Liam McBean [merged]

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Joe Daniher is going alright and he too is a string bean with agility and good hands.

[tony_montana]

Its up to him and Griff now to put their hands up for that 3rd tall spot.

[Ruanaidh]

Regardless of his height mcbean plays as a pocket or forward flank.

His weapons are skill smarts agility

 Doesn't need weight

Would play him 3rd forward  ahead of Edwards/mcgaune.

Would be ideal foil to jack / tyrone

agree he doesn't necessarily need lots of weight, but needs muscle tone.
Think of blokes like fletcher and silvagni. not big heavy blokes, but wirey and don't break easily. even justin madden was pretty durable without being a hulk.

Al have you been to a Coburg game? The bean is not fragile in the slightest. He throws himself full bore into packs and out again against some big VFL units.

[Penelope]

I'm not saying he is fragile, but seeing his pics and video he is not toned or hardened, as you would expect from someone of his build and age.

You can see an improvement since he was drarfed though.

Throwing yourself into packs is a refelection on what sits on his shoulders, not how broad they are.

David bourke also threw himself in packs and showed enormous courage, but he broke too easily.

[Judge Roughneck]

Does anyone know what the situation is with Bean?

 - is he being rested?
 - does he have injury?
 - did he play for the Coburg development side?

[Judge Roughneck]

2013 Peter Jackson VFL

Coburg Tigers   4.2  9.6  12.11  14.12 (95)
Geelong Cats   5.3  8.7  11.14  16.19 (115)

GOALS:
Coburg Tigers: McBean 2

BEST:
Coburg Tigers: Petterd Nahas Tuck McBean O'Hanlon

 

[Yeahright]

Can't drop any of our tall forwards on current form but Beaner's doing everything right to slip in hopefully when someone has a stinker

[one-eyed]

The rise and rise of Liam McBean

By Tony Greenberg
richmondfc.com.au
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Talented teenage Tiger ‘tall’, Liam McBean, has revealed why he’s so adept at ground level for a player who stands 202cm.

When he was about 16, McBean went from being a midfielder, to a ruckman, courtesy of a huge growth spurt.

“I was a midfielder growing up.  I played under dad and he let me run through the midfield.  That’s where I tried to work on my skills, left and right side,” McBean said on this week’s episode of “Talking Tigers”.

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“It sort of all hit me at once.  I grew 10cm in a year, and they basically put me as a ruckman.  They said, ‘Sorry, mate, you’re not a midfielder anymore’.

“I still try and play like a midfielder, but now I’ve got to adjust to being a bigger bloke and playing as a bigger bloke.

“I’ll keep working on that, but, hopefully, I can come to a happy medium between the two and, hopefully, I can cause some problems (for opposing teams).”

Read more and the full article here: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-07-25/the-rise-and-rise-of-liam-mcbean

[lamington]

Can not wait until the bean stalk gets a game in. If he could be a mobile big man like Nic Nat (but hopefully more consistent) that would be sweet.

[Golfprotiger]

Beanie, mentioned he was a Tiger supporter growing up, must be an omen!!!

Can't wait until he puts on another 8kgs, already put on 7kgs since the start if the year o be at 93kgs.

[Penelope]

played midfield as a junior and we want to turn him into a KPF/ruckman?

why cant we just accept that where a kid plays is their position for life?

[Yeahright]

played midfield as a junior and we want to turn him into a KPF/ruckman?

why cant we just accept that where a kid plays is their position for life?

 

[gerkin greg]

get this beaner in the side, fwd pocket

[Crazy_Ivan]

At the end of their careers
Mcbean>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Daniher.

[lamington]

played midfield as a junior and we want to turn him into a KPF/ruckman?

why cant we just accept that where a kid plays is their position for life?

So moving Richo to the wing was a horrible move?