Opinion The Ruck

[BarneyBent]

Would you consider that an upgrade on Currie who seems ahead of Joel at North? I haven't watched North that much is Joel better?

Different players. Currie is a genuine ruckman, Tippett is a KPD who used to do a bit of relief ruckwork and could probably do it again if the need arose.

 

[Sydswans0512]

He was a forward/ruck in his Brisbane/Gold Coast days. They basically tried to make him his big brother. Didn't work, obviously. Doubt he's rucked much, if at all, since he went into defence, but that doesn't mean he's incapable.

He's 2 or 3 inches shorter than Kurt, he only ever played full back at SANFL level

 

[BarneyBent]

He's 2 or 3 inches shorter than Kurt, he only ever played full back at SANFL level

Yep, still tall enough to provide a chop-out in the ruck though.

"The 197cm project player has put his athleticism and prodigious leap to good use in the ruck with the Lions Reserves."

 

[Sydswans0512]

Yep, still tall enough to provide a chop-out in the ruck though.

"The 197cm project player has put his athleticism and prodigious leap to good use in the ruck with the Lions Reserves."

I spent a year with him at west, he wouldn't be up to it

 

[BarneyBent]

I spent a year with him at west, he wouldn't be up to it

Huh, well if you say so. But he's done it before is all I'm saying.

 

[Sydswans0512]

Huh, well if you say so. But he's done it before is all I'm saying.

Just trust me on that one, awesome fullback tho

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

With Walsh going home , LRT maybe retiring at years end and AJ knee being unknown a mature age KD would be on the cards before a ruck maybe ?.
Pyke is 31 at years end and you don't want to be getting soft tissue injuries at his age so maybe another ruck who knows.

Walsh is going home? Wasn't he just taken off the injury list?

 

[baja]

Walsh is going home? Wasn't he just taken off the injury list?

I don't know if he is staying or going but I think it originated from someone posting they think he will then someone agreed, a couple pressed 'like', so it has slowly become fact as is the bigfooty way.
I could have missed something and I might be wrong on that.

 

[Sanecow]

I don't know if he is staying or going but I think it originated from someone posting they think he will then someone agreed, a couple pressed 'like', so it has slowly become fact as is the bigfooty way.
I could have missed something and I might be wrong on that.

To be fair, it started with these:

http://www.independent.ie/sport/tommy-walsh-may-return-home-to-the-kingdom-from-sydney-29697269.html
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-01-16/walsh-considers-going-home

Then you add these:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-02-18/injured-swan-put-on-longterm-injury-list
http://www.livegaelic.com/features/irish-experiment/walsh-placed-long-term-injury-list/

I don't think it's a huge leap.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

I don't know if he is staying or going but I think it originated from someone posting they think he will then someone agreed, a couple pressed 'like', so it has slowly become fact as is the bigfooty way.
I could have missed something and I might be wrong on that.

To be fair, it started with these:

http://www.independent.ie/sport/tommy-walsh-may-return-home-to-the-kingdom-from-sydney-29697269.html
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-01-16/walsh-considers-going-home

Then you add these:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-02-18/injured-swan-put-on-longterm-injury-list
http://www.livegaelic.com/features/irish-experiment/walsh-placed-long-term-injury-list/

I don't think it's a huge leap.

But now there's this:
http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2014-05-14/tommy-walshs-return

 

[alanlau34]

Another Swans success story in the making. He is a battler, but anyone would be if you had his run;

"My three years at Richmond were injury plagued," he explains.

"First year I missed the whole season with a broken ankle, that put me on the back foot coming into my second year.

"I played two games that year and then the following pre-season I broke my wrist twice and missed the first five games or so, and that just put me in the scrap heap.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-16/swan-hammers-out-career?utm_medium=RSS

They say footy is above the shoulders, and looks like the Swans culture has helped D-Rex get it right.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

"First year I missed the whole season with a broken ankle, that put me on the back foot coming into my second year.

I guess it kinda would, eh?

 

[The Swans Blog]

So, a month after the thread was made, and the love in has started.

Let's just hope he doesn't turn into Ricky Mott.

 

[Sanecow]

He has improved but wow, such a massive unco.

 

[Punts]

Dericx seriously looks more capable of holding down the number 1 role than Pyke from what I have seen ( a lot more mobile and 2nds efforts around the contested ball is much better than Pyke ). Since giving the num 1 ruck he has been getting better and better

 

[Sanecow]

"When Pyke went off injured against Brisbane, the runner came out and said, 'I've got bad news'.
"I was like, 'That's bad news for Pykey, but good news for me'."

Actually a pretty funny interview / article.

 

[Superstar swan]

Derickx has handled himself very well since pyke went down. I nearly spat my beer out when horse was trying not to laugh when asked about derickx in the presser