(03-31-2017, 06:19 AM)laj link Wrote:He's not. He actually rucked well last week. He's the only one of our back up ruckmen that can do anything around the ground. Plus we have no other back up ruckman we have right now.
Richmond's rookie ruckman shoved him out of the way, grabbed the ball and kicked a goal from a boundary throw in as easy as shelling peas, he's hopeless.
I'd sooner run Rowe as the second ruck like we did early with O'Hailpin when he was playing back, at least Rowe's not a complete liability when he's not on the ball.
No matter how much wishful thinking we employ about players like Casboult, White, Armfield and Ed Curnow the fact is that they are scrubbers who would never have got a game for us when we had decent sides and wouldn't get a game at any other side in the AFL.
It's just an indication of how far off the pace we are and how far we have still to go, even if every draft pick from last year and this make the grade we'll still be short of three or four good players.
I've still got patience, and I'm happy that we've finally got a coach who isn't a wacker, but I won't be getting excited until we get the scrubber count down to one or two each weekend.
(03-31-2017, 06:31 AM)Jeffy38 link Wrote:So no changes?
Thomas, white both named....
Thomas named on an extended bench so could be dropped, White will play.
(03-31-2017, 06:41 AM)DJC link Wrote:He was unleashed in the midfield last week and was like a lost dog. If he is to be a midfiel.der, he needs to learn how to play there. I'd prefer to see him gain confidence in a role that he understands and can play well now.
Only the elite midfielders make a mark in their first 10 games, and not even all of them do.
Kouta looked very scrappy early on.
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