Ben McKinley

[dee-molishon]

reported in the healrd sun today thta we are targetting him looked up his profile on yahoo sports here is the link:

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/afl/clubs/west-coast/150/ben-mckinley/240379

pretty impressive stats in the under 18's i must say to kick that many goals and to take an average of three contested marks a game.
it says he is key postion foward but at 184cm's i cant possibley see how that could be so, must be a russell robertson type of player, maybe a worth while look at but i think i would prefer to be getting a young key defender first

 

[cannons]

reported in the healrd sun today thta we are targetting him looked up his profile on yahoo sports here is the link:

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/afl/clubs/west-coast/150/ben-mckinley/240379

pretty impressive stats in the under 18's i must say to kick that many goals and to take an average of three contested marks a game.
it says he is key postion foward but at 184cm's i cant possibley see how that could be so, must be a russell robertson type of player, maybe a worth while look at but i think i would prefer to be getting a young key defender first

He sounds like a good prospect, maybe he's after a return home. 186cm would be on the shortish side for a KPP, but not inconceivable.
I just can't wait for trade week.....

 

[eliasd82]

looks like a good player, but definitely not our priority at the moment.

 

[Unleash Hell]

Definatly interested for the right price!

 

[bringbackschwarter5]

Pick 21 and Chris Johnson for Mckinley and 3rd round pick

 

[melbournemartin]

What pick was McKinley taken and how come he is suddenly on the market?

 

[dee-molishon]

What pick was McKinley taken and how come he is suddenly on the market?

havent been able to find what pick he was taken..........but apprently west coast dont really want to give him up and said he will get more opportunties this year..........maybe mckinley thinks he wont and thats why he wants a change of clubs............or maybe we just liked him in the 06 draft but never got the opportunity to take him

 

[bringbackschwarter5]

If i remember correctly he was taken pick 29 and was shown on camera crying his eyes out because he had to leave Victoria, so yeah i guess he's homesick

 

[CowboyFromHell]

Don't know much about him at all, the only thing I do know is that he is a Robbo type of player. Could be handy for the right price, especially with Robbo only having a few good years left.

 

[TelkoTheGreat]

Yer he looks like a good pick up, Robbo/Ebert type ???

 

[melbournemartin]

Yeah but, unlike Ebert, he looks to have a correctly-proportional body.

 

[wce_all_da_way]

If i remember correctly he was taken pick 29 and was shown on camera crying his eyes out because he had to leave Victoria, so yeah i guess he's homesick

Incorrect. Everything reported has shown that he is enjoying Perth and doesn't want to leave West Coast unless forced. Not homesick at all, didn't want to go at first but then after some early problems has settled in.

 

[melbournemartin]

So just another dud rumour?

 

[master bate]

Incorrect. Everything reported has shown that he is enjoying Perth and doesn't want to leave West Coast unless forced. Not homesick at all, didn't want to go at first but then after some early problems has settled in.

So just another dud rumour?

Doesn't mean where not targeting him, also doesn't mean that he wont mind coming back to Melbourne. However it sounds like we would have to offer something good. 37 doesn't sound enough and 21 is too much, considering developing a spine must be the number one priority.

 

[melbournemartin]

Simpson at 21 would be much better than getting McKinley