Seems as if he never left.

Tom McNamara 190cm 89 kg.

A defender who was hampered by injuries in his three years at Melbourne. Played a consistent season in 2010 in the VFL but managed just three AFL games, all in 2009.

Happy with this decision too.

Yep, this is a good call. Didn't deserve to have his AFL career ended so suddenly. I still see a player in TMac, and I hope he gets a game or two this year to prove it.

Do you think we should have left this pick till March?

Do you think we should have left this pick till March?

TMac will make it but very injury prone. Saw him last Friday only running laps- therefore in rehab or at least not right to join main group.We maybe should have let it go to March- but gee with our list now - just a small risk.

TMac will make it but very injury prone. Saw him last Friday only running laps- therefore in rehab or at least not right to join main group.We maybe should have let it go to March- but gee with our list now - just a small risk.

You will find that various players go throough the running laps/rehab, LJ has been in it the last couple of trainings I watched....particularly with players who have had a run of injuries in the last couple of seasons...it is called managing the load and is of no concern whatsoever......Tommy Mac is still only 20 and obviously still growing a bit, so they are building him to paraphrase Dean Bailey....I even saw Jack T in the group a forthight ago

Edited December 7, 201015 yr by satyricon

He has skills and a bit of grunt and vision. Could envisage him as a running half back flanker prepared to follow up into attack..

Not sure as yet about his accountability though - that may be why he has only played 3 games, other than of course injury.

I can't remember - were his injuries soft tissue strain type injuries or impacts?

TMac will make it but very injury prone. Saw him last Friday only running laps- therefore in rehab or at least not right to join main group.We maybe should have let it go to March- but gee with our list now - just a small risk.

Emmn, a quality kid. Worth the downside.

Just a good person, in my impression, to have about the place. Good luck to him, I hope he can turn things around.

Best of luck TMac.

Second chances don't come around every day. Let us hope Tommy can make a career out of it this time around. Here is hoping the injury bug leaves him alone second time around.