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Ruck Duo: Max Gawn and Luke Jackson

Just like our winger's list, the winner in this catalogue comes without too much question.

While other teams' ruck duos are much closer in quality than their wingers, the duo of Gawn and Jackson has been an almighty success after their premiership-winning season last year.

On ability, Max Gawn is the best ruckman in the league and has been for the last few seasons.

Gawn has played all 10 games this year, averaging 19.1 disposals, 5.4 marks, five clearances, 25.8 hit outs and 0.8 goals a game.

The bearded skipper's ability to influence not only the ruck contest but everywhere else around the ground makes him such a luxury for the Demons.

He can become an extra defender, midfielder or forward whenever called upon ... scary stuff!

Last year's Rising Star winner Luke Jacksoncontinues to make himself a star of the competition as he develops into another ruckman/midfielder/forward.

Jackson has missed the one game this year due to COVID Protocols, but in his nine games, he has averaged 14.8 disposals, 3.7 marks, 2.6 tackles, 10 hit outs and 2.4 clearances.

At only 20, Jackson looks set to be a difficult match-up for teams and he is relishing in his role as Gawn's deputy in 2022.

Both could be set to become dual premiership players if the Demons' scarily good start to the season is anything to go by.

2. St Kilda

Ruck Duo: Rowan Marshall and Paddy Ryder

3. Fremantle

Ruck Duo: Sean Darcy and Lloyd Meek

4. Western Bulldogs

Ruck duo: Tim English and Stefan Martin

5. Brisbane Lions

Ruck Duo: Darcy Fort and Oscar McInerney

6. GWS

Ruck Duo: Braydon Preuss and Matt Flynn

7. Gold Coast

Ruck Duo: Jarrod Witts and Mabior Chol

8. Richmond

Ruck Duo: Toby Nankervis and Ivan Soldo

9. Sydney

Ruck Duo: Tom Hickey and Peter Ladhams

10. Collingwood

Ruck Duo: Brodie Grundy and Darcy Cameron

11. Carlton

Ruck Duo: Marc Pittonet and Tom De Koning

12. Adelaide

Ruck Duo: Reilly O'Brien and Kieran Strachan

13. North Melbourne

Ruck Duo: Tristan Xerri and Todd Goldstein

14. Port Adelaide

Ruck Duo: Scott Lycett and Sam Hayes

15. West Coast

Ruck Duo: Nic Naitanui and Bailey Williams

16. Hawthorn

Ruck Duo: Ned Reeves and Ben McEvoy

17. Essendon

Ruck Duo: Sam Draper and Andrew Phillips

18. Geelong

Ruck Duo: Rhys Stanley and Mark Blicavs

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Yes.

Then you have muppets like Tom Rockcliff(good ex teammate of mine and a pretty simple dude) who think otherwise. 

 

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25 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Yes.

Then you have muppets like Tom Rockcliff(good ex teammate of mine and a pretty simple dude) who think otherwise. 

 

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They should be higher up than 7. Don’t know who put the doggies at 4. 

That ranking of rucks goes a fair way to explaining why Cats wont win flag this year.


I certainly agree with the top 3 choices.

I haven't read the article but that list is pretty flawed - only us, the Saints and the Lions really play a ruck duo (maybe the Tigers). I know that one will sit forward (or back) if both are on the field at the same time. Whereas a lot of the others mentioned have 1 main ruck and the other is an 80% forward and only offers ruck relief - not as a true ruckman themselves. Some of the teams  Dogs, Crows, Eagles, Pies and Bombers only ever play the 1 ruckman so no point mentioning their injury replacements? 

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