Retired #39: Ross McQuillan - Calls time on his AFL career - 3/1

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2021 (Category B Rookie, Irish Player)
Last Game Played: n/a
Injury Status: n/a

 

[fairbump_playon]

With his height he's probably that big bodied mid everyone keeps crying out for.

Yes he’s definitely 100% that big mid we need. A lock for round 1 next year I reckon. Trading Heppell makes so much sense now.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Straight into the leadership group.

 

[SherbertLemon]

Was really happy when I saw this article in the efc website, have since found out he’s a ranga and I’m now concerned about wasting a list spot

 

[DERO]

The kid is a Ranga, could end up my favourite player, already is.

We will not win another premiership until we have a genuine ranga forward.

 

[Lore]

Guessing there'll be an incomprehensible interview posted on the website sometime soon too.

 

[CBombers17]

We should try and work out a way for these guys to have their own AFL team. Maybe call it the North Ireland Kangaroos

 

[rumply]

Guessing there'll be an incomprehensible interview posted on the website sometime soon too.

Get some sun into the kid!

 

[Lore]

Speaks a bit slower than McKenna haha.

Video: https://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/2019-11-06/btv-introducing-ross-mcquillan

Quotes:

“It’s a professional sport … we don’t get that back home; it’s amateur.

“To come to a facility like this at The Hangar, it’s unbelievable. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you’ve got to try to grab it with both hands.”

“It is hard to leave home whatever you’re doing. Your family and friends are there, football too - they’re all a big part of your life, so it is quite difficult to leave.

“Especially (playing for) your county and your club, which you feel so passionate playing with, it’s always difficult to leave that kind of stuff behind, but hopefully it’s a new adventure here.

“I’ve seen a wee bit of (McKenna) obviously seeing the solo dummy. He’s actually from close enough to where I’m from, so a couple of older people like my friends would have known him and maybe talked about him.”

“All of the lads were joking upstairs about having a little Irish crew running about now.

“It’s brilliant to have somebody from home out with you to experience something that you’ll also be going through.”

“The different shape of the ball is a big challenge, because we use a round ball and you use other parts of your foot,”

“Here it’s very difficult to get the drop right, but it’s fun.

“My speed would have been something I was scouted for, my aggression through the tackling end of it and hopefully my kicking, because it’s something we’re used to back home.

“Hopefully I can get used to that and maybe make it a big part of my game.”

“It’s just brilliant to be out and hopefully get started soon and hit the ground running,”

Article: https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2019-11-06/mcquillan-to-hit-the-ground-running

 

[Yoda_]

Seems a quite articulated young man. I like this


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[RedmanWasHere]

A remarkably deep voice.

Similar timbre to Cutler.

 

[BrunoV]

He's more coherent than Connor is 5 year later.

Always excited by the prospect of the Irish.

 

[Atavistic]

I understood nearly everything he said.

 

[Liberator]

Is he even Irish? I think he's from Tasmania and he's putting on an accent...
Machiavellian Dodoro...

 

[Milanista28]

Mature and balanced kid, he can run at speed and perform solos as if it's nothing, these Irish boys are so damn skillful.

 

[Cold Sober]

We should try and work out a way for these guys to have their own AFL team. Maybe call it the North Ireland Kangaroos

Northern Ireland Bombers, follow in footsteps of relatives past.

 

[Yoda_]

Would like to think we can develop one of these Irish guys (McKenna included) into a midfielder, even a forward. Would be tough to have 3 x Irish guys all in our back 6 in 3 years time. Would be fun to watch but doubt it is feasable

 

[Towno78]

Welcome Ross.

Never had a given name of Ross since my support of the Dons started.

That's crazy, neither have I!
Actually, come to think of it, I've only had the one name this whole time.

 

[eth-dog]

Would like to think we can develop one of these Irish guys (McKenna included) into a midfielder, even a forward. Would be tough to have 3 x Irish guys all in our back 6 in 3 years time. Would be fun to watch but doubt it is feasable

Yeah, McKenna the most obvious one to move forward.

 

[eth-dog]

That hair is very red.

 

[ant555]

Went off today and had both shins iced.

 

[Yoda_]

Have heard that this kid is surprising the club with how quickly he is developing. Not saying, debut, best 22, gun soon but he is picking the game up and all it's nuances well. I like what I've heard and hope we can keep our Irish contingent going.

 

[BrunoV]

That kicking is poetry in motion.

 

[Lore]

Trialed on the wing in the scratch match.

"Ross played on the wing for the first time. He's pretty much played the whole year down back. He showed he was smart enough to do it, attacking well when we had the chance and getting back to defence to help out. He showed there were possibilities for us to play him on the wing as well."

 

[Bombers36]

It would be completely left field but great if we gave him a run in the last game against the Dees - its not like we have a lot to lose doing this!