Paddy McCartin

[Richo83]

Stop talking me into it you bully

Fat chance you're getting him! He's more Richmond than Swan St now.

Like seriously, you'd be a genuine chance for the flag. He's exactly what you need, a player with toughness and silk. I even think he's significantly better than Petracca at his age. Remember, Martin was multiple getting BOGs in his second year, Petracca hasn't done that yet.

 

[demondavey]

Fat chance you're getting him! He's more Richmond than Swan St now.

Like seriously, you'd be a genuine chance for the flag. He's exactly what you need, a player with toughness and silk. I even think he's significantly better than Petracca at his age. Remember, Martin was multiple getting BOGs in his second year, Petracca hasn't done that yet.

How do we have them both please?

 

[Snake_Baker]

4 years in the system now.

It's time to start showing something.

 

[Trav 20]

Fat chance you're getting him! He's more Richmond than Swan St now.

Like seriously, you'd be a genuine chance for the flag. He's exactly what you need, a player with toughness and silk. I even think he's significantly better than Petracca at his age. Remember, Martin was multiple getting BOGs in his second year, Petracca hasn't done that yet.

He's (Martin) definitely reached a higher level earlier.

Even though they're similar they're also quite different players.

Petracca is a special talent that I reckon will explode one year. i don't think this is the year, although I do expect more improvement.

 

[kaiserchief13]

What happens if he pushes too hard? Does diabetes kill him?

 

[Frank Gallagher]

What happens if he pushes too hard? Does diabetes kill him?

No, but he could develop a hemorrhoid.

 

[Kram]

Petracca is a special talent that I reckon will explode one year. i don't think this is the year, although I do expect more improvement.

Yep Petracca is a beast, will end up a top 10 player in the comp.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Seems to be playing with a bit more confidence than in previous seasons.

 

[master bate]

Looked good coming up the ground, but was beaten deep by Jones a fair bit and still lumbers at ground level. Hard to judge because Jones is now a legit gun defender.

Think the biggest concern for Paddy is the game just doesn't suit him these days. How do you become quicker or more agile, that's very hard to do. How do you become significantly fitter and lead up the ground if fitness is a weakness and teams don't play through strong CHF's anyway?

My guess right now is that McCartin becomes a very serviceable player in a role - up the ground for some marks, back inside 50 to compete, average around 2 goals. As long as that's the baseline and not stardom due to his draft pick he'll be a good player.

 

[kaiserchief13]

lol dropped mark in goal square and couldn't bend over to pick the ball up

 

[Blue1980]

He looked okay tonight, just needs continuity and play every week.

 

[ManOfClay]

Then why pick him?

Bulldogs paid big dough for Boyd and Saints jumped

 

[carlton]

Bulldogs paid big dough for Boyd and Saints jumped

You dont have a life do you.. Really.

 

[joop]

Showed enough tonight and more importantly got through the game unscathed!! Well except for a fist to the snoz, but it didn’t concuss him so happy days!

 

[rog1995]

He still looks 10 kilos too heavy. No agility.

 

[kaiserchief13]

He still looks 10 kilos too heavy. No agility.

How does he not lose weight? Does he simply love food?

 

[ManOfClay]

You dont have a life do you.. Really.

14 years on bigfooty for 122 posts. You’ve kept an alias account for nearly a decade and a half but I have no life?

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Doesnt look suited to the modern game. At best becomes an best 22 player but imo won't do much

 

[burningdwarf]

14 years on bigfooty for 122 posts. You’ve kept an alias account for nearly a decade and a half but I have no life?

Yes, not posting on Bigfooty a whole let means he doesn't have a life.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Yes, not posting on Bigfooty a whole let means he doesn't have a life.

But I thought bigfooty = life?

 

[Tiger71]

He looked fat to me

 

[donkeypunchd]

Then why pick him?

Replace Riewoldt they needed to prepare for life without him. Tracca is an absolute gun and I’m glad we have him but you get 2-3 of those gun midfield/high half forward players per draft, if St Kilda were rebuilding through the draft maybe they backed themselves to pick up a comparable player at the following year’s draft.

 

[Swansujelly]

I rekon we may have got the better McCartin.

 

[ManOfClay]

Did take some good marks but is pretty much done as soon as the ball is on the deck.


That effort deep in the forwardline in the last won’t be beaten as the worst moment for a single player of the entire season

 

[Trav 20]

He has talent, but he's not at all athletic and not what you'd want from a pick one investment.