AFL Player 46: Lachlan Blakiston

[Howard Moon]

Sounds like some of the midfield. Who are we playing ruck then?
Gerryn would be next but he has done zero ruck this year.
May? Do we really want to pull him out of the forward line?
Cox? He is only just showing something better than poor.
Said before the season started the ruck will be what it is.

Peter Wright can continue doing his 80% maybe May takes the rest, to try and halve the contest

 

[ant555]

Peter Wright can continue doing his 80% maybe May takes the rest, to try and halve the contest

Probably not now given he failed to finish the game.
Personally I think am not a fan of using young key forwards as rucks early on.

They really need to start playing Gerryn in the VFL ruck.

 

[Howard Moon]

Probably not now given he failed to finish the game.
Personally I think am not a fan of using young key forwards as rucks early on.

They really need to start playing Gerryn in the VFL ruck.

Yeh that would be helpful, probably that perfect 20/30% guy

 

[The Donners]

Sounds like some of the midfield. Who are we playing ruck then?
Gerryn would be next but he has done zero ruck this year.
May? Do we really want to pull him out of the forward line?
Cox? He is only just showing something better than poor.
Said before the season started the ruck will be what it is.

You’re absolutely right and it’s definitely a no to May and I just don’t think Cox is going to work out.

We just have to wait for Bryan (patiently), Visintini or even Jones (who i also don’t think will make it) to replace Blakiston.

I know list spots are tight but the decision to cut Goldstein was a poor one - not even in hindsight.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Awful today but we are dead in the water on the ruck front.

 

[Phone]

he had a mare today but I hope he sticks in the team

 

[jdstorm]

You’re absolutely right and it’s definitely a no to May and I just don’t think Cox is going to work out.

We just have to wait for Bryan (patiently), Visintini or even Jones (who i also don’t think will make it) to replace Blakiston.

I know list spots are tight but the decision to cut Goldstein was a poor one - not even in hindsight.

Goldy was pretty done by the end of last season

Mason Cox would have been a better option

 

[Gabe251]

terrible game but the things he stuffed up today has previously been his strength. he is usually pretty solid around the ground. just a terrible game tho

 

[The Donners]

terrible game but the things he stuffed up today has previously been his strength. he is usually pretty solid around the ground. just a terrible game tho

He literally can’t pick the ball up off the ground. It’s as if he’s never played with an oval-shaped ball before.

He’s a break-glass option and the glass has been broken.

 

[Gabe251]

He literally can’t pick the ball up off the ground. It’s as if he’s never played with an oval-shaped ball before.

He’s a break-glass option and the glass has been broken

His previous games have been passable. Not great but fine depth. yesterday was real bad, agree, but we can't act like it's been like that every week.

 

[andleanback]

Probably not now given he failed to finish the game.
Personally I think am not a fan of using young key forwards as rucks early on.

They really need to start playing Gerryn in the VFL ruck.

Hell put McKay in the ruck for all I care. Just get blankiston out o the team, it’s actually embarrassing that he’s allowed to play afl football

 

[The Donners]

His previous games have been passable. Not great but fine depth. yesterday was real bad, agree, but we can't act like it's been like that every week.

I don’t agree but it’s ok not to agree.

 

[ant555]

Hell put McKay in the ruck for all I care. Just get blankiston out o the team, it’s actually embarrassing that he’s allowed to play afl football

You want even more embarrassing?
Maybe we bring HEA to play ruck then
It is what it is.
Does not help that we are asking him to play a role in defence as well as ruck.
He is limited but so are most 3rd/4th rucks. You know you are in a bit of shit when they have to play every week.
Wright was only marginally better.

 

[andleanback]

You want even more embarrassing?
Maybe we bring HEA to play ruck then
It is what it is.
Does not help that we are asking him to play a role in defence as well as ruck.
He is limited but so are most 3rd/4th rucks. You know you are in a bit of shit when they have to play every week.
Wright was only marginally better.

McKay is embarrassing aswell, but least we’d have one of them out of the team. Hell play langers as the second ruck, just blankiston can no longer be in the side.

 

[Nicholas61]

A brave act got him smashed by Jed Walter last week - might have been feeling some after effects from that.

 

[Duckworth]

His previous games have been passable. Not great but fine depth. yesterday was real bad, agree, but we can't act like it's been like that every week.

He seemed better when he was rucking for longer, and Wright was more forward. The last couple of weeks haven't been as good as the previous, shocker ANZAC Day. He is a backup in a couple of positions and does an OK job.

If Bryan can't come in in the next couple of weeks and be an improvement, we will need to go looking.

 

[bombersim]

Geez I hope Bryan comes in and plays good football. Could be bleak on the ruck front this year, and maybe next…

 

[joey_jo_jo]

theres something about him that I really like but yeah hes way too undersized for ruck and probably doesnt have the composure/disposal to be a key back (although I think he has more potential to grow into that role than to become an AFL standard ruck).