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I don’t think we do. We looked so much better last year when we had our two rucks playing compared to the time they were injured.Do we over rate the ruck position? A good midfield, which we have, may counteract a poor ruck. We have a tall defence but a short forward line. I'd love a ruck/forward, someone who can do both and use shorter rucks, weird but left field.
Cameron is a pretty decent mark and has kicked a few now, 55 in 81 games from a ruck is a decent return but he is ageing, 30 in mid 2025.
If Steene is worth persisting with, then I trust the process. Ideally I'd like to see another tall forward and maybe have Cox, Frampton, Cameron or Steene in that ruck position with a big hulking forward, McStay is undersized in my uneducated opinion.
We don’t need the greatest tap ruckman, just anyone competitive enough to stop the opposition ruck from completely dominating.
It’s the aerial prowess around the ground the Cameron and Cox have that we need cover for.