The 200plus Hitout Ruckmen
Ross Lyon mentioned he wanted to add another ruckman to the Saints. The following list has the ruckmen from last season who met his requirements, with a per game average that would have equalled 200-plus hitouts.
1 Darren Jolly
2 Aaron Sandilands
3 Dean Cox
4 Peter Street
5 Jamie Charman
6 Peter Everitt
7 Brendon Lade
8 Troy Simmonds
9 Jeff White
10 David Hille
11 Michael Gardiner
12 Matthew Clarke
13 Barnaby French
14 Trent Knobel
15 Clark Keating
16 Brad Ottens
17 Beau McDonald
18 Robert Campbell
19 Rhett Biglands
20 Steven King
21 Josh Fraser
22 Mark Blake
23 Mark Seaby
24 Wade Skipper
25 Dean Brogan
26 Stephen Doyle
27 David Hale
28 Simon Taylor
29 Ivan Maric
29 Guy Richards
29 Michael Rix
32 Will Minson
33 Mark Jamar
34 Cameron Wood
35 Paul Chambers
36 Cain Ackland
Rix, Ackland and Jason Blake were ranked, by average, at 29th, 36th and 37th. Although Blake’s numbers would not translate into more than 200 hitouts. Koschitzke and Brooks also should be mentioned but for the stats from last season they did not make the list.
Gardiner, Everitt and Clark Keating are all available to acquire by the Saints and are in the top 15 for average hitouts. Everitt led the league in average hitouts in seasons 2005 and 2004, while Gardiner was 2nd in the league in 2003 for hitouts per game. Beau McDonald can also be added to the list of ruckmen who could be traded or picked up in the preseason draft.
Adelaide is going to be without the 31 hitouts per game provided by Clarke and Biglands, a hole that could be filled by Maric, Hudson and Meesen.
This list does show the value of a quality ruckman in terms of hitouts, the top 3 ruckmen on the list played for 3 of the top 4 teams.
1 Darren Jolly
2 Aaron Sandilands
3 Dean Cox
4 Peter Street
5 Jamie Charman
6 Peter Everitt
7 Brendon Lade
8 Troy Simmonds
9 Jeff White
10 David Hille
11 Michael Gardiner
12 Matthew Clarke
13 Barnaby French
14 Trent Knobel
15 Clark Keating
16 Brad Ottens
17 Beau McDonald
18 Robert Campbell
20 Steven King
21 Josh Fraser
22 Mark Blake
23 Mark Seaby
24 Wade Skipper
25 Dean Brogan
26 Stephen Doyle
27 David Hale
28 Simon Taylor
29 Ivan Maric
29 Guy Richards
29 Michael Rix
32 Will Minson
33 Mark Jamar
34 Cameron Wood
35 Paul Chambers
36 Cain Ackland
Rix, Ackland and Jason Blake were ranked, by average, at 29th, 36th and 37th. Although Blake’s numbers would not translate into more than 200 hitouts. Koschitzke and Brooks also should be mentioned but for the stats from last season they did not make the list.
Gardiner, Everitt and Clark Keating are all available to acquire by the Saints and are in the top 15 for average hitouts. Everitt led the league in average hitouts in seasons 2005 and 2004, while Gardiner was 2nd in the league in 2003 for hitouts per game. Beau McDonald can also be added to the list of ruckmen who could be traded or picked up in the preseason draft.
Adelaide is going to be without the 31 hitouts per game provided by Clarke and Biglands, a hole that could be filled by Maric, Hudson and Meesen.
This list does show the value of a quality ruckman in terms of hitouts, the top 3 ruckmen on the list played for 3 of the top 4 teams.
