Big men take time to develop. Not saying he'll get there but you can't make a call on a big man when he's 19.

Big men take time to develop. Not saying he'll get there but you can't make a call on a big man when he's 19.

true ,never much good until about 25 ,but there have exsptions

King can take a contested mark at 19. He has great hands below his knees for a big man and above average skills. Anyone writing Kingy off at this stage of his development obviously hasn't seen him play or has any understanding of how big who are slight progress.

have you read the last 2 match day reports about king?

Err yes i have. Nothing to be excited about mate.

round 5.

Max King: He kicked four goals in the Development League. He took 10 marks and he played the best game of his life. He probably kicked one of the goals of the year and took one of the marks of the year. Maxy’s heading in the right direction and we’re really happy with his past month. He’s going to put himself into senior VFL selection this week, which is exciting.

round 4

Max King: Max continues to improve. He kicked three goals and had another strong game from a marking point of view. We rate Kingy and we’re grading him a little bit harder, because he’s playing against more developing bodies in this league. His past two or three weeks have shown really good improvement. I don’t think an opportunity is too far around the corner for senior VFL selection.

Err yes i have. Nothing to be excited about mate.

True....it's the development league, the thirds..can he get a game in the VFL now, where he will be competing against some better defenders.....

If Spencer is still on our list after all this time, then King deserves at least 20 years to prove himself.

Edited May 23, 201510 yr by Demon Disciple

King well be retained. He will pay some VFL seniors this year and will then pay all of next year there.

If he played seniors this week he would be the third ruck behind Jamar and Gawn. Better he gets a full game.

If Spencer is still on our list after all this time, then King deserves at least 20 years to prove himself.

its the MFC way. Throw enormous money and time at spuds in hope one sprouts.

Me..id give King a few games and see where his talent falls.appraise....then assess.

This is another nothing year lets learn what ee can about the list then be merciless.

Half Time: Casey Scorpions hold a big lead 10.6.66 to Northern Blues 2.5.17

Goals Fisscher King Rennie 2 Anderson Hannon C Johnson Wyatt

Fisscher King...Great Movie

If King can play like this consistently in the Casey firsts then we can be excited. Not sure why we need to be at half mast about a few goals in the VFL seconds though.

This would be King's second year on the rookie list. Isn't there a maximum of 3 years a player can remain on the rookie list? If this is the case (can't recall the rule so it might not be) then king really only has another season to show he has got what it takes to advance. Looks promising but there is a heap of time and development to go with him.

Any media coverage of the game tonight?

Casey up by 7 points at 1/4 time.

Quarter Time: Casey Scorpions 3.4.22 lead Richmond 2.13.15

Goals Moncrieff Morris Smith

Goals: Smith, Morris, Moncrieff

Mitch White just snuck forward and drilled a goal from 45m out.

Err yes i have. Nothing to be excited about mate.

round 5.

Max King: He kicked four goals in the Development League. He took 10 marks and he played the best game of his life. He probably kicked one of the goals of the year and took one of the marks of the year. Maxy’s heading in the right direction and we’re really happy with his past month. He’s going to put himself into senior VFL selection this week, which is exciting.

round 4

Max King: Max continues to improve. He kicked three goals and had another strong game from a marking point of view. We rate Kingy and we’re grading him a little bit harder, because he’s playing against more developing bodies in this league. His past two or three weeks have shown really good improvement. I don’t think an opportunity is too far around the corner for senior VFL selection.

Yep, nothing to be excited about there...

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Let's wait and c if he can do it consistently before we get excited.

Remember this is Melbourne!

Tigers temporarily took the lead after two goals but Tom Muir responded to put the Scorps up by 5 points.

Max Gawn goal after a strong mark in the goal square.

Half Time and the Scorpions lead by three goals.

Casey Scorpions 3.4.22 7.6.48

Richmond 2.13.15 4.6.30

Goals Fritsch Gawn Moncrieff Morris Muir Smith White

Disposals McKenzie 15 White 13 Neal-Bullen 12 Page 11 Michie 10

Mark Jamar off injured.

Good to see White, Neal-Bullen and Michie getting a lot of touches...(13, 12 and 10 respectively)

Neal-Bullen is the sort of kid who could play straight away. He's physically more advanced than his mate, Billy. He won't set the world on fire but he'll pay his way. A 150 gamer assured.

Early goal to the Tigers claws the lead back to 12 points.