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Luke McGuane

As much as I hate and despise seeing McGoose's name on the team line-up, until we develop a functional forward line, the fact that he contests makes him valuable to us.

If A. Edwardes shows something more, he probably pushes him out. If Astbury shows something forward, he probably pushes him out. If we work out a forward line around Jack and TV both being dangerous, and King fit, with rotating mids, then, again, McGuane probably misses out.

BUT, until those things happen, we kind of need a player to do what McGuane did in the forward line for us for the last few games last year, and in the NAB cup this year. And, unfortunately, at the moment, that player is McGuane.

Having said that, before he is ever allowed to play again, we need to attach a shock collar to his testicles, and if Dimma see's Mcguane even looking at the defensive fifty, he pushes the big red button to give him forty thousand volts through the goolies.

Seriously, he spent 8 seconds back against North on Friday, and in those 8 seconds, cost us the game.
 
Coburgtiger said:
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Seriously, he spent 8 seconds back against North on Friday, and in those 8 seconds, cost us the game.
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And two easy missed shots and one where a player should have steadied and a couple of entries where faffed around with the ball had nothing to do with the loss.

Never knew a game only lasted 8 seconds. Good info going forward.
 
HKTiger said:
And two easy missed shots and one where a player should have steadied and a couple of entries where faffed around with the ball had nothing to do with the loss.

Never knew a game only lasted 8 seconds. Good info going forward.
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It doesn't last 8 seconds, but it can be won or lost in it.

I was perhaps being a little flippant. I would make the point that neither of the two easy missed shots would have been required if not for fumblethenfreeagainst mcguane.

Regardless, i know there a million other factors in the loss, a loss that didn't really matter too, but my point is that McGuane back is dangerous for us. He has that unusual ability to make a lot of little mistakes that impact enormously, usually by giving away frees in vital positions. He has too little composure to be allowed in the backline.
 
How do you know he wasn't following his man into the back line? You posters would have given him a spray of he didn't follow his man into our backline and his player scored.
 
Coburgtiger said:
It doesn't last 8 seconds, but it can be won or lost in it.

I was perhaps being a little flippant. I would make the point that neither of the two easy missed shots would have been required if not for fumblethenfreeagainst mcguane.

Regardless, i know there a million other factors in the loss, a loss that didn't really matter too, but my point is that McGuane back is dangerous for us. He has that unusual ability to make a lot of little mistakes that impact enormously, usually by giving away frees in vital positions. He has too little composure to be allowed in the backline.
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One of the shots, the easiest of the lot, which Luke was crucial in creating, occurred before the "8 seconds". Maybe it was actually the earlier 8 seconds that cost us the game.
 
yandb said:
How do you know he wasn't following his man into the back line? You posters would have given him a spray of he didn't follow his man into our backline and his player scored.
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That's just it. He shouldn't. I would rather a dud north defender go and have a crack at the goal, than McGoose coming in and giving a north forward a free shot at goal.

McGuane cannot be back. Regardless. This is why he is not a viable long term option, because he's so limited, and can be such a liability. However, as we are at the moment, until we have the forward line structure and personnel, he is the best option we've got.
 
HKTiger said:
One of the shots, the easiest of the lot, which Luke was crucial in creating, occurred before the "8 seconds". Maybe it was actually the earlier 8 seconds that cost us the game.
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As my earlier post suggested, I agree that Mcguane has valuable attributes that we require in attack at the moment. I understand that he creates scoring options. That's why I said so.

You seem tied up on this 8 second thing. Forget I said it, it's unimportant, it was a throwaway comment to highlight McGuanes destructive power, which I think is well documented. It's why he didn't make it as a backman. It's why he runs into an open goal and kicks it into the post. It's why he runs into posts. It's why he can't play back.
 
If people are seriously naming McGuane in our forward line for Round 1 we are in massive trouble.
 
HKTiger said:
And two easy missed shots and one where a player should have steadied and a couple of entries where faffed around with the ball had nothing to do with the loss.

Never knew a game only lasted 8 seconds. Good info going forward.
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Agree. Melodramatic rubbish to suggest McGuane cost us the game with that free kick.
 
I would like to see McGuane play forward while elton develops.

A Edwards is is the guy you want at coburg working his guts out to earn his place..
 
Best player at the club!
Got money on the lad to grab the brownlow this year :)
 
luke might even be overtaken by elton john in 2013, but let's at least recognise one facet of lukey's game - he's a *smile* great aerialist, whether spoilin or clunkin.

but yep, the rest is sub-poor.
 
He gives 100% effort 100% of the time.
When A Edwards gives 100% all the time, then he maybe takes Luke's spot.
Until then it's Luke's spot that some-one has to take off him.
 
SkillzThatKillz said:
Luke did okay Friday night, needs to be better below his knees though.
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He needs to be a lot better above the knees as well. Apart from that, he's a good player.
 
poppa x said:
He gives 100% effort 100% of the time.
When A Edwards gives 100% all the time, then he maybe takes Luke's spot.
Until then it's Luke's spot that some-one has to take off him.
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Think you could put White and Jacko also in the 100% boat. Whist there is rightly some question over their abilities, no doubt their effort has seen them preferred on the list over some others.
 
Carter said:
luke might even be overtaken by elton john in 2013, but let's at least recognise one facet of lukey's game - he's a *smile* great aerialist, whether spoilin or clunkin.

but yep, the rest is sub-poor.
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He is an embarrassing footballer and a liability and should have been delisted 4 years ago.

Re spoiling I wouldnt say he is a great spoiler in fact id say hes shithose at it if he was so good hed still be in defence.

Shocking reader of the play not to mention unco hence why he gives away so many goals from stupid free kicks over the years.

Not a patch on Thursty or Grimes as a spoiler.

No other club rates him either hence no ones gone anywhere near him past 3 or 4 trade periods when hes been up for grabs especially clubs such as GWS and GCS who are desperate for depth in key defence positions yet they take Warnock and Thornton and even that other super dud in Tom Murphy, but not ol Calamity.

One of the poster children of why this club has been a laughing stock over the years.
 
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