Player Watch Max Michalanney

[spenze]

Hardly (tall guy plays in defence a bit when required isn't a slam dunk, you'll have to refer to another anti-Nicks talking point), but this isn't the Curtin thread.

You were the one who brought it up, not me.

 

[Sizzlepack]

You were the one who brought it up, not me.

Yeah, sorry, I wasn't criticising you for continuing the conversation. I did start it, I also tried to end it because I didn't want to further derail this thread.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Hardly (tall guy plays in defence a bit when required isn't a slam dunk, you'll have to refer to another anti-Nicks talking point), but this isn't the Curtin thread.

Dude, the answer is clear that he saw Curtins height and wanted a deep defender. thats not even up for debate. He was getting smashed in deep defense at Sanfl and AFL level so they began playing him towards the middle. You dont drive a ferrari like datsun unless you are planning on driving like a datsun. He was never deep defense because of a lack of options.

 

[adelaidecrows]

You were the one who brought it up, not me.

technically it was me. lol.

back to Max. Hard to find fault with his game. Just gets better and better.

 

[John Who]

Had kicked 1 goal & 3 points up until yesterday...

About as accurate as doc's posting.

According to your logic, I should have waited until he kicks 10.5 to then make a prediction that he’s a pretty good kick for goal?

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Max to the midfield? Could be our Will Day and the additional elite mid we need come September.

 

[FR0GGY]

According to your logic, I should have waited until he kicks 10.5 to then make a prediction that he’s a pretty good kick for goal?

Except it wasn’t a prediction was it?
Started out as an observation.

 

[John Who]

Except it wasn’t a prediction was it?
Started out as an observation.

Wtf why are you trying so hard to smear campaign?
Observation - he’s a good kick for goal.
Prediction - can see him being quite useful other than a set-in-concrete defending role, including more up forward (which is the entire point of me saying that he’s a good kick for goal).
Just give it up loser froggy.

 

[FR0GGY]

Wtf why are you trying so hard to smear campaign?
Observation - he’s a good kick for goal.
Prediction - can see him being quite useful other than a set-in-concrete defending role, including more up forward (which is the entire point of me saying that he’s a good kick for goal).
Just give it up loser froggy.

You’re doing that yourself.
I haven’t had to do anything.

 

[LoBu]

To be fair, there is a bit of a pattern here. Dawson also requested to play midfield... we know that Rachele and Rankine have both requested it too, to various levels of response.

I'm sure what's happening in reality is that Nicks has discussions with the players in which they feel included, rather than dictated to.

Credit where credit is due, like the coach has the final say; for example, if a player like Pedlar said 'let me play on Tom Stewart', the coach would step in and say, 'thanks Peds but we just don't think it will work' - wouldn't he?

 

[Samcro24]

Credit where credit is due, like the coach has the final say; for example, if a player like Pedlar said 'let me play on Tom Stewart', the coach would step in and say, 'thanks Peds but we just don't think it will work' - wouldn't he?

You try telling pedlar he’s not playing on T stew

 

[FR0GGY]

You try telling pedlar he’s not playing on T stew

No worries Luke, you’re injured anyway. You’re not playing on T Stew

 

[ssj3Pretz]

Max said in his presser today that he'd like to play more midfield (or forward) in the future.

Potential future midfield of Max, Curtin and Draper? Will be absolutely elite.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Max said in his presser today that he'd like to play more midfield (or forward) in the future.

Potential future midfield of Max, Curtin and Draper? Will be absolutely elite.

Love to see him head to head vs Petracca around this week, including midfield

 

[Mutineer]

Finally we get what actually happened re Maxxy going forward from the player's own mouth.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Finally we get what actually happened re Maxxy going forward from the player's own mouth.

What did he say?

 

[BRL121]

What did he say?

Nicks asked him whether he would like to tag the Richmond defender and he said yes I'm happy to try anything.

 

[Mutineer]

Nicks asked him whether he would like to tag the Richmond defender and he said yes I'm happy to try anything.

Bit different to what was put forward by some hey...

 

[BRL121]

Bit different to what was put forward gy some hey...

It doesn't ring true that he would have suggested to Nicks that he should tag the guy. I can believe that he might have let him know that he was happy to try new things, but Nicks would have come up with the specific idea.

 

[FR0GGY]

Bit different to what was put forward gy some hey...

Didn't nicks say it was Max's idea? (yes i know what max has said since)

 

[maxlilly]

Max might get a rising star nom.
Surely he's only 18 and played a handful of games, the vics wouldn't even know who he is

 

[baldandbroke]

Surely Max to Pickett this week?

 

[Golumless]

Didn't nicks say it was Max's idea? (yes i know what max has said since)

Yup. Though it may have been that Max floated it as a hypothetical a while back and Nicks/Murray and co (seeing there were a few others who could have talked Nicks out of the idea) was willing to pull the trigger on it this week.

Mind you, it does make sense it happened the one week where Max didn't have an obvious defensive match up seeing usually there's some small forward who can kick goals floating around.

 

[cleanhands]

Surely Max to Pickett this week?

I’d give it to Jones for Murphy

 

[FR0GGY]

I’d give it to Jones for Murphy

Hasn’t your thoughts been they’ve coached the flair out of him.
You think the best thing for him is to do a tagging job?