Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

[KT31]

Since the start of the season, English has added eight kilograms to his frame – moving from 84kg to 92kg.

Since the start of the season, English has added eight kilograms to his frame – moving from 84kg to 92kg.

That sounds promising.

Promising and all great when he does it, yet The Lioness and my Mates call me a fat bastard when I do it.

[GVGjr]

Do you mean how I rate ruckmen? I have been a visionary with that one!

You sure have.

You've been strong on that for a long while, the coach seems to have very similar views to you and after you make another reference about English Ralphy writes it up. He might be a regular visitor here

[Twodogs]

Since the start of the season, English has added eight kilograms to his frame – moving from 84kg to 92kg.



Promising and all great when he does it, yet The Lioness and my Mates call me a fat bastard when I do it.

Get yourself into an AFL list then.


You fat bastard!

[bulldogtragic]

Just flicking through the weight of nimble enough AFL ruckman. They seem to be around 105-110kg, Tippett 104kg to Max Gawn at 111kg. With monsters like Sandilands being 120kg. So my guess is to keep his mobility and agility he would want to be around 105kg. He put on 8kg this year in a non-elite AFL environment, and has obviously kept his mobility and agility at 92kg. By mid next year he could well be hovering below/around 100kg, so his ambitions to push for selection might not be unrealistic. By round 1 2018, he could very well be around that 105kg Kurt Tippett like playing weight. He's certainly an exciting project player, but his current weight and recent increase are quite encouraging that he's not coming from a long way back like a 75-80kg project ruckman/KPP.

[GVGjr]

I think the club will work with him to add size and weight very slowly. It's wouldn't surprise me if he only added 5kg in the next 12 months. They have to do it in a manner that allows him to not lose anything with his running.

[boydogs]

Just flicking through the weight of nimble enough AFL ruckman. They seem to be around 105-110kg, Tippett 104kg to Max Gawn at 111kg

Plenty of them are below 105kg, I don't think 100kg is far off what we would be targeting for a bloke recruited for his mobility

Mark Blicavs 198cm 95kg
Jordan Roughead 200cm 96kg
Billy Longer 201cm 98kg
Matthew Lobbe 200cm 99kg
Ayce Cordy 204cm 99kg
Jarryd Roughead 193cm 100kg
Todd Goldstein 201cm 102kg
Sam Jacobs 202cm 102kg
Matthew Kreuzer 200cm 103kg
Tom Boyd 200cm 104kg

[Rocco Jones]

You sure have.

You've been strong on that for a long while, the coach seems to have very similar views to you and after you make another reference about English Ralphy writes it up. He might be a regular visitor here

Thanks for the kind words.

I like English for all the reasons I don't like having a traditional #1 ruckman.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Just flicking through the weight of nimble enough AFL ruckman. They seem to be around 105-110kg, Tippett 104kg to Max Gawn at 111kg. With monsters like Sandilands being 120kg. So my guess is to keep his mobility and agility he would want to be around 105kg. He put on 8kg this year in a non-elite AFL environment, and has obviously kept his mobility and agility at 92kg. By mid next year he could well be hovering below/around 100kg, so his ambitions to push for selection might not be unrealistic. By round 1 2018, he could very well be around that 105kg Kurt Tippett like playing weight. He's certainly an exciting project player, but his current weight and recent increase are quite encouraging that he's not coming from a long way back like a 75-80kg project ruckman/KPP.

His old man has a big frame, so hopefully he won't need steroids or an unnatural amount of gym time to fill out.

[Eastdog]

Really love the kicking action and the quick thinking.

Concerned that six years have to go by before we can expect to learn whether he will cut the mustard in all likelihood. Like Webby has said, a few years ago someone like this would be easily top ten credentialed.

Yes looking from that clip that was evident.

[choconmientay]

... chuckle of the day

[EasternWest]

As a joke Arthur Consn Doyle sent three of his friends a note saying 'they are onto us. Flee now' and never saw one of them again.

Ha ha, wut?

[Bulldog4life]

With Tim's skills it wouldn't surprise if he plays in other positions as well as ruck.

[Twodogs]

Ha ha, wut?

Yep. He disappeared and no one ever saw him again.

The note did say quite clearly that they were onto them after all.

[Twodogs]

But that's not actually what I meant to ask.

Do we still have a ruck coach? Is that even a thing now?

[hujsh]

But that's not actually what I meant to ask.

Do we still have a ruck coach? Is that even a thing now?

Under the umbrella of stoppage coach I think. King can give some guidance if needed I guess (as he's not the stoppage coach anymore)