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Date Posted: 25/05/21 5:48pm
Author: Slade
Subject: My two cents
In reply to: D9 's message, "Ruck Balance" on 22/05/21 8:36pm

I had the issue at the start of the year that despite The Ox and myself trying to get a good ruck none of the 5 rucks I had were playing so I did what I thought was the logical and list my next tallest which is what AFL teams as well as VFL teams actually do.

I am a Trainer for Werribee VFL and on the weekend in their game vs Bullants, Matthew Lobbe was off resting and Wylie Buzza was looking dangerous up forward so Michael Barlow sent our Full Forward Hudson Garoni into the ruck despite him never playing ruck before.

Me listing Tom McCartin as a ruck when my 5 other ruckmen not being listed should be more than acceptable considering I have tried my absolute hardest to list a balanced side but due to AFL coaches not picking players like Sinclair, Briggs, Phillips and Strachan with Smith being out injured I was unable to list a ruck. As it turns out McCartin only got 59 SC that week and very rarely would a KPP outscore a ruck so it is punishment in and of itself having to list a KPP instead of a proper ruck.

Mods, if you were a coach of any football club be it juniors or whatever and your ruckman goes down with an injury, what would you do....

#1- Put your next tallest player in the Ruck
#2- Have no Ruck at all

This is the issue a few SL teams face and our heavy handed balance rules are making this league a farce. It is sad.

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