jim wrote:
SurreyBlue wrote:
I was half expecting the 3 rucks for this week. Warnock is our best tap ruckman and was on the verge 2 weeks ago - seems fair enough. Kruezer has really struggled in the ruck, so why not play him at CHF without Waite in our forward line? Both Krooz and Hammer are athletic enough to play KP. Just have to learn to play the positions, so I am livid we haven't tried this previously. I don't give a shit if it didn't work for Essendon* because Essendon* don't have our 2 players mobility!
I actually think we look a little slow in the midfield with Robinson & McLean but atleast they will both hopefully give 100% and get their fair share of the pill and maybe use the runners to get it into open spaces.
Yep agree club - will be interesting to watch this unfold.
Believe it or not - I have a good feeling about this game.....don't ask me why though!
I think we both know you don't just "learn" to play KP. Not exactly a recipe for winning a flag. If it was that easy one wouldn't bother drafting KP forwards. Just get lots of ruckmen to do duel roles. Rarely in history have ruckmen made gun forwards. Can think of Salmon, McKernan, and possibly Simon Madden.
BTW I think Ryder is as mobile as any of our ruckmen. Mobility is one thing, actually having the ability to play as a KP forward is another.
Paul Salmon definitely started out as a full forward and was unstoppable for a short time.
McKernan I think was a forward who eventually did some ruck work.
Madden ... not sure how much forward work he ended up doing ... maybe.
Best one I can remember was Roger Merret at the Bears. Became a very good lead up forward. IMO Kruezer will always be too slow to play that position - his strengths lay elsewhere.