Who would you recruit as a ruckman for our 2012 campaign?
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Who would you recruit as a ruckman for our 2012 campaign?
Would Will Minson be a good fit?
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The way things are going you need to have a ruckman who has half decent skills around the ground too.
Mark Blake - Not a chance in hell.
Will Minson - Crap around the ground, does OK when he goes forward.
Stick with Macca, another year or 2 and he will develop into a great ruckman. He is still young afterall.
Mark Blake - Not a chance in hell.
Will Minson - Crap around the ground, does OK when he goes forward.
Stick with Macca, another year or 2 and he will develop into a great ruckman. He is still young afterall.
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I think I agree however if we are going to be any chance in 2012 we need a backup for the big Mac.Saint_Ash wrote:The way things are going you need to have a ruckman who has half decent skills around the ground too.
Mark Blake - Not a chance in hell.
Will Minson - Crap around the ground, does OK when he goes forward.
Stick with Macca, another year or 2 and he will develop into a great ruckman. He is still young afterall.
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Tom Bellchambers is the 3rd banana at Essendon. How much would he cost? Can we fit him in under our cap? Do we really need another ruckman? These plus Many other questions for our List Manager and recruiting people !!
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a backup?Cairnsman wrote:I think I agree however if we are going to be any chance in 2012 we need a backup for the big Mac.Saint_Ash wrote:The way things are going you need to have a ruckman who has half decent skills around the ground too.
Mark Blake - Not a chance in hell.
Will Minson - Crap around the ground, does OK when he goes forward.
Stick with Macca, another year or 2 and he will develop into a great ruckman. He is still young afterall.
or a replacement?
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Stay well away from Essendon players (and coaches)...we haven't had a decent player come from Essendon since Max Crow!Dr Spaceman wrote:The Bombers will probably only need our 1st & 2nd picks + BJ.ThePunter wrote:Eastern is correct. Bellchambers should be the target.
And of course he will come with the full backing of many character referees
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Eastern wrote:Tom Bellchambers is the 3rd banana at Essendon. How much would he cost? Can we fit him in under our cap? Do we really need another ruckman? These plus Many other questions for our List Manager and recruiting people !!
Wouldnt cost a great deal, as he's been a spud for past 4 years and all sudden is playing OK football....
How long has Zac Smith signed for at Gold Coast... Now theres your number 1 ruckman of the AFL in couple years.... Could we match what they might be paying him??
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End 2013 I believe.stkildathunda wrote:Eastern wrote:Tom Bellchambers is the 3rd banana at Essendon. How much would he cost? Can we fit him in under our cap? Do we really need another ruckman? These plus Many other questions for our List Manager and recruiting people !!
Wouldnt cost a great deal, as he's been a spud for past 4 years and all sudden is playing OK football....
How long has Zac Smith signed for at Gold Coast... Now theres your number 1 ruckman of the AFL in couple years.... Could we match what they might be paying him??
Like Cox, only better that kid. GUN.
Will be shored up with savings made by Fraser's retirement end 2012.
Will be a longtime Sun you'd reckon.
They have another few young talls - Tom Nicholls is handy but thin as, and another in Rory Thompson who is a bit of McEvoy type.
You may be a chance at either of those two.
I'm not averse to Minson if nabbed Polo style.
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Damn, i thought it was a fair while. Think most their gun kids are signed for 2-3 years or longer... They do have a few talls as you mentioned, they really seemed to recruit that way..Thinline wrote:End 2013 I believe.stkildathunda wrote:Eastern wrote:Tom Bellchambers is the 3rd banana at Essendon. How much would he cost? Can we fit him in under our cap? Do we really need another ruckman? These plus Many other questions for our List Manager and recruiting people !!
Wouldnt cost a great deal, as he's been a spud for past 4 years and all sudden is playing OK football....
How long has Zac Smith signed for at Gold Coast... Now theres your number 1 ruckman of the AFL in couple years.... Could we match what they might be paying him??
Like Cox, only better that kid. GUN.
Will be shored up with savings made by Fraser's retirement end 2012.
Will be a longtime Sun you'd reckon.
They have another few young talls - Tom Nicholls is handy but thin as, and another in Rory Thompson who is a bit of McEvoy type.
You may be a chance at either of those two.
I'm not averse to Minson if nabbed Polo style.
Still couple gun rucks that are possibly worth targetting from other clubs:
Mitch Clark - Does he still want out of Brisbane??
Shaun Hampson - Carlton already have Warnock & Kruezar so he'll possibly get limited game time playing 3rd fiddle.
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Really?Life Long Saint wrote:Stay well away from Essendon players (and coaches)...we haven't had a decent player come from Essendon since Max Crow!Dr Spaceman wrote:The Bombers will probably only need our 1st & 2nd picks + BJ.ThePunter wrote:Eastern is correct. Bellchambers should be the target.
And of course he will come with the full backing of many character referees
Stephen Milne isn't a decent player?
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We didn't get him directly from Essendon...He was a former player, yes...but wasn't traded to us...True Blue Sainter wrote:Really?Life Long Saint wrote:Stay well away from Essendon players (and coaches)...we haven't had a decent player come from Essendon since Max Crow!Dr Spaceman wrote:The Bombers will probably only need our 1st & 2nd picks + BJ.ThePunter wrote:Eastern is correct. Bellchambers should be the target.
And of course he will come with the full backing of many character referees
Stephen Milne isn't a decent player?
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