So that makes the bulldogs the only team to win a premiership without losing a final from outside the top 4, which is why we talk about under current finals format.Yes, but it wasn't an elimination final
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So that makes the bulldogs the only team to win a premiership without losing a final from outside the top 4, which is why we talk about under current finals format.Yes, but it wasn't an elimination final
So, Brisbane are getting Clark Keating out of cryogenics?Absolutely the ruck needs to be viewed in terms of the midfield unit as a whole.
Ruck taps are one of the trickiest contested possessions to harness, so any meaning distilled from those stats is very loose.
The reason rucks really come into their own at finals time is because of their capacity to shape momentum. Many a final has been defined, or turned, by a powerful ruck bullocking through tight contests and stoppages.
Jackson's role in Melbourne's GF is one of the most recent and stand out examples of momentum coming out of the ruck. Clark Keating another more historical example.
I agree, however this discussion started with someone saying you don’t need to spend big on rucks and sited Grundy vs Foote as this weeks match up as being evidence. I would argue that the biggest difference to the swans line up this year is the addition of a former AA level Ruckman.Each to their own, but Heeney is an absolute monster now and he certainly wasn't that in 2022.
How long do you reckon they'd hesitate at that option if it was a possibility? A full millisecond or a half?So, Brisbane are getting Clark Keating out of cryogenics?
wouldn't that tear them apart?Chatter about Hinkley walking away from his last year at Port
Not the supporters, it would seem.wouldn't that tear them apart?
Seam?Not the supporters, it would seem.
I agree, however this discussion started with someone saying you don’t need to spend big on rucks and sited Grundy vs Foote as this weeks match up as being evidence. I would argue that the biggest difference to the swans line up this year is the addition of a former AA level Ruckman.
wouldn't that tear them apart?
Fell off a bit tbh. Will probably be leading at some point early on but won’t poll too much towards the endI just saw the odds and I’m shocked. Shouldn’t he be a sneaky chance to actually win it? He’s polled high in coaches votes in all of our wins, and most of our losses were close which keeps him in the hunt for votes.
My gut feel is that outside players tend to ride hype in the leadup to the count but then are ignored by the umpires when the actual votes come out. So if I were looking for a bet it would be that Gulden doesn't poll as well as the AFL predictor suggests.
Very good player, but umpires love a clearance.
Neverwouldn't that tear them apart?