We need to talk about Oscar

[Happy_Neale]

Oscar’s definitely been our most durable ruck. Doc Clarke the best palmer. Crackers the most influential. Mitch Clark probably had the best single season in the position. Stef the most consistent.

Stef was so out of the blue as well, I remember him playing forward for minimal impact then being swung into the ruck out of necessity and absolutely killing it

 

[BangyBangy]

Stef was so out of the blue as well, I remember him playing forward for minimal impact then being swung into the ruck out of necessity and absolutely killing it

Was extremely unlucky not to get an AA.

 

[Happy_Neale]

Was extremely unlucky not to get an AA.

Yep. Him and Mal Michael…shafted

 

[dlanod]

Stef was so out of the blue as well, I remember him playing forward for minimal impact then being swung into the ruck out of necessity and absolutely killing it

The weird thing was that he'd done it at Melbourne too but he was just so penciled in as too small to be more than a third choice ruckman.

 

[Denno]

How Mal Michael never won one is a joke.

Add Matt Kennedy in '99 to the list also. Instead, they moved SOS out to CHB in the AA team

Kennedy was clearly the best CHB that year, for mine.

 

[KissKiss]

Clark Keating AKA Mr September
Stef Martin
Oscar McInerney
Mitch Clark
Matt Leuenberger
Jamie Charman
Beau McDonald
Dylan McLaren


Llane Spaanderman

Would probably be about how I would rate them as well. But can see Oscar climbing one or 2 spots higher as well if he keeps playing like he is. Durability might just get him to the top if nothing else

 

[buttermuffs]

Really disappointed Darcy Fort

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Darcy Fort

Age

32

Ht

204cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

2.9

3star

CL

2.9

4star

HO

17.8

5star

D

9.2

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

3.2

2star

CL

3.6

4star

HO

21.2

5star

D

7.6

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

CL

2.2

4star

HO

15.6

5star

hasn’t been considered.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Really disappointed Darcy Fort hasn’t been considered.

Behind Trent West

 

[Monkey Daniel]

Matt Primus would have been a handy pick up
From memory the AFL introduced a special rule for him to get to Port following the Lions Bears merger
He figured he would be behind Matt Clarke and Beau McDonald

Beau Mcdonald

Age

45

Ht

203cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.2

2star

K

3.4

1star

HB

2.8

2star

HO

17.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

5.4

2star

K

3.6

2star

HB

1.8

2star

HO

5.6

5star

if he was one of the selected 8

 

[Happy_Neale]

Where's Trent Knobel

Trent Knobel

Age

45

Ht

204cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

5.8

1star

K

2.1

1star

HB

3.7

3star

HO

15.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

1.8

1star

K

0.8

1star

HB

1.0

2star

HO

7.4

5star

?

 

[Elixuh]

Broc McCauley

Broc Mccauley

Age

38

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

3.2

1star

HB

9.2

5star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

19.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

3.2

2star

HB

9.8

5star

CL

2.8

5star

HO

19.0

5star

stiff not to get a mention

 

[Nathan Barley]

Simon Black top 3?

 

[martinson]

Has everyone forgotten the great father/son combo Damian and Jordon Bourke

Jordon Bourke

Age

30

Ht

193cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.8

4star

MG

121.2

2star

No current season stats available

D

11.6

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.2

4star

MG

145.0

3star

?

 

[dlanod]

Where's Trent Knobel?

Don't know, don't care.

 

[martinson]

Fwiiw I think Mark Mickan was the best pure ruckman to play for us and IIRC won an AA when at the Bears which was somewhat of an achievement when you look at the top rucks in the AFL at the time

 

[martinson]

Apologies ,of course Mickan only played for the Bears ,not the merged entity. My memory has gone too far back.

 

[Hanley]

Broc McCauley stiff not to get a mention

Or his running mate Bart McCullough, who I'm pretty sure comes up in one of Fevola's stories where Fev wanted his player number, was told no by Bart, and Fev replied no worries I'll get it after you get delisted at the end of year. Some great team cohesion there. Both of course gone before the next season started!

 

[Elixuh]

Or his running mate Bart McCullough, who I'm pretty sure comes up in one of Fevola's stories where Fev wanted his player number, was told no by Bart, and Fev replied no worries I'll get it after you get delisted at the end of year. Some great team cohesion there. Both of course gone before the next season started!

I remember seeing Broc at Coorparoo Coles once. Simpler times.

 

[BangyBangy]

I know he hasn't played this position since moving to the Lions, but Dunkley is a decent ruck too....

 

[Happy_Neale]

Brennan in the ruck was great to watch when he went in there as well

 

[BangyBangy]

Brennan was great to watch.

FTFY.

Go go gadget arms.....

 

[Happy_Neale]

FTFY.

Go go gadget arms.....

Absolutely, nothing like watching a bloke do 6 blind turns in a row then kick it to the opposition

 

[dlanod]

Brennan in the ruck was great to watch when he went in there as well

For three centre bounces before he gets kneed in the gut again.

 

[martinson]

For three centre bounces before he gets kneed in the gut again.

Lethal threw him in there to toughen him up.

But all it did was petrify him.

 

[Elixuh]

I know he hasn't played this position since moving to the Lions, but Dunkley is a decent ruck too....

It’s probably in dunks contract that we don’t subject him to this