You said yourself he is servicable doing certain jobs. Geez you cant even agree with you without getting an argument in return.
If you load up the side with kids as you want and try to play the game that Hardwick wants , half way through the season you will see them run out of steam and cop some real smashings, loose confidence in themselves and perhaps even the coach, as well as start to run the risk of excessive soft tissue injuries.
the only trouble with HOPING he can become more servicable is you arent playing someone who may be better.
Both scenarios are based on hope.
If you want to match everyone in the side up against their best counterparts in the league you will struggle to fund any players that will hold their place.
Barring the very best sides, that come along rarely, all top sides will have average honest foot solders. Mcguane fits this catagory. He may not set the world on fire, but he rarely gets smashed by his opponent, so he can be part of a solid defensive foundation. He works hard and seems to play to instructions. Although not a man mountain his body can cope with rigours of AFL football.
Given we need to establish a solid defensive game, to offload him now just in the HOPE that who you replace him with might be a champ is like quitting your job and buying a tatslotto ticket.
Play the players now who best can carry out the coaches instructions. Get the game plan in place and working is number 1 priority. Then in a year, or two or whenever, if the kids coming through are good enough they can replace the mcguanes of the world and take the club to the next level.
yep he does certain things well and certain roles but hes incomplete hes not rounded enough surely its better to aim for a better more rounded player.
hands up who saw tivendale play some real good games but he was a glass half full and we needed to do better he lasted 9yrs when he should have lasted no more than 4. pettifer kraskouer the same thing inordinate amounts of time in our system some good attributes not not enough to overcome the weaknesses.
and mcguane is in the same boat.
and whos loading up with kids ive only ever wanted well structured best kicking quick smart sides with a decent sprinkling of experience.
sheesh whos the one whos argued for a mature ruckman to be taken or who wanted bradshaw. whos been saying polak will play because of experience even though i cant stand him as a player.
sheesh down back we at least have 26yr old moore, 27yr old newman, 24 yr old thursfield, 23 yr old tambling and that without mcguane. its the most experienced part of the ground for us.
and what hardwick wants for his game plan is very good kicks mcguane hardly fits that bill now does he. oh thats right the defenders of mediocrity cant see the poor skills they keep kidding themselves.
and yep both scenarios is based on hope ones a known quantity that imo is not good enough the other is one that may be what we need. i know lets not play martin because we are relying on hope never mid that he has the attributes to succeed. for me post or mcguane id take post everyday.
and who wants to match him up against the best ive asked people to match him up against all others. sheesh pears hooker hurley are miles in front of him all young and all from the one side. do the exercise. sheesh schoenmakers who played in the nab cup is how old hes a more rounded player than mcguane already. on it goes.
anyway as i have repeatedly said most are going to disagree with me im happy to just agree to disagree.
just have to finish on this though.this is basically the team ive advocted right thru with the odd variation ie thomson or edwards every team ive picked has not had mcguane. what experience am i ignoring tuck mcguane sheesh we are in rebuild its a transition from old to new what do you want the exact same players who took us to a spoon sheesh.
ive picked sides regularly who have height, size, most importantly SKILLS. AS FEW POOR KICKS AS POSSIBLE. pace, smarts. good structure, a sprinkling of experience, and catered to development along the way.
b/ Farmer - Thursfield - Moore.
hb/ Newman - Post - Tambling
C/ Collins - Cousins - Martin
hf/ Cotchin - Riewoldt - Astbury
f/ Morton - Polak - Nahas
r/ Simmonds - Deledio - Foley
int/ Ruckman - Taylor - Roberts - jackson.
Atm i could possibly live with mcguane in for moore as a tall primary defender. i believe moore has better skills is quicker and provides better run. this yr will determine moores fate. for me mcguane has already been earmarked for gc17.
