I think today has shown that the Ruck position is incredibly overrated. I have been in the "we need to recruit a ruck man" camp for a while, but the reality is there are 4 dominant big men in the comp- Naitanui, Goldstein, Jacobs, Sandilands.
Hawthorn have just won a flag with two of the most mediocre rucks going around in Mcevoy and Hale. In fairness hale is more a forward/ruck than ruck/forward, and Mcevoy offers a bit around the ground with contested marking. But honestly Maric is probably sitting in the next tier below those 4, and if we get a bit more out of Vickery then maybe it isn't as glaring a need as I first thought... Naitanui supposedly one of the best rucks in the comp but Hawthorn just roved to him and WCE didn't win a clearance all day.
I reckon get the best available big man with out first pick in the draft and develop them. Hopefully Soldo comes along in the twos