Dunstan can play, Long still not sure.fugazi wrote:Long is quick, Dunstan is slow
We have Armo and Stevens as our big slow mids...better off some pace .
Dunstan is also better than Stevens IMO.
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Dunstan can play, Long still not sure.fugazi wrote:Long is quick, Dunstan is slow
We have Armo and Stevens as our big slow mids...better off some pace .
Let's hope so!!!!!Jacks Back wrote:Is there a bloke in this year's draft called Longest as we already have Long and Longer?stonecold wrote:Anyone who truly knows ruckwork (the skill of), understands that neither Hickledik or Marshall have done enough to take the spot away from Billy!!!!!realdeal wrote:Longer again.. geeez.. im looking forward to a Gawn like breakout..
Those in the know keep picking him, those not in the know, still don't, simple really!!!!!
What do you mean 'now'?????parkeysainter wrote:Is Hickey now the Saints 3rd ruck behind the Sherrif Marshall?
It would seem so given The Prospect got a gig as an emergency. If Billy struggles at the last minute then Marshall will be in as the 1st ruck on Sat arvo.
Maybe. Really hoping the Shertif turns into a gun ruck that can also play forward.stonecold wrote:What do you mean 'now'?????parkeysainter wrote:Is Hickey now the Saints 3rd ruck behind the Sherrif Marshall?
It would seem so given The Prospect got a gig as an emergency. If Billy struggles at the last minute then Marshall will be in as the 1st ruck on Sat arvo.
Keep telling people, the game has gone past Hickledik!!!!!
Have done for years, it's my Mantra, not intended to offend, just my quirky mantra, nothing more, nothing less!!!!!parkeysainter wrote:Maybe. Really hoping the Shertif turns into a gun ruck that can also play forward.stonecold wrote:What do you mean 'now'?????parkeysainter wrote:Is Hickey now the Saints 3rd ruck behind the Sherrif Marshall?
It would seem so given The Prospect got a gig as an emergency. If Billy struggles at the last minute then Marshall will be in as the 1st ruck on Sat arvo.
Keep telling people, the game has gone past Hickledik!!!!!
You use alot of ! and ? In your posts SC.
Nothing wrong with your mantra Steve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A bit of theatre is always good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!stonecold wrote:Have done for years, it's my Mantra, not intended to offend, just my quirky mantra, nothing more, nothing less!!!!!parkeysainter wrote:Maybe. Really hoping the Shertif turns into a gun ruck that can also play forward.stonecold wrote:What do you mean 'now'?????parkeysainter wrote:Is Hickey now the Saints 3rd ruck behind the Sherrif Marshall?
It would seem so given The Prospect got a gig as an emergency. If Billy struggles at the last minute then Marshall will be in as the 1st ruck on Sat arvo.
Keep telling people, the game has gone past Hickledik!!!!!
You use alot of ! and ? In your posts SC.
He's good at falling over and mis-timing centre bounce jumps..Dave McNamara wrote:Nothing wrong with your mantra Steve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A bit of theatre is always good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!stonecold wrote:Have done for years, it's my Mantra, not intended to offend, just my quirky mantra, nothing more, nothing less!!!!!parkeysainter wrote:Maybe. Really hoping the Shertif turns into a gun ruck that can also play forward.stonecold wrote:What do you mean 'now'?????parkeysainter wrote:Is Hickey now the Saints 3rd ruck behind the Sherrif Marshall?
It would seem so given The Prospect got a gig as an emergency. If Billy struggles at the last minute then Marshall will be in as the 1st ruck on Sat arvo.
Keep telling people, the game has gone past Hickledik!!!!!
You use alot of ! and ? In your posts SC.
What I don't get is your love for Billy 'one man short' Longer???????????????????
Lets break this topic down a bit...
He doesn't take marks.
He doesn't provide another on ball option (notice how his team mates don't trust him to give the ball to).
He doesn't provide a goal kicking threat up forward.
He doesn't provide relief in defence.
He doesn't clear a path at stoppages for our on ballers.
He doesn't scrap on the ground and fire out a handball or even a helpful knock-on.
He doesn't kick particularly well (on the few occasions that he gets the footy).
And I really don't think anyone can dispute any of these points.
So that leaves pointing to the scoreboard (a big tick there ), and ruck work.
Sure, Billy competes in the ruck. But he doesn't actually win very many taps.
Though that's irrelevant, because he always taps blindly. (Please, watch him closely.) So any tap that Bill gets, well, to whose advantage that tap ends up being... is a lottery.
Even when unopposed in the ruck, I have never seen Billy actually direct a tap out.
All of this is somewhat balanced out when the opposition ruckman is also a slow lumbering type. But, when the opposition ruckman is mobile (think Biltzards sp?, Ryder, etc) it really really really hurts us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 I'm very fearful of what Stefan Martin will do to us when we play the Teddy Bears.
I therefore stick to what I've posted before. For the above reasons, overall, our team would be better off with anyone else on the list playing in the ruck. And yes, that includes Lonie!
(And I think that end of 2016, when no other club was interested in taking Billy, despite many needing another ruckman... shows that the other 17 clubs think more or less along my lines re Billy too. )
Marshall may be the answer but we are slowly weeding out the draft duds. Holmes is gone, Pearce should go at season end and maybe Hickey or Longer. Assuming of course Marshall comes goodrealdeal wrote:I actually think the biggest issue is regardless of who you think should be playing 1st ruck, be it Longer , Hickey or bloody Michael Rix. No player has put the argument to rest and its now 3 years later and we're still having the same conversations..... surely thats the biggest issue.
Hickledik is Cooked, like a second hand chook!!!!!DJ Higgins wrote:realdeal wrote:I actually think the biggest issue is regardless of who you think should be playing 1st ruck, be it Longer , Hickey or bloody Michael Rix. No player has put the argument to rest and its now 3 years later and we're still having the same conversations..... surely thats the biggest issue.
Marshall may be the answer but we are slowly weeding out the draft duds. Holmes is gone, Pearce should go at season end and maybe Hickey or Longer. Assuming of course Marshall comes good
Nailed it.realdeal wrote:I actually think the biggest issue is regardless of who you think should be playing 1st ruck, be it Longer , Hickey or bloody Michael Rix. No player has put the argument to rest and its now 3 years later and we're still having the same conversations..... surely thats the biggest issue.