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i think it is time to change our ruck structure.jones need to be our number one ruckman.i don't think we can have two ruckman when neither is good enough to play as a forward pocket.i noticed eddie did some centre bounce rucking.is it ime to bring sebit back especially with dobbo injured and merritt to replace ajang .i think eddie can make do as part time ruck.another option someone floated is to give jedd edwards a game.ajang has regressed and is not the player he was two years ago.

I don't know why there are calls for Amos when we're overloaded with ruckman as it is.

AJ has been a big disappointment,and we're better served using Eddie as a ruckman forward,i would continually persist with the very green Sebit who has a lot of X factor and at least brings a lot of forward line tackling pressure,and maybe release Angus Scott who has been handy but not worth his 10 point value and get 2 desperately needed key position players,with the 10 or 15 points room we have in our cap.

Amos is battler on a good day Grump, but maybe the key is in the word battle.  At least he might have a go and look interested. Certainly not North’s fault he is not big or quick enough to play on Kietel, Barnard should of started Fullgrabe on him and stuck with it. Fullgrabe actually beat him several times in the air. Watts has been a disappointing recruit but will probably replace Northy this week. Hille Simpson and Magro played absolutely horribly so something must give there. Sorry for Dobbo who actually got out of second gear and was trying only to cop what looked a very severe hamstring. 

Agree Grump Shredding a young player at quarter time, in front of supporters not the right time or place. The senior mids were keeping their heads down and weren’t making any eye contact in the huddle. Their connection to the forwards is well below par, stating up, going backwards, sideways all over the place. Do we ever see a hit up lead in the forward 50, no cause they can’t hit a target. They need to sort out who is going to be the number 1 ruckman. AJ is all over place, and Amos is a Jones clone, but not as good

A combination of things STT but one thing i noticed where we're lacking and  you've gained in your 2 upset wins with an undermanned side is on field leadership,and it looks from the outside looking in that Busher has provided that for you,as well as the tackling pressure against 2 more fancied opponents,and we are definitely lacking an on field presence.

A good point you make about the absence of on-field leadership, royallucky.
Certainly, the absence of our two best players, Jackson Ramsay and Nick Robertson, hurts.
Now, all sides have injuries, with STT's Demons the worst hit in the WAFL at the moment.
However, Ramsay and Robertson also gave that bit of guidance at the centre bounce that we sadly miss.
We've been killed at the centre clearances and that puts our undersized defence under immense pressure.
I'd love to see Scott Jones and AJ occasionally just thump the ball forward rather than pivot like ballerinas trying to tap the ball to an onballer who, more often than not, gets collared if indeed he does get the ball.

Yes Arch you see it week in week out from the senior opposition players,like Black on Monday,Bolton the week before,Howlett was barking instructions for Peel a few weeks ago,we just don't have any on field leaders who can cajole or reinforce what they've been drilled to do which is a shame because we finished last year very strongly.

Yep the on field stuff is missing but again that only works if players know what to do when told by the on field leader. You can add to this the directions coming from the bench, if you watch and listen it is little wonder that we are disorganised on field cos the bench like a dogs breakfast, too many chiefs (Ramma is great but after that ..........). We have so many 'caches' that there are time players cannot sit!

Just looked at the West Perth side we defeated in 2019 which looked stronger on paper with Strijk ,Manzone,  Wilhelm and Lourey playing that day,and we had experienced pair McGinnity and Wellingham playing which was quite rare and confirms what i said about on field leadership,because we looked a helluva a lot better side when they were on the park.