Second reserve ruckman - thoughts wanted

[jr0ck88]

Ok, so I have Robbie Warnock as one reserve. I'm down to a few options for my second one.

Sam Grimley or Wayde Skipper - someone has to fill Simon Taylor's shoes, but who? Lowden is listed as a ruckman too. Id say Skipper, having an older body, may get a run.

Rhys Stanley - Impressive, but will he make their best 22?

Matthew Lobbe - they want to play him, but I cant see him doing much.

Jackson Trengrove  -The guy plays like a midfielder, though probably wont crack the 22 early on.

Any other opinions?

[ossie85]

Jordan Roughead I think is set for a few games this year

[Justin Bieber]

would keep an eye on skipper, roughead, lobbe and trengove. leaning to skipper so far.

stanley has been good during the nab cup but is a project player.
lobbe is probably still a project player and looks a little raw and not ready for the big time yet.
trengove won't be playing ruck if he plays. he will be playing back. might get some chances as port wants to rebuild.
roughead if minson or hudson go down with injury.
don't know much about grimley.

[neeld]

stanley may be a project player, but if roo or kosi go down - whos the backup?

[Justin Bieber]

mcevoy. did you see how he played up forward. he crashed a pack with kosi still there.

[jr0ck88]

Yes, McEvoy looks very promising, but would really want to spend that much on a 2nd reserve ruckman?

Toss up between Skipper and Stanley, depends on who is named round 1

[Resch]

Last year I had Browne from Richmond.  He sat there all year doing nothing after being dropped after round 1.  Didnt really affect anything in the whole scheme of things.

[gerco]

I'd say that Warnock and Skipper are the most likely to get games in Round 1.

Trent West from Geelong is one to keep in mind; can anyone really see Ottens playing all 22 games? If Ottens goes down, Hawkins might head into the ruck and Pods in the FP or West might get a gig.

[Prospector_1]

Last year I had Browne from Richmond.  He sat there all year doing nothing after being dropped after round 1.  Didnt really affect anything in the whole scheme of things.

Don't expect anything more from any 2nd reserve ruckman this year!