unfortunately the donut is too slow to play off a half back flank
me i was sure he was a smart goal kicking sml fwd who they hoped in time would be capable of going thru the midfield as a part of rotations. have we at any stage played mcdonough as a sml fwd on a consistent basis.
when your not overly quick and only 180cm at afl level you need some outstanding attributes to over come these things.does he. ive always doubted if he could make it so im not fussed if we trade him out or more correctly he wants to go home.
Just another angle, would the donut have more upside than Newman? he is listed as 2cm shorter and 1 kg heavier. IMO if he is the same speed or faster than newman wouldn't he be a better LTI ??
that would depend on strengths weaknesses and correct role.imean to say newman has only ever been a solid citizen at his best at age 30 something theres no upside to newman. at age 20 odd with the talent to get on a afl list which is an achievment in itself you would hope mcdonough has more upside than newman. if we arent aiming for better we have thr set way too low.
the trouble here is the role they play. mcdonough cannot play imo hb for many reasons which should be obvious. i would have thought in comparing players to keep you would judge lloyd against mcdonough.