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Farewell Oscar McDonald

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On 10/30/2020 at 10:18 AM, demonstone said:

Gosh, fancy Elegt, olisik, Dr. D and Pickett2Jackson all posting at the same time again.

You could be forgiven for suspecting they're the one person.  Just another coincidence, I suppose.

Oscar is average.

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    Can we target Robbie Tarrant for added depth?

    Better than Oscar and would come cheap. Would settle nerves regarding depth.

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    2 minutes ago, ignition. said:

    Can we target Robbie Tarrant for added depth?

    Better than Oscar and would come cheap. Would settle nerves regarding depth.

    y'all be sleeping on petty the CHB

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    On 10/30/2020 at 10:18 AM, demonstone said:

    Gosh, fancy Elegt, olisik, Dr. D and Pickett2Jackson all posting at the same time again.

    You could be forgiven for suspecting they're the one person.  Just another coincidence, I suppose.

    I had a 4 week ban for calling another poster a rude word, so yes I am back posting.

    Good conspiracy theory though.

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    2 hours ago, Turner said:

    y'all be sleeping on petty the CHB

    Petty has a lot of potential and I hope we can more games into him but if we're targeting Brown and another wingman (previously Smith) the club is gunning for a premiership with with the list we've got.

    Tarrant could fill the void if May or Lever goes down, could Petty or Smith? Unlikely at this stage.

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    On 10/2/2020 at 1:24 PM, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    Hawthorn could pick him up to form an impenetrable backline trinity with Chipper and Frosty. 

    Except that Chipper has retired

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    On 10/30/2020 at 10:18 AM, demonstone said:

    Gosh, fancy Elegt, olisik, Dr. D and Pickett2Jackson all posting at the same time again.

    You could be forgiven for suspecting they're the one person.  Just another coincidence, I suppose.

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    I think you all need to back off a bit on Omac, ok he didn’t end up as we were all hoping, but a lot of you keyboard warriors who have probably never played a competitive game of football in your lives .

    Pretty average 

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    14 minutes ago, Billy said:

    I think you all need to back off a bit on Omac, ok he didn’t end up as we were all hoping, but a lot of you keyboard warriors who have probably never played a competitive game of football in your lives .

    Pretty average 

    Criticising players is okay. Nothing personal has been said

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    Just to confirm. I played 8 years at Tooroonga Malvern in the 90s with Barry Trotter, Jamie Cooper and Greg Hamilton. Ex VFL players in the day and the Southern League A level was not for the faint hearted.  The day we beat Collingwood Districts at their ground, including an all in brawl in the last quarter still is a good memory. I was lucky that the Tranq was driving that day and we got out of the car park okay. 

    anyway back to the thread 

    Simply Oscar was not good enough. He was given or gifted so many chances but apart from the rare game, he never showed himself capable at AFL standard. Ultimately he never found the extra agility or strength or intensity to be up to AFL standard. So it’s time to move on.  But he wore the red and blue and we wish him the best. 

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    1 hour ago, Billy said:

    I think you all need to back off a bit on Omac, ok he didn’t end up as we were all hoping, but a lot of you keyboard warriors who have probably never played a competitive game of football in your lives .

    Pretty average 

    Well said Billy.  Not that your words will daunt then. 

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    I don’t think that there is much wrong with Oscar McDonald. With Roos in charge he would have developed well with all that mindfulness stuff to build his confidence. I think he is a good athlete but lacks confidence because of a variety of things, including injuries. Joel Smith is an incredible athlete and with a good preseason and no more injuries, he can be a very capable player at both ends of the field. Good coaches can bring the best out of players. I think if Goodwin gets help, then both these players could flourish.

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    5 hours ago, pineapple dee said:

    Except that Chipper has retired

    That’s true PD but not at the time I wrote that post. 

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    was the jack watts of the backline but that's a tad harsh on jack. Oscar never passed the eye test from day 1. His best games were when no-one noticed him because his blunders were usually horrific. 

    If he leaves, i'll promise to be a completely different poster in 2021. I've been calling for his delisting for 4 years. The Mfc are usually a few years slower than me though. 

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    9 hours ago, monoccular said:

    Well said Billy.  Not that your words will daunt then. 

    Good on you Billy and Mono. Yes there is a world of difference between objective, informed critiquing and denigration.

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    2 hours ago, Dr.D said:

    The Mfc are usually a few years slower than me though. 

    You could probably substitute  wiser for slower, but each to their own I suppose.

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    10 hours ago, Dr.D said:

    was the jack watts of the backline but that's a tad harsh on jack. Oscar never passed the eye test from day 1. His best games were when no-one noticed him because his blunders were usually horrific. 

    BEST
    Melbourne: Viney, May, Pickett, O.McDonald, Petracca, Langdon 

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    10 hours ago, Dr.D said:

    was the jack watts of the backline but that's a tad harsh on jack. Oscar never passed the eye test from day 1. His best games were when no-one noticed him because his blunders were usually horrific. 

    If he leaves, i'll promise to be a completely different poster in 2021. I've been calling for his delisting for 4 years. The Mfc are usually a few years slower than me though. 

    I think the wish to delist OMac has been held by more supporters than we may realise - terrible coaching/selection/expectation/ignoring of realities. How could this ever happen, for so long, so frequently, so expectedly?

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    18 hours ago, Thehardtackler said:

    I don’t think that there is much wrong with Oscar McDonald. With Roos in charge he would have developed well with all that mindfulness stuff to build his confidence. I think he is a good athlete but lacks confidence because of a variety of things, including injuries. Joel Smith is an incredible athlete and with a good preseason and no more injuries, he can be a very capable player at both ends of the field. Good coaches can bring the best out of players. I think if Goodwin gets help, then both these players could flourish.

    Joel Smith, most certainly but as a forward. 

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    20 hours ago, pineapple dee said:

    Except that Chipper has retired

    ...and Frosty would be left to do all the work himself!

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    On 11/1/2020 at 3:17 AM, Rab D Nesbitt said:

    That’s true PD but not at the time I wrote that post. 

    Ok I've lost all track of time and the date. I guess it must be November since I just saw them run the Melbourne Cup

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    If young mac is not on a contract we will getting nothing for him . At best some club including our may rookie him.

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    6 minutes ago, COOLX said:

    If young mac is not on a contract we will getting nothing for him . At best some club including our may rookie him.

    Yep spot on,

    Don't expect anything for O Mac or Hannan, they essentially will be DFAs

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