The David Mackay thread

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

What if it’s not a spud at pick 90?

And if it is we're no worse off only with more cap space

 

[Simmo28]

Surely this will be his last year ? Surely............................

Nah he has to make 300, marketing have already drafted the highlights package, the work experience kid did it during his lunch break.


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[Vhaluus]

I believe David Mackay will be in our coaching fraternity.
You know it’s gonna happen.

ready made Campo replacement

 

[SugarShane]

Honest question here:

Dangerfield was a restricted free agent. Why did we choose not to match the salary offered by Geelong and force a trade?

Was this to our benefit or as a gesture of goodwill to Danger?

All parties knew it was pointless. Danger wasn't staying here. Geelong knew we could outbid them. Them bidding, then us matching, then Danger saying "I'm still not staying, trade me and only to them," would've just been a big waste of time and paperwork and ended up with everyone in the same position.

 

[Simmo28]

I believe David Mackay will be in our coaching fraternity.
You know it’s gonna happen.

Tackling coach, surely!


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[70lethal]

The David MacKay of test crickeet https://www.theroar.com.au/2019/10/21/why-australia-should-look-beyond-shaun-marsh/

 

[SugarShane]

The David MacKay of test crickeet https://www.theroar.com.au/2019/10/21/why-australia-should-look-beyond-shaun-marsh/

He's got 6 times as many test centuries as Dave has Brownlow votes.

 

[Bay62]

I just saw this thread and thought “What?? How...??” I was surprised to see it.

Then it struck me. I had a dream last night that we’d traded DMac to Port - and this just brought me back down to earth

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I just saw this thread and thought “What?? How...??” I was surprised to see it.

Then it struck me. I had a dream last night that we’d traded DMac to Port - and this just brought me back down to earth

Hope you changed the sheets

 

[Thetrader15]

I just saw this thread and thought “What?? How...??” I was surprised to see it.

Then it struck me. I had a dream last night that we’d traded DMac to Port - and this just brought me back down to earth

Didu really have to bump this

 

[Bay62]

Hope you changed the sheets

Nothing like a nightmare while you’re awake

 

[treeman]

Nothing like a nightmare while you’re awake

Question is will we hear the same trotted line that David Mackay has been one of the most impressive on the training track?

Or was that only due to Campo?

 

[Bay62]

Question is will we hear the same trotted line that David Mackay has been one of the most impressive on the training track?

Or was that only due to Campo?

Interesting question. Maybe he will flourish after all this time?

One of the few players described by his input - good trainer, knows the running patterns - rather than output - goals kicked, effective possessions, Brownlow votes

More than happy for him to surprise us all

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Question is will we hear the same trotted line that David Mackay has been one of the most impressive on the training track?

Or was that only due to Campo?

Yep certainly got sick of hearing that over the years

Campo: "D Mac has been super impressive on the training track and I'm not easily impressed... Wow! A blue car!"

 

[weneverland]

All parties knew it was pointless. Danger wasn't staying here. Geelong knew we could outbid them. Them bidding, then us matching, then Danger saying "I'm still not staying, trade me and only to them," would've just been a big waste of time and paperwork and ended up with everyone in the same position.

I didn't see it that way. Danger couldn't say "I'm still not staying, trade me and only to them," He was a restricted free agent. If the crows matched Geelong's offer, Danger had two choices. Play with us or go into the pre-season draft. We might have ended up with a situation similar to what happened to Stevens and Port Adelaide. Personally I think Dangerfield would have had enough integrity to honour Adelaide's offer and play out the year with Adelaide. We'll never know because Adelaide were weak and caved in.

 

[beartoo]

I didn't see it that way. Danger couldn't say "I'm still not staying, trade me and only to them," He was a restricted free agent. If the crows matched Geelong's offer, Danger had two choices. Play with us or go into the pre-season draft. We might have ended up with a situation similar to what happened to Stevens and Port Adelaide. Personally I think Dangerfield would have had enough integrity to honour Adelaide's offer and play out the year with Adelaide. We'll never know because Adelaide were weak and caved in.

I think I remember (bear with me, getting old can mean thinking you remember something) Danger saying after he was traded that he would have remained with us if we'd matched and Geelong had been unable to do the deal.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Yep certainly got sick of hearing that over the years

Campo: "D Mac has been super impressive on the training track and I'm not easily impressed... Wow! A blue car!"

Is 2020 the year Mackay finally wins his first Gold Jacket

 

[Concussion test]

I just saw this thread and thought “What?? How...??” I was surprised to see it.

Then it struck me. I had a dream last night that we’d traded DMac to Port - and this just brought me back down to earth

That would be more like a nightmare, losing one of our favourite players to Port. I could see him winning a Showdown Medal with his great run and carry out of defence and penetrating kicks to their leading forwards.

 

[Sanders]

I think I remember (bear with me, getting old can mean thinking you remember something) Danger saying after he was traded that he would have remained with us if we'd matched and Geelong had been unable to do the deal.

I don’t think that’s right

 

[1970crow]

I don’t think that’s right

Can’t rule it out, but it’s certainly not anything that I recall being reported.

 

[Carmo]

I didn't see it that way. Danger couldn't say "I'm still not staying, trade me and only to them," He was a restricted free agent. If the crows matched Geelong's offer, Danger had two choices. Play with us or go into the pre-season draft. We might have ended up with a situation similar to what happened to Stevens and Port Adelaide. Personally I think Dangerfield would have had enough integrity to honour Adelaide's offer and play out the year with Adelaide. We'll never know because Adelaide were weak and caved in.

Or like GC, Jack Martin and Carlton, for a more contemporary example. Basically the club recieving the player has all the power. Some of those are a-holes (Carlton) others are decent (WC). Even though the AFL said it would apply sniff tests to these things, I'd love to see their sniff criteria because some amazing shizz gets let thru.

 

[Concussion test]

With another scintillating year and contract negotiations held off by his manager until the end of the season, speculation intensified that Dmac was out the door. Yes there was a collective sigh of relief that we did manage to secure his signature for next year, but should we have signed him on a long term contract to save us going through a repeat of this angst next year. He's an unrestricted free agent and with all the big clubs circling I'd hate for us to get our pocket picked again.

 

[Thetrader15]

Or like GC, Jack Martin and Carlton, for a more contemporary example. Basically the club recieving the player has all the power. Some of those are a-holes (Carlton) others are decent (WC). Even though the AFL said it would apply sniff tests to these things, I'd love to see their sniff criteria because some amazing shizz gets let thru.

GC stuffed this up by not redrafting him. They did the work by declining the trade, they just forgot the important bit if the strategy.

 

[spenze]

Jeebers he has hit the gym, must have put on 6-8 kilos of pure muscle. I know he has been a laughing stock for years but 2020 may be his time

 

[Bovo]

Jeebers he has hit the gym, must have put on 6-8 kilos of pure muscle. I know he has been a laughing stock for years but 2020 may be his time

His time?

to shave for the first time?
To get a Brownlow point?
To win a Magary?