What is the job of the Ruckman in a football game? ?

Question

What is the job of the Ruckman in a football game? ?

Answer 1

In Australian rules football, a ruckman is generally a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages (such as boundary throw-ins and ball-ups). The ruckman is one of the most important players on the field. They are often key to coaching strategy and winning centre clearances which result in the most goal kicking opportunities (inside 50s).

With no offside or knock on rules, the ruckman can tap the ball in any direction, which makes it difficult and requires teamwork to ensure that the ball does not end up to the advantage of the opposition team. Before a bounce down or ball up, ruckmen confer with the onballers (rovers and ruck-rovers) to pre-determine the direction of the tap so that they can position themselves to best receive it to the team's advantage.

The ruckman is typically the tallest player on either team.

When a ruckman successfully beats his opponent by contacting the ball, it is called a hit out and measured as a statistic and performance indicator of effective ruckwork. Although the ruckman is the primary player to score hit-outs, sometimes tall key position players fill in for the ruckman around the ground if the ruckman cannot run the make the contest in time.

Rucking is one of the most physically demanding positions on the ground, both in terms of fitness and body contact. As a result of the high level of physical contact of clashing with opponents in the air, many ruckmen have large physiques or bulk up to prevent injury. As well, due to the use of knees when jumping, many ruckmen wear protective thigh and shin padding, whereas players in other positions rarely do. Coaches often field more than one ruckman and rotate them due to the physical pressure of the position and the endurance of having to run to ruck contests around the ground.

The role of the ruckman in Australian Rules is similar to second row forwards contesting a line-out in rugby union. The key differences are that with the exception of boundary throw-ins, the ball is almost always thrown straight up high into the air rather than horizontally. The ruckman needs to be able to control the ball by palm tap or fist with outstretched arms. Unlike rugby, the ruckman must rely on his vertical leap and is not assisted by teammates and Australian football rucking often involves vigorous mid-air collisions with the opposing ruckman.

Answer 2

in the ruck contest (happen after there is a goal or a stop in play where the ball is trapped between players (ball-up)) they jump or wrestle for the bal (depending on the situation) and try to tap it to one of the players on their team, so they can get the ball forward for a goal. a good ruckman also gets the ball around the field though.

it is important to be tall and mobile for a good ruckman  

Answer 3

well the umpire will bounce it or a boundary umpire will throw it in and the job of a ruck man is to tap the footy to the advantage of their team mates so then they can grab it and set up a goal or get out of the defence. they are ussually 200 od cm and the tallest i think is 208 or 211cm tall that being aaron sandilands of freo. i am a cat supporter and our main ruckman is brad ottens who is 202cm tall GO CATS!!

Answer 4

The ruckman wil try to win the hit outs, where he goes in as the umpire throws the ball up, and tries to tapp the ball to his team mates or to his teams advantage

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Answer 5

The ruckman is always one of the biggest

players in the team so he is used to rough

up the oppositions better players.