Player Watch Reilly O'Brien

[Samcro24]

Rehn was easily best around the ground imo.

You have also forgotten about the likes of Pittman & name who escapes me who left for the Bullies. Edit- Hudson

How the heck do you have Strachan at #4?

Of course he was, it’s not even close.

We’ve had more than 5 ruckmen. Biglands played almost every game for 5 years in Clarkes time. Griffin played with Maric. Then there’s Hudson and Pitman.

Just bizarre analysis.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Crows ruckman ranking off the top of my head.

1 Rehn
2 Jacobs
3 Micken
4 Clarke
5 Pittman
6 Hudson
7 O'Brien
8 Maric
9 Biglands
10 Griffin
11 Marsh
12 Keating

Who have I forgotten? Ormand-Allen

 

[jackster83]

Crows ruckman ranking off the top of my head.

1 Rehn
2 Jacobs
3 Micken
4 Clarke
5 Pittman
6 Hudson
7 O'Brien
8 Maric
9 Biglands
10 Griffin
11 Marsh
12 Keating

Who have I forgotten? Ormand-Allen...

You forgot the one we wasted a top ten pick on.

 

[NSolis]

ROB is a limited player but I just can't see how we are getting anything better from Strachan at all. There are rucks out there who have ability around the ground to really impact the game and those players are highly valuable but we're not getting that from Strachan or anyone else on the list.

With ROB you know he's not going to dominate games but he's not going to get completely monstered in the ruck either, and he'll get through the game with minimal support and compete pretty well. You can certainly do worse. It's an upgradable list spot for sure, but not this year.

 

[BRL121]

Rehn was easily best around the ground imo.

You have also forgotten about the likes of Pittman & name who escapes me who left for the Bullies. Edit- Hudson

How the heck do you have Strachan at #4?

"Pathetic Pittman"?

But, yes, Rehn was great around the ground. I always enjoy watching the replay of one of the finals way back when, where Rehn and Robran were alternating at CHF: wonderful performances from both.

 

[Scorpus]

Crows ruckman ranking off the top of my head.

1 Rehn
2 Jacobs
3 Micken
4 Clarke
5 Pittman
6 Hudson
7 O'Brien
8 Maric
9 Biglands
10 Griffin
11 Marsh
12 Keating

Who have I forgotten? Ormand-Allen...

What about John Meesen? Brad Moran? Shaun McKernan? Jack Osborn? Angus Graham? Luke Lowden? Paul Hunter?

 

[Dirty Bird]

Of course he was, it’s not even close.

We’ve had more than 5 ruckmen. Biglands played almost every game for 5 years in Clarkes time. Griffin played with Maric. Then there’s Hudson and Pitman.

Just bizarre analysis.

Wernt Griffin/Hudson/Pittman/Biglands the backups to Maric/Maric/Rehn/Clarke?

I did forget about Micken though. Oops.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

What about John Meesen? Brad Moran? Shaun McKernan? Jack Osborn? Angus Graham? Luke Lowden?

None worth listing.

If anything the likes of Keating I should have bumped for part-timers like Tippett & Jenkins.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

You forgot the one we wasted a top ten pick on.

We have wasted plenty.

Angwin
Meesen

 

[Samcro24]

Wernt Griffin/Hudson/Pittman/Biglands the backups to Maric/Maric/Rehn/Clarke?

I did forget about Micken though. Oops.

Most of them were tandems.

 

[Samcro24]

What about John Meesen? Brad Moran? Shaun McKernan? Jack Osborn? Angus Graham? Luke Lowden? Paul Hunter?

Herbert and Golding!

Tom Gilligan

 

[Scorpus]

None worth listing.

If anything the likes of Keating I should have bumped for part-timers like Tippett & Jenkins.

Okay well what about Darren Bartsch, Rowan Andrews, Damien McCarthy, James Craig, Jonathan Yerbury or Brad Dabrowski?

(Yes, all of these players were AFL listed at the Crows)

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Okay well what about Darren Bartsch, Rowan Andrews, Damien McCarthy, James Craig, Jonathan Yerbury or Brad Dabrowski?

(Yes, all of these players were AFL listed at the Crows)

I remember all but Yerbury & Andrews.

Bartsch the best of that bunch imo.

 

[jackster83]

Herbert and Golding!

Tom Gilligan

Ben Dowdell

 

[Samcro24]

Ben Dowdell

Now you’re just making up names.

Ben Dover

 

[Scorpus]

Ben Dowdell

And all the other guys that averaged a few hitouts per game, like Romano Negri, James Sellar, Josh Jenkins, Kurt Tippett, Riley Thilthorpe, Chris Burgess, Elliott Himmelberg and Billy Frampton?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

And all the other guys that averaged a few hitouts per game, like Romano Negri, James Sellar, Josh Jenkins, Kurt Tippett, Riley Thilthorpe, Chris Burgess, Elliott Himmelberg and Billy Frampton?

Fun fact - went to university with Negri... but he only lasted a few months lol.

 

[dylan123]

Triggered me so much v Collingwood, that 'shot' on goal or whatever it was at the end cost us the game imo as that rebound led to their goal. At least kick it out on the full...

Also I hate when he gets into any kind of chain, anyone passing to him should be chastised.

 

[Kickin Goals]

Thank you for filling in after Sauce, no doubt you are a good bloke and have good values but unfortunately just being tall doesn’t mean you can football.

 

[Sanders]

Some proper hardcore lolz in the last page or 2

 

[Jarman3]

Herbert and Golding!

Tom Gilligan

Aahh, Lucas Herbert.

Remember the match where Blighty had him on the bench and didn't actually bring him onto the field at all, just sat him on the bench for the entire day? Good times.

 

[Samcro24]

Aahh, Lucas Herbert.

Remember the match where Blighty had him on the bench and didn't actually bring him onto the field at all, just sat him on the bench for the entire day? Good times.

Yes.

And there was a very underrated and funny blighty interview about it compared to pathetic pitman for example.

 

[beartoo]

Muz that one time, and he was great.

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[1970crow]

Can someone explain why, when Tex or Berg take the forward 50 ruck contests, ROB stands 10m away from them in no man's land?

Idea is to squirt out a quick handball to Reilly and we cash in on his brilliant decision making and elite leg.

 

[1970crow]

I'm not sure bringing in our only other ruckman to flounder at AFL level really sends all that harsh a message.

"Better perform well O'Brien, because we have nobody to replace you with!"

Seemed to have a decent impact when we did it last year.