Hitout is only part of job. Hitting to the right spots another thing entirely. The hitout stat on its own is useless.
Knowing when and where to run around the ground another skill entirely. Not to mention physical demands on playing the position well. Makes it one of the toughest position to play.
Picking up Campbell is a no brainer? Are you saying heās clearly superior to every other non-AFL listed ruckman in the country? I find that hard to believe
Yeah if he hadnāt been in our VFL setup years ago, I doubt thereād be any talk.
Dogs havenāt really used him as a lead ruckman until this year.
Then chopped him.
To go with Tim English, a kid.
I was on board with Clarke, and then I watched the first 10 minutes of the WAFL GF, and remembered him at AFL level.
Conceptually an athletic, late 20s ruckman who is very good at state league level, and who could come in and do the job would be ideal, but heās still massively skinny. I reckon weād be better off just finding a skinny 20yo.
I found this guy, who Knightmare rated highly at the start of his U18 year (2016), but went undrafted, now 20 he played 6 SANFL games this year, including the GF (where he went head to head with Baulderstone,ā¦Bauldestone had 50 hitouts to Sweetās 24, but North Adelaide won). 203cm, so same height as Clarke, but already looks bigger.
and @stallion can probably get on board with his sweet-ness
Have seen a lot of Campbell over the last couple of years, would seriously get more out of an inanimate carbon rod across across the group. Thereās surely better rucks across the state leagues
Oh, I know that. The decision would be based on Draper being the main backup. If he needed a chopout then Iād be going to Sweet as #3, or using McKernan and Daniher.
Basically the thinking was that rather than put someone (who I didnāt really rate) between Bellchambers and Draper, Iād put someone behind Draper who might provide Draper with a small amount of chopout, who might fill in for a week if both Bellchambers and Draper were injured.
I have previously rated Clarke from seeing him as a 17yo in a TAC cup game at Princes Park, where he just looked next level athletic, but am very concerned about the fact that at 28 odd heās still a tall skinny guy who is getting pushed around in ruck contests (at WAFL level). Heās athletic, sure, but what is he going to give us. He wonāt give us any major centre square presence, so why wouldnāt I just use McKernan and Daniher in that case? He might compete with McKernan for whatever role he plays, but Clarke just has no intensity at all.
So instead Iām recruiting another ruck for the future, but obviously not an 18yo as, short of there being one of the young guns there, weāll just be getting a guy to warehouse until heās 20+. So I take a 20yo, who hasnāt looked ready to do much, but due to injury was called upon to play SANFL seniors in the last 6 weeks of the season, and acquitted himself decently.
Of course if you can find me a late 20s guy who will do the job and is worth putting in front of Draper for the year, Iām all ears.
And if you can find a good 19-22 yo who might sit somewhere alongside or just behind Draper Iām all ears as well.
We need someone most likely, and Iām prepared to hear every argument out there. 212cm 18yo basketball player, through to getting Paul Salmon out of retirement. How would you do it?
Itāll all come down to where the club sees Draper in development. Personally, whilst he could definitely play a game or two in the seniors, I see Sammy as being 12-18 months off from being genuinely AFL ready. Which is why Iād rather a mature ruckman who is ready to slide into the seniors if Bellch goes down for an extended period of time, Campbell or Clarke would be my choice with Darcy Fort as a still youngish, pure 205cm ruckman an option.
I wouldnāt mind adding a young development Ruck/FF to our list, to be honest, however, Bailey Williams is the only one I rate in this draft and heāll likely be gone in the 20s, if not earlier. Hugo Munn is a late option, but he lacks the athleticism to be a genuine forward option imo.
I wonder if the club was a little blind sighted by Leuenbergerās decision and whether they may have acquired a ruckman during the trade period had theyād known earlier.
Does Dodoro makes the final decision on who we recruit? Iād imagine the recruiting process to very consultative, with recommendations from our recruiters & spotters. The match committee would also have a say.