Player Watch Finlay Macrae

Remove this Banner Ad

TradeDraft said:
By saying Mccerry and Macrae are already better then Him
Click to expand...


You can't just say that, because I rate some players higher than others, I've defaulted to labelling the latter names as duds. (I only call dud players duds after watching them enough.)

I've created a pecking order in my head based on adaptability and skill level.
 
BringouttheGimp said:
When he's got the pill.. natural instinct is to look forward and not back.. he doesn't piss fart around with it.. some really nice entries in to the 50. Real conviction in the way he moves.. if it's not a forward 50 entry.. it's that beauty of a handball he did over his scon to a bloke running past him.
Click to expand...

that used to be the instinct of all our players....until....alas
 
Chronz said:
18 disposals for a first gamer in the middle against WCE at their home ground was a damn good start. A few tackles added to that would have finished me off.
Click to expand...

To be fair ...

... coaches keep things very simple for young players, getting them to focus on very simple, singular objectives. It helps the player deal with the awe of the occasion, and it gets the player into the mode of “playing their role”.

Fair chance Macrae’s instructions would have been something along the lines of “don’t worry about tackling or kicking goals, your sole job is to ...”. When Macrae goes through his tape with his coaches this week, they’ll be focusing on how well he followed instructions, rather than how well rounded his game was.

By contrast McCreary’s task last week would clearly have been to apply pressure in the forward line - tackle count being just one measure of that. The goal he kicked was clearly an opportunistic one.

As players develop and get more games into them, their role will expand and become more well rounded.

To illustrate the point, even a player of Scott Pendlebury’s experience strives to add further layers to his game each year.
 
Last edited:

Log in to remove this ad.

Great debut from Macrae. Has a lot of similarities to his brother.

Fin looked really clean by hand, hard at the contest and his kicking will no doubt improve as he plays more games at the top level.
 
RedmanWasHere said:
Okay.

I wasn't having a go at him BTW nor was I accusatorial.
Click to expand...
No, I know. But it’s best to know early on that he can read a bit too much in to things to help keep your patience up. Most of us have lost patience at him at one stage or another, myself included, and we probably shouldn’t given the reasons why is is the way he is.
 

(Log in to remove this ad.)

THATSGOLD said:
1 out of 3 make it. Never in the history of our draft have they all made it. Saying they all make it is head in the sand stuff.
Click to expand...
You never know. In 2006, we got 6 players who played in our 2010 flag + Brad Dick and Marty Clarke - who may have been there, if it wasn't for physical issues.
 
ExcitementMachine said:
How does this guy last to pick 19, he's a clone of his brother and comes from very good stock!
Click to expand...

COVID. Like his brother he’d have shot up the board with his final U18 year because he finds the ball and would have dominated as a top ager.
 
Scodog10 said:
COVID. Like his brother he’d have shot up the board with his final U18 year because he finds the ball and would have dominated as a top ager.
Click to expand...
I think you're right. He looked really smart. But due to covid, you had a kid who looks physically middle of the road and didn't have the high level of production of his top age year to push him high.
 
THATSGOLD said:
1 out of 3 make it. Never in the history of our draft have they all made it. Saying they all make it is head in the sand stuff.
Click to expand...
WCE picked Jarrod Brander, Oscar Allen, Liam Ryan and Jack Petruccelle in the 2017 draft.

​
 
76woodenspooners said:
To be fair ...

... coaches keep things very simple for young players, getting them to focus on very simple, singular objectives. It helps the player deal with the awe of the occasion, and it gets the player into the mode of “playing their role”.

Fair chance Macrae’s instructions would have been something along the lines of “don’t worry about tackling or kicking goals, your sole job is to ...”. When Macrae goes through his tape with his coaches this week, they’ll be focusing on how well he followed instructions, rather than how well rounded his game was.

By contrast McCreary’s task last week would clearly have been to apply pressure in the forward line - tackle count being just one measure of that. The goal he kicked was clearly an opportunistic one.

As players develop and get more games into them, their role will expand and become more well rounded.

To illustrate the point, even a player of Scott Pendlebury’s experience strives to add further layers to his game each year.
Click to expand...
Way too cerebral for this board mate.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Remove this Banner Ad

Back
Top