(03-05-2017, 12:25 AM)deepbluesee link Wrote:The one single incident that worried me the most was when Harry mcKay had the set shot for goal after the siren (end of 1st 1/4 i think). Approx 50m out and it fell 10m short. I wasn't confident he would kick the goal but was expecting it to land pretty close to the goal line.
He's a big boy who i was expecting to be able to kick better than than. Maybe he just didn't strike it cleanly but i would have been less concerned if he had shanked it.
With kids it can be fatigue setting in as their legs are just not use to the AFL running load, the lactic acid builds up very quickly and they lose power. That is bad enough for a débutante, but keep in mind this kid has lost a significant chunk of development because of his lower back problems.
We won't see his true worth for 2 or 3 years, he won't gain much more this year now that pre-season is over. For the rest of this year I'd hope he builds running capacity and game sense, but it'll be all muscle waste from here on in. Unless of course you play for CheatsFC!
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