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Play tall! Why not? From my point of view the normal trade off with tall players is that what you lose in pace, tackling and in the "maul" you gain in marking contests. I don't think we lose any pace with Pyke and Tippet and I don't think we lose much at ground level with LRT or Mummy. Plus LRT, Mummy and Pyke are tackling machines. I think the fact that we have such capable talls will mean we can play more of them than you might normally expect.
Also, the new "contact below the knees" rule might make tall players who keep their feet in the contest quite useful. Anyone at ground level chasing the ball will be bumping into those tall shins all the time
Finally, the big men get taller as the game goes on an other players tire. The last 15 minutes of most games is an exercise in attrition since the interchange rule changes and a bunch of tall blokes scattered about the field who can lift their arms higher than anyone else can leap late in a tough game will be worth a lot on the score board. Again, we have the fit falls to play this role.
I am sure you have all picked up by now that I love watching the big men fly so perhaps this is wishful thinking on my part but I see no problems with LRT, Pyke, Mummy, Reid, Goodes and Tippet in the same side and reckon you could even fit one more if he was playing well enough (Dre).Comment
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I heard that interview Ruck, he said he was a forward who could play as a 2nd ruckman, I admit that my ears did actually @@@@@ up when I heard that.
Still can't see Pyke/Mummy combo being broken up for Tippet as I'm not sure that his ruckwork is that good and IMO we need him as a full time option in the forward lineComment
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My impression was that we didn't fork out all that cash for a part-time ruckman but rather a full-time full forward a-la Bazza and Plugger......
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Will 294 never arrive? This is longer than Grand Final week!Comment
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Can I reserve my opinion till after round 15. Expect he will play round 12 in the 2nds. Then the week after in the firsts.
2 or 3 weeks after that and we all will be hopefully will be claiming he is a bargain?
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[QUOTE=caj23;608251]I heard that interview Ruck, he said he was a forward who could play as a 2nd ruckman, I admit that my ears did actually @@@@@ up when I heard that.
Same here, but otherwise it was a boring "I'm following the party line" type interview. None of our forwards are allowed to admit that they are just forwards trying to kick goals. They are playing a team role and will play forward, back and sideways, over and under as required and none of it would be possible without the great service they get from lada dada dadadee...! Looking forward to seeing him play for us though.Comment
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Your impression, may be correct BUT if your wrong it wouldn't be the first time the Swans have forked out a pile of dosh for a 2 metre tall forward, only to use him mainly in the ruck is it?
For the youngsters on RWO: In 1999 Tony Lockett retired (for the first time) and the Swans forked out a pile of cash for a tall forward called Jason Ball to replace Plugger. It didn't work out that way, fortuitously Ball became a premiership winning ruckman.
History may decide to repeat itself, but I think our Horse may try to help it along.Comment
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I would like to see Goodes played as a sub around half way through the game.
The poorest performing tall is subbed off.
Kind of sick of clubs using the sub rule as an insurance policy against injuries - I think it can be used for much better value.The difference between insanity and genius is measured only in success.Comment
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tippet not worth itNow this is a thread that i would expect on the ego -centric, wank session that is redandwhiteonline.com...
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Yes but Mummy seems to be getting injury a lot lately.
Pike good but we need a back up plan, and RLT has a lot of time on the clock, and the back line need him too.
Tippet needs to be a key forward and when we need it, a pinch ruckman!doof-doof
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