Seems one person didn't pick a ruck, or is throwing someone like Cripps in the deep end.
Sorry Kruds. I could make all sorts excuses but old age is the best one ...
Seems one person didn't pick a ruck, or is throwing someone like Cripps in the deep end.
(Just wondering Kruddler...I skimmed over the post initially and was going to vote for pure 'centremen' (smaller centre square attenders), not wingers or a ruckman. That may have created a bit of a problem in the lack of rucks and specialist wingers.
I've taken the liberty of allowing posters to change their vote if they've neglected a ruck or not chosen a specialist wing)
The more I think about our midfield mix, the more apparent it comes to me that Cripps is about to become a key position player.
It makes the most sense. Last season, Cerra and Hewett were our best performed mids, and Walsh not far off when he played. Cripps was the one most down on output, and thats ok, he is getting on, and transitioning to a role where he can impact the team and lead is probably a good thing.
Will also help us start to get Jagga and co through there, and I think we will rotate heavily through the positions where multi role players are going to have bursts on ball.
Remember Kouta's best season?
He would start at CHB on the oppositions best forward, and then at half time, would play on ball for the rest of the game and change it. Thats what I see us doing with Cripps potentially (maybe CHF instead).
I couldn’t fit Lord into my midfield but he’s a lock for my interchange bench.
Cooper provides a point of difference to our other midfielders with his ability to negate opposition guns and willingness to do the real grunt work.
Then there’s the forwards that are included in the midfield rotations.
One thing that Kruddler’s exercise has shown is that they will be intense competition for spots in the midfield.
Will we use the extra interchange player to add another midfielder? I think that would dilute the presence of Cripps, Walsh, Hewett, Smith and Cerra.
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I think it's a bit of an age thing.
Some of us oldies still cling to traditional positions
Technically a midfielder includes the old Ruck, Ruck-Rover, Rover, Centre and two wingmen....bascially those that work between the arcs or follow the ball around.
But some of us still talk of 'midfielders' in terms of the central guys other than the followers, and wingers.
