NAB Challenge: Carlton vs. Essendon Sunday 28th Feb

[northernblue]

Cant handball very well either. Has an awful technique.

Did you notice McKays kicking technique ? ????
Awkward looking.

[Gointocarlton]

Did you notice McKays kicking technique ? ????
Awkward looking.

You think so? I thought he looked ok, most left footers do.

[crashlander]

Whiley Coyote just needs to realise he needs to get rid of the ball quicker, make his decisions quicker etc

Yes. He doesn't look for the first option. He doesn't have the pace for many other options. He hasn't shown the game nous to select the best option - yet. Not insoluble problems yet, but something that does need attention.

[crashlander]

Did you notice McKays kicking technique ? ????
Awkward looking.

On the move he is a smooth a kick as you are likely to see. But with a set shot he needs work.
Menzel was the same. On the run he was deadly. However, he never had a set routine for a set shot and it could (and did) look a lot less effective than it could have been.
The first thing we need to do with McKay is get the kicking coach at him, so he has a set routine whenever he has a set kick. It has improved Casboult, who has a lot more issues with his kicking technique than McKay does.

[BluePhantom]

Yes. He doesn't look for the first option. He doesn't have the pace for many other options. He hasn't shown the game nous to select the best option - yet. Not insoluble problems yet, but something that does need attention.

Unusually I quite like him, he is a good size, it just seems he hasn't caught up to the speed of the game yet. Big jump from local league and training.
He seems to get the ball, be in the right position to get the ball but takes a lazy step then decides what to do with it. Needs better awareness of his situation.
Maybe next game his job is to get rid of the ball at his first quickest option. Just sayin...

[BluePhantom]

On the move he is a smooth a kick as you are likely to see. But with a set shot he needs work.
Menzel was the same. On the run he was deadly. However, he never had a set routine for a set shot and it could (and did) look a lot less effective than it could have been.
The first thing we need to do with McKay is get the kicking coach at him, so he has a set routine whenever he has a set kick. It has improved Casboult, who has a lot more issues with his kicking technique than McKay does.

Only if he is not kicking straight, if he is kicking straight I could't care what he looks like.

[flyboy77]

Unusually I quite like him, he is a good size, it just seems he hasn't caught up to the speed of the game yet. Big jump from local league and training.
He seems to get the ball, be in the right position to get the ball but takes a lazy step then decides what to do with it. Needs better awareness of his situation.
Maybe next game his job is to get rid of the ball at his first quickest option. Just sayin...

Wow, this guy has played 20 games in his career and has been unlucky with injury.....

Let's see how he fares when Murphy, Gibbs, Cripps, Kerridge are taking most of the heat?

[shawny]

Yes. He doesn't look for the first option. He doesn't have the pace for many other options. He hasn't shown the game nous to select the best option - yet. Not insoluble problems yet, but something that does need attention.

That particular trait is not a good one to have - Rarely do any quality players that have this trait starting off.

Cripps first 10 games I thought he looked slow pace wise but was always looked capable with his hands and decision making.

Decision making and execution are the fundamentals that champion teams have an abundance of.

Whiley, Wood, Jones, Dick or Tutt to name a few, cant be around when we have built some depth into this list IMO.

     

[PassIt2Carrots]

You think so? I thought he looked ok, most left footers do.

I commented at the time his action looked very similar to Travis Cloke's.

[DJC]

Wow, this guy has played 20 games in his career and has been unlucky with injury.....

Let's see how he fares when Murphy, Gibbs, Cripps, Kerridge are taking most of the heat?

I have reservations about Whiley too.  We really need midfielders who can take the heat off Murphy, Gibbs and Cripps rather than relying on them to do the heavy lifting.