In my post I said he is more valuable because he wins over 75% of the taps and completely stops the opposition from even thinking of trying set plays.
All they can do is try to stop his influence.
His actual taps and hitouts to advantage stats effectiveness is overrated.
Watch the games again paying close attention to taps/direction.
Hannath taps it right into the hands of players, taps it into better more open areas to freo players advantage.
However because he cant be guaranteed to win more than 50% of taps it means other ruck can compete against him and look to do set plays etc.
I completely understand why his taps aren't effective.
Its because other rucks are just trying to stop him barely even trying to win the taps.
So I stand by what I said.
His tapwork and hitout to advantage stats are overrated when talking about him.
His ability around the ground to give us targets, his ability to completely dominate opposing ruckman stopping them from running set plays etc is his real value and massively underrated.
I would choose Sandi everyday also but I will never rave on about his hitouts or hitouts to advantage numbers because most the time nothing comes from them.
So his value isn't his actual tapwork its his ability to dominate and not let other ruck get taps.
All they can do is try to stop his influence.
His actual taps and hitouts to advantage stats effectiveness is overrated.
Watch the games again paying close attention to taps/direction.
Hannath taps it right into the hands of players, taps it into better more open areas to freo players advantage.
However because he cant be guaranteed to win more than 50% of taps it means other ruck can compete against him and look to do set plays etc.
I completely understand why his taps aren't effective.
Its because other rucks are just trying to stop him barely even trying to win the taps.
So I stand by what I said.
His tapwork and hitout to advantage stats are overrated when talking about him.
His ability around the ground to give us targets, his ability to completely dominate opposing ruckman stopping them from running set plays etc is his real value and massively underrated.
I would choose Sandi everyday also but I will never rave on about his hitouts or hitouts to advantage numbers because most the time nothing comes from them.
So his value isn't his actual tapwork its his ability to dominate and not let other ruck get taps.
I'm even more confused by the oxy moronic statement that you don't rate his hit outs to advantage, because we don't get any advantage from them - think about that ? Would the stat be classed as a hit out to advantage if it wasn't to advantage ?
Maybe you should just accept sandi is the biggest, most friendly, most awesome giant we'll ever see bustle around the centre square and Leigh Matthews is nothing more than an ancient mini-silverback with nothing relevant to comment about
