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The Easter round starts tonight with Brisbane hosting Collingwood. By not selecting a ruckman, it appears that Collingwood are testing the Ludwig theory, that teams might be better off without a ruckman? I'm not sure where I stand on that? On the one hand, I think a high quality ruck, like Gawn or Naitanui, can be a definite advantage, both through their ability to get clean taps to midfielders on the move and their strong marking around the ground. While on the other hand, a mediocre ruck can be more of a hindrance, with their taps to disadvantage and their slowing up of possession chains.
So, it'll be interesting to see how the game develops tonight. Will the lack of a ruckman make Collingwood's quick ball movement even quicker? Or will Brisbane decide that they should have a definite advantages in clearances, and consequently attempt to turn the game into a war of attrition, with free space blocked as much as possible and the ball moving from ruck contest to ruck contest?
Unfortunately, I'm running a bit late right now, so I'll just restrict myself to commenting on the final game of the round; Geelong v Hawthorn at the G. Last week, I called the thread, "So just how crap is Hawthorn", before it was later amended to, "So just how crap is Geelong", after Hawthorn won and Geelong lost. So, this round, I think both questions could still apply. While I think it's likely that Hawthorn will lose heavily and confirm the status as wooden spoon favourites, there is some chance that Geelong will go 0/4. Which I suspect would be a happy ending to the Easter weekend for many fans. A satisfied torpor brought about by an overindulgence of chocolate combined with the warm inner glow of smug schadenfreude. I'm sure it's what Jesus would have wanted.
So, it'll be interesting to see how the game develops tonight. Will the lack of a ruckman make Collingwood's quick ball movement even quicker? Or will Brisbane decide that they should have a definite advantages in clearances, and consequently attempt to turn the game into a war of attrition, with free space blocked as much as possible and the ball moving from ruck contest to ruck contest?
Unfortunately, I'm running a bit late right now, so I'll just restrict myself to commenting on the final game of the round; Geelong v Hawthorn at the G. Last week, I called the thread, "So just how crap is Hawthorn", before it was later amended to, "So just how crap is Geelong", after Hawthorn won and Geelong lost. So, this round, I think both questions could still apply. While I think it's likely that Hawthorn will lose heavily and confirm the status as wooden spoon favourites, there is some chance that Geelong will go 0/4. Which I suspect would be a happy ending to the Easter weekend for many fans. A satisfied torpor brought about by an overindulgence of chocolate combined with the warm inner glow of smug schadenfreude. I'm sure it's what Jesus would have wanted.
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