Hampson

[lily of laguna]

You also cant play 4 ruckmen in the one team, Warnock and Kruezer would be our first 2 choices. If Hampson is running around for the bullants and cant get a game in the seniors wouldnt we be better to trade him to say GC17 for a high draft pick or risk him walking into a pre season draft and getting nothing? Hampson could turn out to be a CHF which would fix a problem for us and still leave us at least 2 top class ruckmen, but if he only can play ruck and we have at least 2 ruckmen ahead of him, id rather see the club benefit from him and the work they put into him.

I guess you are including jacobs in the 4 with the other 3 above?

Young rucks, as someone mentioned, are a bit injury prone so the depth is very welcome.

I also think we saw a little of what Ratts has in mind for Kruezer on Sat nt, as he develops. Kruze has amazing skill, endurance and agility and could play most parts of the ground.

He was played as R/Rover against the cats and could also play up forward so if Warnock and Hampson both become A grade rucks, Kruze will play to his strengths somewhere else.

If Warnock or Hampson get injured then maybe Sammy could fill the void. Having said that, for all of them to become A grade is very wishful thinking.

Lets see it happen before we start worrying about what to do with all the class in the ruck division.

 

[Blueinblood]

I liked him up forward. He had much more of an impact on the game than his stats say and had better performances than when he is in the Ruck. He times his jumps well and finds a way to get his hands on the ball virtually every contest. If he can gets some of those marks to stick he will become a quality player. Very quick so its not like he is on of those liabilities up forward. Will be interesting to see what the MC has i store for him in RD 1 or when he gets a crack in the Seniors.