Will Minson - Too short to ever be a really effective ruckman?

[comrade]

Re: Will Minson - Too short to ever be a really effective ruckman?

Pity they don't rank '20m thumps to advantage' as he'd be number one with a bullet.

[Rocco Jones]

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I had a go at Minson here and on BF a month or so into the season and I am glad to say he is proving me wrong.

[LostDoggy]

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I thought that Big Will was really the catalyst for getting the team going in the 3rd quarter last night against Richmond. He was aggressive, won taps to our advantage and allowed our guys in the middle to start dominating the clearances again.

I really see him improving and Huddo is pushing him onto bigger and better things. I really rate our 2 ruckmen as the best ruck combination in the league.

Minnow going forward also was good - a few strong marks and some hard contests to bring the ball to ground.

He is a key player and is just getting better and better.
Love watching him play as well.

[Dancin' Douggy]

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I'm firmly in Will's corner.

[The Coon Dog]

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I thought that Big Will was really the catalyst for getting the team going in the 3rd quarter last night against Richmond.

He needed to too. He grabbed the ball from a centre bounce & couldn't dispose of it & was rightly pinged holding the ball. Richmond goaled from that foray forward & won the next 4 centre clearences to kick 5 quick ones! It was the catalyst for a huge momentum shift.

[boydogs]

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Pity they don't rank '20m thumps to advantage' as he'd be number one with a bullet.

I reckon they go 30m before even bouncing
Doing well at the moment Will, got in my votes for last night

[Missing-Dog]

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Is Huddo much taller? I wouldnt say Huddo is much more athletic either. What the two of them may lack, they make up for it in intensity, commitment and aggression in my eyes. They both lead from the front. And i bet the opposition ruckman knows that they have played against them, they make em hurt and earn it.
Cordy may in years to come may be the athletic type ruckman.

[alwaysadog]

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I think Will is emerging nicely and they are starting to become an influence. Still a way to go IMHO, but I really like they way they look after the smaller players. Although we've had some very good ruckmen it's a long time since we had some who saw that as part of their role. I can see why the players put Huddo into the leadership group.

[The Coon Dog]

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I can see why the players put Huddo into the leadership group.

Just on that, it was Huddo who presented Brennan Stack with his jumper last night.

[LostDoggy]

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Hudson seems to be relishing his role in the Leadership team, was he in a leadership role at Adelaide?

[Mofra]

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Hudson seems to be relishing his role in the Leadership team, was he in a leadership role at Adelaide?

I don't think so, but they are a bunch of bare-faced nancy boys.

We clearly need more facial hair in the side. Jarrod Grant's occasional week-old bum fluff just isn't cutting it at the moment.

[Ozza]

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I have been watching the centre bounces pretty closely over the last few weeks - and the recurring them is that when Minson is in the middle - we get it out. I much prefer him to be in the centre square if we aren't going well during a game - and his thumps forward or sidewards really clear it out well and get us running.

[The Coon Dog]

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I have been watching the centre bounces pretty closely over the last few weeks - and the recurring them is that when Minson is in the middle - we get it out. I much prefer him to be in the centre square if we aren't going well during a game - and his thumps forward or sidewards really clear it out well and get us running.

I must say I haven't paid that much notice, but on Friday Will was in the centre when he grabbed it from the bounce & was pinged. Richmond goaled from that & took away the next 4 clearences whilst Will was in there.

Be interesting to see the stats on how many centre clearences we have won & who was the ruckman on those occassions.

[Ozza]

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In the 2nd quarter we were screaming for Will to be put in the centre when the Tiges kept getting the clearances and most of Hudson's - he seemed to be bringing the ball straight down and there would be a second ball up.

[The Coon Dog]

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In the 2nd quarter we were screaming for Will to be put in the centre when the Tiges kept getting the clearances and most of Hudson's - he seemed to be bringing the ball straight down and there would be a second ball up.

I was talking about the second quarter, just prior to half time.