Couldn’t agree more. I would rather play with Collingwood and snatch Moore from under their nose. We don’t need Bruce and I wouldn’t want to get Josh or Aaron off side. That said if Naughton hates the forward line. I’m in
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Might be a back up ruck , backman and forward depending on opposition and games panning out , in the old days I guess it was called a utility.
Useless trivia he made his debut v us in rd 5 2012 (GWS v Dogs Manuka). We won by 42 points, Josh kicked a goal he was named at CHB.
Say we want to get Martin, Keath and Bruce in 2019.
NGA Jamarra U-H a likely top 5 pick and NGA Stevens in 2020.
Still cannot see how we can do all this with our current picks.
Between rotations and positioning I don't think we'll be stuck with all three of Bruce, Schache and Naughton parked forward and fighting it out anyway. Plus the latter two are excellent athletes in different ways.
Players get injured. We've been lucky this year by and large, but won't be in all likelihood down the track. It's just how footy works.
Look at it this way. We've been crying out for genuine help for English in the ruck, and we don't want Naughton or Schache playing that role, while moving Trengove or Young into the ruck depending on who is playing leaves us terribly exposed for defencive key position strength.
Now do we get someone who is a known goal kicker and who has shown he can help in the ruck or play defencively to play that role? Or do we get a specialist ruck who offers not much else than ruck craft?
Schache is tall, sure, but his running, ground ball and kicking abilities make him more of a flank type than a key position type. What he lacks in defencive play, Naughton who is a genuine defencive and ground ball gun delivers whilst being a genuine key position player who can roam up the ground and hover over packs. He's also pretty handy in defence.
I don't see how having them all in the team is a problem, and I actually think it makes them all likely to be more effective because they're already versatile and not limited players who will really stretch opposition defences.
Get him on board, try not to overpay. We've been crying out for some tall forwards who can all play ever since I was a lad, and now we've got the mobility to make it happen.
Some news on Josh Bruce from SEN.com;
St Kilda forward Josh Bruce is reportedly closing in on a move to the Western Bulldogs.
According to the Herald Sun, the Bulldogs will make a lucrative three or four-year offer to Bruce who is contracted to the Saints for another season.
It’s understood St Kilda are aware of the interest in the 27-year-old who has played 113 games since arriving from GWS in 2013.
Bruce’s move to the Saints was facilitated by then-list boss Ameet Bains, who is now CEO at the Dogs.
The former Giant booted 36 goals in 22 games in 2019 and was ranked first for contested marks at the club.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/09/...aints-forward/
It isn’t about whether Schache can get up and down the ground. It is the ability to pressure the opposition in our forward half that will be the issue. You can play with 3 talls but not when your method of defending relies so heavily on source pressure. You would want to be marking it a lot.
No issue with Bruce as a player and yes it adds to our versatility. I just question whether taking up part of our war chest on a player who just replaces an established player is the wisest way to use it.
Don't we need to replace Tom Boyd as the forward/2nd ruck player?
Both Bruce and Naughts can play forward and back are agile can mark amazingly well and are mobile. I say YES PLEASE.
Tom Browne on Triple M this morning said Bruce has met with Bevo and Bevo has indicated we see him playing both forward and back. It's thought that Bruce would prefer to play forward only.