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Liam McBean
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Frankly, I'd like to see him in the seniors regardless. The season's effectively over, I've enjoyed watching him play in the VFL this year, and I get more out of watching talented kids grow into AFL players than I do from watching guys posturing in the forward pocket.
That being said, I still believe the team needs more Gourdis, so my opinions should be treated with caution.
That being said, I still believe the team needs more Gourdis, so my opinions should be treated with caution.
jb03 said:
not sure about that.
i rate his skill set, i rate his performances at VFL level.
i do think tho that he is not strong enough to perform at AFL level yet, and I think his games have shown this. it woul dnot matter if he ahd played 5 or 50 games, he would still be getting outbodied by smaller more nimble opponents and struggling to impact games.
if he can put on weight and gain strength i reckon he will be a good player.
Would happily play McBean for the remainder of the season, but I believe that his card has been stamped and that his football future in football, at whatever level/standard, is at another club. Will be gone come season's end.
yep.rosy3 said:
I have said it before that McBean shows many of the traits that so many lambast Vickery for. He just refuses or can't impose himself on a game. Lurks around contests and doesn't work hard enough.
All he had to do was read his vfl coaches reports for years now to know this was the issue but I assume he has been told it as well.
Sintiger said:
One has played 117 games, the other 5. Vickery should be offloaded at the end of the season, should have been offloaded 2 years ago. McBean needs to be given an extensive go at AFL level and if he can't prove himself then flick him off as well. If the club has always believed McBean lurks around contests and doesn't work hard enough why keep him on for 4 years? Tigers do this way too much. Keep players on the VFL list for far too long without giving them a decent go at AFL level. Why?
Tigers of Old said:
It's also not accurate. He took 5 marks, 3 were contested.
He's no Richo, but to say that McBean doesn't/can't take contested marks is a furphy. (And yes, I've watched him live plenty of times this year)
Tigers of Old said:
lol.
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=124569793&c=1-118-0-392693-0&pool=1
Imagine if McBean did take all those contested marks he missed, would have had 11 for the game instead of 3. He took the most contested marks in the game.
if they both don't work hard enough it's a reason to give neither a game not to promote McBean. Two wrongs don't make a right.tigerlove said:
From what I have read the guy imposing himself on contests at vfl level recently is Elton. Let's play him instead of both vickery and McBean.
