Re: Rd 11: Pre Game Patter: Carlton vs Brisbane
Reply #32 –
Levi hasn't had a big year in the ruck, that is certain. I wouldn't be expecting too much of him in that department for a while yet.
To be honest, I can't believe he played on Sunday and got through the game.
That said, Levi is never a huge goal kicker. He appears to play better when he starts further away from goals and moves around. Not as any opportunities to miss.
Gorringe, on the other hand, has shown he has the mobility to get on the end of things. Some of his goals have been from pretty close range: good football that he is there and his opponent is not.
I can't see Levi playing in the ruck unless we're forced to play him there because of injuries. He does his best work monstering defenders as well as providing a marking target up the ground. Even when he doesn't take the grab, the opposition rarely get possession and that's really all you want from a key forward - apart from a couple of goals.
Gorringe seems to be an in between size, not really big or strong enough to to be a genuine ruckman or key forward. He moves well and his goal from the square was the result of hard running and reading the play well. I'm not sure where he should play. Perhaps he could be something of a Blicavs type with too much height for blokes able to match his mobility.