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- Jun 4, 2016
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Yeh if those are the numbers of a bloody average ruck I’d hate to see what rating Meek and Reeves would get with their current output!Cameron is far ahead of our rucks currently, it's an unarguable fact.
When he finally emerged as Collingwood's primary ruckman in round 7 (following Grundy's injury) he averaged/totalled across the last 19 games, including finals:
14.2 touches
3.9 marks
3.9 tackles
2.8 clearances
21.2 hit outs
and kicked 14 goals (20 in total)
When our rucks hit double digit possessions, kick 20 goals for the season (Cameron has done this twice) and take 5-odd marks a game then we can claim they are close. Until then they aren't. The fact that he's older and more experienced doesn't change this reality.
I reckon there are five grades of rucks these days.
1. The absolute elite - Gawn
2. The very good - Grundy, Darcy, English
3. The good - Nankervis, Cameron, Goldstein
4. The average - Pittonet, Hickey
5. Below average - rather not say
We just need one of Reeves and Meek to get somewhere around the good mark and it will change the whole dynamic of the side.