Player Watch #34: Liam McBean

[Stylo]

Some people saying he's soft, let's hope he can develop some mongrel under the watchful eye of king mullet.

 

[Frank Grimes]

For a big guy he can really hit the ground very quick.

Hopefully what the club would do is to start developing him as a forward/ruck where he'll spend approx 75% of the time as a forward and 25% as a Ruck and gradually make it so he'll be a ruck/forward where he'll spend time as 75% Ruck and 25% forward as he puts on muscle.

 

[Blinger]

For a big guy he can really hit the ground very quick.

Hopefully what the club would do is to start developing him as a forward/ruck where he'll spend approx 75% of the time as a forward and 25% as a Ruck and gradually make it so he'll be a ruck/forward where he'll spend time as 75% Ruck and 25% forward as he puts on muscle.

With Vickery up forward it might be handy to keep him as a backman for the ruck that rest forward. Especially with Maric playing for at least another 5 years or so, also take some of the ruck load in a couple of years when he has further developed.

 

[Heisenberg_]

Some people saying he's soft, let's hope he can develop some mongrel under the watchful eye of king mullet.

If anybody can show him how to play with some aggression, big Ivan can.
I suspect the aggression will come as he puts on some more size.

 

[tora tora tora]

welcome to a boy from my footy club! aberfeldie

 

[Harmichael]

welcome to a boy from my footy club! aberfeldie

So is that Essendon fan I quoted from PRE close to the money with the Daniher comparison? He seemed to be involved with your club in some way.

 

[Frank Grimes]

With Vickery up forward it might be handy to keep him as a backman for the ruck that rest forward. Especially with Maric playing for at least another 5 years or so, also take some of the ruck load in a couple of years when he has further developed.

I somewhat agree, but looking at the highlight reel on the RFC site he appears to have a great goal sense which I think would be wasted if he plays back.

 

[Richo83]

I think the issue also with McBean is that people can ask: why wasn't a midfielder taken? But most of the good midfielders were taken. It'll be interesting to see the comparisons to Membrey and McDonough, bigfooty assumes Richmond made a mistake. I do think that if he can ruck, then yes it's a great pick given Richmond's ruck stocks are very shallow.

 

[tigs2010]

I think the issue also with McBean is that people can ask: why wasn't a midfielder taken? But most of the good midfielders were taken. It'll be interesting to see the comparisons to Membrey and McDonough, bigfooty assumes Richmond made a mistake. I do think that if he can ruck, then yes it's a great pick given Richmond's ruck stocks are very shallow.

Membrey is that awkward height that generally fail at AFL level. He's very good and I had him rated very high due to his production. McDonough has midfield ability over him. I reckon it would have been a tough call between the two though presuming we rated Membrey.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Tether him to Ivan "The World's Biggest Man" Maric.
Train how he trains, eat what he eats, love who he loves and maybe, just maybe one day he too will have a prodigious mullet.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Nickname? McString for mine.

What about Tracey or Trace for short after the cartoon show on ABC all those years ago of the same name?

 

[leemo]

I would actually love it if he started to grow a mullet.

 

[Bojangles17]

Membrey is that awkward height that generally fail at AFL level. He's very good and I had him rated very high due to his production. McDonough has midfield ability over him. I reckon it would have been a tough call between the two though presuming we rated Membrey.

We need to find a spot for elts, membrey would compete for same spot....our underperforming front half cost us a finals spot...mm changes the mix nicely

 

[tora tora tora]

So is that Essendon fan I quoted from PRE close to the money with the Daniher comparison? He seemed to be involved with your club in some way.

daniher played there too. but I've been living interstate for 10 years or so, so saw neither of them play as juniors.

 

[Mr Magic]

I didn't know Liam was a Tiger fan until I saw this thread, makes this pick a great pick for sure

 

[peejay]

I didn't know Liam was a Tiger fan until I saw this thread, makes this pick a great pick for sure

He is (was) a north supporter.

Played footy with my mates son so has been following him for 8 years now. My mate reckons he is as good as Daniher , just did not get the kudos Daniher did.

I'm excited.

 

[Tomnat Tigers]

 

[peejay]

If that is him as a kid then he changed to north as he got older.

 

[Tomnat Tigers]

If that is him as a kid then he changed to north as he got older.

Yeah it is him, he put it up on his twitter. So he must of changed when he was older. What it does show is that he has some Tiger in him.

 

[RichoLedio]

One does not simply change from being a tiger supporter

 

[Rustof]

He is (was) a north supporter.

Played footy with my mates son so has been following him for 8 years now. My mate reckons he is as good as Daniher , just did not get the kudos Daniher did.

I'm excited.

We could have quite the Doozy on our hands.

 

[Slattery_20]

Yep. Agile, great hands, good disposal. Should have gone top 20 but clubs are put off at his weight 81kgs.

He could be the first ever 200cms versatile winger.

Dean Putt says Gday! (from the VFL)

IMHO will either be very very good, or nothing at all.

And as a similar type to Vickery, more than anything else. You don't pick a 200cm fwd/ruck to play back.

If the weight he needs slows him down, he'll go from being a quick 200cm who's not a genuine ruck, to a slow 200cm who's not a genuine ruck... and struggle - if he goes fine with the weight, you'll have something.

 

[acr2751]

Dean Putt says Gday! (from the VFL)

IMHO will either be very very good, or nothing at all.

And as a similar type to Vickery, more than anything else. You don't pick a 200cm fwd/ruck to play back.

If the weight he needs slows him down, he'll go from being a quick 200cm who's not a genuine ruck, to a slow 200cm who's not a genuine ruck... and struggle - if he goes fine with the weight, you'll have something.

i think he is in the wrfl 2013

 

[3rdManUp]

Dean Putt says Gday! (from the VFL)

IMHO will either be very very good, or nothing at all.

And as a similar type to Vickery, more than anything else. You don't pick a 200cm fwd/ruck to play back.

If the weight he needs slows him down, he'll go from being a quick 200cm who's not a genuine ruck, to a slow 200cm who's not a genuine ruck... and struggle - if he goes fine with the weight, you'll have something.

Let me start off by saying I haven't the first clue when it comes to sports science so let me just throw this out. Considering his agility for such a tall lad, wouldn't it be better to focus on core strength and not so much bulk? Could he still compete if he had amazing core strength but was still on the leaner side? I'm thinking more as a forward than a ruck

 

[Slattery_20]

Let me start off by saying I haven't the first clue when it comes to sports science so let me just throw this out. Considering his agility for such a tall lad, wouldn't it be better to focus on core strength and not so much bulk? Could he still compete if he had amazing core strength but was still on the leaner side? I'm thinking more as a forward than a ruck

Of course.
But that will still be another 10kg (at least), and probably 2-3 years down the track.

My point was, with the weight he still needs to add, and you add in the rate he's grown/still growing (tipping he will keep going a few years yet), he will be a very different athlete to what he is now. (guess that's similar to most really tall kids)