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davesnothere said:
The cost of Soldo, money better spend elsewhere?

He's now insurance with questionable durability

He's looking to be first Ruck he needs to get out.

Worse comes to worse Ratugolea/Scully pitch hit.

Alex Dodson.

We draft Alex and that should be a high priority if the opportunity is there, he's going get alot of sanfl game time so when Dante isn't in the Ruck Dodson will be.
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Scully stll doesn't have a contract for next year
 
Hammer#8 said:
Soldo is pretty much the 2020s version of Renouf. Backup ruck depth but we're probably looking for more options and Sweet looks a cut above him.
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Sweet looks a cut above him?

Soldo was very ****ing good before he hurt his knee after we tried to turn him into Charlie Dixon for a game.

And he had a poor return after we brought him back into the side underdone, and he never got the chance to re-establish that connection with the midfield.
 

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Someone suggested Barnett from WCE.
Couple of years in the system now.
Should be at the stage of getting reasonable games under his belt, but WC seem to favour Williams as #1 ruck with chopouts from others incl Allen.
Maybe he wants to come home?
 
Duckimus Prime said:
Sweet looks a cut above him?

Soldo was very ****ing good before he hurt his knee after we tried to turn him into Charlie Dixon for a game.

And he had a poor return after we brought him back into the side underdone, and he never got the chance to re-establish that connection with the midfield.
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Renouf was a serviceable ruckman until he was squeezed out by McEvoy.
Soldo was a serviceable ruckman until he was squeezed out by Nankervis.

I think Sweets been a revelation, he was clearly good enough but never going to take English's place as number 1 ruck at the Bulldogs.
 
VineValerian said:
Someone suggested Barnett from WCE.
Couple of years in the system now.
Should be at the stage of getting reasonable games under his belt, but WC seem to favour Williams as #1 ruck with chopouts from others incl Allen.
Maybe he wants to come home?
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I would be very keen to do a soldo / Barnett swap.
 
VineValerian said:
Someone suggested Barnett from WCE.
Couple of years in the system now.
Should be at the stage of getting reasonable games under his belt, but WC seem to favour Williams as #1 ruck with chopouts from others incl Allen.
Maybe he wants to come home?
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Would be amazed if West Coast handed Barnett over. Still a baby ruck 20 years old. Don't think he'd be taken seriously for another couple of years.

If the West Coast would be interested in a reasonable deal we should be all over it but I don't think they'd be reasonable.

Noticed he just signed a 2 year extension in June. Looked at his highlights from the 1 game he did play and there's a couple of things he does there against the Giants that suggests he's going to be pretty smart and West Coast just need someone like Ivan for 2-3 years while he develops. Ivan would be prefect.
 
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Hammer#8 said:
Renouf was a serviceable ruckman until he was squeezed out by McEvoy.
Soldo was a serviceable ruckman until he was squeezed out by Nankervis.
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Not sure how exactly Renouf managed to get 'squeezed out by McEvoy' considering that Renouf left Hawthorn in 2011 and McEvoy didn't arrive until 2014?
 
VineValerian said:
Someone suggested Barnett from WCE.
Couple of years in the system now.
Should be at the stage of getting reasonable games under his belt, but WC seem to favour Williams as #1 ruck with chopouts from others incl Allen.
Maybe he wants to come home?
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West Coast's preferred ruckman is Matt Flynn. They wanted Bailey Williams to just be a forward this year. But Flynn got a bad hamstring injury in the preseason, then injured his ankle in his last game against Hawthorn.
 

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Schulzenfest said:
Not sure how exactly Renouf managed to get 'squeezed out by McEvoy' considering that Renouf left Hawthorn in 2011 and McEvoy didn't arrive until 2014?
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He started squeezing from a long way out.
 
davesnothere said:
The cost of Soldo, money better spend elsewhere?

He's now insurance with questionable durability

He's looking to be first Ruck he needs to get out.

Worse comes to worse Ratugolea/Scully pitch hit.

Alex Dodson.

We draft Alex and that should be a high priority if the opportunity is there, he's going get alot of sanfl game time so when Dante isn't in the Ruck Dodson will be.
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Dodson will likely go 1st round and we'll have the same issue in 2 years to what we're having now where we may have 3 genuine ruckman capable of playing AFL. I'd much rather use up a late pick to draft a 3rd choice ruckman like a Ryan Borlace
 
Addy23 said:
Dodson will likely go 1st round and we'll have the same issue in 2 years to what we're having now where we may have 3 genuine ruckman capable of playing AFL. I'd much rather use up a late pick to draft a 3rd choice ruckman like a Ryan Borlace
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No.

Dodson is legitimately mobile and athletic.

Dante rucks most of the game Dodson his first year could play pretty much anywhere you want him to play on the ground. Across half back, on the wing, forward if you like?

You don't need a 18 year old getting bashed in the ruck by mature bodies in the sanfl.

He just needs 10 minutes here and there when it's a good idea.

Second year as a 19 year old he's had a couple of pre-seasons you let him play in the Ruck more and against the bigger bodies.

Third year as a 20 year old let's see what he's got and a AFL game or 2.

Year 4 we have a 31 year old Jordan Sweet slowing down.

A 26 year old Dante in his prime.

A 22 year old Dodson hopefully flying.

So Dante and Dodson fighting for number one spot.
 

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