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By kicking I mean, more often than not, can hit a target. Rucks (and ruck forwards) that can kick IMO: Jacobs, Jenkins, Longer, Leuenberger, Kreuzer, Warnock, Casboult, Jolly, Grundie, Bellchambers, Ryder, Hille, Griffen, Sandilands, Hannath, MacIntosh, Vardy, Blicavs, Z Smith, T Nicholls, Giles, Brogan, Roughead, Hale, Bailey, Gawn, Goldstien, Vickery, McEvoy, Stanley, Mumford, Tippett, Cox, Natanui, Minson, Cordy Rucks that cant kick: Hampson, T West, Jamar, Spencer, Fitzpatrick Not sure if they can kick and not really fussed: Currie, Daw, Renouf, Phillips, Redden, Maric, Derickx, Lowden, Ceglar, Witts, J Walker, Grimley It's debatable the impact of a ruckman's kicking on a game - clearly a huge benefit in front of goals. Yes, most ruckmen dish off - some for fast ball movement, others to avoid kicking or both. Does it show our inability to develop a player's kicking at all? Is it part of a bigger ugly picture? Watching Spencer and Fitzpatrick kicking on the weekend (or missing as the case may be), I decided to look at all AFL ruckmen and see where we stood - and that's about last
