The case for Peter Ladhams at Hawthorn

Why we should go hard after Port's ‘gettable’ ruck

Midfielders win Brownlow and Norm Smith medals, but you just have to look at the Demons third quarter turnaround in last week’s Grand Final to see the value of a dominant ruck combo.

The Bulldogs had shot out to a 19-point lead midway through the third before the Demons started to assert their dominance around the ball.

On the surface it was Petracca, Oli…