Pick 40: Kane McAuliffe

[Damo]

HALLELUJAH.

Now let’s give him the opportunity Dow has received, atleast 4 games no matter what

Dow didn’t receive that opportunity until his 5th year
Until now he hasn’t had a straight run of games

Comparing the “opportunity” is ridiculous

I’m not saying Thomson was banging the doors down , but poor Kane has had to wait a few weeks (not 5 years) .. and a debut in SA is a great thing for the young man

[Simonator]

HALLELUJAH.

Now let’s give him the opportunity Dow has received, atleast 4 games no matter what

Dow didn’t receive that opportunity until his 5th year
Until now he hasn’t had a straight run of games

Comparing the “opportunity” is ridiculous

I’m not saying Thomson was banging the doors down , but poor Kane has had to wait a few weeks (not 5 years) .. and a debut in SA is a great thing for the young man

Had dow even had one BOG in the vfl, let alone 2 ?

[Damo]

HALLELUJAH.

Now let’s give him the opportunity Dow has received, atleast 4 games no matter what

Dow didn’t receive that opportunity until his 5th year
Until now he hasn’t had a straight run of games

Comparing the “opportunity” is ridiculous

I’m not saying Thomson was banging the doors down , but poor Kane has had to wait a few weeks (not 5 years) .. and a debut in SA is a great thing for the young man

Had dow even had one BOG in the vfl, let alone 2 ?

I don’t think he was banging the door down and reckon I even mentioned that .. I’m not “pro-Dow”

But the hallelujah etc to me , it’s all over the top

I wanted him in the team last week , but is another VFL game really going to hurt his development

“Great game Kane, back it up this week and you will be in line for a debut in front of family and friends”

It’s not like he’s been held back 10 weeks

Couple of weeks outclassing the VFL is great for him coming into his debut

[Simonator]

HALLELUJAH.

Now let’s give him the opportunity Dow has received, atleast 4 games no matter what

Dow didn’t receive that opportunity until his 5th year
Until now he hasn’t had a straight run of games

Comparing the “opportunity” is ridiculous

I’m not saying Thomson was banging the doors down , but poor Kane has had to wait a few weeks (not 5 years) .. and a debut in SA is a great thing for the young man

Had dow even had one BOG in the vfl, let alone 2 ?

I don’t think he was banging the door down and reckon I even mentioned that .. I’m not “pro-Dow”

But the hallelujah etc to me , it’s all over the top

I wanted him in the team last week , but is another VFL game really going to hurt his development

“Great game Kane, back it up this week and you will be in line for a debut in front of family and friends”

It’s not like he’s been held back 10 weeks

Couple of weeks outclassing the VFL is great for him coming into his debut

I actually have or atleast had the exact same attitude. If McC really is the goods then a couple of games in the vfl won’t hurt him at all, but I just feel like his selection is showing a change of the times hence the hallelujah.

[Damo]

HALLELUJAH.

Now let’s give him the opportunity Dow has received, atleast 4 games no matter what

Dow didn’t receive that opportunity until his 5th year
Until now he hasn’t had a straight run of games

Comparing the “opportunity” is ridiculous

I’m not saying Thomson was banging the doors down , but poor Kane has had to wait a few weeks (not 5 years) .. and a debut in SA is a great thing for the young man

Had dow even had one BOG in the vfl, let alone 2 ?

I don’t think he was banging the door down and reckon I even mentioned that .. I’m not “pro-Dow”

But the hallelujah etc to me , it’s all over the top

I wanted him in the team last week , but is another VFL game really going to hurt his development

“Great game Kane, back it up this week and you will be in line for a debut in front of family and friends”

It’s not like he’s been held back 10 weeks

Couple of weeks outclassing the VFL is great for him coming into his debut

I actually have or atleast had the exact same attitude. If McC really is the goods then a couple of games in the vfl won’t hurt him at all, but I just feel like his selection is showing a change of the times hence the hallelujah.

Sorry mate
I thought you meant “finally” or “it’s about time” or “WTF took so long” etc

Hopefully he has a great game

[one-eyed]

"The town's gonna be pumped for you." 🥹

Kane McAuliffe calls his parents back home in Port Augusta, South Australia.

Watch here: https://twitter.com/Richmond_FC/status/1776138953420374362

[one-eyed]

The inside midfielder sits on top of the table in the VFL's Coaches MVP Award, averaging 30.5 disposals, 15.5 contested possessions, seven clearances, 6.5 inside-50s and 6.5 tackles across his two appearances, while also showing an ability to hit the scoreboard.

With his contest work and handy left foot key features of McAuliffe's game, Richmond coach Adem Yze said the exciting youngster had been "knocking the door down'' for his for opportunity.

"He's a quality kid, he's in really good form," Yze said.

VFL coach Steve Morris shared Yze's sentiment.

"He’s in great form... He had a game-high eight tackles (in Round 2 of the VFL) and consistently won the footy for us on the day," he said.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1522713/

[Andyy]

Excellent news. Give him a handful of games. He has earned it in the VFL.

[one-eyed]

Richmond midfield coach and esteemed former club captain Chris Newman's assessment of McAuliffe . . .

“You look at the size of him . . . he’s a readymade body and plays that inside mid role really well.

“Wins his own ball, and it’s good to see a left-footer in there that’s able to get inside and out.

“The thing that he likes to do is actually win it, but he’s quite good at getting in to out successfully.

“He loves taking on tackles, shrugging tackles and getting clear.

“He’s a really honest worker . . . works hard, which is exactly what we require out of all our mids.

“And his patterns are strong.

“He’s a really good kid, who loves to learn. He’s always in my office and works closely with Sam Lonergan and Jack Ziebell as well with his stoppage craft.

“He’s a really talented kid . . . a beautiful left-foot kick and quite penetrating, too.

“So, he’s got a good leg and he can kick both sides. But he’s quite good at getting on to his left.”

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1523020/newman-bullish-on-mcauliffe

[Tiger_In_Sicily]

Really excited and looking forward to watching this kid play

[Simonator]

Hope he’s just in the guts all day, please don’t palm him off to fwd pocket or something.

Taranto, McCauliffe, Bolton centre bounces please

[Andyy]

Hope he’s just in the guts all day, please don’t palm him off to fwd pocket or something.

Taranto, McCauliffe, Bolton centre bounces please

Nekminit subbed on with 5m to go in Q3 straight to forward pocket when we're getting belted.

[Simonator]

Yeah I’m worried he’s gonna be the sub which is just such a bad move on debut imo. Lefau was gonna be sub too if it wasn’t for Maurice pulling out late

[Andyy]

There ya go subbed on with 3min to go in Q3 lol

[Damo]

There ya go subbed on with 3min to go in Q3 lol

And went to a forward pocket

And we are getting belted (just not on the scoreboard)