Ben Ronke

[Yellow Feathers]

What a little champion!

I guess I'm making this thread so we can bump it in a few years time and see how his career panned out.

Set an AFL record in his 3rd game: 7 goals and 10 tackles.

Does he have the skillset to become a star midfielder or small forward? Or will that game be the ultimate one hit wonder?

Either way, he seems like a genuine guy. Thrown straight into the interviews last night and he handled it pretty well.

 

[gavaniacono]

Great game.
He did win it for swans really, even though swans had some other excellent performances.
Very exciting to watch the young man strut his stuff.

 

[Headless]

I genuinely have no idea why, but he reminds me of Jason Tutt.

 

[gangsta deluxe]

I genuinely have no idea why, but he reminds me of Jason Tutt.

Tutt kicked 4 goals in his first game, could be the reason.

 

[The Gong]

I predict he will be the best player in the league in five years because...um...that's what people say in these threads.

He had a cracking game last night but lots of development still in front of him. He's predominantly a mid but his pressure in front of goals is top notch so hope he could be a gun small forward for us if he keeps the upwards trajectory going.

 

[SilentHunter_]

Rookie draft haha

 

[CobberRodgers]

Hurts me to say it because of who it was against, but his effort last night was brilliant, what a gem.

7 goals is 7 goals, but I bet my arse Horse would have been even more impressed by his effort than his output, 10 tackles from a 3rd gamer (not to mention his pressure and tackle breaking ability with ball in hand) or however many he has played, in a big game, is something to hang your hat on.

Well played kid.

 

[Established1870]

Tutt kicked 4 goals in his first game, could be the reason.

That game still pisses me off and that is one big reason.

 

[PetterdHoisted]

What a little champion!

I guess I'm making this thread so we can bump it in a few years time and see how his career panned out.

Set an AFL record in his 3rd game: 7 goals and 10 tackles.

Does he have the skillset to become a star midfielder or small forward? Or will that game be the ultimate one hit wonder?

Either way, he seems like a genuine guy. Thrown straight into the interviews last night and he handled it pretty well.

small bloke, 7 goals and 10 tackles- the prototypical forward in the Hardwick model which won a premiership last year. Swans have got a beauty.

 

[RUNVS]

Rookie draft haha

I really love Beatson. He rules the rookie draft like a king.

 

[Golden_6]

He’s not going to kick 7 goals every game, but the way he attacks the footy, tackles and energises the game means he will have a long career.

 

[Mister B]

Anyone that can catch bloody Burgoyne twice in a game is alright by me. I dare say it would have thrown him a little as he been allowed to do as he pleases in our recent encounters.

 

[astro1212]

small bloke, 7 goals and 10 tackles- the prototypical forward in the Hardwick model which won a premiership last year. Swans have got a beauty.

And this here folks is another example of how Richmond fans can somehow make any thread about their 2017 premiership.

 

[Greasyrhys]

Should be a lock for this week’s Rising Star nomination or is he above 21?

 

[RUNVS]

Should be a lock for this week’s Rising Star nomination or is he above 21?

He is about 20 and 4 months I think.

 

[Carolyn]

Good banter from Mills

 

[J_Moore]

Sam Kerridge kicked 6 goals against North once.

I’d expect Ronke’s output will trend towards the usual level for a rookie listed small forward.

But it was a very fun game.

 

[J_Moore]

Either way, he seems like a genuine guy. Thrown straight into the interviews last night and he handled it pretty well.

I was a bit put out by how much ch he just sounded like the generic 150 game footballer. Surely a 2nd year rookie hasn’t been put through hours of media training?

 

[Pykie]

Won the Calder B&F from limited games in his draft year, pretty much got drafted out of the VAFA u/19's comp in 2016.

 

[gavaniacono]

I was a bit put out by how much ch he just sounded like the generic 150 game footballer. Surely a 2nd year rookie hasn’t been put through hours of media training?

He was being himself, it was good.

 

[Baird]

Rookie draft haha

Sydney do better in the rookie draft than most teams do in the national draft.

 

[SilentHunter_]

Sydney do better in the rookie draft than most teams do in the national draft.

Even for us this bloke is a bit of a ridiculous get.

 

[Wargreymon90]

Had him on my field

 

[J_Moore]

He was being himself, it was good.

I thought he just gave the usual ‘yeah nah I just try to base my game on pressure and tackling and if the goals come it’s akways a bonus but I was just trying to play my role for the team and full credit to Hawthorn we know they’re a great club so we were always going to have to put in a four quarter effort and yeah nah it was just great to get the four points’.

But I only saw the Richo interview on the ground.

 

[radiojake]

I was out for the first half and checked the scores in the 2nd quarter and was thinking 'Who the **** is Ben Ronke?' when I saw that he had kicked Sydney's first 5 goals. Was thinking maybe a rookie big key forward replacing Buddy

When I started watching the game in the 2nd half and I saw who he was for the first time I had a bigger 'WTF?' he's a small forward?

Well done to the kid, big stage, big opponent - smashed it

Though you'd have to say there is a risk he has peaked on a personal performance in game 3?