Jordan ROUGHEAD

2017 Digest:   Premiership ruckman had hamstring surgery following incident in JLT opener and will miss first month of the season, at least.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1		Hamstring.
2		Hamstring.
3		Hamstring.
4		Hamstring.
5		Hamstring.
6		Hamstring.
7		Hamstring.
8	VFL	Back from injury and was steady in the ruck. Might need another week in VFL, but got through okay.	–
9	VFL	Controlled the ruck and looks ready to return. 41 hitouts and 11 touches. Just one mark though.	–
10	StK	Late inclusion for Smith and combined with Boyd in ruck battles. Will be better for the run.	4
11		Bye.
12	Syd	Couldn’t get much going in ruck opposed to Naismith and Sinclair. The die was cast early.	4
13	Melb	One of few positives for team. Tried super hard and was always at the coalface in third game back from injury layoff.	6
14	NM	Used as a key defender on Brown/Daw and solid enough in that role. Only one kick but that wasn’t his focus.	5
15	WCE	Key defender’s third-quarter turnover cost a goal but atoned with one of his own in the fourth. Not involved enough.	4
16	Adel	Toiled manfully in ruck against Jacobs, didn’t get his hands on the footy often enough to give his midfielders first use.	6
17	Carl	Rucked for the most part and provided a presence despite being beaten in the end by Kreuzer.	4
18	GCS	Witts had the better of the ruck battle, but tried hard throughout.	5
19	Ess	Rucked solo and did a fine job. Beat Bellchambers and kicked a crucial goal from a free kick right before three-quarter time.	7
20	Bris	Big battle with Martin. Had only about half the hit-outs of his opponent and needed to have more of an impact.	5
21	GWS	Rucked for the majority night and wasn’t significant against Simpson.	4
22	Port	Torched by Ryder in the air and on the deck around the ground in ruck battle.	3
23	Haw	Hardly sighted in the first half (one kick) and theme continued in second half in what was a disappointing effort.	2

2016 Season

1	Frem	May have found his permanent home in the ruck – where he played most of his junior footy.	6
2	StK	Got the better of Hickey in the ruck. Working back into good form in new role.	6
3	Haw	Battled well in the ruck. Helped his team win the clearances. 22 hit-outs.	7
4	Carl	Rucked for most of the night until had a spell in defence late. Beaten in ruck but midfield made up for it.	4
5	Bris	Started in the middle as the first ruck and was fair. Pressed forward for a mark and goal.	5
6	NM	Not a big game. Missed a sitter late in the game.	4
7	Adel	Rotated ruck and forward and did a reasonable job. Seems to be working into season nicely.	6
8	Melb	Rotated ruck/forward without setting the world on fire. Played a minor role.	4
9	GWS	Even effort playing mostly in the forward line and helping Campbell out in the ruck.	4
10	Coll	Handy as back-up ruckman and forward.	5
11	WCE	Very solid in support of Campbell in the ruck. Stats modest but certainly had an influence.	5
12	Port	Won 29 hit-outs, the most of any ruckman on the ground.	6
13	Geel	Marked it well early then disappeared from the game.	3
15	Syd	His development and versatility has been underrated in the Bulldog advance.	7
16	Rich	Beaten in ruck but did provide some support around the ground. Four marks.	5
17	GCS	OK in ruck and did well around the ground.	5
18	StK	Solid game; won a fair bit of the ball and used it efficiently.	7
19	Geel	Copped a big knock from Menegola but kept battling. Impact minimal.	3
20	NM	Did a few things around the field but conclusively beaten in ruck duels.	4
21	Coll	Well beaten by Grundy in ruck duels but tried hard around the ground.	5
22	Ess	Kicked a goal, but other than that was mostly unsighted.	3
23		Calf.
EF	WCE	Held his own when in the ruck and bobbed up with a big goal to break Eagles’ back.	6
SF	Haw	More important role than stats indicated. Also bagged vital goal from big mark.	7
PF	GWS	Felled by the ball kicked at close range into his head and left field.	2
GF	Syd	No hint of hesitation after eye injury previous week. Worked well in tandem with T. Boyd	7

2015 Season

1	WCE	Took resting ruckman and kept them to two goals. OK without starring.	4
2	Rich	Thrown task on Griffiths and did that reasonably well. Still can improve.	5
3	Haw	Started on McEvoy and shared time on Ceglar.	4
4	Adel	On Jenkins and neither had an impact.	4
5	Syd	Had job on Tippett and did that well in favourable conditions for a defender.	6
6	StK	Defended well on resting ruck then forced to spend time as back up ruck. Fair.	5
7	Frem	Beaten by Clarke early but stuck to task admirably.	5
8	Melb	OK on Hogan then had to play ruck after Cordy removed from the position.	6
9	GWS	Mighty job in ruck tandem with Minson against Mumford	7
10	Port	Two goals and 19 hit-outs from the back-up ruckman.	5
12	Bris	Used as main ruck and beaten by Martin. Minimal touches around ground.	4
13	StK	As No.1 ruckman beaten by Longer.	3
14	Carl	OK in ruck but then injured back and was subbed out.	3
15		Back.
16	Geel	Battled Hawkins (three goals) but failed to impact the contest.	3
17	VFL	Back.	–
18		Foot.
19		Foot.
20	VFL	Solid return from injury with 22 hitouts in ruck role.	–
21	VFL	Involved in solid collision. Appeared hampered thereafter.	–
22	NM	Versatility made him prominent early. Hurt ankle in last minute.	4
23	Bris	Clearly out-gunned in the ruck.	5
EF		Finger.

2014 Season

1	WCE	Battled Cox/Naitanui/Sinclair at times but under siege all night.	4
2	NM	Blanketed Black until last quarter.	5
3	Rich	Started on Vickery but then hurt shoulder. Subbed out.	3
4		Shoulder.
5		Shoulder.
6		Shoulder.
7		Shoulder.
8		Shoulder.
9		Shoulder.
10	GCS	Good on Lynch early but the Sun got away after half time.	4
11	Frem	Took six marks. Had his moments.	5
12	Bris	Got the big job on Brown and stuck to his guns despite slick Lions ball movement.	6
13	Coll	Moved onto Cloke and did well until late in the match.	6
14	Port	Stood helpless as Schulz goaled from everywhere in the forward 50.	3
15		Shoulder.
16	Geel	Battled Hawkins and kept him from finding being dangerous in the arc.	6
17	GCS	Lynch troubled him at times but fought back well when game was hot.	6
18	Ess	Horrid day. Moved off Carlisle early and in end was used as third defender.	2
19	Haw	Troubled by his cousin and others in first half. Just battled.	3
20	StK	On Bruce at first then had problems with Gwilt.	3
21	NM	Good job on Petrie until injured.	5
22	Syd	Had Tippett and was beaten again. Consistently out marked or infringed.	2
23		Shoulder.
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1	Bris	Matched up on Brown and did great job on the champ.	7
2	Frem	Thrown job on Pavlich and then went to Bradley in second half. Battled well.	6
3	Rich	Kept Vickery goalless and continued his good start to 2013.	7
4	Adel	Great duel with Jenkins and was efficient in defence.	6
5	Geel	Battled Taylor who got away at times but great learning experience for him.	4
6	WCE	Dour role at centre half back on Kennedy and was OK.	6
7	NM	Went to Daw in third quarter. Not a great game overall.	3
8	GCS	Should be well pleased with his defensive efforts, took five contested marks.	6
9	StK	Picked up Maister and did the job required. Swung forward for crucial late goal.	6
10	Port	Given the task on Schulz and kept him goalless. The Port forward was inaccurate.	7
12	Coll	Couldn’t stop Cloke.	3
13	Rich	Took some fine marks and continues to look a player of the future down back.	6
14	Melb	Found it difficult to keep the likes of Watts under control.	4
15	GWS	Took seven marks and did plenty of grunt work.	5
16	Ess	Had Carlisle as a defender then had him again when he went forward. OK.	4
17	Haw	Great battle on his cousin, although conceded 3 goals can hold his head high.	6
18	WCE	Had resting ruckman in defence and kept them quiet. Solid when required.	6
19	Syd	Good first half but Tippett powered away later.	5
20	Carl	Did a nice job curtailing an in-form Henderson. Emerging player.	7
21	Adel	Great battle with Otten/Johnston and battled both well in a solid effort.	6
22	Bris	Struggled down back then pushed forward later and provided a target.	5
23	Melb	Reading the game superbly in the last line of defence. Typically disciplined performance.	7
QF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

1	WCE	Offered very little support to Minson and struggled for most of the game.	3
2	Adel	Good double act with Will Minson in ruck and kicked a goal.	5
3	StK	Did a couple of things but quiet overall.	3
4	Melb	Surprise match-up on Clark. After initial worries marked well. Forward late.	5
5	GWS	No influence at all, subbed off.	1
6	Coll	Did some nice things without being influential.	4
7	NM	Subbed out in final term after limited impact. Not enough touches.	3
9	Geel	Took some nice marks but let himself down by kicking three behinds.	4
10	Syd	Like many teammates had a tough old day against the miserly Sydney defence.	3
12	Port	Kicked a fantastic goal and was handy giving Minson a chop-out in the ruck.	5
13	Bris	Kicked 1.1 but rarely was allowed to get dangerous inside forward 50 by Lions.	4
14	Ess	Sub. Came on at half time. Did a couple of things.	2
17	VFL	Kicked a goal and battled hard in his time in the ruck.	–
18	StK	Defensively had Koschitzke covered for the most part. Not the worst.	4
19	NM	Had Tarrant covered until final term when he kicked three. OK given score.	6
20	Rich	Riewoldt kicked five on him but to his credit he kept on battling.	4
21	Syd	Won his battle with Reid. Is showing something as a defender.	7
22	Geel	Great battle with Hawkins. Stuck at task well despite conceding four goals.	5
23	Bris	Serviceable.	5