We need to talk about Oscar

[Ironmonger]

I'd argue Matthew Clarke was the best ruckman we had at the Brisbane Lions, particularly if you include his mid 90s form at the Bears.

He was also the inaugural Merrett-Murray medal winner in 1997.

 

[Denno]

Underrating JamieCharman. Premiership ruckman 2003 and IMO rucking better than Keating in 2004 until injured. We really missed him in the grand finally if my aging memory is correct.

Definitely above Leuenberg and Clark

Clark played one AA calibre season.
Leuenberger never reached the heights expected (remember Chris Scott's comments on him?)
Agree on Charman though - swapping him for McLaren cost us big time. Charman too was on track to be well and truly in the AA discussion in 2006 (for the squad, at least), until hurting his shoulder against Essendon in the back half of the year. Unfortunately, only two real seasons beyond that, and he had nothing left thereafter.

 

[SpecialBruce]

Llane Spaanderman

Llane Spaanderman

Age

38

Ht

198cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

4.0

1star

K

2.7

1star

HB

1.3

2star

HO

1.3

4star

No current season stats available

D

4.0

1star

K

2.7

1star

HB

1.3

2star

HO

1.3

4star

has been our best ever ruck

 

[BuntonRules]

Underrating JamieCharman. Premiership ruckman 2003 and IMO rucking better than Keating in 2004 until injured. We really missed him in the grand finally if my aging memory is correct.

Definitely above Leuenberg and Clark

Charman did not look big, but he was made of concrete. He made oppositions look over their shoulder. The whole Nick Riewoldt thing, it was Jamie Charman that took him out first.

 

[McIvor]

Clark Keating AKA Mr September
Stef Martin
Oscar McInerney
Mitch Clark
Matt Leuenberger
Jamie Charman
Beau McDonald
Dylan McLaren


Llane Spaanderman

Joe Daniher >>>> Mitch Clark.

Clark really should’ve been much better than what he achieved in his career. I guess he really was no better than a Rory Lobb.

 

[lionshine]

Joe Daniher >>>> Mitch Clark.

Clark really should’ve been much better than what he achieved in his career. I guess he really was no better than a Rory Lobb.

Overall his career did not reach the heights it should have but 2009 Mitch Clark was elite.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Oscar’s definitely been our most durable ruck. Doc Clarke the best palmer. Crackers the most influential. Mitch Clark probably had the best single season in the position. Stef the most consistent.

 

[Happy_Neale]

Oscar’s definitely been our most durable ruck. Doc Clarke the best palmer. Crackers the most influential. Mitch Clark probably had the best single season in the position. Stef the most consistent.

Stef was so out of the blue as well, I remember him playing forward for minimal impact then being swung into the ruck out of necessity and absolutely killing it

 

[BangyBangy]

Stef was so out of the blue as well, I remember him playing forward for minimal impact then being swung into the ruck out of necessity and absolutely killing it

Was extremely unlucky not to get an AA.

 

[Happy_Neale]

Was extremely unlucky not to get an AA.

Yep. Him and Mal Michael…shafted

 

[McIvor]

Yep. Him and Mal Michael…shafted

How Mal Michael never won one is a joke.

Matty Clarke was the best pure ruckman I think we’ve had and Stef Martin the best around the ground forward. Mitch Clark was the best resting forward although I think he was more a ruck / forward compared to say Joe who is very much a forward / ruck. In terms of our most impactful, it’s obviously hard to go past Clark Keating. I never rated Leuenberger although he seemed to be cruelled by injury. McLaren was the most undersized ruck you’ll ever see. Rookie Darren Clark was the most unhinged. My favourite ruck was probably Charman although Martin wasn’t far behind but Oscar does hold a special place as he’s had to work so hard and really has been pretty consistent and I do love his back story. Will be very deserving being our first ruck to reach 150 games.

 

[dlanod]

Stef was so out of the blue as well, I remember him playing forward for minimal impact then being swung into the ruck out of necessity and absolutely killing it

The weird thing was that he'd done it at Melbourne too but he was just so penciled in as too small to be more than a third choice ruckman.

 

[Denno]

How Mal Michael never won one is a joke.

Add Matt Kennedy in '99 to the list also. Instead, they moved SOS out to CHB in the AA team

Kennedy was clearly the best CHB that year, for mine.

 

[KissKiss]

Clark Keating AKA Mr September
Stef Martin
Oscar McInerney
Mitch Clark
Matt Leuenberger
Jamie Charman
Beau McDonald
Dylan McLaren


Llane Spaanderman

Would probably be about how I would rate them as well. But can see Oscar climbing one or 2 spots higher as well if he keeps playing like he is. Durability might just get him to the top if nothing else

 

[buttermuffs]

Really disappointed Darcy Fort

32

Darcy Fort

Age

30

Ht

204cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

2.9

3star

M

1.9

2star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

9.2

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

3.2

2star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.8

3star

G

0.2

3star

D

7.6

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.2

4star

hasn’t been considered.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Really disappointed Darcy Fort hasn’t been considered.

Behind Trent West

 

[Monkey Daniel]

Matt Primus would have been a handy pick up
From memory the AFL introduced a special rule for him to get to Port following the Lions Bears merger
He figured he would be behind Matt Clarke and Beau McDonald

Beau Mcdonald

Age

44

Ht

203cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.2

2star

K

3.4

1star

HB

2.8

2star

HO

17.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

5.4

2star

K

3.6

2star

HB

1.8

2star

HO

5.6

5star

if he was one of the selected 8

 

[Happy_Neale]

Where's Trent Knobel

Trent Knobel

Age

44

Ht

204cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

5.8

1star

K

2.1

1star

HB

3.7

3star

HO

15.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

1.8

1star

K

0.8

1star

HB

1.0

2star

HO

7.4

5star

?

 

[Elixuh]

Broc McCauley

Broc Mccauley

Age

37

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

3.2

1star

HB

9.2

5star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

19.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

3.2

2star

HB

9.8

5star

CL

2.8

5star

HO

19.0

5star

stiff not to get a mention

 

[Nathan Barley]

Simon Black top 3?

 

[martinson]

Has everyone forgotten the great father/son combo Damian and Jordon Bourke

Jordon Bourke

Age

29

Ht

193cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.8

4star

MG

121.2

2star

No current season stats available

D

11.6

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.2

4star

MG

145.0

3star

?

 

[dlanod]

Where's Trent Knobel?

Don't know, don't care.

 

[martinson]

Fwiiw I think Mark Mickan was the best pure ruckman to play for us and IIRC won an AA when at the Bears which was somewhat of an achievement when you look at the top rucks in the AFL at the time

 

[martinson]

Apologies ,of course Mickan only played for the Bears ,not the merged entity. My memory has gone too far back.

 

[Hanley]

Broc McCauley stiff not to get a mention

Or his running mate Bart McCullough, who I'm pretty sure comes up in one of Fevola's stories where Fev wanted his player number, was told no by Bart, and Fev replied no worries I'll get it after you get delisted at the end of year. Some great team cohesion there. Both of course gone before the next season started!