OK, we've found a ruckman

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OK, we've found a ruckman

Post: # 1717788Post perfectionist »

Looks like one and plays like one. Might run out of puff tonight but he has the goods.


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+1


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Post: # 1717802Post Trev from the Bush »

Billy runs like a brontosaurus with a touch of gout, Tom liiks and moves like a giraffe with fluid on the knee.

Marshall moves like a footballer.


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Post: # 1717810Post George27 »

Marshall looks excellent .Very encouraging .


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Post: # 1717812Post fugazi »

Hits it to advantage
Can mark and kick
Nice and Tough
Like him alot


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Post: # 1717819Post St Loxton »

Loving watching this. Just wants it.


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Post: # 1717822Post Con Gorozidis »

Actually knows what he is doing.


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Post: # 1717825Post Vazelos »

It was evident last year he was a player...
Moves athletically, nice mark and kick.
He is the future the other two are not simple as that.


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Post: # 1717831Post degruch »

fugazi wrote:Hits it to advantage
Can mark and kick
Nice and Tough
Like him alot
4 tackles to half time too!


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Post: # 1717833Post stonecold »

Good second ruck, as you can see he is already running out of juice!!!!!


'Cause StoneCold Said So'!!!!!

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Post: # 1717836Post bigred »

Hes getting beaten at the ball ups but he is working harder and winning or earning his own ball.

Hes going well.


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Post: # 1717908Post skeptic »

stonecold wrote:Good second ruck, as you can see he is already running out of juice!!!!!
You’re kidding right?

Even losing the ruck he’s done more than Longer has in 5 games


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Post: # 1717917Post stonecold »

skeptic wrote:
stonecold wrote:Good second ruck, as you can see he is already running out of juice!!!!!
You’re kidding right?
Sauce BOG In second half, Marshall will be good, but he's along off being #1!!!!!

Not a knock, just how it is!!!!!


'Cause StoneCold Said So'!!!!!

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Post: # 1717922Post skeptic »

stonecold wrote:
skeptic wrote:
stonecold wrote:Good second ruck, as you can see he is already running out of juice!!!!!
You’re kidding right?
Sauce BOG In second half, Marshall will be good, but he's along off being #1!!!!!

Not a knock, just how it is!!!!!
Sauce is close to the best ruck in the AFL...

Any of our rucks would have been carved up by him, Rowan has put by far the best performance of a ruck at our club in 6 months (in game months)


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Post: # 1717926Post The Barometer »

perfectionist wrote:Looks like one and plays like one. Might run out of puff tonight but he has the goods.
Absolutely!


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Post: # 1717927Post stonecold »

skeptic wrote:
stonecold wrote:
skeptic wrote:
stonecold wrote:Good second ruck, as you can see he is already running out of juice!!!!!
You’re kidding right?
Sauce BOG In second half, Marshall will be good, but he's along off being #1!!!!!

Not a knock, just how it is!!!!!
Sauce is close to the best ruck in the AFL...

Any of our rucks would have been carved up by him, Rowan has put by far the best performance of a ruck at our club in 6 months (in game months)
Better than Longer smashing Gawn last year?????

Think not!!!!

Rowan started well but has run out of petrol (understandable), not ready to carry 1st Ruck yet, im not knocking him, just saying how it is!!!!!


'Cause StoneCold Said So'!!!!!

We will be great again once Billy is back playing!!!!!


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Post: # 1717928Post degruch »

Longer smashed Gawn last year???


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Post: # 1717931Post stonecold »

degruch wrote:Longer smashed Gawn last year???
Yeap, not sure where you were!!!!!

As I said, been pleased with Marshall, but let's not get ahead of ourselves!!!!!


'Cause StoneCold Said So'!!!!!

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Post: # 1717934Post degruch »

stonecold wrote:
degruch wrote:Longer smashed Gawn last year???
Yeap, not sure where you were!!!!!

As I said, been pleased with Marshall, but let's not get ahead of ourselves!!!!!
At the game...watching Gawn not being smashed by Longer. Had he concentrated on the ball instead of leaping directly into Longer he'd have probably done much better. At least he hit the scoreboard.


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Post: # 1717940Post skeptic »

stonecold wrote:
skeptic wrote:
stonecold wrote:
skeptic wrote:
stonecold wrote:Good second ruck, as you can see he is already running out of juice!!!!!
You’re kidding right?
Sauce BOG In second half, Marshall will be good, but he's along off being #1!!!!!

Not a knock, just how it is!!!!!
Sauce is close to the best ruck in the AFL...

Any of our rucks would have been carved up by him, Rowan has put by far the best performance of a ruck at our club in 6 months (in game months)
Better than Longer smashing Gawn last year?????

Think not!!!!

Rowan started well but has run out of petrol (understandable), not ready to carry 1st Ruck yet, im not knocking him, just saying how it is!!!!!
Well many would argue that despite that one good game, Longer hasn’t exactly been carrying the ruck well either.

But anyway, many will agree that that was a super impressive game by Marshall who certainly earned himself another few games at least


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Post: # 1717943Post stonecold »

degruch wrote:
stonecold wrote:
degruch wrote:Longer smashed Gawn last year???
Yeap, not sure where you were!!!!!

As I said, been pleased with Marshall, but let's not get ahead of ourselves!!!!!
At the game...watching Gawn not being smashed by Longer. Had he concentrated on the ball instead of leaping directly into Longer he'd have probably done much better. At least he hit the scoreboard.
What ever, at this point, Rowan is a good #2!!!!!

Keep playing him #1, he will be cooked in 3rnds, blind Freddy could see Rowan run out of steam after a bright start!!!!!

As I keep saying, it's not a knock on him, just how it is!!!!!


'Cause StoneCold Said So'!!!!!

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Post: # 1717952Post shrodes »

He did run out of puff but at least he's something we can be optimistic about. Even if we have to drop a tall forward to play him as second ruck all year we should do it.


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Post: # 1717958Post The_Dud »

degruch wrote:Longer smashed Gawn last year???
Yeah, remember that one time Longer broke even with the opposing ruckman?!? :lol:

Marshall should be picked every week unless he totally falls over, ruckwork and tank will only improve by playing, in every other aspect he is already miles ahead of Longer


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Post: # 1717959Post degruch »

shrodes wrote:He did run out of puff but at least he's something we can be optimistic about. Even if we have to drop a tall forward to play him as second ruck all year we should do it.
Geez, who would be sad about dropping one of our tall forwards? Might be worth a punt, looks like we're starting off a development year after all...changing a few things up might just save Richo's skin. Carrying Hickey or Longer would be the issue though.
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Post: # 1717965Post The Fireman »

Marshall will play next week and many more.


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