I have to take responsibility for this one. I didn't think we should have taken him in the draft and I thought we could trade him because Naismith was the better player. It hasn't quite turned out the way I had hoped.Originally Posted by barry
But someone had to take a stand. We had 7 ruckmen on our list at one time (maybe it was 6, but Tom Derickx counts for 2). It was ruckin' madness.
When and who?
Loose translation from the Latin is - I am tall, so I hit out.
About 5 years ago. There were 7 including Patrick Mills (? The American).
Don't know if I can remember them all. Naismith, Nankervis, Derickx, Pyke...
Mitchell? Was Kyle Galloway also on the list then?
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Oh, and Tippett.
Sam Reid, Allir Allir, and I think I saw Josh kennedy take a few hitouts too. Basically, we were a team of ruckman.
If you could sum up the dark years of 2018-2020, it would be that we took a team of gun ruckman, right across the board , and we ended up with just Sinkers doing the ruck on his own.
Ironically, Sinkers wasnt even on the list during the glorious "ruckman on every line" era.
Last edited by barry; 5th May 2021 at 09:53 AM.
Mummy, Pyke, Tippett, Naismith, Nankervis, Derickx, Patrick Mitchell and Kyle Galloway.
I don't think they were all on the roster in 1 year. Maybe 2014 was the big year for ruckmen numbers. When you can't count your ruckmen on one hand, then you have too many. And I lost 3 fingers in a lawnmower accident, so I have a very low tolerance level.
Tired of ruckmen, tired of life.
You neglect to mention that the police report did say the "lawnmower accident" was suspicious and have left the case open in case further evidence comes forward.
Do you think we have the right mix of ruckman now Ludders, or still a bit top heavy.?
True.....and a good point. I suppose they couldn't predict Naismith's woes though but it is certainly a shame we were forced to let Allir go.
If Naismith can stay healthy, and Hickey too for that matter, as he is also injury prone, then I think we are just right for ruckmen now.
Even though I've gone cold on Mabior Chol, I still think he's someone to be considered in the trade period. I think he's gettable and could develop into a solid forward ruck option. It depends on how well McLean and Amartey go this year, as well as who we take in the mid season draft.
Pandemic hit to AFL revenue led to cut to salary cap. Were the Swans expected to predict that?
You have 3 fingers, Nainsmith, Hickey, and Amartey, and you want more ruckmen. Did your other fingers grow back ?
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