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Some trades just don’t make sense, and not just from a biased SuperCoach or AFLFantasy footy perspective. For the past few year Braydon Preuss aka The Prius has been the replacement in waiting for Todd Goldstein and with Goldy turning 31 midway through the upcoming season his time as the #1 ruck at the Kangaroos looked to be fast approaching.
However, despite clubs like Adelaide, West Coast and even GWS all looking to replenish their weakened ruck stocks Braydon was traded to the club of his choice, Melbourne, a side that has arguably the leagues best ruck in Max Gawn who (for the record) will have just turned 27 as the 2019 season rolls around.
With Gawn in the side, The Prius will not be a sole ruck, a role that he’s enjoyed and scored well at AFL when given the opportunity. The only way the he was going to be relevant (especially in salary cap formats) was to play the #1 ruck role, something he will not hold at his new club.
The big question is, does he play in the side and as such, impact the ruck times of Big Max? As yet the club are yet to publicly comment on how they plan to structure up in 2019, however, with Tom McDonald more than a capable relief ruck option I believe Simon Goodwin will not use Braydon as anything more than insurance for Gawn. As such, he’s only relevant if Max suffers an injury or in draft leagues where you can handcuff him with Gawn.
