I thought that was the case but can only assume when watching it on TV as you obviously cant see whats going on up the field.
Reckon by about now heād be thinking roughly what Carlisle was thinking.
What - that he felt like a line of coke?
Believe me munna, there are absolutely fark all options up field for him to kick to when youāre there watching live.
Our forwards seem to press way too high up the ground, hence the amount of goals that we concede out the back as witnessed against Brissy on the weekend.
I love what McGrath has brought to the team with his dash and daring run through the middle in his first year. But I do feel sorry for him when he attempts one of these runs and has to cough the ball up by handballing as he probably would prefer to deliver the ball by foot but has run out of options upfield as there is absolutely nothing to kick to.
Andyās footy brain, to me at least, seems way ahead of a lot of his team mates and it feels like heās almost waiting for them to get in sync with him, not the other way around, if you understand what I mean?
Understand exactly what you mean, and thats exactly what it looks like on TV, he has broken through with his pace and looking for an option up the field but no one is presenting so he hands the ball off, rather kick to a contest. Sounds like it is a team problem not an Andy one.
One of his main strengths in u18ās was his give a go - its ingrained in him - even to stationary targets. Stationary targets in AFL get gobbled up quickly so thatās not working like it used to.
He also rarely kicked to a contest and typically played someone into space - heās still trying to do this. All in all I think it is just adjusting to the speed and congestion in AFL. If anyone has the attributes and brains to figure this out its AMG . Was a gun - will be a gun (hopefully!)
That run and carry. Canāt wait until he gets moved to the midfield to really see how he can impact a game.
Does he ever get pressured?
That run through the middle did not make him look like a guy who wins 100m racesā¦ but it worked.
Mo Hope probably got his measure, but his work on the way out was impressive. Iād like to get a look at him on a wing before the season is done.
Love him. Will be an absolute jet.
Yes there are others in the AFL who can jetbthrough the middle and deliverc forward.
But when you consider in year one he is already elite by foot.
Boy do we have good times ahead
With ANDY
Itās true - he doesnāt look fast, does he? But we know he must be. Composure over speed, maybe.
I love him too.
But elite by foot? Nah.
I think he is pretty good by foot which annoys me when he handballs so much
The hair is Hird-Likeā¦
Agreed
Another excellent game from him today.
Heās one of the guys in the team that I feel at ease with the ball in his handsā¦and heās only a first year player too!!!
Itās been just great watching him develop this season.
Watch him run to close space or contest a mark. Has some serious wheels.
I reckon heās one of our better kicks. I have been quite surprised with how good his kicking is