For the past few seasons the use of dual rucks had fallen out of favour, with sides preferring the foot speed of more mobile players. Instead of using a second ruck, most clubs have relied upon ruck-forwards to pinch-hit the 20 to 30 per cent of game time the primary ruck had to take a spell on the bench. A small handful of clubs persevered with dual rucks, but those clubs were usually blessed with unicorn-like rucks, such as Fremantle and Luke Jackson, or Geelong and Mark Blicavs.This year, there is a return to practices of years past with two lumbering specialists filling the team sheets No side has been as dedicated to the cause as Hawthorn."We haven't used the double rucks in quite a long time, and obviously there is a little bit of risk," Hawks coach Sam Mitchell told the media earlier this year. "But Ned (Reeves) has been a really high performer, even though he hasn't played a lot of AFL footy in the last 18 months."Although the strategy is relatively new to Mitchell, it is one he was keen to stick with earlier in the year."Certainly, we will be sticking with two rucks," he said.That resolve for a two-ruck strategy has been tested in recent weeks, however there are clear signs that the strategy has been working for the club.At the end of last season rumour abounded that there was interest from rival clubs in Reeves. At one stage, it seemed likely that Reeves would be a member of the annual ruck carousel, heading to another club