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45 minutes ago, rjay said:

Tomlinson is the same height, Brown is not a ruck and at his age it's not the time to start so it made sense for JVR to do some ruck time. It's good for his development and it wasn't taking time from anyone else.

As others have said it looks like he (JVR) is a bit taller than the 193 he was at draft time.

For what it's worth if Jackson misses I think Tommo will probably come in as back up.

JVR was contesting centre bounces against a 100kg 205cm ruckman in Ned Moyle.  It was as idiotic as RDB putting Robbie Flower at full back against Malcolm Blight. That really helped Robbies' development.

By all means let JVR contest throw ins in the forward line if you think it helps his development.

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    1 hour ago, FlashInThePan said:

    This is factually incorrect. Max is possibly the best tap ruckman of all time. Both his hit outs and hits to advantage are elite

     

    Yeah well I tend also to disagree as well!

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    5 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    JVR was contesting centre bounces against a 100kg 205cm ruckman in Ned Moyle.  It was as idiotic as RDB putting Robbie Flower at full back against Malcolm Blight. That really helped Robbies' development.

    By all means let JVR contest throw ins in the forward line if you think it helps his development.

    Rob Flower once played a State game at CHF against Ross Glendinning and u know what....?

    ROB ABSOLUTLEY DEEESTROYATED HIM and was BOG🤩

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    15 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    JVR was contesting centre bounces against a 100kg 205cm ruckman in Ned Moyle.  It was as idiotic as RDB putting Robbie Flower at full back against Malcolm Blight. That really helped Robbies' development.

    By all means let JVR contest throw ins in the forward line if you think it helps his development.

    There was nobody else 'mo'...

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    1 hour ago, 1964_2 said:

    Conspiracy theory - Does Melb want to find out to what degree Weid can hold down second ruck possy next year, by giving him the full game in ruck this week? 

    I assumed the conspiracy theory would be the clubs been told about Luke’s future and are shelving him. 

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    Melksham and Brown captured in the footage of the Captain’s Run at Adelaide Oval a short time ago. Couldn’t spot Hunt or Tomlinson.

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    2 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Melksham and Brown captured in the footage of the Captain’s Run at Adelaide Oval a short time ago. Couldn’t spot Hunt or Tomlinson.

    Mitch Brown to ruck ? 

    Anthony Anderson Reaction GIF

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    I think we should all get a grip. We have Weid most likely as the No. 1 ruck for a whole week before Max gets back. We're playing Adelaide, we have a gun midfield that will adapt and shark. If Weid plays like he did last week, against an inferior side (compared to Brisbane), he will do more than OK. BBB has done a lot of back up ruck work for North over the years and can come in if the sky falls in (which it wont). Not that excited by M Brown or Thommo coming in but hopefully they'll do their job. Don't forget everyone, we've got an ace up our sleeve with Harmsie to the ruck!

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    Jackson officially ruled out (afl website)

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    1 hour ago, 1964_2 said:

    Conspiracy theory - Does Melb want to find out to what degree Weid can hold down second ruck possy next year, by giving him the full game in ruck this week? 

    Another conspiracy/rumour floating around is that Goodwin wasn’t keen on Jackson flying to Adelaide because he was concerned that if he saw WA on the in-flight map it would make him homesick and tilt his decision away from Melbourne.

    Both theories entirely possible.

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    1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    My view about Aaron Bradtke last year was that he was being played in the key defensive positions because he wasn’t developing as a ruckman. 

    In any event, the record shows that Bradtke was registered with VAFA B Section club Old Haileybury on 17 March, 2022 and has only managed 3 games at that level, the last of which was on 28 May, 2022. This indicates that he’s not doing anything to suggest that the decision to delist him was incorrect.

    Could he be injured?

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    like it or not You’d think Tomlinson would have to be the medi sub in front of melksham, JVR and hunt

    a bit more versatile if a tall or a small goes down during the game 

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    27 minutes ago, rjay said:

    There was nobody else 'mo'...

    Mitch Brown has been selected as Jackson's replacement. That's who should have been playing 2nd ruck at Casey last week.

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    Note Port have been going very nicely of late with Findlayson as their no 1 ruck. Makes a contest and gets a lot of ground ball.

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    As Nightwish dialogue declared before Triumphant DVD set

    "Shudder, before you fall"

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    So Jackson lasts one game as a number one Ruck. Awesome. I'd now trade him. I'm saying this as I got him into my SuperCoach team with almost no trades left. Does anyone know how bad it is. Not Angry just disappointed.

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    4 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

    Ah the dreaded Norm Smith Jake Spencer curse resurfaces

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    Looks like GRONK From its about time! shortlived T.V series!

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    1 minute ago, picket fence said:

    Looks like GRONK From its about time! shortlived T.V series!

    Just missing a club...

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    19 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Could he be injured?

    I’ll never forget Austin’s sheer delight at Optus Oval when we won the flag. He rushed on the ground with his mates  to celebrate a Flag with the team he’s always followed.

    It must have been a setback  to not be able to pursue his Demon AFL dream.

    Jack Bell is from Old Haileybury, too.

    A pity Majak didn’t retire a few weeks earlier to open a spot for us to draft him mid-year.

    That big Smith guy looks all right at Casey, too.

    I always thought McInerney looked promising at Casey.

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