2 rucks

[skeptic]

You can play two rucks every game and be disadvantaged every game where Hickey does not get injured.


Or you can go with just Hickey and be advantaged in every game that he does not get injured.


Until Pierce improves enough, and he is tracking well at present, then playing two rucks is cumbersome as Longer and Holmes are poor around the ground.

Except Hickey doesn't play as well later in games because he gets exhausted and we get murdered in the ruck for the periods Bruce is in there plus i don't think it helps Josh's game all that much either.

[ROLS-LEE]

As soon as the other rucks can move forward or backward, take marks and provide a contest I have always had the opinion we will play two . I know lots disagree but I think the majority of sides will go to two rucks as the interchange numbers are likely to get further reduced.

Agreed so let's try it in the last 2 games. Rest Tom if his injured. Play 2 of either longer pierce or holmes. Need to start now.

I'd play all 3 of them.

3 rucks would be silly.
We either need to or an upgrade on Bruce. We get slaughtered when he goes in there

[supersaints]

As soon as the other rucks can move forward or backward, take marks and provide a contest I have always had the opinion we will play two . I know lots disagree but I think the majority of sides will go to two rucks as the interchange numbers are likely to get further reduced.

Agreed so let's try it in the last 2 games. Rest Tom if his injured. Play 2 of either longer pierce or holmes. Need to start now.

I'd play all 3 of them.

3 rucks would be silly.
We either need to or an upgrade on Bruce. We get slaughtered when he goes in there

Agree we can't play three we would be too slow , that said they have played three in the seconds, recently purely for development.. I suspect

[BigMart]

We play a pressure based game

How much pressure can a ruckman put on??

Few clubs employ two ruckman... Unless they can Clearly hold there own as a forward