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Is McMahon the worst tackler in the history of football??
- Thread starter Barkdog
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Barkdog said:
can we leave the mcmahon bagging until we do a deal with the saints...
he was sensational last nite, ran the lines, tackled as hard as any player ive seen, his contested marking was a delight to see and his sheparding and blocking to help out a team mate is what all players should take a leaf out of...well done jordy :clap you're definitely a 2nd round pic...
id rather a bloke that puts himself in a position to tackle and it doesn't stick then the bloke who doesn't even try. but in saying that yes he is a poor tackler
mind you tackling a charging buddy front on would be pretty difficult for 95% of players
mind you tackling a charging buddy front on would be pretty difficult for 95% of players
Heh heh...McMahon must have seen a speed train coming his way. He's lucky Duddy did a 90deg turn and headed straight to the goals.
Jake said:
Oh and let's not forget that Wallet didn't do this out of the goodness of his heart, he was paid half a million per year for five years to make stuff like this happen. I hope whoever the next coach is he'll rip that BS artist a new one when talking about the mess he inherited.
btoz_01 said:
Yep noticed his attacking skills when given the ball 30 meters out running into and open goal and he kicked it out on the full....... :rofl
Barnzy said:
No I think there have been worse (although please don't challenge me on this) But has there in history been a player whose worth to a club and the amount he is earning been so out of kilter. He must be laughing all the way to the bank.
What I found amusing with mcmahon and tacklingis that on quite a few occassions, when the opposition is going forward and he is 'blocking' the path, he attempts to corral, what the commentators refer to, and doesn't try to cut off the handball, kick or forward movement of the opposition. Only when the opposition player has got rid of the ball, he runs into the player to bump him, why, I don't know. The amusing thing is that 9 times out of 10, he bounces of the player, and doesn't impede movement.
I've always thought that McMahon's physical (and I use the word loosely) size is an indicator of his mental approach to this game and our football club. He's over 25 years old has zero muscle mass and probably weighs the same as a semi overweight 5 year old girl. He has been in the system for 8 years and yes I realise that some players and people in general find it very hard to put on weight ala Farren Ray, Stephen Hill, even our own Lukey Muscles Mcguane. But after 5-7 years of working hard these players eventually 'catch up' to a reasonable level in size (ie McGuane again) to be able to ride the bumps and lay the tackles. McMahon has nothing to show for his work as I believe he would do the absolute bare minimum to appease the coaching staff, we need to pay this guy out of his contract and let him go.
Fans have fundrasiers to get rookies to their clubs and even the dogs are going to throw an aka appeal to pay for the extra money needed to keep him next year, I say we should throw a 'Fire Jordie and pay out his contract' fundraiser. This guy is the weakest, softest player to put on a Richmond guernsey in 100 years.
Fans have fundrasiers to get rookies to their clubs and even the dogs are going to throw an aka appeal to pay for the extra money needed to keep him next year, I say we should throw a 'Fire Jordie and pay out his contract' fundraiser. This guy is the weakest, softest player to put on a Richmond guernsey in 100 years.
