by Roylion » Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:24 pm
Is there any reason why Cameron Wood is touted to return to Adelaide, apart from the fact he is originally from South Australia? Adelaide may well have made an approach to Wood's management, but that's a long way from saying that he's a chance to come to Adelaide for the following reasons
- from what I hear he is quite happy in Brisbane
- he is by no means the third string ruckman behind Charman and Leuenberger and will get quite a few senior games in 2008.
- he is contracted to the Brisbane Lions for 2008
- Brisbane have a history of having, at the very least, three-four ruckmen on their list at any one time and are firmly of the belief that at least two very good ruckmen are needed to win a premiership. Given Wood is only 20, they see him as playing a big part in the Lions' next tilt at a cup.
Ruckmen at the Lions in order of seniority
2001*: Keating, McDonald, Charman, Knobel, McLaren,
2002*: Keating, McDonald, Charman, McLaren
2003*: Keating, Charman, McDonald, McLaren
2004**: Charman, Keating, McDonald, McLaren, Spaanderman
2005: Charman, Keating, McDonald, Wood, Spaanderman
2006: Charman, Keating, Wood, McDonald
2007: Charman, Wood / Leuenberger, McDonald
2008: Charman, Leuenberger (will definitely stay) / Wood, McDonald (both contracted and from what I hear are required). Mitch Clark is a forward.
* premiership
** runners up
Fitzroy Football Club 1883-2009
VFA: 1884-1896, 1 premiership
VFL-AFL: 1897-1996, 8 premierships
VAFA: 2009 -->