Jump to content

Tom Mcdonald & Mckenzie


Jonesbag

Recommended Posts

tom mac is a young player getting a game purely because he is a young player .He cant mark ,cannot spoil effectively ,his recovery is poor and he is a deplorable kick .Would not even be considered at any other club .His drafting at 53 flatters him .I don't even think he was much last year .Probably good enough for the seniors at Edenhope but that's about it .How could we let the Lions isolate him against Leuenberg? Talk about a disaster waiting to happen ..Words fail me .

I would say on last years form, TMac could have spoilt Leuenberger's marking attempts & then would have run off him with the ball.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Jordie was so out of his depth yesteday that i wondered about the process that saw him in the ones.

Not in any where near his best form at present, when he is going badly he is truely shocking.

Nearly every time he got near it he actually fell over before grabbing at it. then stuffed up the disposal.

Have you just noticed. He's played most of his career on his knees. Footballers cardinal sin

Link to comment
Share on other sites

When Tom originally arrived Iwas taken by his marking and watched for his senior's arrival. I enjoyed it for much of last year except I noticed he was becoming purely a defensive 'puncher'. I expected him to have improved this year but have become disappointed. My question now is where will we find ataller andfast CHB, It baffled me why Martin was banished from the backline. It always frustrated me when the opposing tall forwards were dwarfing our backs (remember Cloke on Rivers) I wished at least Martin be given a game.. So much for that. So where to now. Garland has plateaued and is basically a 3rd or 4th tall backman. I was disappointed they got rid of Sheahan so soon. Progress reports seemed positive but that was from written reports.

On the list I can only see one player who has the attributes for the job, admittedly not yet. Fitzpatrick is tall enough and has the pace. Places are filling up on the forward line. Clarke Dawes Hogan Gawn Howe. So maybe someone from this list needs to be given the Key position backline jog. If not Fitz. Maybe Clark or Dawes

Link to comment
Share on other sites

tom mac is a young player getting a game purely because he is a young player .He cant mark ,cannot spoil effectively ,his recovery is poor and he is a deplorable kick .Would not even be considered at any other club .His drafting at 53 flatters him .I don't even think he was much last year .Probably good enough for the seniors at Edenhope but that's about it .How could we let the Lions isolate him against Leuenberg? Talk about a disaster waiting to happen ..Words fail me .

put your panties back on drama queen. he was awesome last year

the other thing about jellyfish, apart from their complete lack of spine, is their extremely short memories

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Jordie kicked a pretty good goal, but looked out of touch with his disposal, seldom hit a target. He has been out a couple of weeks, so hopefully he's better for the run and comes good next week.

Tommy Mac having "post polled surprisingly lwell in last years Truscott" blues, he'll come good I have no doubt about that. Probably down on confidence like half of our backline, with amount of ball coming in and no midfield pressure, he can be excused at the moment.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I was really disappointed with Jordy. He's in the team to repeat the type of game he played against Goddard. If he can't do that I think his skill set is a little limited to compete against a couple of newbies.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


I think the matchups have not helped McDonald the last two weeks. He's been left on the stay at home forwards in Setanta and the resting ruckman, while Chip was on the leading forwards in Brown and Cameron.

Clearly Tmac is more suited to these leading forwards than the big guys, chip is strong enough to handle the big men and it also allow him to run and create more. Poor coaching the last two weeks on this front.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Tom McDonald was seriously overrated by some on these boards through-out last year and for the start of 2013. But how old is he now? Turning 21? [censored], given the performance of our midfield, not even Frawley is looking good, in fact none of our KPD's are. Let alone a fella basically in his 2nd year at the club. His form will naturally fluctuate for someone so young. Plus let's not ignore the fact that he was playing on 2 guys (Longer and Luenberger) who were about 10cms and 10kgs bigger than him.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    REDLEG PRIDE by Meggs

    Hump day mid-week footy at the Redlegs home ground is a great opportunity to build on our recent improved competitiveness playing in the red and blue.   The jumper has a few other colours this week with the rainbow Pride flag flying this round to celebrate people from all walks of life coming together, being accepted. AFLW has been a benchmark when it comes to inclusivity and a safe workplace.  The team will run out in a specially designed guernsey for this game and also the following week

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    REDEEMING by Meggs

    It was such a balmy spring evening for this mid-week BNCA Pink Lady match at our favourite venue Ikon Park between two teams that had not won a game since round one.   After last week’s insipid bombing, the DeeArmy banner correctly deemanded that our players ‘go in hard, go in strong, go in fighting’, and girl they sure did!   The first quarter goals by Alyssa Bannan and Alyssia Pisano were simply stunning, and it was 4 goals to nil by half-time.   Kudos to Mick Stinear.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    REDEEM by Meggs

    How will Mick Stinear and his dwindling list of fit and available Demons respond to last week’s 65-point capitulation to the Bombers, the team’s biggest loss in history?   As a minimum he will expect genuine effort from all of his players when Melbourne takes on the GWS Giants at Ikon Park this Thursday.  Happily, the ground remains a favourite Melbourne venue of players and spectators alike and will provide an opportunity for the Demons to redeem themselves. Injuries to star play

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    EASYBEATS by Meggs

    A beautiful sunny Friday afternoon, with a light breeze and a strong Windy Hill crowd set the scene, inviting one team to seize the day and take the important four points on offer. For the Demons it was not a good Friday, easily beaten by an all-time largest losing margin of 65 points.   Essendon threw themselves into action today, winning most of the contests and had three early goals with Daria Bannister on fire.  In contrast the Demons were dropping marks, hesitant in close and comm

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 9

    DEFUSE THE BOMBERS by Meggs

    Last Saturday’s crushing loss to Fremantle, after being three goals ahead at three quarter time, should be motivation enough to bounce back for this very winnable Round 5 clash at Windy Hill. A first-time venue for the Melbourne AFLW team, this should be a familiar suburban, windy, footy environment for the players.   Essendon were brave and competitive last week against ladder leader Adelaide at Sturt’s home ground. A familiar name, Maddison Gay, was the Bombers best player with

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 33

    BLOW THE SIREN by Meggs

    Fremantle hosted the Demons on a sunny 20-degree Saturdayafternoon winning the toss and electing to defend in the first quarter against the 3-goal breeze favouring the Parry Street end. There was method here, as this would give the comeback queens, the Dockers, last use of the breeze. The Melbourne Coach had promised an improved performance, and we did start better than previous weeks, winning the ball out of the middle, using the breeze advantage and connecting to the forwards. 

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    GETAWAY by Meggs

    Calling all fit players. Expect every available Melbourne player to board the Virgin cross-continent flight to Perth for this Round 4 clash on Saturday afternoon at Fremantle Oval. It promises to be keenly contested, though Fremantle is the bookies clear favourite.  If we lose, finals could be remoter than Rottnest Island especially following on from the Dees 50-point dismantlement by North Melbourne last Sunday.  There are 8 remaining matches, over the next 7 weeks.  To Meggs’

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons

    DRUBBING by Meggs

    With Casey Fields basking in sunshine, an enthusiastic throng of young Demons fans formed a guard of honour for the evergreen and much admired 75-gamer Paxy Paxman. As the home team ran out to play, Paxy’s banner promised that the Demons would bounce back from last week’s loss to Brisbane and reign supreme.   Disappointingly, the Kangaroos dominated the match to win by 50 points, but our Paxy certainly did her bit.  She was clearly our best player, sweeping well in defence.

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 4

    GARNER STRENGTH by Meggs

    In keeping with our tough draw theme, Week 3 sees Melbourne take on flag favourites, North Melbourne, at Casey Fields this Sunday at 1:05pm.  The weather forecast looks dry, a coolish 14 degrees and will be characteristically gusty.  Remember when Casey Fields was considered our fortress?  The Demons have lost two of their past three matches at the Field of Dreams, so opposition teams commute down the Princes Highway with more optimism these days.  The Dees held the highe

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    AFLW Melbourne Demons 1
  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!
×
×
  • Create New...