Gus to debut R1

[Bojangles17]

With talk of Simmo not likely for R1, Im tipping that Gus will be elevated from the rookie list to share ruck duties with Patto. Knob has all but shown his worth which sadly ranks him as an absolute last resort option. Howatt will also be elevated and Im not suprised to hear talk of McGuane in light of his promising pre season form, shouldn't be any rush on Thursty...let him build some confidence at Coburg..for a few weeks before he's thrown back into the deep end

 

[PLSC]

id rather play big ray'o without a hip then angus

if simmo and knobel are both out then we need patto to have a massive one and get a chopout from somewhere

id rather play a small and see if we are actually fast and skillful instead of just talking about it

carlton are slow as

 

[footy4eva]

id rather play big ray'o without a hip then angus

if simmo and knobel are both out then we need patto to have a massive one and get a chopout from somewhere

id rather play a small and see if we are actually fast and skillful instead of just talking about it

carlton are slow as

ray hall is crap, and gus even with no experience and being raw would still be better vlaue 4 us , than ray hall with a good hip

 

[UpTheGuts]

Surely if Simmonds will be right R2 latest you'd just pinch hit with Polak in the ruck (please not Shane Tuck!) and elevate Howat instead after his good preseason

 

[lids2004roar]

ray hall is crap, and gus even with no experience and being raw would still be better vlaue 4 us , than ray hall with a good hip

He may be average, but you are hypocritical by swearing your face off at PLSC because he bags Richmond too much then you vastly exaggerate how bad Ray Hall is.

Hall as a winger used to be impressive, when he moved to KP his status dropped faster than Sam Newman's pants in an all girls spa.

 

[Stripes666]

Play Peterson in the ruck if he's over the OP. Ok may be not but don't let Gus anywhere near the seniours. Knobel is better but I'd give the job to Patto and Tuck sadly. Lucky Cloke and Ackland aren;t exactly quality

 

[footy4eva]

He may be average, but you are hypocritical by swearing your face off at PLSC because he bags Richmond too much then you vastly exaggerate how bad Ray Hall is.

Hall as a winger used to be impressive, when he moved to KP his status dropped faster than Sam Newman's pants in an all girls spa.

hall runs with blinkers on, he has no awareness what so ever on the field

he and tivendale can hold hands and walk together to centrlink to apply for the dole at yrs end

 

[rfctigerarmy]

I'd rather have Patto and Polak in the ruck for the match then have Angus Graham - a first gamer, nervous and lacking match experiance.

We really have to win round 1. Their ruck is a weakness and we have to do the most we can to exploit it.

 

[polakthetiger]

I'd rather have Patto and Polak in the ruck for the match then have Angus Graham - a first gamer, nervous and lacking match experiance.

We really have to win round 1. Their ruck is a weakness and we have to do the most we can to exploit it.

It would seem to be ours too

 

[PLSC]

He may be average, but you are hypocritical by swearing your face off at PLSC because he bags Richmond too much then you vastly exaggerate how bad Ray Hall is.

Hall as a winger used to be impressive, when he moved to KP his status dropped faster than Sam Newman's pants in an all girls spa.

boom tish

the ruck will mean nothing this game it is important simmo is right against sydney

id like to play an extra runner and really get the thing moving because carlton are slow but the thing is if their midfield get on top they are pretty tall around the ground and will hurt us

lol at not getting a ruckman the last 2 drafts

 

[TIGERLOVE]

i hope the young fella dose good he only has to play on cloke soo
not a huge task.
goodluck Gus

 

[Weaver]

In preseason Ackland was OK at taps, but Cloke was handy around the ground. I doubt Hall will be fit but he could certainly go with Cloke around the ground and prevent him from getting cheap touches. Hall's best role is probably a run-with-ruckman for those shorter, mobile ruckmen like Cloke, Jeff White, Goodes.

In a way we are lucky. We open with Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and the Dogs. If Fraser has to play forward, and Darcy is still underdone ... we can probably get away without a ruckman for the first month.

Ackland / Cloke, Richards / Bryan and Minson / Street should beat Knobel / Pattison ... but not enough to be matter too much. Jolly / Everitt / Goodes could be a bit ugly though

 

[PLSC]

we dont need hall

simmo smashes most ruckamn around the ground and polo plays tall so he can tag the goodes etc

lol at running with cam cloke give me a break

 

[The BRICKSTER]

please no ive seen this guy play, unless he has improved a ****load we will pretty much be down a player on the field

 

[Bojangles17]

please no ive seen this guy play, unless he has improved a ****load we will pretty much be down a player on the field

you clearly havent seen Knobs play have you

 

[PHX]

FFS we are lucky to be going up against a 196cm ruckman first up so no need for anyone special to come in. Polak and Patto can do the job fine just to fill in.

(I thank whoever banned Footy4eva, its about time)