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4 minutes ago, Fifty-5 said:

I'm not a fan of 2 rucks, especially when we have solid and capable relief in Weed and TMac.

Then how have we persuaded a ruck that has been complaining about no game time to join us? He's gotta be worked in.

 
2 minutes ago, praha said:

Then how have we persuaded a ruck that has been complaining about no game time to join us? He's gotta be worked in.

I agree it's a mystery, particularly since I think we'll struggle to fit Hogan, TMac and Weed into the same line up. Adding Preuss just makes it harder.

Max was obviously struggling towards the end of the final series and he was worked over by the Lycett/Vardy combo. I think this will happen a bit next year by other sides thus we will need at times to play 2 genuine rucks. Not to mention what could happen if Max is injured. Preuss is priority 1 IMO.

 

Happened vs Grundy/Cox on QB too...

Max can't do it all, and if he does go down I sure as hell don't want our best forward in TMac getting dragged away to provide average cover. 

This will extend Maxs career. We may even be able to give him a game or two off per season when the opposition warrants.

Get Preuss! 

The only way you can play 2 rucks is if the second one is a dangerous forward target. 

Nathan vardy would have been a good get when he was on the market for this reason. 

I don’t see pruess being any more than backup and it’s weird that he’d want to come to us when sides like the cats, dogs and eagles are desperate for a number one ruck


5 minutes ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

The only way you can play 2 rucks is if the second one is a dangerous forward target. 

Nathan vardy would have been a good get when he was on the market for this reason. 

I don’t see pruess being any more than backup and it’s weird that he’d want to come to us when sides like the cats, dogs and eagles are desperate for a number one ruck

Cats, Dogs, Crows, Blues, Bombers, Saints, Port all looking for a number 1 ruck and theirs are near the end, Gawn only 26. Very interesting.

Maybe preuss wants to be a part of a one two combo. Maybe he sees this as the most successful pathway and doesn’t want to be a lone hand. 

Is this the steven may thread or the preuss thread?

Just saying it was confirmed we sat down with May. It's still looking like he is our 4th or 5th target on the wishlist aka not happening.

 
6 hours ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

The only way you can play 2 rucks is if the second one is a dangerous forward target. 

Nathan vardy would have been a good get when he was on the market for this reason. 

I don’t see pruess being any more than backup and it’s weird that he’d want to come to us when sides like the cats, dogs and eagles are desperate for a number one ruck

You’re saying that Vardy is a dangerous forward.

Vardy is an absolute spud!

48 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

You’re saying that Vardy is a dangerous forward.

Vardy is an absolute spud!

I’m saying vardy can play forward. Pruess can not. If you’re going to play two rucks the secondary ruck has to be able to play forward 


17 minutes ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

If you’re going to play two rucks the secondary ruck has to be able to play forward 

I'd argue that he'd need to be able to play both forward and back. Intercept defender and bomb it in long option to either mark or bring ball to ground.

46 minutes ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

I’m saying vardy can play forward. Pruess can not. If you’re going to play two rucks the secondary ruck has to be able to play forward 

Max can play forward.

I'd be playing Preuss about 10 games a year against the taller sides and non finalists and having him ruck 50% of the game whilst Gawn plays forward.

Then come the business end you go smaller and ruck Max 80% game time.

26 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Max can play forward.

I'd be playing Preuss about 10 games a year against the taller sides and non finalists and having him ruck 50% of the game whilst Gawn plays forward.

Then come the business end you go smaller and ruck Max 80% game time.

See I don’t agree, I don’t think we are good enough to mess with things, still too prone to dropping those games to risk it 

8 hours ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

The only way you can play 2 rucks is if the second one is a dangerous forward target. 

 

Max would wreak havoc resting forward.

We should play two rucks next season...  as othres have said, Max will fall apart if we dont.  He can not continue to carry the load.


2 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

May is coming to Melbourne I have been told.

Would be a great pickup at a fair price.

5 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Max would wreak havoc resting forward.

We should play two rucks next season...  as othres have said, Max will fall apart if we dont.  He can not continue to carry the load.

My big question is can pruess be an effectively enough resting forward or do we lose out on forward pressure having him there. It’s basically him or weid 

How good is May? like he plays for a [censored] team so you can't judge him. However he is talked of highly by media pundits. Lloyd dropped a line that if May came in (Assuming we kept Hogan) surely we'd be one of the favourites for next season. Now Lloyd is known for his outlandish statements but as i don't know much about May and his ability i can't tell if it's bat [censored] insane talk or just a super early call.

8 minutes ago, MurDoc516 said:

How good is May? like he plays for a [censored] team so you can't judge him. However he is talked of highly by media pundits. Lloyd dropped a line that if May came in (Assuming we kept Hogan) surely we'd be one of the favourites for next season. Now Lloyd is known for his outlandish statements but as i don't know much about May and his ability i can't tell if it's bat [censored] insane talk or just a super early call.

May is a significant upgrade on Oscar. I think he’s an all Australia quality key back in a decent side.


I find it a bit surprising that May is coming to us as he was slated as a shoe in for the Pies.  Hawks also chasing him hard.

But if he does come to us it will be nice to get one over Coll and Hawks. 

MFC = Dee-stination Club!

Edited by Lucifer's Hero

I wonder if the pies have some salary cap pressure and restricts what they can offer May. Read that Langdon's contract neg had stalled due to $. I mean they have been paying overs for the recruits they've brought in from other clubs and their depth would come at a cost - Varcoe, Wells, Elliot etc.

Hawks already have keys backs, but they're also a seriously ageing list, the cliff is approaching, I'd stay away if choosing a destination.

 
2 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

I find it a bit surprising that May is coming to us as he was slated as a shoe in for the Pies.  Hawks also chasing him hard.

But if he does come to us it will be nice to get one over Coll and Hawks. 

MFC = Dee-stination Club!

The only answer is that we've been tracking him for a long time I reckon. As have some of us fans with the S May discussion thread on here for 2 years. He was a private school boy in Melbourne, so has his roots here. Probably with some of our players and staff.

Edited by johndemonic

24 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Just passing on what I was told which allegedly came from May himself.

Who told you though?

  • A friend who knows May well?
  • Someone who you remotely know who remotely knows May?
  • Someone who is involved in football at AFL level?
  • A person who knows Judds Grandma?  
  • Stuies facebook page?

Not asking you to name your source, just for a bit more clarity of where the info is coming from?


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