Toast Andrew Mackie

[BoNeZ]

What a great performance.
His leadership was brilliant.

 

[drbono]

Agreed. Excellent performance by Mack. Both he and Josh Hunt stood up tonight in an otherwise leaky defence.

 

[BUSTER29]

Mackie had a pretty good year all round.
Stepped up in my eyes.

 

[cats2rise]

Yep, he was pretty good tonight while J Hunt pushed forward, which I wish he did more of.

 

[sauron256]

Showed real passion early on when plenty of our other boys looked shell-shocked. I wasn't much of a fan before this year, but he's become a real gem.

 

[David the Cat]

Absolutely. He was terrific.

Passion, determination and put his body on the line countless times. He's a quality player these days.

 

[InnocentBystandr]

Yep, he is one of the senior players who earned their pay tonight. Just wished he'd held that mark in the goal square late in the last Q.

Good season from Mackie!

 

[Cursed Cat]

good thread.

I actually thought Josh Hunt was just as good too, his last few weeks have been very good.

But Mackie had probably his best AFL season; didn't get a nomination for the 40-man AA squad, and even did surprisingly poorly in this very board's MVP count, but I reckon he has really got the best out of himself, and you can't ask for much more of a player than that.

 

[J Squad]

Never seen Mackie fly so high in that last qtr. Agree he had a really solid year, gave a lot more drive out of the back half and loved his opportunities to creep forward like tonight.

 

[mrnatural48]

Yeah, thumbs up Mackie. You could tell he really wanted to get the boys up during that first quarter. Tried hard all night.

 

[SJ]

My 2008-early 2011 whipping boy.

Career-best season, solid as a rock. Would have taken a lot of hard work so deserves all the praise.

 

[Partridge]

My 2008-early 2011 whipping boy.

Career-best season, solid as a rock. Would have taken a lot of hard work so deserves all the praise.

Hard to fault that call.

I was thinking when he had the first set shot........for a defender he doesn't miss many shots at goal.

 

[Siamese Cat]

Huge game, loved his spray at stokesy at quarter time. Cats legend.

 

[keen cats fella]

Best game I've seen him play. Very tough

 

[PCORF]

I went to school with him when I was a kid. One of the best games I've ever seen him play in the AFL. Nothing beat seeing him go absolutely nuts at quarter time.

 

[CatAttack84]

Glad to see this thread here. He was without a doubt our best tonight. Was hoping it would inspire the usual suspects, but Andrew stood alone as fighting to the very end and actually making a difference when he touched the ball.

 

[SJ]

And actually his leadership going forward is crucial because in the not-too-distant future he will be one of only a few remaining senior players.

 

[Cosmic Energy]

I loved how he just refused to concede defeat, was trying to win it right til the end, played with passion and desperation which was lacking in a few teammates tonight.

 

[Catswin12]

He got my respect.

 

[footscore]

well done Mackie!

I voted him 3rd in the B&F and was very, very surprised to see he only gained like 3 or 4 votes
He's been terrific most of the season but he showed great heart tonight.

 

[Crow_Sting]

In my outsider opinion he is the Corey Enright of 3-4 years ago. Goes out every week with a job to do. Gets it done without fuss and gets no recognition. Will eventually get the respect he deserves.
Was also a handy supercoach player this year at times.

 

[barmy44]

well done Mackie!

I voted him 3rd in the B&F and was very, very surprised to see he only gained like 3 or 4 votes
He's been terrific most of the season but he showed great heart tonight.

me to on both counts. had him 3rd, and surprised at 4.5...

 

[footscore]

4.5...

why so low you think?

He became a terrific offensive weapon off the half back flank and I rarely saw him beaten in a game.
Maybe it's the fact he's not a brute of a man and lacks the strength to compete with the big forwards but he's got better and better with age

 

[barmy44]

why so low you think?

He became a terrific offensive weapon off the half back flank and I rarely saw him beaten in a game.
Maybe it's the fact he's not a brute of a man and lacks the strength to compete with the big forwards but he's got better and better with age

hes always been a whipping boy. i guess a lot of posters just take a while to warm back up? that, and often its hard to give votes to him when chapman, kelly, selwood, hawkins, bartel, SJ etc are constantly playing good games...

flys under the radar a bit.

honestly though, mackie only polling in two games is bizarre.

 

[CF]

He's had a great year wouldn't be surprised to see him in the top 5 for the Carji this year.