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PUNT ROAD END | Richmond Tigers Forum
I've been reading a couple of threads, and people are commenting about the lack of foresight shown by the recruiting teams, in that we've probably got a heavily biased ratio of running players to key position.
The question I'll pose to you all is, how many is enough key position players? I'd say you'd want 2 of each key position capable of playing firsts, with maybe a third as a young player who's learning the craft in the 2's. Then I reckon you should also have maybe 2 more Tall utilities, who can play either forward or back. Is that overkill?
So, we'd have:
FF: Richo, Hughes
CHF: Schulz, Riewoldt
CHB: Polak, Hall, J.O-N
FB: Gaspar, Thursfield
Ruck: Simmonds, Knobel, Pattison, Graham (r)
Utilities: ????, ????
There's the bowden's who you could put in as a utility, but I don't think they should be played as a KPP. They are much better as flankers, where they don't have to be as accountable.
McGuane is 1-2 inches short of being a genuine KPP, so I won't include him there (unless his height is wrong from the RFC webpage).
Likewise, Kingsley could play FF, but he isn't suited to the role.
12 of the spots on our list for 5 of the positions on the ground. That's (very) roughly 30% of the spots on the list for 30% spots on the ground.
Is this enough?
The question I'll pose to you all is, how many is enough key position players? I'd say you'd want 2 of each key position capable of playing firsts, with maybe a third as a young player who's learning the craft in the 2's. Then I reckon you should also have maybe 2 more Tall utilities, who can play either forward or back. Is that overkill?
So, we'd have:
FF: Richo, Hughes
CHF: Schulz, Riewoldt
CHB: Polak, Hall, J.O-N
FB: Gaspar, Thursfield
Ruck: Simmonds, Knobel, Pattison, Graham (r)
Utilities: ????, ????
There's the bowden's who you could put in as a utility, but I don't think they should be played as a KPP. They are much better as flankers, where they don't have to be as accountable.
McGuane is 1-2 inches short of being a genuine KPP, so I won't include him there (unless his height is wrong from the RFC webpage).
Likewise, Kingsley could play FF, but he isn't suited to the role.
12 of the spots on our list for 5 of the positions on the ground. That's (very) roughly 30% of the spots on the list for 30% spots on the ground.
Is this enough?