I say YES

After some good form in the VFL and another 2 tall defenders going down, now seems as good a time as any to give Tommy Mac a run in the backline.

Let him show what he's got.

NB good time as any against the doggies too, no big strong dominating forwards to crush his spirit

I liked the look of him in that Scorps vs. Tigers game, thought he was one of our best, so i hope he gets a run this week.

Nasher just had him on his delistings in that thread, but i think he still very youg as he was the youngest taken in the draft a couple of years back.

I liked the look of him in that Scorps vs. Tigers game, thought he was one of our best, so i hope he gets a run this week.

Nasher just had him on his delistings in that thread, but i think he still very youg as he was the youngest taken in the draft a couple of years back.

i think he is younger than valenti and jetta...nasher i think was wrong to suggest a delisting

I'd like to see Cheney come back in also.

I don't know about ready to step up, since we haven't seen him yet. I think he's ready to be given a chance at AFL level though.

i think he is younger than valenti and jetta...nasher i think was wrong to suggest a delisting

If he does not play AFL this year and play well he will be delisted.

If he does not play AFL this year and play well he will be delisted.

And where would we be if we had taken that stance with Frawley.

He was drafted as a 17 year old and you want to delist him after 2 years?

And where would we be if we had taken that stance with Frawley.

He was drafted as a 17 year old and you want to delist him after 2 years?

Stupid comparison.

Frawley was a high draft pick and had/has PACE, SIZE and STRENGTH.

Cheney was not a high draft pick and his only attribute is he is hard at the footy. He is not tall and he is not quick.

I don't know about ready to step up, since we haven't seen him yet. I think he's ready to be given a chance at AFL level though.

Tom looked the goods against the Crowbar Tigers, this week looks a good opportunity to blood him.

Stupid comparison.

Frawley was a high draft pick and had/has PACE, SIZE and STRENGTH.

Cheney was not a high draft pick and his only attribute is he is hard at the footy. He is not tall and he is not quick.

Cheney? I was refering to McNamara.

Anyway draft selections aside, I would have thought that you would give a tallish defender a bit longer that 2 years to develop?

Stupid comparison.

Frawley was a high draft pick and had/has PACE, SIZE and STRENGTH.

Cheney was not a high draft pick and his only attribute is he is hard at the footy. He is not tall and he is not quick.

mcnamara was taken as a bottom age player (the youngest in the draft) who was expected to be a top draft pick the following year. he is a project player who is only the same age as a first year draftee this year. he has shown good form at vfl level, and appears to have lots of ability.

why wouldn't he get a chane to show that?

mcnamara was taken as a bottom age player (the youngest in the draft) who was expected to be a top draft pick the following year. he is a project player who is only the same age as a first year draftee this year. he has shown good form at vfl level, and appears to have lots of ability.

Add to that the fact that Emma Quayle rated him as the 25th best prospect in the 2007 draft (albeit she did name him 'smokey' of sorts).

This week is as good a time as any to give McNamara a go.

mcnamara was taken as a bottom age player (the youngest in the draft) who was expected to be a top draft pick the following year. he is a project player who is only the same age as a first year draftee this year. he has shown good form at vfl level, and appears to have lots of ability.

why wouldn't he get a chane to show that?

If you were talking about this sentence well i was not talking about Mcnamara.

Man. What if we have Garland, Martin, McNamara, Rivers, Frawley and Warnock all deserving places in the side? If McNamara plays like Martin did in his firs dozen games then there's going to be some difficult decisions to make. I'm all for depth, but jeez.

Man. What if we have Garland, Martin, McNamara, Rivers, Frawley and Warnock all deserving places in the side? If McNamara plays like Martin did in his firs dozen games then there's going to be some difficult decisions to make. I'm all for depth, but jeez.

Martin can play forward to add some size, strength, pace, skill and smarts to our forward line which may also boast Watts, Jurrah and Butcher. Unstoppable!

Couldn't agree more, with Rivers & Frawley out I would expect him to be given an opportunity as early as this week.

Bailey said a week or so ago that he was in the mix for selection, hes been in the best for the past few matches.

From what I've seen, he is footy smart and reads the play very well.

Digga, sorry mate but he won't be delisted if he doesn't play a game this season... considering we have kept players like newton on the list for longer with only glimpses of potential.

Hes a young key position player who needs time, draft position means nothing once they are in the system other than the expectation that is placed on them by us and the media.

McNamara turned 19 in April.

He's a baby.

And Digga, don't get passive aggressive, you are talking about Cheney in a thread called "McNamara."

People are going to get confused...

Yep, bring him in!

On recent form, and with the injuries to key defenders Rivers, Frawley and Garland, you'd think his inclusion this week is close to certain.

I hope they play him, he was really impressive against Coburg, and his last 2 weeks prior to that he was in or close to in the bests. He's ready for a taste of senior footy.

McNamara turned 19 in April.

He's a baby.

And Digga, don't get passive aggressive, you are talking about Cheney in a thread called "McNamara."

People are going to get confused...

I was one, until I read yours, cheers.

If McNamara can come in and impress, we'll have good depth for down back, if that's his intended path: -

Whelan, Wheatley, Buckley, Bell, Martin, Warnock, Garland, Martin, Cheney, McNamara, Rivers, Bennell, Frawley,...am I forgetting anyone.

Of course the likes of Bartram, MacDonald, Bruce, Green, Dunn, Sylvia have filtered through the back half at some stage too.

13 into 6 don't go. But I like this combo at the moment: -

BACKS: - Rivers Warnock Bennell

H-BACKS: - Frawley Garland Martin

I won't be surprised if McNamara plays this week.

Considering his age it'd be a surprise if we delisted him this year.

Man. What if we have Garland, Martin, McNamara, Rivers, Frawley and Warnock all deserving places in the side? If McNamara plays like Martin did in his firs dozen games then there's going to be some difficult decisions to make. I'm all for depth, but jeez.

Good problem to have <_<

In a thread entitled 'McNamara'...

i think he is younger than valenti and jetta...nasher i think was wrong to suggest a delisting

you said:

If he does not play AFL this year and play well he will be delisted.

And where would we be if we had taken that stance with Frawley.

He was drafted as a 17 year old and you want to delist him after 2 years?

you then changed to start talking about cheney:

Stupid comparison.

Frawley was a high draft pick and had/has PACE, SIZE and STRENGTH.

Cheney was not a high draft pick and his only attribute is he is hard at the footy. He is not tall and he is not quick.

so my response:

mcnamara was taken as a bottom age player (the youngest in the draft) who was expected to be a top draft pick the following year. he is a project player who is only the same age as a first year draftee this year. he has shown good form at vfl level, and appears to have lots of ability.

why wouldn't he get a chane to show that?

is quite understandable.

If you were talking about this sentence well i was not talking about Mcnamara.

what world are you in? maybe you are just having trouble following the conversation, because you suddenly stopped talking about mcnamara and started talking about cheney as if they were the same person.

for the record, both players are in their second year at the club, mcnamara has just turned 19, and cheney turns 20 at the end of the year. why would we delist either in their second year on the list? what is the point in taking them if we are not prepared to give them a chance to develop?