Grant Birchall vs Brock McLean

[matey]

Bircahll is a better kick (he is up > 80% in effective kicks and his accuracy in kicking 50/60 metres is exceptional) and is more of a natural running ball carrier but McLean is definately ahead in pack situations in getting the pill/clearances. Hawks have many players in McLeans mould in getting the pill (Mithchell, Hodge, Lewis, Sewell) so Birchall is a better player and is better suited for Hawthorn's structure but McLean is definately a better player than Birchall for Melbourne purposes. It all comes down to what your club has and what it needs.

 

[croady_fan24]

Birchall is a sensational player for us hawks. Mclean is good but birchall is better i think.

 

[croady_fan24]

Brock.

Sorry but I'm not a huge fan of Birchall.

u go for the hawks buddy>? y arent u a fan of birchall?!?!?! thats soo silly 2 here that a hawks supporter lyks Mclean better then a player from the team he supports.

 

[Deenamite]

u go for the hawks buddy>? y arent u a fan of birchall?!?!?! thats soo silly 2 here that a hawks supporter lyks Mclean better then a player from the team he supports.

No it's not. He just thinks he's a better player.

 

[hawka_fan]

u go for the hawks buddy>? y arent u a fan of birchall?!?!?! thats soo silly 2 here that a hawks supporter lyks Mclean better then a player from the team he supports.

So we cant say Chris Judd is better then Josh Thurgood because Thurgood is on our team?

 

[H2F]

Definitely Birchall ...

No one could dispute this now...

 

[one_twelve112]

I was surprised at the sub-standard year McLean had. I was expecting him to come along in leaps and bounds in 07 after a good year in 06 but he actually seems to have gone backwards instead.

On 07 performance I would have to pick Birchall. I think McLean will have a lot to prove in 2008 so look for a big year.

 

[Deenamite]

I was surprised at the sub-standard year McLean had. I was expecting him to come along in leaps and bounds in 07 after a good year in 06 but he actually seems to have gone backwards instead.

On 07 performance I would have to pick Birchall. I think McLean will have a lot to prove in 2008 so look for a big year.

He broke his leg and was out for 10 weeks. Played out the rest of the year with many a niggle. Poor kid. He'll go far though.

 

[crawf_legend]

Birchall. Birchall rocks. Mclean is not that good as birchall. Birchalls 19 yrs old and one of our key defenders.

 

[davey_magik]

Oh please. McLean easily.

Birchall benefits from a high possession gameplan and very, very rarely wins his own ball. I'm also not sure if he actually knows what being accountable is. He's a promising young player but not near McLean.

 

[WorthTheWaite]

McLean comfortably for me. He's as hard a player as you'll find, great at getting the hard ball and doing all the in-and-under stuff. Birchall is good at running the lines and has a great kick, but he's pretty outside.

 

[hawks_legends]

GO BIRCH!!