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

[ferball]

No slouch either.

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He is noticeably fast. Has great closing speed at times. Genuinely has the tools to be as good as Taz.

 

[Twinkletoes]

....... I also have twin sisters that can’t do anything without each other...

Chateau Keating when you were growing up?

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

Shame he doesn't get recognition from the wider football community. Then again, he plays for a club that told the AFL to GAGF.

 

[Val Keating]

Chateau Keating when you were growing up?

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Well they are evil

 

[RHLK]

Looks and sounds confident in that interview.

 

[sruss]

Sounds like he’s happy to buy in to North long term based off that? Sign the contract Benny!

 

[Usayed Givashe]

Optimus Prime Lite.

 

[koshari]

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.

Don't send either forward. Get another tall who is a good set shot kick.

 

[koshari]

It’s easier finding key defenders than key forwards.

Absolutely it is because its easier to spoil than mark and few players are good set shots.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Looks pretty dialled in as a defender to me, and developing nicely too, don't want him moved to forward line in the short term.

Defender's are just better blokes than anyone else.

Team first, no glory.

 

[DunderHead]

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

I reckon he was good forward but great back. He has also grown a lot since those days. He’s a confident leader and much more commands my presence. I hope they at least consider using him as a swing man.

 

[SonofSamsquanch]

Defender's are just better blokes than anyone else.

Team first, no glory.

I bet Jack Riewoldt would not agree with this one bit. Nor would his team mate Lynch.

 

[amaz199]

He's now the type of player you know will always do his job and well.

There's a set standard for him that he always hits and then there's the outrageous confidence that bursts out of nowhere which completely opens the game up.

Basically Tarrant 2.0 but younger and quicker?

We've really got one here and I hope we sign him at the speed of light too.

 

[north_lad]

"they're human and have got two arms and two legs like everyone else"

******* spot on Benny

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Starting to really grow and flourish in his role. Never really expected to speak so well considering how shy he was when he first arrived to the club.

Think he’ll end up leadership material within a year or two

 

[Colbys Boots]

"they're human and have got two arms and two legs like everyone else"

******* spot on Benny

Also, anyone talking about any of these key forwards being monsters... have you looked at Ben lately? Wrap him in tinfoil and he's Colossus from Deadpool. The boy is massive.

 

[Kangas_11]

"they're human and have got two arms and two legs like everyone else"

******* spot on Benny

Obviously Ben didn't get a chance to play on Robin Nahas back in the day.

 

[Snake_Baker]

B-Mac's way of saying this.

 

[WayneShimmiesTheBush]

It was all about confidence for Ben. He previously used to play reactive football against his opponents. He used to wait for them to make the first move, especially when it came to body work. His confidence has skyrocketed this year and he knows that he belongs. There is no more reactive footy for Ben, its strictly proactive.

When I flew down to watch the round 1 game against Port, and being able to see the whole ground, as apposed to watching on tv, it was so good to see Ben actually instigate the body work on Dixon as the ball was kicked towards them. It was as if he was the forward he beat Dixon hands down. And this has continued all year. If he keeps this form up throughout the year, he should be in the discussion for the AA fullback position. However we all know that because he wears the North colours, he wont even make the squad.

 

[ferball]

Defender's are just better blokes than anyone else.

Team first, no glory.

 

[the big lebowski]

Certainly doesn’t sound like there is much to worry about with him signing a new contract.

 

[Mcarcherey]

He's now the type of player you know will always do his job and well.

There's a set standard for him that he always hits and then there's the outrageous confidence that bursts out of nowhere which completely opens the game up.

Basically Tarrant 2.0 but younger and quicker?

We've really got one here and I hope we sign him at the speed of light too.

not sure why many think he's quicker than taz, he's not.

he's still a great defender and will probably be an even better mark, but he's definitely not quicker.

 

[Horizons_00]

not sure why many think he's quicker than taz, he's not.

he's still a great defender and will probably be an even better mark, but he's definitely not quicker.

He actually has some wheels on him.

 

[Mcarcherey]

He actually has some wheels on him.

i know, but you're underestimating how quick taz is, he'd be one of the quickest in the team.

 

[kool kangas]

Shame he doesn't get recognition from the wider football community. Then again, he plays for a club that told the AFL to GAGF.

Give it another season or 2 and he will be...