Thought he had away better game than McCuggage. 25 possessions to 13.
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Gee tough crowd. Our best player on the night and people still have something negative to say. Reminder his only played 9 games as a full time mid (not including wing)âŚ
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Do you realise that he had one score involvement in the game tonight and he rates in the bottom five of mids for score involvements weighed against possessions - He gets little value for his possessions especially his kicking.
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I remember someone saying in about 2005 that Stanton is the future of Essendon and me thinking if thatâs correct then the Club is rooted.
Feel the same about when I hear McGrath mentioned that way.
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Mind-boggling comparison.
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I feel sorry, the kids leading the way and nobody is following. He performs almost every night, sets a really consistent standard. Our âsenior playersâ feel performance is optional. As such those who sheepishly follow the assigned leaders do the same.
Iâm not saying McGrath should be captain. Just the the next generation should look to him as an example and not Merrett.
Interesting based on performance itâs howâs why Merrett was dumper from the leadership group.
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McGrath and Parish for that matter needs a Heath Hocking role in the middle to block and give them space to create. Then we would see the fullness of what they can do.
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I seriously wonder if you even watched the game.
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I frivolously ruminate on whether you even saw where his disposals ended upâŚ
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By all means. Please, ruminate away.
need the myers protection ASAP!
retired too early!
That is far too simplistic and not really fair. He is busting a gut getting the ball and getting it out but due to the setup we have, most players are not playing in front or in the right position for him to get it out to someone who is free. It is easy to just say his kicks go no where, but the reality is that there is no one for him to get the ball to forward of the pack. Our forwards donât lead, our half forward are non-existent and our wingers are shyte (Zaka and Cutler)
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Wines can do that
The club should seriously try to get him
yeah but, Clarke is too slow and and canât kick
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Just on McCluggage. Did anyone else notice that he runs with his arms out straight even when he doesnât have the ball. 
Really? Now I will have to pay attention lol
Does he have short arms like Rich? You canât unsee that btw.
Ha no. He has more of a Mr Bean thing going
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if everyone put in as much effort as McGrath, we wouldnât lose a game
he is a GUN
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One of the few who has a dip.
I also find it funny when people whinge about us having the no1 pick when it wasnât a good draft. I think we probably all listened to the draft buzz too much that year when Cal Twomey was saying itâs not the best draft and Parish would have been no1 if he was in it. He couldnât have been more wrong and people need to look at the long list of guns coming out of that draft vs the very ordinary draft in Parishâs year.
McGrath
Taranto
McClugage
Ainsworth getting there
Setterfield getting there
Simpkin
Florent
Berry
English generational ruck
Parfit
Ridley
Bolton
Itâs a whose who of young guns
Compare to
Weitering taken a long time for a No1
Scache
Mills
Oliver
Parish
Francis
Milera
Hopper
Curnow could have been awesome but makes idiot decisions.
Oliver and possibly Hopper are the only mids you even mention in the same conversation as MCG, Clug, Taranto, Simpkin, Florent and Berry.