id like to discuss the supposed weak link of our squad - the ruck stocks
I was snooping in the Syd thread and someone said they'd prefer to have 2 rucks up against tbell - it made me think, is he seen as a threat?
then I look at what we have in back up - leunberger, perfectly capable ruckman.
so where do our rock stocks actually sit league wide?
Ade
Jacobs - 8/10 but ageing, Obrien - promosing developing - Jenkins - relief
Youd have to call their stocks slim if Jacobs goes down
Bris
martin - 8/10 but ageing, Smith - developing - mcineriny - ultra developing
again, slim stocks
Carl
kruz - 8/10 - solid - Phillips - 6/10 - capable - gorringe 3/10 break glass - korcheck - project
have solid enough back up options
Coll
grundy - 9/10 - elite - cox - capable/developing - lynch - project
slim without grundy
Ess
Tbell - 8/10 solid - luey 7/10 solid - JD, solid cover - smack - break glass - draper - project
solid one two punch, no elite option though. really need the third tier option if disaster strikes
Freo
Sandy - 7/10 - last legs - Darcy 9/10 - super - griffin - solid cover
darcy saving their blushes but slim
Gee
Smith - 7/10 capable - Stanley - 7/10 capable - blix - relief - abbott - project
plenty of cover if lacking elite option
Gc
Witts - 7/10 capable, nicholls - 7/10 capable, currie - cover, loercsh - project.
a few options but none elite
Gws
Mummy - 9/10 elite, Lobb - 8/10, solid, simpson - cover, Flynn - developing
two great options , ok cover, could maybe use another developer
Haw
Mcevoy - 8/10 solid, ceglar - 4/10, cover - pittonet - developing - vickery - glue factory
slim
Mel
Gawn - 9/10 elite, spencer - 7/10, solid - king - developing
slim without gawn as their year showed for a while
Nth
goldy - 9/10, aging, pruess 8/10, solid, daw - 5/10 - question marks,
slim when goldy goes
Port
Ryder - 9/10 elite, Dixon - cover, Trengove - cover, Ladhams - developing, Lobbe - 5/10 frozen out but capable, Frampton - developing
flush with options
Rich
Hampson - 7/10, capable, Maric - finished, Griffiths 7/10, capable, Soldo - developing
slim
Syd
Naismith 7/10, solid- Tippett 7/10, solid - Cameron - developing
slim
Stk
Hickey 7/10, ok - Longer 7/10, ok - Holmes - developing - Pierce developing.
two ok options but not flash
Wce
NicNat 9/10 elite, Lycett 8/10, solid, Vardy 7/10 solid - Giles ,cover Petrie ,cover
solid line up - nobody could have covered what they had to this year but they managed
WB
Campbell 7/10, ok - Boyd 7/10, ok - Roughead 7/10 ok cover - English elite kid.
ok - invested in an elite kid.
I reckon the problem with our line up is that they are perceived as injury prone - in the end we have 2 good afl quality ruckmen at prime age which is more than a lot can muster - and a solid in game relief option in JD. what we need is the third string guy that isn't smack... and maybe another kid developing, with elite potential - ie our first draft pick hint hint