For radio - Scott Lucas is on Maquarie Radio some mornings (like today).
The Breakfast Club with Harford, White & Ramanaskus is on 927 and is footy-orientated without the crap - runs between 0630 and 0800 has a segment at 0730-ish called âInner Sanctumâ which is a current player interview/chat for 30 mins (instead of the childish canned 5min interviews on sen).
For podcasts - you are best off sampling your own. Hereâs a link with many - you can sort by ânewestâ on the right.
Hey cheers for this!
wouldnât be a thread without someone going on about âWhY dO yOu StIlL lIsTeN tO taLk BaCk RaDiO?â
Yes I think you are right. So, should I tune into Eddie for my daily drive ?
Yeh. Nah.
Did not get a vote in the brownlow. OK. The reality is ruckmen are now judged on their midfielder ability not as a "tap ruckman " . If Tommy can get in a full preseason and improve his fitness, so he can perform at 2018 peak levels for afull game, thats enough for me. Gru dy and Gawn are about 5 years younger. Its unfair to expect Tommy to perform at that level, but he should aim for that level in 2019. That would be a bonus.
Itâs just the farking umpires medal. Tommy not getting a vote means squat. A true great tap ruckman is like gold, as per usual u need to see the game to see how effective the taps really are. The hit out stat means very little. The hitout to advantage also means little.
Umpires vote for those who get the most footy, doesnât mean said player has had the most influence on the game as someone with less of the footy.
Tommy plays quite well around the ground. He is a good contested mark. He has been an accurate kick for goal. He is good as a hub in the middle, and distributes the ball well by hand in general play. He needs to increase his disposals by just 50%. clearances by 50% and he will be in the top 3 ruckmen in the comp.
The problem is good tap ruckman get the ball to their mids therefore the mids get the clearance and disposal and the umpires are too busy scurrying backwards to notice why the midfielder has the ball in the first place.
Theres no doubt the ruckman has had his role redefined.
Gorn the pre -eminent tap ruckman taking the contested grabs around the ground., But Grundy, is the extra inside mid. Tommy is the taps to advantage maestro More strings needed. Ability to perform in Q4 . Tommy has a head of steam up. He is on a roll , i am hoping 2019 will be his year. But he has to work on it. I reckon he can do it.
It was character building for String to be a ruckman. But i dont want to see that happening again.
Yep his a good ruckman when fit. He often seems to be playing with a niggle though.
No it hasnât there have always been good mobile ruckman. But there have always been very few. Not many have the attributes to be like grundy but they have always been around.
With work Joe certainly could be both. But Id be more inclined to leave him fwd. Iâd throw him in the ruck when he is having a quiet day though.
Take a look at Grundy. He is lean as. The old concept of the 120 kg megalodon is 20th century at the latest. Tommy needs shed 5 to 10 kgs, and get mobile. As players age, they can extend their careers by losing kgs.
The number of massive ruckmen is reducing every year and there is no option other than to follow that trend
Exactly, asking the umpire to umpire and vote on the best player is a bit silly really.
Players in general are a lot leaner these days thatâs for sure. One thing we certainly agree on is all players have to run so much further then they used too.
Might as well let Champion Data cast the votes the umps just rely on the stats 9 of 10 times
Yep and itâs hard to blame them as they are busy umpiring a game with ever increasing complex rules
Umps have CD Statz on frees for and against in real time.
And opinions from the crowd.
They bend with the wind
On field Umpires today get more decisions wrong than right.
Ducking umpires
The umpires should get a copy of the data on that day of the players results before making their choices based on memory. We all know we can make stats say what we want them to prove. I am not saying thatâs whatâs happening. Iâm saying its possible.
or watch replay b4 votingâŚ