Player Watch Jordon Sweet

[raptalia]

I'm always willing to give our players a bit more leeway when they actually look like they care.
Sweet mightn't be the next Max Gawn but he competes well and definitely has a physical presence.
I think eventually Visentini and Whitlock may go past him but right now I'd consider him out #1 ruck.

He is our #1 ruck atm. I thought he showed a bit more grunt against Richmond and I had him in our best.

Don’t think he has been too bad. Only 50 games, should still improve some. Seems to be playing much more physically this year - wonder if that has been an instruction to support the midfield by bashing and crashing

 

[El_Scorcho]

I think he clearly offers more than Vis at this point, and he's also only a 50 gamer. He can improve and his workrate is great.

 

[The Hobo]

I like Sweet. I wish he'd push forward or back and take a few more marks. He can mark, we just don't seem to use him as an outlet often? A lot has been spoken about wasting the pick on Soldo, but he's Sweet has been good value for that pick 50.

He's never in the right position for it.

He seriously struggles to read the play in both directions, which is why he's rarely in the right place for it. You can see so often that his opponent reads a high ball much earlier than him.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

You can see the sides with a jumping ruckmen are taking advantage of the new centre ball up rule and giving their sides a real advantage when combined with the 6-6-6 rule.

Grundy, English, Gawn, Witts etc The young bloke from West Adelaide had a great debut out jumping his GWS opponent.

But you need someone who also has strength for around the ground ball ups and throw ins. That's why Viz struggled against Xerri. He matched him jumping at centre ball ups but was bashed up around the ground. Sweet is the opposite.

 

[chiwigi]

He needs to improve his tapping. It's all well and good grabbing it from the contest, but when you can't kick or handball or run too well it just slows everything down.

 

[crafty_bernardo]

He’s a bit of a poor man’s, serviceable Lycett when he was at his peak.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

You can see the sides with a jumping ruckmen are taking advantage of the new centre ball up rule and giving their sides a real advantage when combined with the 6-6-6 rule.

Grundy, English, Gawn, Witts etc The young bloke from West Adelaide had a great debut out jumping his GWS opponent.

But you need someone who also has strength for around the ground ball ups and throw ins. That's why Viz struggled against Xerri. He matched him jumping at centre ball ups but was bashed up around the ground. Sweet is the opposite.

I think sides will start using high leaping mobile players for the centre bounce then rotating them forward while the bulky ruckman subs in for the boundary and ball ups.

 

[#Port Patriot#]

I like Sweet. I wish he'd push forward or back and take a few more marks. He can mark, we just don't seem to use him as an outlet often? A lot has been spoken about wasting the pick on Soldo, but he's Sweet has been good value for that pick 50.

I'd rather Sweet as ruck take the oppo ruck and talls etc on the side port don't kick out to. Like has happened many times before and especially against Gawn of all players. Clearly can't always do set plays, but getting the team on board to do what they did with kicking out to Luko and then his long kick to Durds on the run is perfect. That's where you need your smart but fast players doing the work though and ones not likely to be tagged or followed as hard. Richards and Berry are prime pickings for that.

Sweet marking or being able to mark and hold the ball is probably a high up reason why Vis isn't in now. Even in the 2s he's still dropping the ball and in dangerous places like the backline.. Sweet can at least contest albeit not the best compared to other rucks but still good.