There are two McDonalds: 1) handy player, tries hard, gutsy, right attitude; and 2) borderline hack. There are two Rivers: 1) great play reader, courageous, Rising Star winner; and 2) passenger when the opposition spread their forward line to deny Rivers the chance to zone off and be the third man up. None of those four players will play in a premiership for Melbourne.

There are two McDonalds: 1) handy player, tries hard, gutsy, right attitude; and 2) borderline hack. There are two Rivers: 1) great play reader, courageous, Rising Star winner; and 2) passenger when the opposition spread their forward line to deny Rivers the chance to zone off and be the third man up. None of those four players will play in a premiership for Melbourne.

I agree with your post entirely until the bolded part. I think there IS a place for Rivers in 3-4 years and, should we make the Granny, I think he will be there as our space-clogging, intercepting 3rd man up. Frawley and Garland are our 2 1-on-1 defenders and unless Tom McDonald comes on in leaps and bounds, it'll be Rivers as the 3rd tall.