Bran Nue Mackae

[Jack is Back]

Firstly I would like to roast the numerous Crow coaches who have gone on and on about Run and Carry DMac. Only The Don has recognised that we have is a down and dirty, inside beast on our list.

It started normally with a DMac turnover gifting the Pear a goal but Mr Run and Carry then began racking up the possessions as an outside midfielder, no less than 9 disposals by the first break. Now my ill-informed view was that he was on track for another solid DMac game with 2 disposals for each of the following three quarters. I WAS WRONG! He just kept racking them up as we drove the Pear into oblivion.

Then it happened. DMac wandered into the centre square following a goal. Was he concussed or just geographically challenged? But no, The Don was ready to RELEASE THE BEAST. He was terrorising wittle Wobby, monstering Ollie, tackling like a titan. By three quarter time he had racked up 20 disposals, a butt load of tackles and numerous pressure acts.

I urgently texted The Don to inform him that DMac was not built for a 30 possession game, take him off, save him for the Tigers. But on and on it went, 25 disposals until the inevitable happened, he blew a tyre/calf/knee? Sadly, the first item on the whiteboard on Monday morning for Dimma and the Tiger coaches would not be how to stop Bran Nue Mackae.

But wait, you cunning old fox Don, it was all a ruse, Bran Nue Mackae will be back at the Dome next Saturday. So when a conga line of Victorian commentators go on and on and on about how losing the Greatest inside/outside midfielder in the history of the game will plummet us down to the bottom six we can smile to ourselves and whisper very quietly, Bran Nue Mackae.

 

[Kerleys Ghost]

No.

He'll be woeful again within a month.

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Port got rekt by Bran Nue Mackay

 

[GROTTO]

No.

He'll be woeful again within a month.

If by going on form over the last few years, by the end of next weeks game.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Great write up!

But he's not best 22. At least if he keeps up this determination he will be valuable depth rather than what he served up in the Semi Final.

 

[Bay62]

Bernie Mk II

Looks like an outside runner, plays at his best when he gets in and gets his hands dirty

Exhibit A: Bernie's B&F year

Also known as: has some talent, needs to make an effort

Great write up by the way

 

[Mike Smyth]

Love it, completely wrong but hilarious.

 

[Thylacinus]

I am sure many of us called for his head after that fairly early first quarter clanger which could have helped let the Power back into the game. Thankfully it was not to be and he rose to the occasion, and everyone can do a costly turnover. There were far fewer of these costly turnovers for us than them on Saturday, in contrast to what has been the case in years gone by, which was great.

My beef with Mackay is that he can be easily brushed off the ball and that his tackles don't always stick. His disposal and run can generally be good. He is going to have to play at Saturday's level week in and week out for him to hold his place against the hordes banging the door down! The balls in his court but he is on a razor's edge.

 

[Danger in Texas]

*Bran Nue Mackae

 

[Shoota Welsh]

Bernie Mk II

Looks like an outside runner, plays at his best when he gets in and gets his hands dirty

Exhibit A: Bernie's B&F year

Also known as: has some talent, needs to make an effort

Great write up by the way

mackays not big enough to play inside. port were awful on the weekend, no desire. vince always had the size just didnt use it. mackay is the biggest pin, cannot stick a tackle or break one or get the arms free. he needs to go for good. one ok game shouldnt save him. knight in

 

[StonesThrow]

Played a lot better but was at too many stoppages/centre bounces still for mine. Is simply not strong enough.

Anyone questioning his courage has no idea though. Puts his body on the line despite being crunched at least 10 times a game. Has a pretty durable body considering

 

[DroppingTheBall]

Bran Nue Dayv

 

[AdvancedCrowbot]

Definitely the best I've seen Dmac in a long time. Hopefully that game can give him the confidence to maintain a higher level of performance. My only concern is that he did well against a team that looked really flat on the day. It'll be a challenge for him to have the same impact against a tougher opponent.

 

[relapse]

Can anyone let me know who wear number 14 now ? I know David McKay wore it last year, but whoever is wearing it this year is clearly not David McKay.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Mackay in the centre square is not a new thing. It has progressively been happening for the last couple of years. While he has been wildly inconsistent with his run and carry games over the last few years, DMac has quietly gone about developing his inside game to the point where he is a bit more of a complete player these days. Can hunt the footy and can get it on the outside.

Can't help but think that Pyke wants all his midfielders to be able to do both so that it is easier to fill in the gaps when players miss through injuries, suspensions or lack of form.

 

[Bay62]

mackays not big enough to play inside. port were awful on the weekend, no desire. vince always had the size just didnt use it. mackay is the biggest pin, cannot stick a tackle or break one or get the arms free. he needs to go for good. one ok game shouldnt save him. knight in

No argument from me

 

[billy fragos]

Hopefully he keeps it up, I really don't understand the logic in people calling for him to be dropped, he was serviceable vs north and very good vs port.

 

[dogs105]

Can anyone let me know who wear number 14 now ? I know David McKay wore it last year, but whoever is wearing it this year is clearly not David McKay.

David Mackay is wearing it this year. We got rid of David McKay.

 

[1970crow]

Last time Mackay put in an effort like that was young Jake Kelly's debut and Walsh had made a point of letting us know that the kid was starting on the ground. Mackay came off the bench and played an absolute belter, earning his first ever Brownlow vote. The Macbelievers were in raptures as this was clearly the origin of the fabled second breakout year. I'm not sure if it came to fruition as I lost interest in the performance of Mackay, choosing to assume that he was performing exceptionally.

 

[1990crow]

The showdown was 2009 Mackay. I want to see more, which is why everyone is so harsh on him. Hope he backs it up and makes it hard for guys like Cameron, Menzel and Knight to get in.

 

[Jarman3]

Played a lot better but was at too many stoppages/centre bounces still for mine. Is simply not strong enough.

Anyone questioning his courage has no idea though. Puts his body on the line despite being crunched at least 10 times a game. Has a pretty durable body considering

Watching the highlights (again... mental note - pick up some more tissues and lotion on the way home tonight), I was pretty impressed with his effort in the... final? quarter when he ran halfway across our defensive 50 to chop off a pass that would have hit Westhoff lace out. Takes some guts to cut across a bigger player's lead like that in the first place, but also just the workrate to get there at all when you're 10 goals up in the last quarter. Not to mention taking the responsibility to do it yourself rather than just yelling and pointing and hoping one of your team mates will go fill up that space.

I'm as big a critic of the guy as anybody here, but he's earned the right to play again this week. He's still probably about the 22nd guy picked, but you have to reward form and his form was good enough to justify getting another shot at it this week. If he drops back to where he was in round 1, then Knight comes in next week.

 

[Schulzycrow]

One game isn't enough of a sample. Get back to me after he has done this for 5 games in a row...pretty sure you won't be.

 

[1990crow]

One game isn't enough of a sample. Get back to me after he has done this for 5 games in a row...pretty sure you won't be.

It's all up to David now.

 

[Schulzycrow]

It's all up to David now.

Has been for a couple of years now..

 

[azza77]

The showdown was 2009 Mackay. I want to see more, which is why everyone is so harsh on him. Hope he backs it up and makes it hard for guys like Cameron, Menzel and Knight to get in.

Or we just get one of Knight/Menzel/Charlie in for him because they are infinitely better players.

His game last weekend warrants selection again, but the inevitable is going to happen sooner or later. And once it does, we won't be looking back.