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Loved his game last night, the two Mac's took 19 marks between them. So rapt that they re- signed for another 2 years. Go Oscar!!!!

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1 hour ago, DemonAndrew said:

another great game last night from a developing youngster.

 

he, tommy mac and frost are all smart footballers - they read the play so well, and whilst they don't always make the 'right' decision with the ball in hand, i back them in to get it right more often than not.

 

i'd say o mac is tracking ahead of t mac at the same age.

Disagree on Frost. He is not a smart footballer, but rather an athlete, who is learning his craft and loves to take others on, sometime to his detriment.

I am sure however the FD loves it, when he breaks lines, or lays a great tackle by running down a player.

He is getting better and will be part of our 3 pronged, key defensive backs for a long while.

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i think it's his ability to read the play that makes him a 'smart' footballer. as i said, they don't often get it right once they've got it, but when the ball is in flight their judgement is astute and they know when to come off their man and impact the play.

 

they need to learn to TALK more - some of their abilities to spoil each other / all not fly is infuriating.

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2 hours ago, DemonAndrew said:

i think it's his ability to read the play that makes him a 'smart' footballer. as i said, they don't often get it right once they've got it, but when the ball is in flight their judgement is astute and they know when to come off their man and impact the play.

 

they need to learn to TALK more - some of their abilities to spoil each other / all not fly is infuriating.

Just on judging the ball in flight, how good was that spoil from Tmac where he left his man to come over and affect the spoil. Brilliant. 

That was an experience thing. Omac will master that eventually too. As will Frost. We are building a dynamic, tall and pacey back 6. I wouldn't say no to Hurley but the development of our tall defensive backs in the second half of this year has been simply superb.

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A few weeks back when he kept his spot despite everyone saying he should be dropped (I think it was after the Saints game), I said I was happy he was playing and the coaches had confidence in him, and people on here hounded me about how bad he was and how much he turned it over. Our turnaround is partly due to this confidence in young players like Oscar. 

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On 10/08/2016 at 9:29 PM, Dante said:

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Troll

thanks for the spelling correction. Obviously you have an eye for it. Sorry, thought this was a football forum.

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Posted
20 minutes ago, gawndog said:

thanks for the spelling correction. Obviously you have an eye for it. Sorry, thought this was a football forum.

It's a Melbourne Football Club supporters forum, trolls are not welcome.

 

Posted
5 hours ago, DemonAndrew said:

another great game last night from a developing youngster.

 

he, tommy mac and frost are all smart footballers - they read the play so well, and whilst they don't always make the 'right' decision with the ball in hand, i back them in to get it right more often than not.

 

i'd say o mac is tracking ahead of t mac at the same age.

I agree..Something I mentioned a few weeks ago but in an entirely different conversation.

He had a day out yesterday and good for him ( better for us )  He does have the smarts. I just think like many it wasnt so foolhardy to suggest he needed more time in magoos but as luck would have it it, he was it.. So he stayed, and hes made the most of it.

 

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It's great that Oscar has started playing well, thanks to all the advice from Demonland to how hw should go about it.  A bit like Jack Watts really.

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Posted
4 hours ago, Dante said:

It's a Melbourne Football Club supporters forum, trolls are not welcome.

 

but football blackholes like you are? I've supported this team all my life but I'm a realist and accept the good with the not so good.

You can continue to blow sunshine up your own nether regions every time we win a home and away.

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2 minutes ago, gawndog said:

but football blackholes like you are? I've supported this team all my life but I'm a realist and accept the good with the not so good.

You can continue to blow sunshine up your own nether regions every time we win a home and away.

Football blackhole (whatever that's supposed to be) is probably where somewhere someone like you should go, to suggest that a player that was one of the best on ground should be in the AFL Development league (I assume you mean VFL, the AFL don't have a development league) shows the level of your football knowledge.

Troll.

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5 hours ago, praha said:

A few weeks back when he kept his spot despite everyone saying he should be dropped (I think it was after the Saints game), I said I was happy he was playing and the coaches had confidence in him, and people on here hounded me about how bad he was and how much he turned it over. Our turnaround is partly due to this confidence in young players like Oscar. 

Yep, as I kept saying, the best way to develop as a KP player, is to play against top players at AFL level.

Oscar had an amazing game last night, really did some excellent things, great ball use, very strong defensively and took some good marks. You can just see his confidence is growing incrementally each week.

Thrilled for him, and even more thrilled for Picket Fence.

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7 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Thrilled for him, and even more thrilled for Picket Fence.

Has anyone heard a peep out of him since last night's win?

Probably off drinking in his sorrows with some Port boys!

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36 minutes ago, Dante said:

Football blackhole (whatever that's supposed to be) is probably where somewhere someone like you should go, to suggest that a player that was one of the best on ground should be in the AFL Development league (I assume you mean VFL, the AFL don't have a development league) shows the level of your football knowledge.

Troll.

Dear FBH,

he didn't rate in the best except for The Age report and The Age has always been well regarded for their football reporting and they must have been impressed by his

speed, penetrating kicks and great decision making. He was ok last night but if he is our future CHB then God help us.

ps a blackhole is a big empty space just like your football knowledge you pathetic "try hard". Try having a kick of football sometime, you may learn something.

Cheers, Troll.

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Oscar Mc Donald played his best game for the club last night. He still has deficiencies which I still believe will preclude him from being an automatic selection ! 

1 I believe you cannot develop pace ! You either have it or you don't and he hasn't got any! He lopes after the ball and always looks to be stuck in second gear! 

2 His body on body work has been shizen this year and this may be rectified by a few seasons in the gym and some smart coaching! 

3 His decision making is better than his brothers , but that aint saying much!

Not ready to change my avator yet BUT being a man of my word if he was to do these things I will accede to the wishes of the masses!

Happy all!!??? 

 

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33 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Pretty amazing that we have 2 quality key defenders, both draft picks in the 50's.

Pick 53 to be precise!

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McDonald^2 are developing into a very good combo, and Frost's run and athleticism supplement them well, despite the odd brain fade.

Fitting in well with the dash and grit of Nev and Hunt, plus Wagner, Salem or maybe Vince or Jones in coming years.

The back half is becoming a source of great joy and optimism especially now that our midfield is starting to at least hold its own more regularly.

Maybe Jesse should follow suit and take pressure off himself by just signing on and joining in the fun - does not look as if he is enjoying life at the moment.

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16 hours ago, gawndog said:

Dear FBH,

he didn't rate in the best except for The Age report and The Age has always been well regarded for their football reporting and they must have been impressed by his

speed, penetrating kicks and great decision making. He was ok last night but if he is our future CHB then God help us.

ps a blackhole is a big empty space just like your football knowledge you pathetic "try hard". Try having a kick of football sometime, you may learn something.

Cheers, Troll.

Signed off as a Troll. 

I find it interesting that a rookie poster thinks it appropriate to berate other posters. More likely that the gawndog has been here before and has been removed, I am looking forward to the encore.

O'Mac played his best game for us, at this rate of improvement he will be one of the better defenders in the comp within 2 years.

Posted
16 hours ago, gawndog said:

Dear FBH,

he didn't rate in the best except for The Age report and The Age has always been well regarded for their football reporting and they must have been impressed by his

speed, penetrating kicks and great decision making. He was ok last night but if he is our future CHB then God help us.

ps a blackhole is a big empty space just like your football knowledge you pathetic "try hard". Try having a kick of football sometime, you may learn something.

Cheers, Troll.

A blackhole is not empty. It has so much matter that light cannot escape from it owing to the gravitational effect of the massive mass. They are called blackholes because we cannot see them.

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Posted
20 hours ago, Fifty-5 said:

It's great that Oscar has started playing well, thanks to all the advice from Demonland to how hw should go about it.  A bit like Jack Watts really.

Definite POTY contender. ^_^

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17 minutes ago, John Dee said:

A blackhole is not empty. It has so much matter that light cannot escape from it owing to the gravitational effect of the massive mass. They are called blackholes because we cannot see them.

close, but no cigar

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Even though photons have no mass, they are still affected by gravity. That's how we can see black holes - by the way they distort the light going near them. The reason nothing can escape a black hole is because within the event horizon, space is curved to the point where all directions are actually pointing inside

 

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Even though photons have no mass, they are still affected by gravity. That's how we can see black holes - by the way they distort the light going near them. The reason nothing can escape a black hole is because within the event horizon, space is curved to the point where all directions are actually pointing inside

 

 

Makes sense to me.

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It's great that Oscar has started playing well, thanks to all the advice from Demonland to how hw should go about it.  A bit like Jack Watts really.

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Potting Oscar after 2 or 3 games was just ridiculous. Reserve judgment for a couple of seasons (and preseasons).

I love Jacky, but it has to said that he really only came good this year (his eighth season). 

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