Toast Our Rucks

[Blue Life]

Was having a look at the stats from the w.e's game on the AFL website and came across the ruck stats and we had both Kruz Control and Sauce in the top 10 for hitouts - Kruz came in at no 6 And Sauce at no 8...to use a Rattsism...outstanding result, it would have been years since this has occured. Hopefully the big boys can continue this trend! I love Kruz. Gotta love our new found depth across every position!!

 

[parrot]

Very impressed with Matty Kruezer and Jacob's efforts V Bleakmond. Completely thrashed the Tiges rucks. But we need to appreciate that the Richmond ruck division is probably the weakest in the AFL at the moment, so there's still a lot to prove, but a positive sign nonetheless.

 

[Bluebear]

Very impressed with Matty Kruezer and Jacob's efforts V Bleakmond. Completely thrashed the Tiges rucks. But we need to appreciate that the Richmond ruck division is probably the weakest in the AFL at the moment, so there's still a lot to prove, but a positive sign nonetheless.

Simmonds had a bad game......even by his standards it was disgraceful.

We shouldn't make any statements on our own form until we play the Lions this week.
They will fight and make us earn it. Give us a much better idea of where we are at.

 

[Juddys_navy_blues]

Kruezer vs Lluenberg, should be a really interesting battle of two players who are just starting there carrers.

 

[Weiterbot23]

Warnock, hamma, kreuz and sauce are all young and will all improve, this means we will not have the fustrating task of drafting and developing a ruck for 10 years!!!! YAY!

 

[parrot]

Have noticed Kruezer's imprved his tap work massively over the preseason. He's developed a great leap, and he's excellent at directing taps to midfielder advantage. Hit out stats are misleading because some rucks are terrible at directing the ball e.g. Sandilands.

 

[Juddys_navy_blues]

Have noticed Kruezer's imprved his tap work massively over the preseason. He's developed a great leap, and he's excellent at directing taps to midfielder advantage. Hit out stats are misleading because some rucks are terrible at directing the ball e.g. Sandilands.

Sandilands is not good at all at palming to his mids, noticed it last night how bad he really is, and sandy has no skills around the ground, where as Kruezer is a target and picks up alot of the ball in play.
Kruezer is really a old fashioned Ruck Rover in a Ruckmans body.

 

[thylacine60]

Warnock, hamma, kreuz and sauce are all young and will all improve, this means we will not have the fustrating task of drafting and developing a ruck for 10 years!!!! YAY!

True this. Go read the Josh Fraser thread on the Pies board. Hope his folks love him cause it seems no-one else does right now. No 1 draft pick what, 1999? I always thought he was a gallant soldier particularly in the GF losses to Brisbane. Just never really tore it up.

 

[Dock_king]

Sandilands is not good at all at palming to his mids, noticed it last night how bad he really is, and sandy has no skills around the ground, where as Kruezer is a target and picks up alot of the ball in play.
Kruezer is really a old fashioned Ruck Rover in a Ruckmans body.

You`re right about Sandi not palming the ball to advantage often enough.

The bolded bit is exaggerated a bit there buddy. Just comparing Rd 1 matches Sandi had more disposals, better efficiency, a truck load more contested possessions and had 6 clearances as opposed to Kreuzers 1.

Feel free to compare last years averages aswell and see how they stack up.

But don`t let the facts get in the way of a good story

 

[Bluebear]

Feel free to compare last years averages aswell and see how they stack up.

But don`t let the facts get in the way of a good story

Lets make it a fair fight.

Lets compare Kreuzers first year to Sandilands first year.

 

[as0l0]

Have noticed Kruezer's imprved his tap work massively over the preseason. He's developed a great leap, and he's excellent at directing taps to midfielder advantage. Hit out stats are misleading because some rucks are terrible at directing the ball e.g. Sandilands.

just take a look at where his eyes go when he's in the ruck and how much control he has over where the ball is going. a master is born.

 

[The Coach]

Was having a look at the stats from the w.e's game on the AFL website and came across the ruck stats and we had both Kruz Control and Sauce in the top 10 for hitouts - Kruz came in at no 6 And Sauce at no 8...to use a Rattsism...outstanding result, it would have been years since this has occured. Hopefully the big boys can continue this trend! I love Kruz. Gotta love our new found depth across every position!!

Slightly off topic - I need to see something from Harts and Jake to believe we have depth across every position but we are certainly getting there

 

[TheKITC]

I don't think we need to get ahead of ourselves here.

Kruezer and Jacobs had a good game first up. That is what it is at the moment and nothing else.

They outpointed a decent, but aging ruckman in Simmonds who had a bad game and a first year rookie who is probably not up to the job atm, but due to their weak ruck division needed to play.

The ruck is still a major area of concern for us, one game does nothing to change this. Undoubtedly our ruck stock looks promising for the future if we develop and protect them appropriately, but for now remain a massive weakness.

IF after several more rounds these stats continue to mount up for our rucks, then perhaps i will start begin to toast them.

 

[a1118374]

You`re right about Sandi not palming the ball to advantage often enough.

The bolded bit is exaggerated a bit there buddy. Just comparing Rd 1 matches Sandi had more disposals, better efficiency, a truck load more contested possessions and had 6 clearances as opposed to Kreuzers 1.

Feel free to compare last years averages aswell and see how they stack up.

But don`t let the facts get in the way of a good story

Not to mention opposing mids roving his taps rather than their own ruck. Hudson was a classic on the w/e. Just ramming sandi trying to get the crumbs himself.