robranisgod wrote:I don't want to get ahead of things but I do now see North as a finalist and maybe a top 3 side. A lot depends on Injuries, Covid and the dreaded mid season draft. North have been very good against the Eagles, thrashed Central after quarter time and lost to the strongest Adelaide SANFL side that has probably ever been fielded whilst North was suffering from numerous injuries and COVID restrictions. North has a midfield possibly the equal of any in the league when you add Andrew Moore to Aaron Young, Campbell and WIll Combe and Wigg. I think that a genuine ruckman and another key defender are the two missing ingredients that preclude North from being a premiership contender. Mitch Harvey does a good job in ruck, but I would much prefer him to be the second ruckman whilst also playing up forward, a role he played so successfully in 2018.
Jacob Bauer looks so good that already after two games there are whispers that he is being looked at in the midseason draft. I wonder why he didn't play league the first week against the Eagles. Given the opportunities that we had up forward that day, he may have kicked another bag.
Can you enlighten me on this ruckman obsession you North supporters have?
Harvey should be the State Ruckman right now.
Are you also aware of the following stats from the 2018 Grand Final?
hit outs- norwood 53 (baulderstone 50), north 34
clearances- norwood 48, north 30
sweet 2 marks, baulderstone 2 marks.
north ruckman had no influence on the win, its a midfielders game these days...