Originally Posted by
Danjul
Career figures are not relevant to the discussion.
Last year English had 11 disposals and 7 hitouts, Goldstein had 28 disposals and 57 hitouts . This is what is happening in real time. It is a massive difference. It costs games.
I like English and feel he was a great draft choice and has great talent. But these tables prove that ,at the moment, it is as a forward and second ruck.
He has been 10 kg too light as a ruckman, and that’s why Grundy and Goldstein have had a history of ‘monstering’ him. It was predictable, but because people can see upside in 3 or 4 years we have to let it cost us games in the present.
Grundy was close to best on ground in 2 games the Dogs could have won last season and definitely best on ground this year. The debacle in round one had a number of clearly avoidable features, and ruck was one of them.