firstly, let's not revisit the "he plays in the afl so he's better than all of us" point, it's ridiculous
of course he's achieved more in footy than me, but in my job i've achieved far more than he has (as far as i know) but no one pays to come see me at work, yet the thousands who pay to go see mcveigh at work ensure he gets paid more than i do, and in fact paid a very nice wage to do something i'd do for free if i could
secondly, and this has made up a large part of my criticisms of mcveigh in particular, the bloke has had MORE chances in the sydney seniors over the past 2-3 seasons than several blokes who have performed as well, if not better, with the few chances they've had (eg, j moore, t schmidt, m laidlaw, even k jack) and i'd like to know why (which will never happen) or at the very least see mcveigh forced to do penance in the twos for under-performing, as have the likes of buchanan, dempster and schneider (now at saints), grundy, vogels (now delisted), and the aforementioned trio
thirdly, as i have started before, i was a huge fan, supporter and defender of mcveigh until the 06 season, when i simply got fed up watching the same weak-hearted mediocre performances from such a highly talented player, and even through another ordinary season in 07 i maintained tat i would give the loudest cheer if and when mcveigh turned in performances consistent with his talent over a period longer than 1 or 2 quarters every few weeks