Past #23: Ben McKay - gone to * as RFA - NMFC awarded Band 1 pick #3 compo

[The Anvil]

i suppose right now it seems apparently but for much of the few years before 2020, Mackay seems to be the most useless. Something went right under Shaw.

I believe it was Gavin Brown that got hm there, more so than Shaw.


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[The Anvil]

It'd be great if Ben did want to sign now, but his manager would be outright negligent if he wasn't telling him to hold off and just let his footy do more talking.

Isn’t that what Ben Brown’s manager said too?


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[Devington]

Isn’t that what Ben Brown’s manager said too?


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While Brown was 5 years older than McKay, had a degenerative knee condition, was out of form, and the spectre of COVID was looming over the competition.

Slightly different circumstances.

 

[Rad Roo]

I believe it was Gavin Brown that got hm there, more so than Shaw.


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Ah yes I trust your knowledge in that regards, but is it correct to say Mackay started to flourish under Shaw?

 

[7577969923]

Ah yes I trust your knowledge in that regards, but is it correct to say Mackay started to flourish under Shaw?

Had shown some really good signs earlier but got knocked around by glandular fever.

 

[Rad Roo]

Had shown some really good signs earlier but got knocked around by glandular fever.

ahh yes that would be 2018 or something as he made his debut in 2017, looking good then nothing.

 

[Jindrrk]

AA form in a team at the bottom....but we know how we get jibbed in AA selection

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I thought he was pretty good. Got screwed by good delivery and the ump ignoring a blatant push in the back.

 

[The Dougster]

Has gone to another level this year. His one on one stuff is very, very good.

 

[Waynesworld]

I’ll get howled down for this idea, but I reckon when (if) we can get Taz and Corr on the park together plus Young, LMac, Walker, Bonar, etc. we should push BMac forward.

He has the hands, reads the ball well, is quick, good below his knees, and could be just what we need up forward.

Also would mean finally not having to watch Larkey as our only KPF every week.

 

[Themanbun]

I’ll get howled down for this idea, but I reckon when (if) we can get Taz and Corr on the park together plus Young, LMac, Walker, Bonar, etc. we should push BMac forward.

He has the hands, reads the ball well, is quick, good below his knees, and could be just what we need up forward.

Also would mean finally not having to watch Larkey as our only KPF every week.

Him.or Taz - I'm happy with either going forward.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I’ll get howled down for this idea, but I reckon when (if) we can get Taz and Correct on the park together plus Young, LMac, Walker, Bonar, etc. we should push BMac forward.

He has the hands, reads the ball well, is quick, good below his knees, and could be just what we need up forward.

Also would mean finally not having to watch Larkey as our only KPF every week.

Comben would likely be back and we would have had the mid season draft by then, assuming we take edwards or at least one kpf. Don’t want to mess with McKay at all.

 

[Waynesworld]

Comben would likely be back and we would have had the mid season draft by then, assuming we take edwards or at least one kpf. Don’t want to mess with McKay at all.

I wouldn’t be holding my breath on Comben, and you really think we will find a kpf in the mid season draft of Ben’s quality?

We are potentially stacked for defenders, however up forward the cupboard is very bare,

 

[Snake_Baker]

I wouldn’t be holding my breath on Comben, and you really think we will find a kpf in the mid season draft of Ben’s quality?

We are potentially stacked for defenders, however up forward the cupboard is very bare,

You reckon Ben could cash in on kicks that miss him by 20 feet?

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I wouldn’t be holding my breath on Comben, and you really think we will find a kpf in the mid season draft of Ben’s quality?

We are potentially stacked for defenders, however up forward the cupboard is very bare,

Then send Taz there. McKay has settled down back.
At the end of the day, development needs to be prioritised and McKay is an essential defensive cog for the future.

 

[Waynesworld]

You reckon Ben could cash in on kicks that miss him by 20 feet?

I reckon he’d do a better job of leading into space and presenting a target than most of our forwards.

 

[Waynesworld]

Then send Taz there. McKay has settled down back.
At the end of the day, development needs to be prioritised and McKay is an essential defensive cog.

Taz has been tried down there before, it didn’t work.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Taz has been tried down there before, it didn’t work.

Still better than Tom, J Walker or Xerri at this stage. Ben is a long-term defensive prospect and his development shouldn’t be messed with for an extra win or two.

 

[Waynesworld]

Still better than Tom, J Walker or Xerri at this stage. Ben is a long-term defensive prospect and his development shouldn’t be messed with for an extra win or two.

I’m not talking short term with Ben, I reckon he could become a long term fwd prospect.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Taz has been tried down there before, it didn’t work.

He kicked 40-32 in about the 30 odd games he played as a forward.

 

[Themanbun]

Taz has been tried down there before, it didn’t work.

Has spent the better part of five years chasing the game's best forwards around week in, week out, and beating them. I don't think we'd see the same result. He also performed pretty serviceably back then.

 

[7577969923]

Taz has been tried down there before, it didn’t work.

Did we shift Taz because it wasn't working or when he came back from injury the forward line was well stocked and working? My memory of when guys like Balck, Petrie, Waite and then BBB all came in and out is a bit hazy.

 

[Themanbun]

Did we shift Taz because it wasn't working or when he came back from injury the forward line was well stocked and working? My memory of when guys like Balck, Petrie, Waite and then BBB all came in and out is a bit hazy.

This article covers it:

North Melbourne defender Robbie Tarrant on his move into defence and how his luck has finally turned

Bouncing back: Luckless forward to All-Aus chance

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[7577969923]

I’m not talking short term with Ben, I reckon he could become a long term fwd prospect.

Surely with a 6'6 key position prospect, they would have looked at him as a forward option before now given how important they are?

 

[Snake_Baker]

Did we shift Taz because it wasn't working or when he came back from injury the forward line was well stocked and working? My memory of when guys like Balck, Petrie, Waite and then BBB all came in and out is a bit hazy.

He's been a dedicated defender from 2015 onwards, when Petrie, Waite and Brown were all playing forward.