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    Re: 3 things you have learned - RD 10 v Brisbane 2020

    Just on Wood, I thought he played his role which was to stop Cameron kicking goals. Even before the game, I saw Bevo interviewed and he mentioned curtailing Cameron so it was on the coaches mind. For Wood it was a slightly different role than in previous weeks, but it worked.

    I don't understand the comments in the Game day thread that he is cooked.
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    Re: 3 things you have learned - RD 10 v Brisbane 2020

    Quote Originally Posted by mjp View Post
    I don't disagree.

    I also think that the Rookie list should be getting used for this and we should be selecting a new Rookie ruckman every single year - I have said this 5 million times before. When you have Dean Cox and Aaron Sandilands and goodness knows who else coming through the rookie pathway to be elite AFL ruckman we should be taking the scatter gun approach to finding our own version. Our best ruckman in my memory was Hudson who came through a similar way - albeit as a mature age recruit to the Cows then traded to us...

    I guess Sweet is an example of this right now BUT another draft passed last year and I am sure there were opportunities that could have been handed out...
    It's a specialized position and our supporters shouldn't want to see the likes of Bontempelli, Macare, Jong and Dunkley in many ruck contests.

    I agree that having a ruck man or at least a versatile tall forward or defender on the rookie list is how we should be setting up
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    Re: 3 things you have learned - RD 10 v Brisbane 2020

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    I agree that having a ruck man or at least a versatile tall forward or defender on the rookie list is how we should be setting up
    Which we do.

    Should we have another ruckman?
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    Re: 3 things you have learned - RD 10 v Brisbane 2020

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    Which we do.

    Should we have another ruckman?
    Another ruck man or versatile forward/defender capable of moving into the ruck would be a good investment
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    Re: 3 things you have learned - RD 10 v Brisbane 2020

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    Another ruck man or versatile forward/defender capable of moving into the ruck would be a good investment
    Rookie or senior team?
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    Re: 3 things you have learned - RD 10 v Brisbane 2020

    Quote Originally Posted by mjp View Post
    Ummm - if it was the link to WHIPLASH and Miles Teller saying "I'm Upset" then you watched a scene from the movie WHIPLASH where Miles Teller was being bullied by the conductor...
    What a movie.
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    Re: 3 things you have learned - RD 10 v Brisbane 2020

    Quote Originally Posted by mjp View Post
    I get confused when people talk about umpiring because I can never figure out whether they are complaining about the RULE or the way it is being umpired.

    I guess I have found the umpiring somewhat frustrating in general but also think it has had zero impact on the results of our games..
    Nothing frustrates me more than umpire bashing tbh. It’s got to be one of the hardest jobs around. Having said that, the inconsistency is the killer in a single game. My OP was referring to the tackle on Birchall in the last (I think) qtr. took ball, waited, tackled, dropped ball; play on.

    Agree umpires have zero impact on games at least compared to the criticism. Except the goal umpire in the 97 prelim 😉

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    Re: 3 things you have learned - RD 10 v Brisbane 2020

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    Another ruck man or versatile forward/defender capable of moving into the ruck would be a good investment
    Isn’t this Trengove?
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    Re: 3 things you have learned - RD 10 v Brisbane 2020

    Quote Originally Posted by SquirrelGrip View Post
    Isn’t this Trengove?
    I have asked before, how many ruckmen do you need on a list? Currently we have three, with Sweet not yet tried, but in development.
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    Re: 3 things you have learned - RD 10 v Brisbane 2020

    Quote Originally Posted by SquirrelGrip View Post
    Isn’t this Trengove?
    I guess so but not if he isn't going to be played. As it stands we could do with another
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