Charlie nominated himself for a ruck contest last weekend, stay away from there King Charles.
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We need to talk about Oscar
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Im pretty sure Dunkley tried to come in and claim it but the umpire had already given it to Charlie. Im pretty sure they have a pecking order on who is to go up. And then its chaos like Charlie if none are there in time.
Pretty sure the order goes: Oscar > Daniher > Hipwood > Dunkley > then who ever puts their hand up
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Still think Hipwood ends up our best ruck.
He was like a box of chocolates lol, it's why Leigh couldn't play him in the backline.
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I was just thinking about that Forrest Gump line about you never know what you're going to get. But ok, lol. Your description is more colourful, and on point.
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I felt like "you never know what you're going to get" really undersold the Brennan experience.
And despite all that, if you asked me to name my favourite ever Lion he'd probably feature strongly.
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Interesting take. He's off Grundy by about 6kg. If Hipwood ever goes into ruck, he can run rings around them once the ball hits the ground. He'll be like Jackson in that way.
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Oscar was average for awhile and he now he is playing well. All is good.
I have been very down on Big O and he has made me eat my words the past month. His tap work has been the best it's ever been IMO and tbh I didn't see the improvement in him.
Looking forward to seeing how he goes against one of the best tonight. I think Gawn is still a very good player so neutralizing will still be a good result. But a dominant performance tonight and my perception might just change.
Looking forward to seeing how he goes against one of the best tonight. I think Gawn is still a very good player so neutralizing will still be a good result. But a dominant performance tonight and my perception might just change.
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Hoo boy.
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I'd be okay to give him a pass against Gawn. Most ruckmen would struggle in the matchup when Gawn actually cares to try.
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Maybe we shouldn't talk about Oscar
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I didn't feel like he was awful but I'm sure I'll be shouted down. He contested it, and a good Gawn game is completely unstoppable. Instead Oscar didn't exactly halve the contests but he killed the free taps Gawn gets at his best. Gawn to Oliver or Viney killed us, but they could have absolutely destroyed us if not for Oscar.
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Oscar isn't a superstar ruck but I think he can compete really well and suits our system.
I'm sure he'll be a bit disappointed he couldn't match the challenge of Gawn again but he has been in good form and I think he'll bounce back next week.
Dunno how he can win a hitout against gawn when he never watches the ball. Incredibly frustrating.
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If he’d kicked that goal it would’ve evened the ledger in the matchup quite a bit
Oscar had a poor first half. But I actually think he slightly had the better of Gawn in the 2nd half.
Yeah Oscar embarrassed himself in the first half but again to his credit I thought he competed far better in the second half. He’ll never be a star but all you can ask is just to compete and not get comprehensively beaten like he was in the first half.
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Got a lot more physical. Leveled it out a bit.
Yeah I thought so too. Also benefitted from when neither could get on the field in the fourth quarter.
I thought Oscar, as well as the team as a whole did well to limit Gawn's impact around the ground. He only ended up taking the two marks, only one of which was contested.
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Just before half time Oscar started to body Gawn, really launching at him. Not something I've seen much of from him. Gawn was still getting on top at that stage but Oscar was trying to lift.
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Gawn to me is probably one of the all time greatest rucks. Might be going past Cox. Some of his taps to Vineyard's and co tonight were beautiful. Going up against him is a nightmare but felt Oscar absolutely competed well. Did well to push forward and try and stretch him round the ground. Didn't let him dominate in the air down the ground when we were chasing the win
No doubt Oscar got humbled tonight. Gawn is as mentioned on of the best ricks ever though. It was probably one of his worst nights though so I'm not gonna go too hard on the bloke. His form has been goodets see if he can bounce back.
Melb were very aggressive in attacking our two main clearance aggressors in Oscar and Neale tonight. Good lesson for the boys.
Melb were very aggressive in attacking our two main clearance aggressors in Oscar and Neale tonight. Good lesson for the boys.
