Rucks in the draft

[ianh]

Just some thoughts on some of the rucks in the draft.


Hayes, Sam

First - Second round

Size 203/93

From Eastern Ranges

Plays Ru/Fwd

Comment All-round footballer

Crossley, Brayden

Third Round?
198/101

Gold Coast Academy

Ruck can go fwd

Mumford like beast

Coleman-Jones, Callum

Third Round?
201/99

Sturt

Ruckman/fwd

Good leap, sloppy kck

McLean, Hayden
Third Round?

196/83

Sandringham Dragons

Fwd can ruck

Hits packs hard

Reeves, Ned

Late/rookie

208/95

Oakleigh Chargers

Ruck can go fwd

Height a point of difference

Griffiths,Bailey

Late/rookie

201/96

Oakleigh Chargers

Ruck

Project beast

Amartey, Joel

Late/rookie

196/85

Sandringham Dragons

Fwd/ruck

Athletic codehopper

Xerri, Tristan

Late/rookie

202/96

Western Jets

Ru/fwd

Athletic & good mark

De Koning, Tom

Late/rookie

200/90

Dandenong Stingrays

Fwd/ru

Good skills

Meek, Lloyd

Late/rookie

202/106

GWVRebels

Ru/fwd

Big body

Jones, Scott

Late/rookie

204/112

E Perth

Ruck

Mature

Miller, Ben

Late/rookie

196/93

Subiaco

KPU can ruck

Skilled athletic util

Kreuger, Nathan

Late/rookie

196/89

Sth Adelaide

KPU or follower

Athletic but raw

Keeffe, Lachlan

Late/rookie

204/101

Collingwood

KPU esp def and ruck

AFL experience

Strachan, Kieran

Rookie

203/92

Ess VFL

Ruck/forward

Mature skilled.

Redhead, Aaron

Rookie

204/90

E Perth

Ru/fwd

Athleitc v qk & v raw

Others - names like West, Hollenkemp, Olango, Patterson, Richards, Sweet or (if only for the name alone) Zerk-Thatcher show signs that would warrant a spot for a team that wants to rookie a ruckman

 

[captainMyCaptain]

Apart from Hayes, Coleman-Jones and Crossley can't see any other rucks being picked up in the up coming drafts.

 

[M Malice]

I am not a fan of taking rucks in the top 20 or so picks in the draft, you have far too long a wait to see if they have what it takes. We have been burnt with top 10 picks Longer and Luenberger in the past.

Leave the young rucks to 3rd round and over or recruit a mature aged player from the state leagues or trade one from another club eg. Stefan Martin.

 

[Moeydw]

Lachie Keeffe already signed with GWS didnt he?

 

[Moeydw]

Apart from Hayes, Coleman-Jones and Crossley can't see any other rucks being picked up in the up coming drafts.

I'd say there's a really high chance that there's someone other than those 3 that will get picked up towards the back end of the national draft.

 

[Joao]

I'd say there's a really high chance that there's someone other than those 3 that will get picked up towards the back end of the national draft.

Freo will take a ruck for sure and unless we pick him with 42 it will be pick 60+.

 

[Determinant]

Pretty sure Miller, De Koning and Wooller will all get a jumper along with Hayes, CCJ and Crossley, the rest would be most likely rookies if anything

 

[ianh]

Lachie Keeffe already signed with GWS didnt he?

Correct - I'd missed that.

 

[ianh]

Apart from Hayes, Coleman-Jones and Crossley can't see any other rucks being picked up in the up coming drafts.

If you include rookie draft I'd be astounded if others didn't get picked up. If you mean just national draft you may be right as far as pure rucks go but I expect several KP players who can take a run in the ruck - such as Miller and De Koning - should be picked up.

 

[freo for life]

Freo are looking at Meek and I hope we get him with one of our 4th rd picks.

 

[ianh]

Pretty sure Miller, De Koning and Wooller will all get a jumper along with Hayes, CCJ and Crossley, the rest would be most likely rookies if anything

Note sure I'd count Wooller as a ruck but otherwise agree. Scott Jones might get a gig in the ND I suspect.

 

[Determinant]

Note sure I'd count Wooller as a ruck but otherwise agree. Scott Jones might get a gig in the ND I suspect.

Definitely more a Fwd that can play Ruck rather than the other way around, I just glanced at my lists before answering and have him noted as a ruck option

 

[Moeydw]

Note sure I'd count Wooller as a ruck but otherwise agree. Scott Jones might get a gig in the ND I suspect.

I think I read somewhere that richmond were into him for ruck depth

 

[THE_GUN]

Scott Jones would be the perfect fit for richmond , Ready to go mature big body very good pace and BIG BOY

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Kreuger will not ruck at AFL level - will be drafted as a key defender/forward.

 

[Snake_Baker]

I'm hoping North can snag Crossley at pick 64.

 

[yougobacha]

Joel Amartey a bolter for top 35. Watch this space.

 

[DaveLister]

I'm hoping North can snag Crossley at pick 64.

pretty sure GC could match with their last pick at that point

 

[Groin guru]

Freo are looking at Meek and I hope we get him with one of our 4th rd picks.

Bugger. Hoping North pick him up

 

[THE_GUN]

Bugger. Hoping North pick him up

Do North actually need another Ruckman ?

Goldstein
Preuss
Daw
Larkey
Brown

These days its just 1 ruckman playing

 

[Groin guru]

Do North actually need another Ruckman ?

Goldstein
Preuss
Daw
Larkey
Brown

These days its just 1 ruckman playing

Brown and Larkey will never play in the ruck again. Brown isn't good at it, has terrible knees, and is our number 1 forward so you don't take him away from that position.

Goldstein isn't performing at the moment.
Daw can't run out a game and is injured all the time.
Preuss is still developing.
It is always good to have a project ruck developing.

Technically North has 3 rucks on their list.
Richmond has hampson, nakervis, soldo. 3 also. Potentially chol too.

 

[THE_GUN]

Brown and Larkey will never play in the ruck again. Brown isn't good at it, has terrible knees, and is our number 1 forward so you don't take him away from that position.

Goldstein isn't performing at the moment.
Daw can't run out a game and is injured all the time.
Preuss is still developing.
It is always good to have a project ruck developing.

Technically North has 3 rucks on their list.
Richmond has hampson, nakervis, soldo. 3 also. Potentially chol too.

Chol will never be a Ruckman but more a Fwd/Defender
Hampson will be delisted next year - Injuries cant get on the park
Soldo is 3 years away

We only really have Nank

 

[Groin guru]

Chol will never be a Ruckman but more a Fwd/Defender
Hampson will be delisted next year - Injuries cant get on the park
Soldo is 3 years away

We only really have Nank

 

[THE_GUN]

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Thats ok your a North supporter, Attention disorder is common in north players and supporters

 

[Yoda_]

Chol will never be a Ruckman but more a Fwd/Defender
Hampson will be delisted next year - Injuries cant get on the park
Soldo is 3 years away

We only really have Nank

Chol won't make it
Hampson won't be delisted but can only fit one of Nankervis or He in the one side
Soldo played 7 games this year, enough to suggest he's closer than you may think

One thing we could agree on is the necessity Richmond do (not) need a ruck