Retired # 2: Tom Bellchambers - Knocks Cam Mooney the **** out - 24/5

[RedmanWasHere]

Reported and cleared.

Cleared of a few grand from his till.

 

[Lore]

5k down to 3k with an early plea

Match Review Officer Michael Christian also handed Bomber Tom Bellchambers a $5000 fine for his forceful front-on contact on Eagle Luke Shuey.

By accepting an early plea for a second offence, Bellchambers can accept a $3000 fine.

Deemed careless conduct with high contact and low impact, Bellchambers is free to face Greater Western Sydney next week.

Star Eagle cops one-match ban, Bombers trio fined

Jeremy McGovern has been hit with a one-match ban for rough conduct

www.afl.com.au

 

[Mercuri Rising]

Lucky.

 

[Duckworth]

saved from, what's that guy who we don't want rucking for us again.... oh yeah, Clarke.

 

[DapperDon]

Our best win this season

 

[jmoo wan]

$5000 for going arse to mouth? that’s ridiculously over the odds.

 

[eth-dog]

Happy with that. Need him against Mummy

 

[windyhill]

Lucky.

Very.

 

[Lore]

Injured his calf during the third quarter, media speculation that it is a 3-4 week injury.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I enjoyed his game before he went down. I’ve been critical of him in the past for not always standing up properly in ruck contests but he took it right up to that fat *in sniper tonight.

And nice to have an opponent who’s slower than him for once.

Injury is a shame and hopefully he’s back to at least finish off the year in style.

 

[Jager bombers]

Rumor is that it is both a calf strain and an Achilles injury. Could be done for the year

 

[eth-dog]

Rumor is that it is both a calf strain and an Achilles injury. Could be done for the year

* * *ity *

 

[DapperDon]

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Rumor is that it is both a calf strain and an Achilles injury. Could be done for the year

Rumour from where?

 

[DapperDon]

Rumour from where?

HUN running with it

 

[VelvetSledge]

Damage to his calf and Achilles. The tendon isn't torn, but doesn't look like he'll be back this year.

Step up Horse!

 

[DapperJong]

Ruck stocks seems to be the problem that no one wanted to talk about. Now we have to. I think this will have silver lining if we can address the bigger problem.

 

[Eleven 38]

Achilles injury at this age cant be good for a ruckman...

 

[jmoo wan]

Ruck stocks seems to be the problem that no one wanted to talk about. Now we have to. I think this will have silver lining if we can address the bigger problem.

this is hardly the time nor the place to talk about ruck stocks.

 

[Darealrath]

The way he did it looked really bad. Massive loss, and makes the Draper injury even more frustrating.

 

[Maddogm]

Ruck stocks seems to be the problem that no one wanted to talk about. Now we have to. I think this will have silver lining if we can address the bigger problem.

Well that's why we got Z. Clarke in.
Just before he did his ACL Draper had gotten to the point where we'd be happy with him coming in for an injured Belcho. If his injury is going to set him back development wise then maybe we have to look at adding another option in the off-season.

 

[DapperJong]

Well that's why we got Z. Clarke in.

As I was saying i reckon we need to look at our ruck stocks.

 

[Pweter]

This one will bite hard.

Do we go with:

• Smack as 1st ruck and Hooker forward, bringing in someone like Hartley to play defence?

or

• Clarke as 1st ruck, play Hooker in defence and Smack forward?

 

[Lore]

This one will bite hard.

Do we go with:

• Smack as 1st ruck and Hooker forward, bringing in someone like Hartley to play defence?

or

• Clarke as 1st ruck, play Hooker in defence and Smack forward?

Clarke in for Bellchambers. Switch Hooker, Brown and Francis around as needed. It'll hurt any which way but taking Hooker and Ambrose out of the defence is gonna bite way harder than Clarke in the ruck.

 

[Maddogm]

As I was saying i reckon we need to look at our ruck stocks.

Well you're not going to get an elite ruck to sit on the list as break glass option (I'm not saying this is what you're suggesting, but there are some around here who expect it)