THE WESTERN Bulldogs don't see their ruck division as a weakness ahead of Saturday night's cut-throat elimination final against Adelaide at the MCG.
The Bulldogs' first ruck spot has been a revolving door so far in 2015, with Will Minson, Ayce Cordy, Tom Campbell and Jordan Roughead all preferred at different times without any of them making it his own.
Star Crow Sam Jacobs monstered Cordy back in round four while Brisbane's Stefan Martin dominated Roughead and Jack Redpath in Lions' upset eight-point win on the weekend.
Luke Beveridge's side has won the hit-out count only five times in 2015.
"We had a tough opponent on the weekend, but the week before we had (good form against) the big fella from North Melbourne (Todd Goldstein)," Redpath said on Monday.
"The rucks' role is create a contest and hopefully the (opposition) don’t get their hands on the ball too much.
"(Jacobs) is probably 10cms taller than me, but I'll just do what I've done every week."
Campbell is a chance to return after missing the past two weeks with a corked thigh and illness respectively.
Minson returned to form in the VFL at the weekend, but hasn't been sighted at senior level since round 15.
In-form midfielder Mitch Wallis has full confidence in his ruckman, but says the Dogs' on-ballers will need to smart around the stoppages against the Crows.
"I wouldn't say (the ruck) a weakness – we've got great ruck stocks that are continuing to develop," Wallis said.
"Will (Minson) has had an indifferent year and hasn't been able to solidify his spot.
"Obviously Sam Jacobs is a great ruckman and as midfielders we're going to try and read his hits a fair bit.
"We're going to back in our ruckman to give us first use."
Patrick Dangerfield looms as a major threat whether Jacobs has an impact or not and Wallis says the Bulldogs are yet to decide how they'll combat the proven match winner.
"Whether that's one person or a team focus, he's one we've got to look out for and nullify," Wallis said.
"I put him up there in the best players in the competition, so we have to put a lot of work into him."
