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[hayes]

Basically if you're getting a goal a game from your ruck forward you're doing extremely well and that's what I think a lot of people don't realize. Most coaches seem to rate the ruck relief from that player more than the extra goals you would probably get from playing an extra genuine forward.

 

[Phoenix_9]

When Kozi was kicking 1.5-2 goals a game that wasn't as a ruck forward. As above, a goal a game from a ruck forward is great.

 

[aussierulesrules]

On a serious note...

Caught up for dinner with a mate who I have gone to the footy with for about 30 years.

The topic of 2nd ruck came up.

His view was that with a Hickey, he'd be happy with 1.5 to 2 goals a game.

Your mate would be happy with 1.5 to 2 goals a game if he had a hickey?

 

[The Punter]

I think Gilbert will be more inside midfield.

 

[Kildonan]

List Focus: Key Defenders
Josh Gabelich February 1, 2016 3:45 PM

Fisher, Dempster, Delaney, Lee, Carlisle, Goddard, Coughlan (age order)

List Focus: Small-Medium-Sized Defenders
Josh Gabelich February 2, 2016 9:19 PM

Gilbert, Geary, Savage, Roberton, Webster, Murdoch, Wright, McKenzie, White, Rice

List Focus: Key Forwards
February 3, 2016 2:12 PM

Riewoldt, Bruce, McCartin, Payne

List Focus: Small/Medium-sized Forwards
Josh Gabelich February 4, 2016 4:44 PM

Shenton, Minchington, Membrey, Sinclair, Billings, Templeton, Lonie

List Focus: Midfielders
Josh Gabelich February 5, 2016 12:40 PM

Riewoldt, Montagna, Armitage, Steven, Weller, Curren, Newnes, Ross, Murdoch, Saunders, Dunstan, Sinclair, Freeman, Billings, Templeton, Acres, Rice, O"Kearney, Gresham

List Focus: Ruckmen
Josh Gabelich February 5, 2016 6:39 PM

Holmes, Hickey, Longer, Pierce

 

[SaintsSeptember]

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When Kozi was kicking 1.5-2 goals a game that wasn't as a ruck forward. As above, a goal a game from a ruck forward is great.

Kozi once had 14 hitouts and 5 goals in the same game. AND it was against Collingwood.

 

[Persevering Saint]

Kozi ONCE had 14 hitouts and 5 goals in the same game. AND it was against Collingwood.

And there, in that one word, lies the problem with virtually his entire career.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

And there, in that one word, lies the problem with virtually his entire career.

Yeah no doubt he was just about to get dropped before that game

 

[bird_man]

And there, in that one word, lies the problem with virtually his entire career.

He played some pretty good footy before he's body gave up on him. I don't think people realise how bad his body was,

 

[Highlander35]

Kosi's body was never great, but after that ugly incident with Giansiracusa it really accelerated the fact.

 

[bird_man]

Kosi's body was never great, but after that ugly incident with Giansiracusa it really accelerated the fact.

He wanted to retire after that, his family actually talked him out of it.

 

[Feerits Elf]

I can't wait to see Acres and Freeman as our tall wingman. That will be a magnificent sight.

wut

 

[SaintsSeptember]

wut

I guess we are comparing with Jade.

 

[Persevering Saint]

I guess we are comparing with Jade.

Please. We'd burn Jade if he was an inch shorter.

 

[Kildonan]

Diamonds burn but Jade is incombustible

 

[Persevering Saint]

Diamonds burn but Jade is incombustible

Well, he is a bit of a nugget.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

wut

They look much the same size to me in their photos. Am I wrong?? In fact I reckon they even look alike.

 

[AuntieBarrels]

Not my predicted best 22 for this year, but this is what I eventually want to see happening.

FB: McKenzie Goddard Roberton
HB: Savage *Carlisle* Webster
C: Newnes Acres Freeman
HF: Billings Bruce Sinclair
FF: Lonie McCartin Membrey
Foll: Longer Dunstan (C) Steven
Int: Armitage Weller Gresham *Another elite draft pick or FA *
EMG: Ross Hickey Coughlan

White, NOK, Rice too

This will be a very very dangerous team in a few years..

We will have some really big headaches at the selection table soon...

a few will be filtered out (harsh) but we will only welcome better talent in future drafts and free agency periods.

 

[Phoenix_9]

Still needs Hickey/forward-ruck . When Longer rests, McCartin and Membrey as key targets would make it difficult.

Otherwise, I'm really enjoying the side and think it has a nice mix of skills, talent and desire. As always, could use more A-grade talent, but we still have a few drafts/trade periods to get that

 

[Armoooo]

Kosi's body was never great, but after that ugly incident with Giansiracusa it really accelerated the fact.

I hadn't thought about that bump for quite some time so I thought I'd bring it up on YouTube... gotta say, nowhere near as bad as I remember it being (in terms of it being a dog act rather than a bad hit).

In my mind Kosi was a hell of a lot further way from the player with the ball than it looks on the YouTube clip. I was at the game and remember thinking Gia was looking at a long time out of the game.

 

[sonnywalters]

Yeah no doubt he was just about to get dropped before that game

He was like Tubby Taylor in his last few years. Scored a ton just when he was about to be dropped

 

[Feerits Elf]

They look much the same size to me in their photos. Am I wrong?? In fact I reckon they even look alike.

Acres is Jobe Watson's height.

Freeman is Luke Shuey's height.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Yeah no doubt he was just about to get dropped before that game

Haha, no, that was during that amazing stretch of games in 2005 (11 of a possible 12 Brownlow votes over the 4 games, with 17 goals and 16 contested marks) when he was captaining the side in Rooey's absence and was playing a lot in the ruck and would contest the centre bounce and then charge forward if we had the ball and would clunk a huge mark, slot the goal, go back into the centre and try to do it all over again!

Was one of the best patches of footy I've ever seen from someone tall like him and it didn't surprise me that he did it while he was captaining the side, as I always thought back then he had real captaincy potential. Some seem to be burdened by captaincy, while others just lift a notch or three with it and Kosi was clearly the latter. It was like he put on a Superman cape and suddenly had super-powers!

That was back when we had the captaincy rotation policy and given that he did step up so incredibly well in those games while he had it, I fully expected that he would get the gig the following year and it could have been the real making of him, but unfortunately he didn't play again that year (2005) after round 21 (4 weeks after that incredible stretch of games) and had injury issues that following preseason, so I think that ruled him out of the captaincy equation in 2006 and that was of course the year he fractured his skull and he was never really the same again after that.

He did play a lot more in the ruck in his early years though, as the stats here show: http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Justin_Koschitzke.html

In 2005 for instance he had 176 hitouts (to go with 24 goals) from just 13 games.

 

[The Punter]

Also, Grant Thomas liked his ruckman to provide other things around the ground, hence his use of Jason Blake.

 

[Keystone agony]

My Best 22:
Dempster - Goddard - Roberton

Montagna - Fisher - Geary

Newnes - Ross - Gilbert

Billings - N.Riewoldt - Savage

Lonie - Bruce - McCartin

Longer - Steven - Hickey

Bench: Weller, Dunstan, Acres, Webster/Gresham

Id like to see you give the Acres, Gresham, Dunstan kids a big crack early. Im even a big Mckenzie fan aswell. Not as much Sinclair but hes solid.