Past #2: Brad McKenzie - pick #18 '11 draft - delisted end '16 season - 37 games for NM - Norwood '17

[The Nostradamus]

Would seriously like an answer to this one?

Ditto, surely someone here was at the game on Saturday arvo?
6 touches in the first quarter then nothing after makes me think he didn't play the whole game

 

[RooBoyz24]

Why has he not come on as expected.Thats the question we should be asking.We need pace in the midfield as we look slow against the top sides.

 

[No Bull]

He went off with an injury about halfway through.

 

[The Nostradamus]

He went off with an injury about halfway through.

Cheers, Makes sense now.
Mods please update thread title

 

[Ohhh Errol]

2 weeks.

#first

 

[Groucho]

2 weeks.

#first

Really? Another injury. Can't take a trick.

 

[ThePezDispenser]

Really? Another injury. Can't take a trick.

Far better than 6 touches in the VFL and having blokes from Bigfooty, who weren't at the game (clearly as he went off before half time), calling him mentally soft and putting a line through him as a player!

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Far better than 6 touches in the VFL and having blokes from Bigfooty, who weren't at the game (clearly as he went off before half time), calling him mentally soft and putting a line through him as a player!

Mentally soft calls are a little wide of the mark, but he won't make it.

 

[Saintly31]

Why has he not come on as expected.Thats the question we should be asking.We need pace in the midfield as we look slow against the top sides.

McKenzie would make us look even slower.

 

[ThePezDispenser]

McKenzie would make us look even slower.

The ball travels a lot faster by foot than what it does when our blokes try and handball and run the ball all the way up the ground.

 

[Royal Flush]

Soft mentally in regards to football.

Effort is related to mental capacity and will. Winning the football is related to effort. He's shown that he struggles with this at both vfl and afl levels .

Lacks required effort and will to play at the top level.

You could have just said
Mentally soft

 

[Flawed Genius]

2. The presence of Bastinac shifted Brad McKenzie out to a more customary role on the wing, where he didn’t disappoint.

“He played the role really well and used it well by foot.

“When he was in tight he was still clean, it was a solid day.”

 

[roos_18]

Why is brad playing him as an inside mid to start with?

 

[GarnerSmash]

Why is brad playing him as an inside mid to start with?

Prolly because he lacks the pace or nous to play outside.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

can't see him getting a gig next year unless he pulls his finger out.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Amputate his left leg and give it to Gibbo.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Amputate his left leg and give it to Gibbo.

with gibbo's ball drop it wouldn't matter who's legs we surgically attached

 

[shinboner spiggs]

Amputate his left leg and give it to Gibbo.

Prefer to remove Gibbos respiratory and vascular systems and jam it into Mckenzie.

 

[Saintly31]

Posters who actually watch the games seem to regularly give vastly different reviews than our coaches on our VFL players.

Much prefer reading those to what the club provides to be honest.

These reports seem to just look for any positive angle and spin it rather than just call it how it is/was.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Prefer to remove Gibbos respiratory and vascular systems and jam it into Mckenzie.

 

[Flawed Genius]

3. Working in tandem with Bastinac through the middle of the ground, Brad McKenzie was impressive on the way to 24 disposals. He ran hard to create, with eight handball receives.

“It was his best game for the year, playing both inside mid and on the wing,” Brown said.

“He used the ball really well and was clean while also tackling strongly and competing well.

“It was really pleasing and an all-round good game.”

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Yep, turn him into an inside mid, too. Just what we need.

 

[astrovic]

Yep, turn him into an inside mid, too. Just what we need.

'snot his fault. Being as slow as he is, an inside gig is about his only chance.

Actually, his better chance is that NDS style quarterback role. Hover around the back of packs and distribute the ball cleanly. My god he's a mile off being able to do that at AFL level. And even then he adds to the risk of being burnt defensively.

I've pretty much put a fork in him TBH

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Doesn't have it.

 

[OneStepCloser]

has a very solid kick, but lacks pace, gets caught out on the turnover