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  • 1eyedog
    Hall of Fame
    • Mar 2008
    • 13387

    #556
    Re: Well Ruck Me.

    Is Lewy Young really 201cm? He seems to have grown again form previously listed 197cm. That is true ruckman size. I like what I've seen of his ruck craft in the VFL and he clearly won taps against Hickey on the weekend. I think it can be developed.

    Do we actually already have a viable ruckman on the list?
    But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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    • Bornadog
      WOOF Clubhouse Leader
      • Jan 2007
      • 67692

      #557
      Re: Well Ruck Me.

      Originally posted by 1eyedog
      Is Lewy Young really 201cm? He seems to have grown again form previously listed 197cm. That is true ruckman size. I like what I've seen of his ruck craft in the VFL and he clearly won taps against Hickey on the weekend. I think it can be developed.

      Do we actually already have a viable ruckman on the list?
      and yes he is still only 22 years old (December will be 23)
      FFC: Established 1883

      Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.

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      • Mofra
        Hall of Fame
        • Dec 2006
        • 15116

        #558
        Re: Well Ruck Me.

        Originally posted by 1eyedog
        Is Lewy Young really 201cm? He seems to have grown again form previously listed 197cm. That is true ruckman size. I like what I've seen of his ruck craft in the VFL and he clearly won taps against Hickey on the weekend. I think it can be developed.

        Do we actually already have a viable ruckman on the list?
        I thought he moved ahead of Jordan Sweet on that performance. I know he's played forward/ruck roles at VFL level in the past.
        This might actually be his best chance of playing more senior games with us
        Western Bulldogs: 2016 Premiers

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        • Axe Man
          Hall of Fame
          • Nov 2008
          • 11492

          #559
          Re: Well Ruck Me.

          Originally posted by 1eyedog
          Is Lewy Young really 201cm? He seems to have grown again form previously listed 197cm. That is true ruckman size. I like what I've seen of his ruck craft in the VFL and he clearly won taps against Hickey on the weekend. I think it can be developed.

          Do we actually already have a viable ruckman on the list?
          There was a report to that effect earlier in the year but he just doesn't look that tall next to other players to me. But who knows really - player heights are one of the great mysteries of our time like the JFK assassination and just where Easty will turn up next on his tour of the Western suburbs.

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          • 1eyedog
            Hall of Fame
            • Mar 2008
            • 13387

            #560
            Re: Well Ruck Me.

            Listed as 201cm on the club website which is probably the best source but I agree he looks under 200cm in the 2021 team photo standing next to Martin and actually looks really small next to English and Sweet. Looks a bit taller than Bruce and Gardner and about as tall as Schache.
            But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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            • Dry Rot
              Bulldog Team of the Century
              • Jan 2007
              • 6471

              #561
              Re: Well Ruck Me.

              Well connected BF guy claims that Martin now unlikely to return this season.

              If true, do we start to play Sweet now?
              The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.

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              • azabob
                Hall of Fame
                • Sep 2008
                • 15481

                #562
                Re: Well Ruck Me.

                Originally posted by Dry Rot
                Well connected BF guy claims that Martin now unlikely to return this season.

                If true, do we start to play Sweet now?
                Only way we see Sweet again is if English doesn't play.
                More of an In Bruges guy?

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                • The Bulldogs Bite
                  Hall of Fame
                  • Dec 2006
                  • 11407

                  #563
                  Re: Well Ruck Me.

                  Originally posted by Dry Rot
                  Well connected BF guy claims that Martin now unlikely to return this season.

                  If true, do we start to play Sweet now?
                  If true, it's been a pretty horrendous recruit in the end.

                  We need a #1 ruck for next year more than anything else.
                  W00F!

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                  • comrade
                    Hall of Fame
                    • Jun 2008
                    • 18103

                    #564
                    Re: Well Ruck Me.

                    Originally posted by The Bulldogs Bite
                    If true, it's been a pretty horrendous recruit in the end.

                    We need a #1 ruck for next year more than anything else.
                    I wouldn't say horrendous as the cost was minimal but recruiting a 34 year old ruck coming off an injury plagued year was asking for trouble. Imagine if we'd targeted Hickey instead, who cost Sydney peanuts (some pick swaps) and would be perfect for us.

                    Could have been a premiership winning decision.
                    Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.

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                    • Bornadog
                      WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 67692

                      #565
                      Re: Well Ruck Me.

                      Originally posted by comrade
                      I wouldn't say horrendous as the cost was minimal but recruiting a 34 year old ruck coming off an injury plagued year was asking for trouble. Imagine if we'd targeted Hickey instead, who cost Sydney peanuts (some pick swaps) and would be perfect for us.
                      Don't forget the mentoring and ruck coaching he has brought to the club. Can't be underestimated.
                      FFC: Established 1883

                      Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.

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                      • The Bulldogs Bite
                        Hall of Fame
                        • Dec 2006
                        • 11407

                        #566
                        Re: Well Ruck Me.

                        Originally posted by comrade
                        I wouldn't say horrendous as the cost was minimal but recruiting a 34 year old ruck coming off an injury plagued year was asking for trouble. Imagine if we'd targeted Hickey instead, who cost Sydney peanuts (some pick swaps) and would be perfect for us.

                        Could have been a premiership winning decision.
                        Yeah I should have clarified.

                        Horrendous in that it COULD cost us a Premiership THIS year. That's how important it is IMO. A few of us did mention at the time Martin was a risk given his age and so it's come to pass.

                        Hickey would have been great.
                        W00F!

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                        • Mofra
                          Hall of Fame
                          • Dec 2006
                          • 15116

                          #567
                          Re: Well Ruck Me.

                          Originally posted by Dry Rot
                          Well connected BF guy claims that Martin now unlikely to return this season.

                          If true, do we start to play Sweet now?
                          TBH I'd play Young ahead of Sweet, and I have serious doubts about Young.
                          Ladhams/Max Lynch next year please.

                          Naughton, Marra and English as a three-pronged forwardline next year. Bruce works his arse off if he wants to play as well.
                          Western Bulldogs: 2016 Premiers

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                          • bulldogtragic
                            The List Manager
                            • Jan 2007
                            • 34289

                            #568
                            Re: Well Ruck Me.

                            The club is so very unlucky. No one could’ve predicted we needed a mature, fit and match ready ruckman.
                            Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                            • The Bulldogs Bite
                              Hall of Fame
                              • Dec 2006
                              • 11407

                              #569
                              Re: Well Ruck Me.

                              Originally posted by Mofra
                              TBH I'd play Young ahead of Sweet, and I have serious doubts about Young.
                              Ladhams/Max Lynch next year please.

                              Naughton, Marra and English as a three-pronged forwardline next year. Bruce works his arse off if he wants to play as well.
                              I've liked Bruce but you're right, it's only getting harder for him from here on out. An attack of Naughton/English/Marra looks better.

                              He needs a good finals series - last few weeks haven't been good enough.
                              W00F!

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                              • 1eyedog
                                Hall of Fame
                                • Mar 2008
                                • 13387

                                #570
                                Re: Well Ruck Me.

                                Originally posted by Mofra
                                TBH I'd play Young ahead of Sweet, and I have serious doubts about Young.
                                Ladhams/Max Lynch next year please.

                                Naughton, Marra and English as a three-pronged forwardline next year. Bruce works his arse off if he wants to play as well.
                                What have Ladhams or Lynch done in their limited game time to make you think they're better options? Honest question.
                                But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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