Welcome aboard. In regards to your questions, personally I wouldn't play three ruckmen if Rohan was ruled out. Mainly because on the wide open spaces of the MCG, we need plenty of pace, in order to apply forward pressure. While a few people have mentioned Towers as a possible replacement for Rohan, my preference is Rose. Even though he is slightly slower than Towers, he does apply more tackles and he does go in harder. He is also less susceptible to rabbit in headlights moments.
Since Nankervis played well, I'd probably only play Tippett if he was at the least, 95% fit.
And a quick aside on Heeney, I suspect that him playing more midfield, means that Papley and McGlynn are now combining better up forward?
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