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Michael Gardiner
I'm happy that Michael Gardiner is finally starting to deliver, his last 4 weeks have been very good.
His ruck work especailly to Hayes and Ball has been first rate.
Can't understand why when Kingy's in the side, Gardiner nearly always starts on the bench.
Only negative is that awful kicking action when he's on the run.
His ruck work especailly to Hayes and Ball has been first rate.
Can't understand why when Kingy's in the side, Gardiner nearly always starts on the bench.
Only negative is that awful kicking action when he's on the run.
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Been a good player for us - especially over the past 4 weeks. His ruckwork is very good - and he is roaming around the ground much easier now. Reckon he took it right up to the Doggies on the weekend - and did all he could to get us going.
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Re: Michael Gardiner
I think that now his fitness is to a higher standard that he will get more TOG even when King is in the side too.....with Gardi becoming the No 1 ruck and King the No 2.saintbob wrote:
Can't understand why when Kingy's in the side, Gardiner nearly always starts on the bench.
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Gardi is better around the ground...so in say 6 weeks if both are fit I would imagine that Gardi's TOG will bea fair bit greater than Kings as Gardi will be used more around the ground.
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Re: Michael Gardiner
I disagree with that entirely. Gardiner's disposal was woeful on the weekend. King's ball skills are much more reliable. IMO, if King can get his body right then he's clearly our number one ruck. King's best has been a lot better than Gardiner's best.saintsRrising wrote:Gardi is better around the ground...
Yeah nah pleasing positive
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Re: Michael Gardiner
I disagree, Gardiner used to be an absolute freak a few years back, while he may never reach that form again we can always hopevacuous space wrote:I disagree with that entirely. Gardiner's disposal was woeful on the weekend. King's ball skills are much more reliable. IMO, if King can get his body right then he's clearly our number one ruck. King's best has been a lot better than Gardiner's best.saintsRrising wrote:Gardi is better around the ground...
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Re: Michael Gardiner
Agree with you armooArmoooo wrote:I disagree, Gardiner used to be an absolute freak a few years back, while he may never reach that form again we can always hopevacuous space wrote:I disagree with that entirely. Gardiner's disposal was woeful on the weekend. King's ball skills are much more reliable. IMO, if King can get his body right then he's clearly our number one ruck. King's best has been a lot better than Gardiner's best.saintsRrising wrote:Gardi is better around the ground...
You get it. We all get it.rodgerfox wrote:Now that we have a ruckman, why aren't we winning games?
We're getting plenty of 'hitouts to advantage' but are getting brained every week.
I don't get it.
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Not surprising.rodgerfox wrote:Now that we have a ruckman, why aren't we winning games?
We're getting plenty of 'hitouts to advantage' but are getting brained every week.
I don't get it.
We stuffed up our recruiting for years....and so we are competing with handful of players in the midfield when our major opponents are running say ten capable players through.
Schneider at present for pick 26 would look to be adding to those sad sad years.
All those young quick mids......are not there...our former depth in the midfield has retired.....and there is big age gap for Armo and Steven to come through. Howard would look to be yet another JB smokie that was not researched through well enough....he may come good but was not worth his price.
Over the last 3 years are midfield grou has shrunk in numbers...other good teams have pumped theirs upto 10 players.
We need to improve our midfield group....and not get rid of King and Gardiner.
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Who have we lost from the midfield group?saintsRrising wrote:Not surprising.rodgerfox wrote:Now that we have a ruckman, why aren't we winning games?
We're getting plenty of 'hitouts to advantage' but are getting brained every week.
I don't get it.
We stuffed up our recruiting for years....and so we are competing with handful of players in the midfield when our major opponents are running say ten capable players through.
Schneider at present for pick 26 would look to be adding to those sad sad years.
All those young quick mids......are not there...our former depth in the midfield has retired.....and there is big age gap for Armo and Steven to come through. Howard would look to be yet another JB smokie that was not researched through well enough....he may come good but was not worth his price.
Over the last 3 years are midfield grou has shrunk in numbers...other good teams have pumped theirs upto 10 players.
We need to improve our midfield group....and not get rid of King and Gardiner.
Thompson? Powell?
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Burke hasn't played for 5 years and Guerra never has been and never will be a midfielder.ralphysaints35 wrote:thompson,
powell
burke
guerra...
It's not the players we've lost that are hurting us (except for maybe Black), it's the ones we haven't gained. If we could throw in a group like Foley, Pearce and Houli (all available to us with several picks) then there would be no problem with our midfield. And I'm sure if we had those three and were still using Kosi and Blake as ruckmen they would still be dominating clearances.
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Re: Michael Gardiner
King's best this year has been better than Gardiner's best this year. As to which one was the better ruckman in the distant past, I'll leave that to others to decide.Armoooo wrote:I disagree, Gardiner used to be an absolute freak a few years back, while he may never reach that form again we can always hopevacuous space wrote:King's best has been a lot better than Gardiner's best.
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Exactly MSG....but they would do even better with King and gardi...than Kosi and Blake in the ruck.mad saint guy wrote:Burke hasn't played for 5 years and Guerra never has been and never will be a midfielder.ralphysaints35 wrote:thompson,
powell
burke
guerra...
It's not the players we've lost that are hurting us (except for maybe Black), it's the ones we haven't gained. If we could throw in a group like Foley, Pearce and Houli (all available to us with several picks) then there would be no problem with our midfield. And I'm sure if we had those three and were still using Kosi and Blake as ruckmen they would still be dominating clearances.
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Well it is a nice problem to have...vacuous space wrote:
King's best this year has been better than Gardiner's best this year. .
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Don't forget Frankie Peckett....who the later part of his career was a fantastic runner and outside midfielder.rodgerfox wrote:
Thompson? Powell?
Go back 4 years and you also had Black...who also played HB...(and Black, Jones and frankie gave you lots of run...)
Thompson and Powell good hard at hard working mids...Frankie on the outside..
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He's obviously not ready to play first ruck just yet, but does OK as second fiddle to King. He probably had to up his game time after Kosi hurt his knee (I know Blake was in there for a couple of bounces and contests around the ground, but no doubt less than what Kosi would have been).St.Kenny wrote:This guy put on one of the most woeful performances I have seen by a ruckman in recent times last game. Kicked like an 'Auskicker' ,rucked and ran around the ground like a maimed giraffe. All huff and puff, no fire!
I do remember his kicking being a whole lot more penetrating in the Who Cares Cup final, but that again may be a fatigue issue, as per above.
Give him time. Give him King.
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frankie was overrated on this forum big time and since his retirement this has grownsaintsRrising wrote:Don't forget Frankie Peckett....who the later part of his career was a fantastic runner and outside midfielder.rodgerfox wrote:
Thompson? Powell?
Go back 4 years and you also had Black...who also played HB...(and Black, Jones and frankie gave you lots of run...)
Thompson and Powell good hard at hard working mids...Frankie on the outside..
he never a mid...had average disposal and had poor awareness....
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frankie was overrated on this forum big time and since his retirement this has grownsaintsRrising wrote:Don't forget Frankie Peckett....who the later part of his career was a fantastic runner and outside midfielder.rodgerfox wrote:
Thompson? Powell?
Go back 4 years and you also had Black...who also played HB...(and Black, Jones and frankie gave you lots of run...)
Thompson and Powell good hard at hard working mids...Frankie on the outside..
he never a mid...had average disposal and had poor awareness....
"It's a work in progress," Lyon said.
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Frankie was the best in the business at being able to find space on the wing. Was slow and had poor skills, but his awareness was second to none.Saints Premiers 2008 wrote:frankie was overrated on this forum big time and since his retirement this has grown
he never a mid...had average disposal and had poor awareness....