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Hey there everyone. Just wanting to know what does everyone think about 2 main rucks for 2009... Last year it was Otto and Blake. Does everyone think it will be the same... or Mummy or West or Simpson will push in as no 2 ruck...
 
I don't really know how far the others have progressed but god I hope one of them overtakes Blake this year.
 

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I really hope West gets a lot of games next year. Rate him very highly.
 
foxdoog50 said:
Hey there everyone. Just wanting to know what does everyone think about 2 main rucks for 2009... Last year it was Otto and Blake. Does everyone think it will be the same... or Mummy or West or Simpson will push in as no 2 ruck...
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West and Simpson are IMO a no no for next year; Blake looks a bit bigger again this pre season, so he might be able to throw himself around a bit more. I think Ottens, Blake, Mumford.

West looks like a Ruck/FP player to me; Simpson looks like another 2 years away at least.
 
Geelong2k9 said:
West and Simpson are IMO a no no for next year; Blake looks a bit bigger again this pre season, so he might be able to throw himself around a bit more. I think Ottens, Blake, Mumford.

West looks like a Ruck/FP player to me; Simpson looks like another 2 years away at least.
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thats all well and good, but by any chance has someone taught him how to play football?
 
Blake will get better each year, and did well while Ottens was out. I expect Blake to be no. 1 ruck at Geelong & possibly in the AFL, with Otto more in the forward line in 2009. Blake looks as if he craves the workload & coming off every time he did is not the best way to get momentum & match fitness. Yes, I see Blakey as most improved for 09, & hopefully MVP 2010. We have plenty of support.
 
Blakey was ranked 5th in hitouts last year. Just needs to be more of a presence on the field. He has improved every year and I expect he will again this year.

The question is can Otto play a whole season in 2009???
 
VEEDUBS said:
Blake will get better each year, and did well while Ottens was out. I expect Blake to be no. 1 ruck at Geelong & possibly in the AFL, with Otto more in the forward line in 2009. Blake looks as if he craves the workload & coming off every time he did is not the best way to get momentum & match fitness. Yes, I see Blakey as most improved for 09, & hopefully MVP 2010. We have plenty of support.
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He will improve no doubt, but in this case Dean Cox says hi
 

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While not being historically a huge wrap for Blake he is, on reflection, a good tap ruckman, who is surprisingly adept below his knees and can actually kick quite well in space. Maybe he just needs to learn how to find space better...when to push forward/back in the way Kingy used to.
 
I'd like to see the club try him (Blake) at FF once in a while. He looked great up forward against Essendon at Telstra. Surely it would have been worth a punt in the second half of the GF to put him at FF and tell him to jump at everything and if a Hawks player got in the way just to run through them.
 
Casey Cat said:
I'd like to see the club try him (Blake) at FF once in a while. He looked great up forward against Essendon at Telstra. Surely it would have been worth a punt in the second half of the GF to put him at FF and tell him to jump at everything and if a Hawks player got in the way just to run through them.
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He has taken probably only two overhead contested marks in his career. Would be hopeless forward - teams would run off him without a care in the world.
 

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people cant be serious in thinking blake is going to be out ruckman for the next decade, the bloke is a joke, where was he when we needed him gf day, nowwhere, the guy isnt up to it esp finals football, been hiding behing otto all year and just when otto decided to play his worst game ever for us in the gf we needed Blakey to beat his 7 game opponent and he couldn't

i hope mumford or west take his spot because whuilst people think its funny and clap blakey during home and away games when he gets a kick or gets a goal i saw knowone who was clapping him gf day,

Blake and Lonerga wont ever win us a flag i promise u.
 
varcoe said:
people cant be serious in thinking blake is going to be out ruckman for the next decade, the bloke is a joke, where was he when we needed him gf day, nowwhere, the guy isnt up to it esp finals football, been hiding behing otto all year and just when otto decided to play his worst game ever for us in the gf we needed Blakey to beat his 7 game opponent and he couldn't

i hope mumford or west take his spot because whuilst people think its funny and clap blakey during home and away games when he gets a kick or gets a goal i saw knowone who was clapping him gf day,

Blake and Lonerga wont ever win us a flag i promise u.
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Someone who posts under the name "Varcoe" should not be making these comments about any player
 
varcoe is a bigger joke then balke and lonergan is a bigger joke then both of them, i have stated that none of these 3 ever play for geelong in a finals match esp gf again, pathetic all 3.
 
varcoe said:
varcoe is a bigger joke then balke and lonergan is a bigger joke then both of them, i have stated that none of these 3 ever play for geelong in a finals match esp gf again, pathetic all 3.
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I know who I'd prefere at centre-bounce face offs and its not Brad Ottens. Blakey is hard at it in the centre, I only hope he's put on 4-5 kg of muscle in the gym.
If he's put on a bit more bulk and told to run hard at the opposition where possible he could have a big season for us. He's now maturing in his role.
Play Lonergan down back? Varcoe, a reciever, but not often enough!

Meto.
 
varcoe said:
people cant be serious in thinking blake is going to be out ruckman for the next decade, the bloke is a joke, where was he when we needed him gf day, nowwhere, the guy isnt up to it esp finals football, been hiding behing otto all year and just when otto decided to play his worst game ever for us in the gf we needed Blakey to beat his 7 game opponent and he couldn't

i hope mumford or west take his spot because whuilst people think its funny and clap blakey during home and away games when he gets a kick or gets a goal i saw knowone who was clapping him gf day,

Blake and Lonerga wont ever win us a flag i promise u.
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Your sir are without a doubt the smartest poster on bigfooty.

I could seriously not agree more, blake is the biggest pea heart ****ing excuse for a footballer i have ever seen. What the hell are you guys thinking putting blake FF?! that has to be a joke, he took one mark again essendon in the early parts of the year, and essendon were trash; we were flogging them.
Lonergan is just a big goose, i am praying to the football gods that hawkins can get his foot right. So we never have to see this guy line up for us ever again.
And well varcoe is just a guy you wouldnt want to back going into a big game, he'll be the first one to fade into the background. Gamble > varcoe by miles and miles.

my 2c
 

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