West vs Stephenson

[jamster]

who will be no. 1 and why?

[elephants]

West.
Harder tougher afl seasoned body. Also west has experiences involving the rigours of afl footy. VFL to AFL is a big step up.
My two cents.

[Ziplock]

stephenson has been playing against afl listed rucks for years as well though...

[Boomz]

Don't think they will have a clear #1.

[elephants]

Oh okay. I still think West will be givenn the top job.

[jimmytigs]

gonna have both anyway,with no viable ruck dpp & the top rucks near or over 600k im going cheap on rucks,these 2 along with giles & renouf or even bellchambers if he steps up are the few i will be choosing from,along with any others who may bob up in the pre season

[Torpedo10]

West. Has shown he can ruck against big AFL bodies like Cox and Sandi.

[Driride]

have a friend who follows VFL and has seen Stephenson play and reported he will kill it , this same friend called I Smith a gun before he started,as thay both played in the same team 

[jamster]

I fear that west and stephenson will take dt points of eachother, will this be the case?

[Football Factory]

I fear that west and stephenson will take dt points of eachother, will this be the case?

Probably, Orren being the cheaper makes him more popular with me

[owenbond007]

I dont think id respect any DT team that picks West up. Why would u pick him when hmac would be a better option if fit. Orren is slighty bigger than west and is 240K cheaper. Plus on the downside for west is his job security his played 17 games in 4 years. Otten being number one would effect the number of games but he spent a lot of time injured too. Orren for me as 2nd or 3rd ruck, giles as he competitor.

[PowerBug]

I dont think id respect any DT team that picks West up. Why would u pick him when hmac would be a better option if fit. Orren is slighty bigger than west and is 240K cheaper. Plus on the downside for west is his job security his played 17 games in 4 years. Otten being number one would effect the number of games but he spent a lot of time injured too. Orren for me as 2nd or 3rd ruck, giles as he competitor.

But having a 2nd and 3rd ruck will make the rucks unsettled, and you will be fussing over who to play each week. At least with West, he will be the No. 1 ruck (if not get Vardy, who i prefer anyway) and you will have 2 rucks who are there for points, Having Orren and Giles will bring insecurity and you will probably miss out on points. the 240k is worth it.

[owenbond007]

Id rather have the 240K invested elsewhere than have a player like west who struggles to get half a dozen games in a season. Clearly cats recruited this guy to play otherwise they wouldnt of wasted a draft pick on him. After the cup im sure who is 2nd and 3rd ruck would of sorted itself out

[Fyfe_gun]

They will share it. When Nathan Vardy is fully fit he would be my no.1 but it will be a shared job. Like the hawks rucks last year