(06-14-2017, 10:17 AM)mateinone link Wrote:No ideally you wouldn't have him in the team at all.
The talk about him getting multiple defenders isn't fact. It might be the way people see it, but I don't see his runs cut off and two people hanging off him. It is amazing it now seems because of where we are teams are giving him the same treatment as Carey.
He is paid to be our target forward, he can't be claimed to be the best contested mark in the competition, but only suited to being the second forward, doesn't really add up.
Anyway... I am more concerned about too much height. Collingwood done it earlier this year (from memory also against us) where they had 2-3 tall forwards that were simply slow movers and it just was terrible.
It can work sure, but I have reservations about the mix.
It's one thing Collingwood lack is tall forwards. They didn't have Jessie White. Only had Darcy Moore, who's still developing, and Mason Cox, a slow moving 7 footer, a glacier up forward who should be a ruckman. McKay will be nothing like that. We're playing two forwards who are forwards, even if one is doing the forward/ruck job. Height is the least of the issue. Remember too the Pies had the likes of Elliot, Sidebottom and Fasolo on their forward line too so they didn't exactly lack run.
It doesn't add up only because you have an agenda with Levi. If a longer ball comes in where are the defenders going to go, to your only tall marking option. He's paid to be our forward and ruck, a job he is doing pretty well this well. He'd had a good year this year, much like 2015 and it's proven you wrong, something rarely posters admit to. He's not exactly getting paid like a gun key forward as we know he's not but he's is doing his job, influencing many contests physically and had involvement in a number of scores last week. Tough gig being the only key forward and ruck as well. He and Kreuzer and have been our best ruck combination for quite a while. Kreuzer thrives working with Levi as he gets alot more time on the ball. Levi needs help though with another marking target. Ideally you're like your forward, who's rucking to be your second forward. Levi isn't really a no.1 forward and not likely to be given given he was pick 44 in a rookie draft, but he's playing his role well and be well suited to backing up a gun key forward. McKay won't be slowing anyone down if you watch the VFL. Doesn't lack pace, marks strongly and applies pressure.