Speculation Liam Reidy

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Liam Reidy hit the press today saying he is a bit frustrated not being able to get a game for Freo. He is the best ruck in the WAFL over the last 2 years by a fairly big margin. 24 year old from the VFL. Only okayish around the ground but actual tap work is elite. At a club like Fremantle he has seen that even when rucks are injured he isnt gonna play so I think he will be on the move

Would probably just go for a pick upgrade really and basically will be a freebie for anyone who wants. I think he will go to one of the losers of the Ned Moyle battle so one of Richmond, Doggies, St Kilda will be the winner here

 

[DragoDelph]

Will likely wish him all the best like we did Meek.
Have Knobel & Jones in the reserves to step up as replacements.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Comfortably the best ruck at WAFL, not sure how the rest of the country looks for rucks at the moment but I can definitely see him leaving to get a look in somewhere else. I'm not sure he'll ever be a number 1 AFL ruck to be honest but the guy has confidence and seems to really want it so maybe a club thinks he can be that guy.

Would wish him the best if he left, Knobel must be getting bored having to play Peel reserves anyway

 

[Lach72]

If Darcy is sore he should play this week. I want Jackson, up front for most of the game…

 

[WilloTree]

Too good for WAFL. Will attract interest I'd imagine during the ruck merry-go-round.

 

[doggy_dog]

Not sure he has enough tricks in his bag to make it at AFL level, but Freo is one of the worst positions for a guy like him to be stuck behind two elite rucks

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Not sure he has enough tricks in his bag to make it at AFL level, but Freo is one of the worst positions for a guy like him to be stuck behind two elite rucks

His tap work is just elite though. By elite I mean say top 3 in the AFL when he comes in like elite. Just has that ability to see the space and tap to it.

I feel like that 1 trick is enough to get a gig at AFL level, especially for a side that can put their number 1 ruck up forward to let Reidy do more ruck work then a standard 2nd stringer

 

[Millsie69]

Tap ruckmen that can't do anything around the ground are beginning to die out. These days you either have to have good follow-up work and become an extra midfielder, or have half-decent forward craft.

So he may struggle to find another home if he can't add another string to his bow.

 

[Hamingja]

Tap ruckmen that can't do anything around the ground are beginning to die out. These days you either have to have good follow-up work and become an extra midfielder, or have half-decent forward craft.

So he may struggle to find another home if he can't add another string to his bow.

He may struggle to find a club to be a #1 ruck at. He wouldn't have any trouble getting a contract to be a back up. If Stanley retires he would be the sort of guy Geelong would look at as ruck insurance. Pencil Conway in for ~ 15 games in 2025 and give someone else ~8.