Position 2026 Rucks

[jdstorm]

Xerris ownership is a 42% and been rapidly decreasing day by day. Was over 50% not long ago.

For sure spending up on big rucks is scary right now.

Think we will see lots of different combos.

Personally I have Xerri/Max right now just as placeholders as it’s easier to adjust down financially to other players then find the money for extra guys. I’d imagine that’s the case for quite a few uncertain types.

Also with the way rookies are this season it makes sense to have uber rucks. Yet the new rules are working against that. So lots of tricky choices to make

 

[54Dogs]

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Thing is if you think he will regress then you just short him. Trade Xerri to another ruck premo. Bank 150k maintain the value of a trade and you’ve come out in front

Yep I think this is the play atm. A lot easier to start with X with no bye and the soft run, if things head south through 2 games cash him in and adjust before price movements. Much harder to go the other way with a cheap ruck when trying to adjust.

Rd 0 will tell a story more broadly for rucks

 

[Deliverance]

Reeves/McAndrew at R2 and R3?

Meek will have the same problem as X in the CBA hitouts which is good for Reeves.

Chol will jump over any ruck in the comp at CBAs

 

[Jiska]

After having Gawn and Xerri all preseason I’m nervous about Xerri now. Enough concerns from his first two hit outs. No idea who I should replace him with. English is the one one obviously suited to new rules but not sure I can trust him. After subscribing to set and forget at R1/2 for as long as I can remember, seriously considering a rooking at R2.

 

[Northernsoul74]

After having Gawn and Xerri all preseason I’m nervous about Xerri now. Enough concerns from his first two hit outs. No idea who I should replace him with. English is the one one obviously suited to new rules but not sure I can trust him. After subscribing to set and forget at R1/2 for as long as I can remember, seriously considering a rooking at R2.

I would have thought Jackson, TDK and maybe Cameron were are more suited to the rule changes than English.

 

[toxic]

I would have thought Jackson, TDK and maybe Cameron were are more suited to the rule changes than English.

Not Cameron

LJ and TDK the only 2 rucks that could hold their current value imo

Rookies still on the agenda

 

[Jiska]

I would have thought Jackson, TDK and maybe Cameron were are more suited to the rule changes than English.

Jackson handicapped by Hodor otherwise he’d be a lock. TDK always injured. Cameron is a no for me.

 

[TheDoor]

Like a lot our there, have Max and X, but starting to waver. I'll likely start them, and give them



before making a decision to trade one of them or not. Easier to trade down.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

After having Gawn and Xerri all preseason I’m nervous about Xerri now. Enough concerns from his first two hit outs. No idea who I should replace him with. English is the one one obviously suited to new rules but not sure I can trust him. After subscribing to set and forget at R1/2 for as long as I can remember, seriously considering a rooking at R2.

English is a fine pick with the new rules i think. Id go Jackson but not with hodor and no marshall given tdk. English works.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

English is a fine pick with the new rules i think. Id go Jackson but not with hodor and no marshall given tdk. English works.

Ironically Geelong would be the place for him. Smaller ground, good at managing players. He could play 12-15 games a year there fine.

 

[timtimtim]

No Action Jackson at R1 if no hodor. Hopefully can sideways him to a fallen X/Gawn or best option per the new ruck order

Who knows the kent may get DPP and prove himself to be a keeper

 

[rocker_oz33]

Ironically Geelong would be the place for him. Smaller ground, good at managing players. He could play 12-15 games a year there fine.

Pretty sure the Hondor trade fell though few years back.
Maybe he wanted a bigger farm .

 

[catstragic]

Im going English/Jackson. Seems like the safest bet honestly. Cameron also seems safe but I think he's going to be 5-10 points behind a Janglish combo. If it turns out Gawn/Xerri was the correct answer its only one mid pricer down to a rook to upgrade them to the meta combo. Going a rook/mid pricer at M2 makes remedial corrections upwards bueno challenging.

 

[Dan87]

Only thing I'm sure about is McAndrew is part of the answer...right?

 

[Petrify]

Only thing I'm sure about is McAndrew is part of the answer...right?

Same but that doesn't help because he could be R2 or R3. I don't think you can do 2 rookie rucks though because I doubt Reidy plays and CDT cannot be on the field as a KPF for west coast

 

[A Bit Dusty]

I've been having a good think about these Rucks like everyone else and I think I know what I might do.
I think Xerri & Roma will be my starting rucks. Thinking about it Roma might be a great choice as I he doesn't rely on hit outs for the bulk of his scoring and will have free reign around the ground with TDK. He should get DPP at Round 6 so at that stage he can be swapped to the forward line and grab the best available ruck as we will know who they are by then. He is currently in only 1% of teams so will be a massive POD if it works.

 

[Petrify]

I've been having a good think about these Rucks like everyone else and I think I know what I might do.
I think Xerri & Roma will be my starting rucks. Thinking about it Roma might be a great choice as I he doesn't rely on hit outs for the bulk of his scoring and will have free reign around the ground with TDK. He should get DPP at Round 6 so at that stage he can be swapped to the forward line and grab the best available ruck as we will know who they are by then. He is currently in only 1% of teams so will be a massive POD if it works.

Its a great plan if he looks good in R0 scoring wise.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Ironically Geelong would be the place for him. Smaller ground, good at managing players. He could play 12-15 games a year there fine.

I agree on his side but we wouldnt have wanted him. Scott likes athletic rucks he wouldnt have put a 6 year deal on Darcy. Marshall shows the type of ruck we like to chase. Darcy's manager played freo on a break getting that contract I bet hes medically retired before the end of it.

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

Same but that doesn't help because he could be R2 or R3. I don't think you can do 2 rookie rucks though because I doubt Reidy plays and CDT cannot be on the field as a KPF for west coast

Picks like McAndrew are what the FLEX positions is for.

 

[Petrify]

I agree on his side but we wouldnt have wanted him. Scott likes athletic rucks he wouldnt have put a 6 year deal on Darcy. Marshall shows the type of ruck we like to chase. Darcy's manager played freo on a break getting that contract I bet hes medically retired before the end of it.

Essendon went after Darcy last year and then went cold suddenly. We then picked up Blakiston in the MSD who fits the athletic ruck bill that the new rules demand. I suspect both Essendon and Geelong knew the ruck changes were coming and decided Darcy is not worth it even if he wasn't injured

 

[jdstorm]

Same but that doesn't help because he could be R2 or R3. I don't think you can do 2 rookie rucks though because I doubt Reidy plays and CDT cannot be on the field as a KPF for west coast

Best 18 for 4 of the first 6 weeks does a lot of heavy lifting

Even if you had 2 rookie ruck 0s the first 2 weeks your only giving up 120 points across the first 2 rounds thanks to flex

Edit. Suprised how appealing that sounds. A dual rookie ruck setup hmm

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Chol will jump over any ruck in the comp at CBAs

Jump or pole vault?

 

[rocker_oz33]

Every time I see Hondor I reason he could eat out a Nandos store.

 

[Anythings_sipposible]

It just feels like, with the new rules, Xerri and Gawn will drop 100k at some point pretty early in the season. They may still be the highest scoring rucks for the year, but something in my gut tells me rucks are about to be a little less important in SC this year.

The question I guess will be, is it worth spending the 700isk k for a player you will probably be able to get for 580 at some point, or should you just cop the loss of money because you know they'll still be best in their position and go with the tried and true set and forget and save yourself the trade(s)?

I think I'm erring towards selecting a ruck that I feel confident won't lose money, so that I can see how the chips fall with the new rules

 

[Ed_Gein]

Still think if all rucks are going to struggle under the new rules, Xerri will be the one hardest hit.

Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong here.

If you purely look at it from a statistical perspective amongst the top tier rucks Xerri clearly leads the way in clearances and tackles. Ie: He relies on stoppages to generate his points more than the others. And if the SANFL stats show there were 25% less stoppages last season...

Xerri only had 33 marks last season, next worst was Grundy on 74. English, Gawn, Cameron et al have over 100. I feel they have more potential to hold their value or score more because they do more around the ground.

Might not be the best way to look at things? Just how I'm seeing it, though.