do now? Has Jones lost touch? Or is it as it truly is, the team has dropped off and Jones is not our saviour.