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Saint Mik wrote:Can anyone else hear the sound of the reverse beeps coming from all the ones on here backing away from there posts saying we dont want Kingy
Great work Saints definatley get the BOG award from the trade week.
If you dont like the fact we needed to chase ruckman from other clubs in the past two trade weeks in 07 and 06 then you know who to blame thats right all you GT lovers pull your finger out and start pointing.
Bloody fantastic job RL and Co.
While I agree with the sentiment of not getting carried away with King as saviour (and I assume you're referring to Gardiner more than Clarke), the King pickup far better than either... Gardiner had barely played in 12 months before the Saints got him, Clarke was older than some of the goelogy down at Moorrabbin, and basically depth.vacuous space wrote:I would have thought that, after last year, people would excercise some restraint on gloating about a pickup like this. King isn't a number one ruck and hasn't been for a while. He was AA the year before Michael Gardiner. It's been quite a while since he played footy at a high level. At this stage of his career he provides little more than ruck depth. It's no more a great pickup than Gardiner or Clarke last year.
He was No.1 ruck in the GF once he came on.....vacuous space wrote:I would have thought that, after last year, people would excercise some restraint on gloating about a pickup like this. King isn't a number one ruck and hasn't been for a while. He was AA the year before Michael Gardiner. It's been quite a while since he played footy at a high level. At this stage of his career he provides little more than ruck depth. It's no more a great pickup than Gardiner or Clarke last year.
Clarke might have been old, but I think his body was in better shape than King's is now. King has been mauled by injuries over recent years. He's nowhere near the player he once was. He can still provide decent service, but I would hesitate to give him first ruck duties. I still think Kosi is our best option there.BAM! (shhhh) wrote:While I agree with the sentiment of not getting carried away with King as saviour (and I assume you're referring to Gardiner more than Clarke), the King pickup far better than either... Gardiner had barely played in 12 months before the Saints got him, Clarke was older than some of the goelogy down at Moorrabbin, and basically depth.
I think you will find they got King to be the ruckman so Kosi can play forward.vacuous space wrote:Clarke might have been old, but I think his body was in better shape than King's is now. King has been mauled by injuries over recent years. He's nowhere near the player he once was. He can still provide decent service, but I would hesitate to give him first ruck duties. I still think Kosi is our best option there.BAM! (shhhh) wrote:While I agree with the sentiment of not getting carried away with King as saviour (and I assume you're referring to Gardiner more than Clarke), the King pickup far better than either... Gardiner had barely played in 12 months before the Saints got him, Clarke was older than some of the goelogy down at Moorrabbin, and basically depth.
That might have been the idea, but I don't see it working. I don't know if King's body can hold up playing first ruck minutes week in, week out. King's definately better in the ruck, but his around the ground performance has deteriorated over recent years. I think we'd be better off rucking Kosi first and King second.plugger66 wrote:I think you will find they got King to be the ruckman so Kosi can play forward.
What GT actually said is who needs an ordinary ruckman and he is right. Not a GT lover but understand footy.Saint Mik wrote:Still getting over it gazrat
Pick the GT lovers a mile away, who needs a ruckman right
RL will develope a young ruckman but until then we can thank GT for the rucks we are getting now because we have not had one coming through since spider left, sorry i forgot about Brooks my mistake what picks were they again
Was around in the Timid and Blighty days and have had plenty of disscusions about GT and what a F*** up he turned into and backed the board about giving him the arse then also had plenty to say about his so called putting the club first bullshyte
I will point my finger at GT about the ruck problems we have and its not a quick fix because of his attitude towards the rucking duties while he was coach.
Why be a farkin mushroom
True....but thats a bit like saying..."we all should breath - we'll feel better...".......plugger66 wrote:What GT actually said is who needs an ordinary ruckman and he is right. Not a GT lover but understand footy.Saint Mik wrote:Still getting over it gazrat
Pick the GT lovers a mile away, who needs a ruckman right
RL will develope a young ruckman but until then we can thank GT for the rucks we are getting now because we have not had one coming through since spider left, sorry i forgot about Brooks my mistake what picks were they again
Was around in the Timid and Blighty days and have had plenty of disscusions about GT and what a F*** up he turned into and backed the board about giving him the arse then also had plenty to say about his so called putting the club first bullshyte
I will point my finger at GT about the ruck problems we have and its not a quick fix because of his attitude towards the rucking duties while he was coach.
Why be a farkin mushroom
bring on march already im pumped!!