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It was reported on one of the radio stations this morning that we have asked him in for a medical.

Must be seriously considering the big fella.

Is it a coincidence he played his best game against us, busting a gut to prove his worth?

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    Not a bad decision really.. We don't have anyone going into free agency apart from Garland with any real value that will risk being diminished if we brought in Kreuzer. Would cost us nothing in terms of players or draft picks.. Can help out big Maxy and rest up forward to allow Hogan to push up if need be.

    A yes from me.

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      On 08/09/2015 at 04:51, DeeZee said:

    It was report on one of the radio stations this morning that we have asked him in for a medical.

    Must be seriously considering the big fella.

    Is it a coincidence he played his best game against us, busting a gut to prove his worth?

    It would be slightly ironic that the final outcome of the Kreuzer cup was that he ended up win the winner, not the looser!

    Don't want him at the club though, too injury prone.

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    A definite yes.
    Dawes has shown that he can't play the Leigh Brown ruck/forward role when he was at Collingwood. Spencil is a ruckman first and foremost and hasn't got the body type to be a forward. I nearly fell over when I saw Dunny in the ruck on Sunday (it was the second most surprising rucking decision I have seen since Sylvia played the role for the final two centre hit outs against Port). Pedo also is too short for it as well (though I think his body type holds up better than Dunn's).

    Kreuzer can play forward and ruck. If his body holds up then we have a one two combo with him and Jesse that is as good as any in the league.

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      On 08/09/2015 at 05:02, Colin B. Flaubert said:

    A definite yes.

    Dawes has shown that he can't play the Leigh Brown ruck/forward role when he was at Collingwood. Spencil is a ruckman first and foremost and hasn't got the body type to be a forward. I nearly fell over when I saw Dunny in the ruck on Sunday (it was the second most surprising rucking decision I have seen since Sylvia played the role for the final two centre hit outs against Port). Pedo also is too short for it as well (though I think his body type holds up better than Dunn's).

    Kreuzer can play forward and ruck. If his body holds up then we have a one two combo with him and Jesse that is as good as any in the league.

    He can't really...

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    Considering the state of our ruck stocks, probably has to be a yes. We can pick him up for nothing (and hopefully not an enormous amount of money), and as long as he stays fit he is a big improvement on the likes of Jamar and Spencer.

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    He's a good player no doubt, but don't see where he fits in. He's a ruckman first and not a forward who rucks which is what we need.

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    What would he cost us?

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    Would allow Gawn to play resting Ruck forward which would be a tough match up for any team. With the new interchange rules coming into place having two capable ruckman on the ground who can both play forward will be a big advantage. Whilst his injury record is poor its not a big gamble as he will come at no cost in terms of draft picks. Hopefully we can also bring in a free agent midfielder.

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      On 08/09/2015 at 05:23, hogans_heroes said:

    If he checks out medically then you would take him without question

    He has proven to play very well up forward. A Gawn-Kreuzer ruck combo would be pretty epic.

    When?

      On 08/09/2015 at 05:34, Bonkers said:

    Would allow Gawn to play resting Ruck forward which would be a tough match up for any team. With the new interchange rules coming into place having two capable ruckman on the ground who can both play forward will be a big advantage. Whilst his injury record is poor its not a big gamble as he will come at no cost in terms of draft picks. Hopefully we can also bring in a free agent midfielder.

    Has been a fail in the past, why would it change now?

    Look...both Gawn and Kreuzer are rucks. They thrive on playing in the ruck, neither can play forward for any length of time...

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      On 08/09/2015 at 05:25, Demon Jack said:

    What would he cost us?

    Nothing pick wise. But probably around 500k a year. I could see us going to 550k if we had to, and didn't have anyone else lined up. That is overs, so it really is hard to say with Kreuzer, but speculation has him going at 500k, so realistically it would take another 50k to get him to MFC.

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    Free Agent, we get him for FREE. Of course we should be chasing his medical records! He'll surely sign with a destination club though.

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    Gawn predominantly forward is a hard sell for me - he would be a decoy option and he would have to play deep and that pushes Hogan up the ground and...

    Nup.

    Gawn number 1 ruck - go and find a forward who can ruck a bit.

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    I think Kruezer and Gawn could work ok in tandem given the change to the interchange cap/sub.

    The question is if he is worth burning 5% of the salary cap on given his injury history.

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      On 08/09/2015 at 06:36, rpfc said:

    Gawn predominantly forward is a hard sell for me - he would be a decoy option and he would have to play deep and that pushes Hogan up the ground and...

    Nup.

    Gawn number 1 ruck - go and find a forward who can ruck a bit.

    Yep, we have our ruckman now. Gawn underwhelms as a forward and thrives as a ruck - much like Kreuzer. He doesn't strike me as the type of player we need. What we do need is a player who can play mostly forward and pinch hit well in the ruck.

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      On 08/09/2015 at 07:19, juzzk1d said:

    Signed a contract extension with the Crows

    I know.

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    C grader whose best football is played as a stand alone. No, thanks.

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    Well if Watts is going we may as well get the other most disappointing #1 pick going round...

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      On 08/09/2015 at 07:38, Deestroy All said:

    Well if Watts is going we may as well get the other most disappointing #1 pick going round...

    Don't forget Scully for the trifecta

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    No room for him with Gawn around

    Port experimented with two ruckmen this year (Lobbe and Ryder). Look how that worked out

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