Time to move Sauce on

[Murray2503]

This might be a problem of who we can actually bring in to replace.

With that being said if there is noone then lets just be the club that kills off ruckmen and not play one. As stated earlier it cant be much worse.

Richmond dont play a ruck half the time. Lets see what happens with the rule change adjustments. If no more boundary throw ins due to last touch the ruckmans role will be vastly different.The tall lumberer is officially dead. Was years ago, were just slow to the party.

 

[Cincinnatus]

Richmond dont play a ruck half the time. Lets see what happens with the rule change adjustments. If no more boundary throw ins due to last touch the ruckmans role will be vastly different.The tall lumberer is officially dead. Was years ago, were just slow to the party.

Jacobs was able to cover the ground well - we just can't let go.

 

[Coopers]

You seen Lobb this year? Or last? He’s pretty mediocre.

He's a RORY though.

 

[Murray2503]

Jacobs was able to cover the ground well - we just can't let go.

You are talking about Jacobs? Your saying he is a quick mobile ruck that covers the ground well? Because that's how i interpret 'covering the ground well'. Has he ever covered the ground well throughout his career?

 

[Cincinnatus]

You are talking about Jacobs? Your saying he is a quick mobile ruck that covers the ground well? Because that's how i interpret 'covering the ground well'. Has he ever covered the ground well throughout his career?

By your interpretation, no. You are right.

 

[TrainRoo32]

Why?

We need a ruckman

Any ideas?

 

[spenze]

Never will understand why we didn't start spelling Sauce in the last couple of years. I know he "thrives on continuity" but **** him, he doesn't get to make the call. I think I'm not the only one who saw how he came back from a two week mid year break. He needs to be taken into a room and asked break or continuity and when he says continuity, then show him the West Coast game whilst belting him around the head with a 1990s Yellow pages...for Melbourne and yelling "rest, rest, rest."

First it was Thommo, now Sauce, the tail does not wag the dog, nor should a strong footy club allow it. This discussion wouldn't even be happening if our clubs selection policy was based on what is best for the club, not individual players

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

Bicks earlier in the year said he was playing injured or sore, which is a blight on him and the coaching staff that he’s played every game, what a joke.

Has had back issues for most of the year

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Has had back issues for most of the year

Would we have rested Sauce if ROB was available?

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Lobb is not mediocre. If gws win this year which i have placed money on, he will be an integral reason for them winning the flag.

Great forward mediocre ruck

Dawson Simpson the cats discard is GWS 1st ruck these days

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Doesn’t that tell you something, the club would prefer to play a half fit Sam Jacobs over a fully fit Riley O’Brien.

O’Brien would be a cheap alternative and break glass in an emergency type player.

We should Rookie list 2 big athletic ruckman this year and let them develop. Athletic is the key, not lumbersome

ROB has been injured for alot of the season

 

[Pugsley]

To the cupboard or the fridge ?

 

[Crowked]

To the cupboard or the fridge ?

Empty bottles go in the bin

 

[Pugsley]

Empty bottles go in the bin

Recycle. You're good for the environment. Sauce not so much.

 

[1970crow]

Would we have rested Sauce if ROB was available?

No. If Sauce puts his hand up he plays. We could have played Fog and sent JJ to ruck to give Sauce a breather. Is Dear still injured, if not, he could create a decent contest in there. But our coaches are terrfied of going into a game without Sauce in the ruck. Plus, our system requires an exact replacement. So if you can't ruck 100% of the ground for 90% TOG, then you're not eligible.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

No. If Sauce puts his hand up he plays. We could have played Fog and sent JJ to ruck to give Sauce a breather. Is Dear still injured, if not, he could create a decent contest in there. But our coaches are terrfied of going into a game without Sauce in the ruck. Plus, our system requires an exact replacement. So if you can't ruck 100% of the ground for 90% TOG, then you're not eligible.

Would like to see us try Hunter after the showdown.

Time to get his back right.

 

[Morning_Fog]

ROB has been injured for alot of the season

I don’t think that matters. He is not AFL standard.

 

[Pugsley]

I don’t think that matters. He is not AFL standard.

Give him another 4 years. It's in the AFC script.

 

[Morning_Fog]

Give him another 4 years. It's in the AFC script.

Announced Tuesday. It’s the positive news this week.

 

[Pugsley]

Announced Tuesday. It’s the positive news this week.

We have to give us supporters a feel good story.

 

[Morning_Fog]

We have to give us supporters a feel good story.

****!!!

It’s showdown week, we need double the positive news. MacKay and Rob 4 year contracts.

It’s happening!!

 

[Crowman32]

Any chance of getting Sam draper to return home? What would he cost to get him back to Adelaide?

 

[Sanders]

Any ideas?

RoB

 

[King Elvis]

It’s a pity we never played ROB more instead of playing Sauce injured over the past couple of years. We might actually know what we have in the cupboard. Now we have an obviously cooked #1 and an unknown quantity #2, with no obvious high quality trade in target available. We will be losing the ruck for a long time going forward. We’re going to need to get better at roving opposition ruckmen.

It’s extremely frustrating - we never learn this lesson, so the unknown quantities stay unknown, and we don’t know whether we can actually select them.

 

[Crow_Magnon]

Sauce has definitely struggled this year and was horrible against Gawn and previously against the likes of Grundy. However, he did give Natanui a bath, so I don't think he's cooked - although he has looked to be playing under duress for a few weeks now. I was disappointed we didn't throw someone like Gov into the ruck given his leap and ability once the ball hit the ground - especially in the third quarter, when they did as they pleased.