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Tom will be either the first picked , or closest to ,on this Friday to join the Dees,

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    Tom does his medical tomorrow- will be picked up by Dees - this is a certainty,

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    Id be ultra surprised if those bloke every plays an AFL game for us. Sorry but this is not exciting. 

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    4 minutes ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

    Id be ultra surprised if those bloke every plays an AFL game for us. Sorry but this is not exciting. 

    Hopefully he doesn't!

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    It's hard to understand the critics of this decision. We were exposed last year with no credible ruck back up when Max was injured, but no ruckman with ambitions of regular AFL matches is going to join us behind Max after ther Grundy experience. 

    Tom Campbell is the perfect depth bridge to a long-term Max replacement. Hopefully we rate Dodson in this year’s draft and can position to take him. That would be an ideal outcome.

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    Max has just re-signed for 3 years (he will be 35 then)

    No quality ruckman wants to be drafted to sit behind Max for 3 years on the off chance he gets injured.

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    11 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Max has just re-signed for 3 years (he will be 35 then)

    No quality ruckman wants to be drafted to sit behind Max for 3 years on the off chance he gets injured.

    It's going to take at least a year, probably two, before a drafted ruckman is ready for AFL. How many ruckmen successfully carry the #1 mantle in their first two seasons?

    By season three in 2027 the transition will be in full swing, a draftee this year will turn 21 then. This is the perfect time to do it, it's too late doing it in the 2026 draft.

    It all depends on if we rate Dodson though.

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    1 hour ago, old55 said:

    It's going to take at least a year, probably two, before a drafted ruckman is ready for AFL. How many ruckmen successfully carry the #1 mantle in their first two seasons?

    By season three in 2027 the transition will be in full swing, a draftee this year will turn 21 then. This is the perfect time to do it, it's too late doing it in the 2026 draft.

    It all depends on if we rate Dodson though.

    Agree with that . Was really referring to a Campbell type that will have to sit in line behind Max for 3 years.

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    Destination club!!

    In the same way a retirement home is sought after real estate I guess.

    It’s pragmatic but boy it’s unremarkable 

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    3 hours ago, old55 said:

    It's going to take at least a year, probably two, before a drafted ruckman is ready for AFL. How many ruckmen successfully carry the #1 mantle in their first two seasons?

    By season three in 2027 the transition will be in full swing, a draftee this year will turn 21 then. This is the perfect time to do it, it's too late doing it in the 2026 draft.

    It all depends on if we rate Dodson though.

    Agree. I think the pick 25 from the Crows should be used on Dodson if he’s available.   Serves apprenticeship over first two years.  Wait and see. 

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    1 minute ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Agree. I think the pick 25 from the Crows should be used on Dodson if he’s available.   Serves apprenticeship over first two years.  Wait and see. 

    We have way too many holes to be using valuable picks on rucks unless they are huge standouts

    Develop up rookies and hope you get a good one.

    If not, there will always be someone when needed 

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    1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

    We have way too many holes to be using valuable picks on rucks unless they are huge standouts

    Develop up rookies and hope you get a good one.

    If not, there will always be someone when needed 

    Fair enough. But strong rucks are hard to find and you don’t want to be left with a Soldo type as your messiah.  

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    15 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Fair enough. But strong rucks are hard to find and you don’t want to be left with a Soldo type as your messiah.  

    Brisbane seemed to cope ok with a second string ruck in the GF 

    Unless they are taking contested marks regularly and kicking goals their influence can be overstated imo 

     

     

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    42 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Fair enough. But strong rucks are hard to find and you don’t want to be left with a Soldo type as your messiah.  

    Rucks don't matter, unless they're a total difference maker eg. Gawn. 

    A battler who competes hard would be fine, and they aren't that hard to find. 

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    2 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    In - Campbell 

    Out - Clarry, Kozzie.

    Probably tips the scales our way.

    Don't forget Owies in and Trac out.

    Real winners of trade week right there.

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    Staggered why they don’t look at this 25 year old option from Southport who has played in 2 x VFL Grand Finals still with upside and mature enough back-up. Surprisingly a very good kick and had an awesome first half v Werribee in this years Grand Final. 
    8 yrs younger than Campbell! 

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    We got our man 

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    Nothing against this. With Fullerton and Verrell still seemingly miles off selection (we choose to play Petty as a key ruck before them for goodness sake), Campbell seems a low risk high reward recruit.

    Welcome TC.

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    Very highly rated as a person, I wonder if he's in a semi ruck coaching role with Verrall, Fullarton etc. while offering the big body Max needs to train against, plus offers a break glass in case of emergency option. 

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