#32 - Ben McKay

Would suit Melbourne i reckon

If McKay goes, who else is going to play on Peter Wright at training to run him into form and feel good.

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I’m worried it’s a Gresham deal, albeit he is younger.

Tonights the night that the Bulldogs get desperate enough to trade in a McKay/ Ridley combo.

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Would love to have been a fly on the wall for this end of season chin wag. Any goss on what the go was e.g. “we wouldn’t be opposed to you exploring your options” or anything?

Has he been cut yet?

What is the hold up?

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Not going to happen I don’t reckon

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Carlton desperately need us not to bid on Walker.

Ben for their future first

A plausible enough trade, perhaps some of his contract dollars paid

The twins playing for the same team might be good for them

We get a list spot and draft currency that we need next year

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I agree, l wasn’t being serious.

No idea how old this is but has anyone seen this and know when its from? Improving Ben McKay’s Kicking | AFL Training Session

Seems to be fairly recent judging by the comments. Can’t believe he is resorting to outside coaching for his kicking; wouldn’t this be something the club has earmarked and worked with him to improve?

Think that was last pre season…did notice a change in his kicking action during the season

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Yeah…me to.…..His kicking went from attrociuos to absolutely sh.thouse. He should also get a handballing coach, and while he’s there life coach as well.

Given he has the hand eye coordination of a pelican with bird flu not sure all the coaching in the world can fix him unfortunately.

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That is why your the expert on pelicans with bird flu :clap:

Unbelievable really. Nearly 30, been playing football probably since the age of 10, must have been a talented youngster to have got drafted but now needs to be taught how to kick a football.

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We drafted a bloke at Pick 5 that kicked it like a toddler.

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…and came last in time trials

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Looks like it was very recently uploaded

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I don’t think there is a huge problem when even senior players are getting some advice on how to improve aspects of their game. It should be (and probably is) encouraged.

Ben wasn’t getting a complete overhaul from what I saw in that video, either. They looked like some pretty minor tweaks to his kicking action.

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Same video from pre season about 42weeks ago. He worked with Jack Grimes who founded JJ’s High Performance. The video has presumably been posted to drum up some business for the coming pre season. Though using McKay maybe not the best advertisement.

I did think Ben’s kicking was flatter and he did take on some riskier kicks which didn’t always work out…he definitely had a different technique.

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