4 minutes ago, Greg Schneider said:

Picket, have you ever considered coaching at an AFL club? I think you’ve got one of the best minds for modern footy I’ve seen on this site

You need to go to your local Shrink, there would be NO ONE on this site that would think that! So taking the peeez works both ways😂

Edited 11 hours ago11 hr by picket fence

18 hours ago, Longsufferingnomore said:

DId I hear 15,000 extras from NWM. Can we do that with Latrelle😁

Maybe in a few years. Exciting +++ prospect but as yet unproven at top level.

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

Yes correct I iterated this in a previous post. We imploded with Grundy coz Max couldn't or wouldn't make it work! We would have won in 2023 if Grundy played rather than dud Josh Schache. If we get this two Ruck setup right we will have an astonishingly good year. MAX and Moose or Max and T.Mac is a possible setup that will make other teams think hard at selection.This is Kings first (of many) litmus tests

48 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

Zakostelsky is not a ruck, played there at WAFL Colts level but not big enough to play the role permanently at AFL Level, well known amongst recruiters he will pinch it to give Fort a rest,

Brisbane are using him as a pinch hitter and have been converting him to a key defender long term, great athlete same as Cody Curtin

Maclean again a pinch hitter who is a forward

With Gawn as #1 we will use a second mobile tall to pinch hit

Let’s hope Luker gets back quickly and continues his preseason form (v Norf).

Question - did Heath ever stay on the ground up forward when Luker took the ruck role?

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

We would have won in 2023 if Grundy played rather than dud Josh Schache.

Grundy (who was out the door by then) refused to play as emergency.

For the first time since 2022 the pressure is off us and I am loving it. I haven't entered a season feeling so care-free in many years!

1 hour ago, bing181 said:

Grundy (who was out the door by then) refused to play as emergency.

Bulltish!

4 hours ago, dice said:

Wrong.

Round 0 confirmed rucks (so far):
Carlton - Pittonet, Reidy
Brisbane - Fort, Zakostelsky
Swans - Grundy only at this stage (Ladhams and McLean are the first 2 emergencies)

A 2nd mobile ruck could be the way to go. Gawn has to suck it up and stop sooking

So basically every team has a recognised ruck & a non recognised ruck. I can see Freo & Saints with 2 recognised rucks but who else ?

13 hours ago, Simmo0911 said:

Is there going to be an intra club game this weekend?

I just posted about this on the Casey Practice Match thread…

A friend who was at Casey today was told that at 8am on Saturday, before the Casey practice match, our seniors are playing an intraclub match. I don’t think this sounds right, though. But they are training there beginning at 8am.

4 hours ago, bing181 said:

Grundy (who was out the door by then) refused to play as emergency.

3 hours ago, picket fence said:

Bulltish!

It’s true, PF.

3 hours ago, Deestar9 said:

So basically every team has a recognised ruck & a non recognised ruck. I can see Freo & Saints with 2 recognised rucks but who else ?

Lee Adam’s, Blues mids coach was interviewed before tonight’s game and when asked why they went with 2 Rucks his response was

They went with the 2 as their pre season form was hard to split Pittonet and Reidy and they went with both who they would use sparingly and try to work Grundy over.

Adam’s further said they would see how it worked and review after the outcome.

Sydney absolutely ran the Blues off their feet, which is why sides will go with 1 recognised ruck and a hybrid mobile tall to chop out.

The speed of the game and repeat running required has changed the way teams will lineup

14 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

The speed of the game ...

Everyone's doing it, sink or swim. Going to catch out a few old-guard coaches/teams.