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Liam McBean
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lamb22 said:
That old chestnut. He will also get tougher opponents in the AFL lamby..
I hope Liam gets an opportunity or 2 this year to show his improvement but he's not going to find it any easier in the seniors.
If I was an opposition coach the matchup would be straight forward until he becomes a genuine aerial threat.
This is where the comparisons with a player like Gunston fall down currently.
Sintiger said:
Excellent post.
Sheesh! According to the club website he was drafted in the 2012 draft, that occurs at the end of the 2012 season not before. So he's completed the 2013 and 2014 seasons and is about to commence the 2015 season,Stylo said:
He's had two seasons and is about to start his third season.
antman said:
With all respect Antman, these comments are made in a vaccuum.
It's as if Beanie is puppet meandering around lost in the wilderness, one day hoping to be a real boy.
Context is key and Beanie has outperformed his contemporaries in Daniher & Hogan at VFL level.
He has vastly outperformed Griff over anything he produced in years 1 - 4.
Sure he'll get better with time and that's why he is so scary. A 202 cm leading forward who can run jump turn and twist and deadly with the ball with the strength to hold off his opponent. Phew!
But that's in the future. In the present he is good enough to hold down a spot in our forward 6.
He goes at over 2.5 goals a game ( 74 goals in 29 games) playing in rubbish teams.
He doesn't need to prove anything at VFL level. He needs a go at AFL level.
Tigers of Old said:
If Griffiths can relief ruck, yes.
This is the thing - Hardwick had the chance to send shock waves through the competition by promoting an in-form McBean just before he did his ankle.
The guy is a freak and as a third forward wouldn't cop too much heat.
As discussed earlier in this holy thread, the whole weight thing is a myth. 1970s thinking.
Fans need to look closely at the things McBean can do. Sure he had a handful of possessions on Saturday, but we're after signs and skillsets.
a) he took two grabs of very high difficulty. the first in Q3 and the second in Q4. that last one was spinning away like a rocket and he needed to twist his body while running full pelt. he clunked the mofo like he was Richo.
b) he demonstrated elite kicking skills. after the Q3 grab he laid off a pass that was cm perfect. that set shot in Q4 was fair dinkum the best attempt by any player from either side kicking into that northerly. it hit the post 3/4 up but it was 55m directly INTO the hot wind.
we aren't seeing huge numbers in these junk NAB games but the guy is all class. his ceiling is enormous and I have faith those that matter at the club have seen it.
I worry Dimma is inherently too conservative to play the bloke because he doesn't fit in with the lock, hold and press game plan.
someone raised the prospect of a club raiding for McBean. why wouldn't you?
if this club loses someone of his calibre, both physically and in the leadership stakes, then the next era deserves to come crumbling down. cos he's a cornerstone.
Carter said:
I think it is more of team balance at the moment
Can you have a team of Maric, Vickery, Riewoldt, Chaplin, Rance, Astbury and Griff on the park at once with McBean included.
I think if the sport starts to rotate its better players (rest them) then he should get plenty of games.
I was disappointed he didn't get selected in that Carlton game also, but I was not that worried as his turn will come - hopefully some time this year
Carter said:
Fans also need a bit of balance.
Sure he did a couple of nice things but he also struggled on occasions to impact the marking and ground contests and kicked a grubber pass.
We're all looking for signs Carter but not all of them were good and you have the blinkers on if you think all he does is gold.
That said I hope he gets another game in the NAB under better conditions so we can see a bit more of the good stuff.
