Game Day - Bulldogs vs Cats

[Mantis]

Re: Game Day - Bulldogs vs Cats

I think Street in the ruck would have made a big difference, especially since both Geelong ruckman are over 200cm and really smashed our midget ruckman on Saturday.

Bulldogs ruckman - Hudson & Minson are both 199cm

Geelong ruckman - Ottens is 202cm, Blake is 200cm.

Not sure there is a huge advantage there.

[ledge]

Re: Game Day - Bulldogs vs Cats

Bulldogs ruckman - Hudson & Minson are both 199cm

Geelong ruckman - Ottens is 202cm, Blake is 200cm.

Not sure there is a huge advantage there.

Its not really the height of a player that makes that much difference in the ruck when only 1 or 2 cm , its the jump and body positioning.
I would have thoughtboth our ruckmen could jump higher than Ottens and both our ruckman would out body Blake, But visa versa.
In hindsight I think Street would have beaten Blake no problems, body, height and reach.
As i said in hindsight, Eade was probably expectng it to be even in the ruck with the set up and with Ablett out considered our centre to be better than them. It just didnt happen after half time.