Who would you recruit as a ruckman for our 2012 campaign?

Cairnsman · Post: # 1066088Post **Cairnsman** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:12pm

Would Will Minson be a good fit?

oops.

matrix · Post: # 1066090Post **matrix** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:14pm

its 2011 now

CURLY · Post: # 1066091Post **CURLY** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:15pm

Mark Blake would be ideal. Fantastic tap ruckman.

Saint_Ash · Post: # 1066093Post **Saint_Ash** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:18pm

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.

Dr Spaceman · Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:20pm

matrix wrote:its 2011 now

Cairnsman must have the world's slowest internet connection

matrix · Post: # 1066096Post **matrix** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:20pm

bigpond???

lol

Cairnsman · Post: # 1066098Post **Cairnsman** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:27pm

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.

I think I agree however if we are going to be any chance in 2012 we need a backup for the big Mac.

Eastern · Post: # 1066102Post **Eastern** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:38pm

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 !!

desertsaint · Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:41pm

Cairnsman wrote:
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.
I think I agree however if we are going to be any chance in 2012 we need a backup for the big Mac.

a backup?
or a replacement?

ThePunter · Post: # 1066104Post **ThePunter** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:42pm

Eastern is correct. Bellchambers should be the target.

Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:47pm

Todd Goldstein in a draft pick swap as he is a good tap ruckman and handy forward

Cam Wood for nothing in a luke ball payback and selected with our first draft pick

Dr Spaceman · Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:49pm

ThePunter wrote:Eastern is correct. Bellchambers should be the target.

The Bombers will probably only need our 1st & 2nd picks + BJ.

And of course he will come with the full backing of many character referees

stevie · Post: # 1066109Post **stevie** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:56pm

Buddy

Life Long Saint · Thu 28 Apr 2011 1:58pm

Dr Spaceman wrote:
ThePunter wrote:Eastern is correct. Bellchambers should be the target.
The Bombers will probably only need our 1st & 2nd picks + BJ.

And of course he will come with the full backing of many character referees

Stay well away from Essendon players (and coaches)...we haven't had a decent player come from Essendon since Max Crow!

goodie · Post: # 1066113Post **goodie** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 2:15pm

Should've taken a punt on Giles last year.

Best to try to plunder from a club with overly rich rock stocks. Bellchambers would be my first option, but Geelong's over-crowded too. Look at Vardy, West and Simpson in that order. Would love Goldstein but North won't part with him.

stkildathunda · Thu 28 Apr 2011 2:17pm

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??

saintly · Post: # 1066118Post **saintly** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 2:35pm

CURLY wrote:Mark Blake would be ideal. Fantastic tap ruckman.

yeah and does nothing elese, that is why he can't get into the gellong team. same with Will minson

Thinline · Post: # 1066120Post **Thinline** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 2:38pm

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??

End 2013 I believe.

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.

stkildathunda · Thu 28 Apr 2011 2:52pm

Thinline wrote:
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??
End 2013 I believe.

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.

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..

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.

Dr Spaceman · Thu 28 Apr 2011 2:55pm

Well the problem is we (i.e. The Forum Posters) want a gun ruckman but after recent events we (i.e. The Forum Posters) don't want to give up our first round draft pick.

Not an easy problem to solve.

goodie · Post: # 1066130Post **goodie** » Thu 28 Apr 2011 3:19pm

Dr Spaceman wrote:Well the problem is we (i.e. The Forum Posters) want a gun ruckman but after recent events we (i.e. The Forum Posters) don't want to give up our first round draft pick.

Not an easy problem to solve.

We need to take a leaf out of Sydney's book then.

The Sainter · Thu 28 Apr 2011 3:21pm

How about Herman Munster or the Incredible Hulk??? At least they would make a contest at the center bounces

True Blue Sainter · Thu 28 Apr 2011 3:46pm

Life Long Saint wrote:
Dr Spaceman wrote:
ThePunter wrote:Eastern is correct. Bellchambers should be the target.
The Bombers will probably only need our 1st & 2nd picks + BJ.

And of course he will come with the full backing of many character referees
Stay well away from Essendon players (and coaches)...we haven't had a decent player come from Essendon since Max Crow!

Really?

Stephen Milne isn't a decent player?

Life Long Saint · Thu 28 Apr 2011 3:55pm

True Blue Sainter wrote:
Life Long Saint wrote:
Dr Spaceman wrote:
ThePunter wrote:Eastern is correct. Bellchambers should be the target.
The Bombers will probably only need our 1st & 2nd picks + BJ.

And of course he will come with the full backing of many character referees
Stay well away from Essendon players (and coaches)...we haven't had a decent player come from Essendon since Max Crow!
Really?

Stephen Milne isn't a decent player?

We didn't get him directly from Essendon...He was a former player, yes...but wasn't traded to us...

perfectionist · Thu 28 Apr 2011 4:30pm

Life Long Saint wrote:...We didn't get him directly from Essendon...He was a former player, yes...but wasn't traded to us...

Came via the Rookie list in 2000 after playing with Essendon Reserves.