Does fatigue increase the risk of an acl though? I always thought it was a bit different and hence the lack of preventative measures
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Does fatigue increase the risk of an acl though? I always thought it was a bit different and hence the lack of preventative measures
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Great idea opening up the game with the stand rule, 666 and play on from kick ins, then capping the interchanges.
As long as they get their ad revenue from more goals...
Except they haven't even got that because tired players can't run into space.
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Purples pumping a helluva lot of money into their rucks.
aka the least important position on the ground.
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aka the least important position on the ground.
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Our midfield did rely entirely on Naitanui for a large part of the 2010s tbf
Sure but Naitanui was not a conventional ruck - he was also an extra inside clearance midfielder.
Yes, yes all the Freo fans will tell me that Jackson is too but NN added a completely different element to the midfield that Jackson or Fats Darcy will ever be able to.
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Like what? Because stats between Jackson and Nic Nat at the same age says otherwise
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Fats Darcy
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Is that the same NN that had the purples giggling to themselves that he was an athlete who had no understanding of footy?
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Yes it was
I think Jackson will become an excellent ruck and Darcy is ahead of him. I don't see how you can get full value out of them both at the same time. It's a similar situation to what Melbourne just experienced with Gawn and Grundy.
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Maybe you are right but Jackson isn't a traditional ruck and can play around the ground as a utility
The Cox and Nic Nat combo worked and I'm sure the Darcey and Jackson combo can too
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I think the Cox / Nic Nat combo worked so well because we didn’t have to waste our whole cap and 2 drafts worth of picks to make it happen.
Prob the only time a dual ruck combo netted us 2 AA in the same year.
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Stand to be corrected, but I think it's the only time in AFL history a ruck combo from the same team have made AA in the same year.
It only worked as Cox was actually quite good as a third tall. He could go forward and be a legitimate threat while nic did the rucking. Also caused mass confusion when both were in a F50 stoppage.
2012 was one of those missed opportunity years. If Lecca had stayed fit we could have given the flag a shake (given how average the eventual premiers were).
Also helps they kicked 40+ goals between them.
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And the NN/ Cox combo working well together was only for a relatively short period. The Darcy/ Jackson combo would want to be effective a hell of a lot longer than that, given the commitments to both.
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