The Jack Macrae Thread

[Canplay 634]

Not sure he stacks up against the Hawks new breed of fast, all day running bulls….  But not many do

[Garbo 1,454]

We already quite slow in the middle we don’t need another one plus he can’t kick over a jam tin 

[FreedFromDesire 659]

29 minutes ago, Gator said:

Straight out of the Greens playbook.

"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this".

Brilliant.

I'm not sure what politics has to do with anything on a football forum, however in relation to this football matter I'm choosing to be a realist about the situation we're in as a club currently while hoping we may be able to do better.

Personally I'm not convinced a midfield of a constantly sore Viney, a box of chocolates in Oliver and an apparent Lazarus in Petracca takes us any higher than we managed to stumble to this year. Macrae would improve that mix in my view. Perhaps by not a huge amount, but it helps.

I would much prefer to discuss potential improvements and options than merely attack others, it is a place to discuss football after all.

[Gator 17,261]

9 minutes ago, FreedFromDesire said:

I'm not sure what politics has to do with anything on a football forum, however in relation to this football matter I'm choosing to be a realist about the situation we're in as a club currently while hoping we may be able to do better.

Personally I'm not convinced a midfield of a constantly sore Viney, a box of chocolates in Oliver and an apparent Lazarus in Petracca takes us any higher than we managed to stumble to this year. Macrae would improve that mix in my view. Perhaps by not a huge amount, but it helps.

I would much prefer to discuss potential improvements and options than merely attack others, it is a place to discuss football after all.

The point being, I'd rather do nothing than recruits list cloggers.

[FreedFromDesire 659]

3 minutes ago, Gator said:

The point being, I'd rather do nothing than recruits list cloggers.

We will have list spots to fill no matter what.

Currently we have picks 5, 38, 45, 51, 61, 79. Hopefully Adelaide's pick 25 comes in for ANB, and perhaps we do a pick swap somewhere, but you wouldn't think we would use any more than the minimum 3 picks this year once the dust settles on it all - including our trade period.

With all of ANB, Brayshaw, Brown, Tomlinson, Hunter, Smith, Schache, KFW gone or likely gone, as well as Melksham no guarantee, that's a lot of list spots to need to fill.

Doing nothing is not an option.

[M_9 1,986]

No. No. No. We drafted three list cloggers last year, and we still have Hunter. No more 

[The Jackson FIX 2,704]

51 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

Geelong literally connected to everyone every season. 

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,423]

One speed but a worthy Brayshaw replacement. I can see this happening. 

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,423]

1 hour ago, BoBo said:

My one immediate thought is that he is a greater version of sparrow.

Is Sparrow going to grow into the player he can be?

Are we going to be chasing another flag for the next 3 years? Or should we look to youth.

I'm not sure Sparrow has ever shown he is a 30 touch mid

[Roost it far 7,423]

God no, imagine forking out good money for a 30 year old player we simply don’t need. We need pace and skill. 

[Bates Mate 4,425]

Much prefer Luke Parker if we are going for an experienced mid week can fill a gap for a couple of seasons

[monoccular 17,328]

16 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

God no, imagine forking out good money for a 30 year old player we simply don’t need. We need pace and skill. 

Agree - the cost would be huge.

If he were cheap then maybe.

[daisycutter 29,339]

surely geelong must have property cap problems?

[Graeme Yeats' Mullet 6,722]

Yep

He's obviously [censored] off Bevo somehow... and that's a plus for me!

[picket fence 16,697]

HELL YEAH GET HIM IN !! NIBBLER REPLACEMENT

[BoBo 2,918]

1 hour ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

I'm not sure Sparrow has ever shown he is a 30 touch mid

Fair point

[MoeSyzlak 651]

2 hours ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

I'm not sure Sparrow has ever shown he is a 30 touch mid

He’s got over 25 possessions once in 95 games and over 6 clearances also once. 
 

Warner had 7 clearances in the last quarter on the weekend. 
 

I always liked him but we just cannot develop players like the best clubs can. 

[adonski 10,896]

2 minutes ago, MoeSyzlak said:

He’s got over 25 possessions once in 95 games and over 6 clearances also once. 
 

Warner had 7 clearances in the last quarter on the weekend. 
 

I always liked him but we just cannot develop players like the best clubs can. 

Too many drinks tonight Moe, we've gotten more out of Sparrow than what a lot of clubs would, he just isn't very good

He's a well developed bust which is why he's managed to play so many games

[Oxdee 256]

3 hours ago, sisso said:

Not what we need, too slow. Be better at a club like St Kilda who need a distributor to feed their runners

I thought he was more of an outside player getting the ball from libba and trelor 

[BoBo 2,918]

18 minutes ago, MoeSyzlak said:

He’s got over 25 possessions once in 95 games and over 6 clearances also once. 
 

Warner had 7 clearances in the last quarter on the weekend. 
 

I always liked him but we just cannot develop players like the best clubs can. 

Urrrrrgghhhhhhh yeah.

 

The thing that immediately jumps to mind when I think about Sparrow is he’ll do something about 5 minutes into the second quarter of a game and I’ll think ‘huh, oh yeah, sparrow is playing’ 

He just doesn’t seem to impact or get into games regularly?

[layzie 32,929]

No. 

This is not the way the game is going, we do need midfield depth but not at this cost.

Slow and average kick at best.

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,706]

15 hours ago, demoniac said:

Slow, one paced player. 

The game is increasingly prioritising speed and spread, and that is where we need to focus our drafting and trading.

A pass for mine.

Perfect fit for us then. I don't need to read the rest of this thread now.

[spirit of norm smith 15,244]

Toxic culture at Bulldogs.  Smith. Macrae. Must be a toxic culture. 
 

Macrae is like Caleb Daniel.  3 years ago. Yes. They had energy and pace.  Not anymore. 

Unfortunately for Macrae, he has lost pace.  He gets exposed defensively.   Ok kick but more of a chip or up and under kick.  He’s on big $$$ too.  I’m not a fan of another Hunter, Billings salary cap to assist other clubs.

It’s a BIG NO !!!! 

Edited September 10 by spirit of norm smith
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[Heart Beats True 1,083]

Could Dees join Macrae race?

Jay Clark believes he would be perfect for us and would takeover the Angus Brayshaw role.

[Jaded No More 67,759]

5 minutes ago, Heart Beats True said:

Could Dees join Macrae race?

Jay Clark believes he would be perfect for us and would takeover the Angus Brayshaw role.

He’s nothing like Gus. 

I honestly think North would be foolish not to go after him. They need experience and leadership. He’s a decent player who has gotten a lot out of himself. Could protect some of their younger mids and set standards.