03-09-2021, 10:50 AM
(03-09-2021, 10:02 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Not my mate.Mcdonald and Ben Silvagni are at different stages of their career. Mcdonald is ready to go and Ben was a project player.
He reckons Oscar is exactly what we need. Insurance. I agree.
Many remember me rabbiting on about getting Jack Newnes to the club. "He won't win you a game, but he'll do a role"....and he did just that.....AND won us a game.
Oscar is similar.....will do a role. Can't be relied upon to win you a game, but if you need someone to step up and cover an injury. He is highly qualified.
Macreadie has never shown that he can perform a role. Has the 'potential' to do it one day. But never performed to the extent that Oscar has already done in 2 practice matches.
This goes back to some disagreements i was having with....EB1 i think, in regards to Ben Silvagni (and others). I suggested there'd be plenty of blokes who can and will perform better that Ben right now. Ben has shown us nothing, but the hint of some potential and a nice last name. We need to stop carrying so many of these types on the list for so long. Be smart about it. Recruit a 'discard' like Oscar who will perform at a higher level than a Ben, or Macreadie. Continue to try and recruit a kid in a similar role, or a solid talent from another club, and when McDonald (or whoever) is backup to the backup, then ditch him.
I think there is a need for both, we do need instant backup for Jones/JW but we also need a replacement for Jones who isn't getting any younger. It could have been MaCreadie if you didn't want Ben... I won't rehash the political side to the Ben Silvagni argument and I am happy we have at least provided backup for our key backs.