Is Steve McKee our Ruck coach?

[The Coach]

Is this true and if so, what are his credentials?! Last year I think it was Gary Dempsey. Our young ruck prospects must have the best coach obtainable.

 

[WeninRome]

Is this true and if so, what are his credentials?! Last year I think it was Gary Dempsey. Our young ruck prospects must have the best coach obtainable.

Assistant Coaches
Mark Riley
Gavin Crosisca
Brett Montgomery
Craig Bradley (part-time)
Steven McKee (part-time)

as per Carlton website.

Couldn't think of any other position he would hold??

This is a bit of a debacle isn't it?

 

[WeninRome]

Steve McKee (born June 20, 1978) was an Australian rules football player for both Richmond (1998-1999) and Collingwood (2000-2004) in the Australian Football League. An unfashionable yet effective ruckman, McKee is best remembered for his four year stint with Collingwood, where he represented the team in the 2002 AFL Grand Final.
After a short two year stay at Punt Road, Collingwood acquired the services of McKee, along with draft selection seven (Danny Roach) in return for Clinton King and draft selection three (Aaron Fiora) at the end of season 1999. McKee's first season at the club was marred by Legionnaires' Disease, picked up from one of the spa baths at the club's headquarters at Victoria Park, though it was not enough to stop him from shutting down Essendon's key forward Scott Lucas on Anzac Day in the round seven loss. His second season saw gradual improvement, marked by the attention he received for the tactic employed by coach Mick Malthouse midseason, which saw both McKee and fellow ruckman Josh Fraser begin at the centre bounce, with the decision on who rucked made at the last minute, leaving opposing ruckmen flummoxed. McKee's career flourished in season 2002, where his ability to drift a kick behind the play and aid his defenders was crucial in the team's success, as was his ability to act like a fourth midfielder at the stoppages, his efforts twice negating the influence of Port Adelaide powerhouse Matthew Primus, most crucially in the Qualifying Final defeat of the Power. McKee's efforts in the Grand Final were brave, as although swamped by Clark Keating, McKee still managed to lay an impressive nine tackles, breaking the rucking stereotype.
Season 2003 saw McKee all but umpired out of the game by a new rule interpretation which worked against his style of ruckwork, which was to stand toe-to-toe with his opponent, instead of leaping. This paved the way for Fraser to make the position his own, relegating McKee to the role of the second stringer, missing out on the finals action, though many believe the durable McKee should have received a call up when Anthony Rocca was suspended for the Grand Final.
His final year at league level, 2004, was a quiet one, the Pies dropping out of the finals face early in the piece, and despite impressive efforts against Brisbane and the Western Bulldogs late in the season, found himself delisted at seasons end.
McKee is now working as a part-time assistant coach at Carlton

Sweet???

 

[Ron]

Stunner returns.

I always wished we keep Stunning instead of Richards, at least Stunning had a go.

 

[getouttahere]

Yes he is. Kreuzer is in safe hands it seems.

Perhaps McKee can play CHF for you Saturday, or will that be Saddington, or Ackland, Barnaby French maybe.

Dylan McLaren was a good CHF for you wasn't he?

 

[WeninRome]

Yes he is. Kreuzer is in safe hands it seems.

Perhaps McKee can play CHF for you Saturday, or will that be Saddington, or Ackland, Barnaby French maybe.

Dylan McLaren was a good CHF for you wasn't he?

Huh???

 

[j-ham]

He's no David Fanny.

 

[one eyed bluey]

Yes he is. Kreuzer is in safe hands it seems.

Perhaps McKee can play CHF for you Saturday, or will that be Saddington, or Ackland, Barnaby French maybe.

Dylan McLaren was a good CHF for you wasn't he?

wow your a loser,
shouldn't you be cutting up your membership?

or just sticking it back together after u actually won a game against some shit teams,

 

[TorresIsGod]

Haha... Steve McKee, we're in good hands

Tell Harry to stop being Sports Minister (if he still is) or whatever position he held, and get him back down at the club.

 

[CarltonSocialClub]

I was first put off when I saw him at training in Decemberish last year.

I think we should remember that Ratten and co. know what they're doing.

Sometimes, a player may know exactly how to beat a given opponent or play the perfect game, but they just don't have the physical capability to pull it off to level they desire. There is no reason that they can't teach others with the ability how to perfect their game.

Carlton fans should be especially aware of this, Whitnall is a perfect case in point.

 

[WeninRome]

I was first put off when I saw him at training in Decemberish last year.

I think we should remember that Ratten and co. know what they're doing.

Sometimes, a player may know exactly how to beat a given opponent or play the perfect game, but they just don't have the physical capability to pull it off to level they desire. There is no reason that they can't teach others with the ability how to perfect their game.

Carlton fans should be especially aware of this, Whitnall is a perfect case in point.

Well we hope so.....

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Yes he is. Kreuzer is in safe hands it seems.

Perhaps McKee can play CHF for you Saturday, or will that be Saddington, or Ackland, Barnaby French maybe.

Dylan McLaren was a good CHF for you wasn't he?

Listen to your username, it knows more than it thinks it does.

 

[RiCHii]

Yes he is. Kreuzer is in safe hands it seems.

Perhaps McKee can play CHF for you Saturday, or will that be Saddington, or Ackland, Barnaby French maybe.

Dylan McLaren was a good CHF for you wasn't he?

Obviously you have no clue about footy. Barnaby French for you information no longer plays for Carlton, yeah you are a genius.

 

[Lajon]

McKee actually had a very good rucking technique

 

[out of harmes' way]

McKee actually had a very good rucking technique

yeah he did but he only used it three times a year, mainly over the summer.

 

[out of harmes' way]

Yes he is. Kreuzer is in safe hands it seems.

Perhaps McKee can play CHF for you Saturday, or will that be Saddington, or Ackland, Barnaby French maybe.

Dylan McLaren was a good CHF for you wasn't he?

why don't you do as your name suggests? Afterall, you lead the league in *******s selected: Tambling, Lounder, Bannick, Fiora and the list goes on.

Richmond congratulations on 100 years and the last 25 TOTALLY wasted.

 

[Optimax]

McKee actually had a very good rucking technique

stunner positioned himself and rucked very well until those new ruck rules came in.

The only problem was that stunner just couldnt jump

 

[thegreenmachine]

He may have been rucked out of the game but he showed good signs during his career as a key defender. It just didn't work out for him.

 

[prettyboy65]

Yes he is. Kreuzer is in safe hands it seems.

Perhaps McKee can play CHF for you Saturday, or will that be Saddington, or Ackland, Barnaby French maybe.

Dylan McLaren was a good CHF for you wasn't he?

do you only know one position on the ground?
you had a go at chf in another thread

i see that your forwards are kicking plenty of goals to get u up the ladder
oh hang on
your still below us

so f___ off

 

[The Coach]

McKee actually had a very good rucking technique

How do you know this?

The rule change that umpired McKee out of the game would be the outlawing of shepherding at Centre Bounces in 2003 - the lifebouy of lesser skilled ruckmen

Ruck coaching probably involves more demonstration than any other specialist area - if you can't/couldn't do it yourself it is much harder (not impossible) to teach it

As for putting our faith in Ratten and co - this does not equate to bestowing infallibiltiy as he is after all just learning the caper

If someone can tell me that McKee is considered one of the best 3 Ruck coaches in the business then I will be satisfied - we do after all have genuine raw talent that need to be taught/shown how the best do it

 

[Barry Zuckercorn]

Hahahaha! McKee our ruck coach??? Is this a joke??? After his afl career was shot, didnt he go to Aberfeldie or something in the EDFL? I had heard that when he signed he requested that his contract state that he only plays as a forward, not in the ruck...

 

[Jack TY]

There have been plenty of average footballers who have gone on to be respected coaches. Does anybody really think the club (in the Pratt/Swann/Icke era) would entrust our emerging ruckman with a dud ruck coach? Im all for kicking a maggot, even an ex-one, but can we give the poor bugger a break???

 

[The Coach]

There have been plenty of average footballers who have gone on to be respected coaches. Does anybody really think the club (in the Pratt/Swann/Icke era) would entrust our emerging ruckman with a dud ruck coach? Im all for kicking a maggot, even an ex-one, but can we give the poor bugger a break???

Pt.1 - We have not really had it confirmed that he is ruck coach

Pt.2 - How do you know for a fact that the Holy Trinity have got every appointment right

Pt.3 - Am only asking for some assurance that he is one of the best ruck coaches

Pt.4 - Don't give a rats what club they come from