Position 2022 Fantasy Rucks

[Constantgin]

I traded gawn out so of course he got 100. Still happy i traded him out thou i didn't spend the whole night yelling at tv like i did the last two times melbourne played so there is that.

 

[kozi]

I trade gawn out so of course he got 100. Still happy i traded him out thou i didn't spend the whole night yelling at tv like i did the last two times melbourne played so there is that.

Got his disposals up but getting beat in the hit outs is a little concerning for him. Marking is still woefully out of form.

You just get the feeling his scoring will fluctuate between 80-110 depending on how much Jackson rucks each game. If it was a 900k mid people would be rioting at those sort of numbers. Nothing I saw tonight made me second guess pulling the trigger.

 

[Cotchy9]

Gawn to Preuss, hello 410k and fixing my backline

 

[freo_leo29]

Can't decide whether to ditch Gawn or Grundy, I think Grundy

He had the easy Cats ruck matchup and barely scraped to 99, Gawn has atleast looked like scoring each week, just drops about 5 or 6 marks and gives away 5 frees

Grundy seems clueless, doesn't get in position for marks and doesn't tackle

 

[Cotchy9]

Yep, Grundy goes I think. Max could easily have three 110’s to his name

Grundy to Preuss allows me Dixon to Cripps

 

[RowellAnderson12]

Can't decide whether to ditch Gawn or Grundy, I think Grundy

He had the easy Cats ruck matchup and barely scraped to 99, Gawn has atleast looked like scoring each week, just drops about 5 or 6 marks and gives away 5 frees

Grundy seems clueless, doesn't get in position for marks and doesn't tackle

4 of my mates are dropping gawn because they are scared of jackson
1 of my mates are dropping grundy because gawn will be "unique now"

I kept gawn just because Melbourne can't afford to rest him up

 

[lachieschultzfanclub]

you guys sold on grundy->Preuss to go hayes->Cripps.
feel like there's more value and points in this move

 

[jackag24]

Ladhams to debut, Hickey out for 6 weeks

Gawn -> Pruess
Grundy -> Ladhams

Bank 800K MUHAHAHAHAHA!

 

[11kgm]

Would be interesting bringing Ladhams into the forward line only worry his form in the VFL isn't great lost vs Stefan Martin

8

Stefan Martin

Age

37

Ht

198cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.4

4star

K

8.4

3star

HB

8.0

5star

CL

4.0

5star

HO

23.5

5star

D

6.4

1star

K

4.2

2star

HB

2.2

2star

CL

2.6

4star

HO

18.4

5star

D

11.6

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.6

4star

HO

1.0

4star

 

[HolyRioli]

Would be interesting bringing Ladhams into the forward line only worry his form in the VFL isn't great lost vs Stefan Martin

He's also not very competitively priced at $610k and a breakeven of 80. You'd need a return on that straight away, unlike Preuss who had a lot more margin for failure

 

[Cm Perfect]

He's also not very competitively priced at $610k and a breakeven of 80. You'd need a return on that straight away, unlike Preuss who had a lot more margin for failure

Yep. Priced at $610K it's ludicrous. The current #7 overall scorer after 3 rounds (Tom Green) was $602K to start the season, so that's Ladhams' 'league' if you like. No thanks.

 

[11kgm]

He's also not very competitively priced at $610k and a breakeven of 80. You'd need a return on that straight away, unlike Preuss who had a lot more margin for failure

I thought he would be a lot less around BE of 60

 

[freo_leo29]

Preuss likely to take on a double team of Darcy and Meek this week (Triple if one of those goes down coz Lobb will be 2nd ruck then)

Surely Flynn is playing with him

I think I'll still pick him though

 

[Mezzoculo]

Crystal ball time folks.
How are we rating the top rucks for the rest of the season (average only, price irrelevant)? Pick as many as you feel are worth including in the conversation.
And where do we think Preuss will land?
1. Gawn (110)
2. English (108)
3. Grundy (105)
4. Daylight
6. Preuss (90, with intermittent suspensions/injuries)

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Crystal ball time folks.
How are we rating the top rucks for the rest of the season (average only, price irrelevant)? Pick as many as you feel are worth including in the conversation.
And where do we think Preuss will land?
1. Gawn (110)
2. English (108)
3. Grundy (105)
4. Daylight
6. Preuss (90, with intermittent suspensions/injuries)

I still don't rate English. I think he'll have a big cliff and end up averaging like a flat 100 or just over.

 

[Mezzoculo]

I still don't rate English. I think he'll have a big cliff and end up averaging like a flat 100 or just over.

So still on the Gawndy pairing then FBI?

 

[tigs2010]

So still on the Gawndy pairing then FBI?

How can you not after 264 point weekend?

 

[Mezzoculo]

How can you not after 264 point weekend?

Maybe because of the previous three rounds of data?

 

[FlowersByIrene]

So still on the Gawndy pairing then FBI?

For the forseeable future Mezz.

I'm trying to have some perspective on the broader history. One thing that is easy to forget with Rucks is that the game is a lot faster and cleaner at the start of the season with less rain, mud and fresher bodies + more Best 22 players available. As the season draws on the weather gets worse, players get tired and injuries occur whereby more stoppages start to occur and the ruckmen come back into the fore.

English seems like the epitome of a fair weather star whereas Gawndy will thrive in the slog.

 

[11kgm]

English has lost the ruck 4 weeks in a row surely Bevo isn't that ****ed in the head

 

[Mezzoculo]

For the forseeable future Mezz.

I'm trying to have some perspective on the broader history. One thing that is easy to forget with Rucks is that the game is a lot faster and cleaner at the start of the season with less rain, mud and fresher bodies + more Best 22 players available. As the season draws on the weather gets worse, players get tired and injuries occur whereby more stoppages start to occur and the ruckmen come back into the fore.

English seems like the epitome of a fair weather star whereas Gawndy will thrive in the slog.

I think this is the year English consistently puts together the separate pieces he's shown across the past few years. I reckon you're underselling English a bit too - he's just as capable as most with the grunt work. The only thing I see stopping him from ending up a better option than Grundy is Bevo... and we all know how that can go.

That said, there's space in my team for all three thanks to English's DPP.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

I think this is the year English consistently puts together the separate pieces he's shown across the past few years. I reckon you're underselling English a bit too - he's just as capable as most with the grunt work. The only thing I see stopping him from ending up a better option than Grundy is Bevo... and we all know how that can go.

That said, there's space in my team for all three thanks to English's DPP.

He only averaging like 20 hit outs a game though? Compared to the big two who average like 30-40?

 

[Mezzoculo]

He only averaging like 20 hit outs a game though? Compared to the big two who average like 30-40?

Yep. He gets his scores more from general play than ruck domination (although he's only a few hitouts per gam behind Max).

His handball and mark numbers are higher than the other two. More tackles than Max and more kicks than Brodie.

 

[11kgm]

He only averaging like 20 hit outs a game though? Compared to the big two who average like 30-40?

Has one the lowest hit out to advantage of any ruckman in the comp apparently

 

[Milo Cyrus]

English has lost the ruck 4 weeks in a row surely Bevo isn't that f’ed in the head

The last piece of the English puzzle is aggression, seems its not natural for him.