After averaging 90 over his first four matches, it seemed as though Shane Mumford was on track for another start-worthy campaign. Alas, he seriously dwindled after that with only two additional scores above 90 until season's end. Every facet of his stat sheet dropped but he remained the ninth-best hit out ruckman in the league. Now at the tail end of his career, freight train Mummy will play second fiddle to the incumbent, slightly fresher Sam Jacobs. Leon Cameron will pick Jacobs first and so should you, with Mumford now the perfect bench handcuff should the ex-Crow go down.
Night night, Mummy
After averaging 90 over his first four matches, it seemed as though Shane Mumford was on track for another start-worthy campaign. Alas, he seriously dwindled after that with only two additional scores above 90 until season's end. Every facet of his stat sheet dropped but he remained the ninth-best hit out ruckman in the league. Now at the tail end of his career, freight train Mummy will play second fiddle to the incumbent, slightly fresher Sam Jacobs. Leon Cameron will pick Jacobs first and so should you, with Mumford now the perfect bench handcuff should the ex-Crow go down.
Plaintive call for Mummy
Retiring after doctor warnings at the end of the 2017 season, Shane Mumford has got the all clear to return for the Giants. The former Cat and Swan spent the entire year rehabilitating his foot injury, reportedly with outstanding results. In his final season on the senior list, he averaged 11 touches, 38 hit outs and five tackles a game. The veteran’s preseason was blighted by a pre-Christmas hamstring injury, although it was reported as a low-grade strain unlikely to impact his training time. Suspended for the first two rounds following a drug scandal dating back to 2015, Mumford will be forced to bide his time. The decision to move Rory Lobb to Fremantle forced a rethink for the ruck position, the injury prone Dawson Simpson commonly sharing duties with the now Docker when available. Selecting Mumford comes with clear and distinctly possible risks, thus gaining him late as bench cover seems the most logical draft choice.
Mumford out of the shroud
Drafted by Geelong in 2008, Shane Mumford was elevated very early in the season after showing some good pre-season form. He managed to only play three games in 08 but put together a handy 18 games in 09 and a Dream Team average of 55.2.
After Geelong chose Mark Blake over Mumford at the end of 09 he was traded to Sydney on a four year contract exceeding over one million dollars, along with Sydney's other new ruck recruit Mark Seaby. Since being at Sydney, he has shown great form and has become one of the competition's dominant ruckmen for the year.
2010 has been a break out year on the footy ground and in the Dream Team points averaging a very respectable 78.4 as we approach halfway through the season.
