I think this boy will be a good player. Menadue should play round 1 if Carlton play their number 1 pick Boekhorst or whatever his name is. We're gonna need someone with lots of speed on the outside late in the match. Menadue for the sub role in r1.
no way. if he shows enough to get a game then bloody well play him and give him a decent go at it. hes one that should be played off h/b, his pace, smarts, can run all day, with skills is something we are screaming for.
if we are ever to go tothe next level we must find and develop the juniors we have asap, its the juniors who can take us there, not battlers like the many who get regular games. it may mean we stagnate or even take a sml step backwards but we must play and get games into the likely kids.
his body isn't ready
that would depend on what role you want him to play. theres nothing physical in what houli or grigg do im certain menadue at 70kg would be more damaging.
stephen hill with almost the exact same traits and size played 22 games in the exact role we will ask menadue to play in his first yr at 69kg.how did young turner go last yr at nm hed be lucky to be 60kg.
do you think jake neade or brad hill would have got games in their first yrs if their clubs were concerned about their size.danyl pearce is another.
mate he has great pace can kick super well breaks lines and links up well and can run and run. play him of h/b or a wing and get games into him. he wont win a heap of contested ball but we arent asking him to we are asking he use his god given phsical attributes to our advantage.
