David Fanning?

[Rocca Flys High]

This guy is the tallest player in Collingwood and was formelly a basketball player, Right? I was just wandering, he can probaly do the ruck and can go for long distances, OK, I admit, I've never seen the Training/VFL Matches for a while but Why not get Fanning to do the ruck? He has had basketball experance so he can hit it to the right players, sure the kicking needs improvment but why not a option?

 

[leonmagic]

He was playing quite well for the Williamstown reserves at the begining of the season, but unfortunately had a pretty bad knee injury mid-way through the year.

I believe he's just coming back now (last week or two form memory), so he's back to square one.

He could find it tough to get another rookie contract next year though, with the emergence on Richards and now Crow.

 

[Rocca Flys High]

Do you think he'll get a game next year?

 

[Lonie_from_50]

He may be retained on the rookie list, looked good in a intra-club match through some pictures on Nick's at the start of the year.

Not only is he 204cm but he has the body weight, strength and leap to become a quality ruckman at the top level.

Guy Richards has developed really well, and in a couple of more years, or even next season, could be the PRIME RUCKMAN of the league.

As for Justin Crow, he has been playing in defence, like a Tristen Walker role, so he won't take the opportunity away from David.

Josh Fraser looks like he can play anywhere. He can play Ruck, but won't play much when Stretch comes back. Rogan was playing on the Wing last week, and looked pretty good, really worked hard for the ball and played the team game. He can also add that depth in the forward line, but I think he can play a Nick Riewoldt / Ben Kinnear role, as a tall player who works up the wing.

David Fanning could blossum over the next few seasons, if they want to retain him on the list that is.

 

[Rocca Flys High]

I think they should keep him, I mean, we get killed in the ruck many times and is hard to deliver, last year, it was goals no matter if we lost the ruck.

Before we had Steve McKee, Than Fraser, Than Richards and now the latest sensation is the 196cm tall Justin Crow. I wonder how good his debut will be,



Good Richards, C Cloke


Meduim Mullins


Crap! King (and he nearly made a debut in the grand final)