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PUNT ROAD END | Richmond Tigers Forum

This bloke has to go. His big hobby horse is that you don't need ruckmen, hence selling Spider and not giving Knobel an apparently meagre payrise. You need big bustling ruckmen in finals, especially tight ones. To punch the ball forward, tap it to running players and take pressure marks in the backline in the last Q. Think of the great finals over the years and in most cases the ruck duel has been pivotal. Mark Lee, Warren Jones (geez that hurts), Shaun Rehn, Keating.

When it mattered on Friday night Ball and Jolly did what they wanted against Blake, and were the deciding factor I reckon. Also Seaby and Cox both had great games at Subiaco. Gotts to have a good strong ruckman with heart in big finals.