Jackson Macrae

[bornadog]

Career highlights to date:

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/vi...eer-highlights

[Twodogs]

Happy belated 21st Jack.

[Dry Rot]

Hasn't Macrae come on?

One thing I noticed (about myself) is that every time he got the ball v North, I was thinking the ball is in safe hands.

[bornadog]

Another highly underrated mid who gets lots of the ball and as you say uses it well. Great to see him snap a goal, he needs to do that more often.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Fast becoming our best player. Or should i say most important. He was immense in the finals (after west coast). He's a very smart player. Always knows where to be.

[comrade]

Actually took a shot and nailed it this week. Would like to see him wheel on the left and kick more goals, about the only chink in his armour.

Massively underrated by the wider footy community.

I read a quote about a soccer player that went along these lines: Watch the game and you won't see him, watch him and you will see the game. Same concept applies to Macrae.

[Sedat]

He's the best player from his draft - don't want to hear about Whitfield or Wines or Daniher, he has everyone covered. Talk about chalk and cheese with our first 2 picks - Stringer is capable of play that very few can do but does them infrequently whereas Macrae kills you with a thousand cuts.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

He is definitely becoming Mr Consistency. You always know he's going to bring the requisite effort and attitude every week. That of itself must be worth it's weight in gold from a coaching point of view.
I also love his focus and the undemonstrative nature in which he goes about his work.
If there was one area I'd like him to improve on it's his kicking penetration and goalkicking, but he brings so much in terms of work-rate, awareness and competitive instincts that he's already an elite performer.

[comrade]

I think he's still the youngest the ever have 40 touches in a game.

He was our standout youngster and next champion, until a kid called Bontempelli came along.

[comrade]

He is definitely becoming Mr Consistency. You always know he's going to bring the requisite effort and attitude every week. That of itself must be worth it's weight in gold from a coaching point of view.
I also love his focus and the undemonstrative nature in which he goes about his work.
If there was one area I'd like him to improve on it's his kicking penetration and goalkicking, but he brings so much in terms of work-rate, awareness and competitive instincts that he's already an elite performer.

I love the Macrae-Hunter one-two punch. They just tear teams down with their constant running and elite work rate.

[Sedat]

I think he's still the youngest the ever have 40 touches in a game.

I remember a game against Norf in 2011 when their supporters were raving about a similar stat for Ziebell - shame he turned out to be just another ball butcher. Cunnington is light years ahead of him as a mid.

[craigsahibee]

Hasn't Macrae come on?

One thing I noticed (about myself) is that every time he got the ball v North, I was thinking the ball is in safe hands.

A Grader, without a shadow of a doubt. Jack is pound for pound one of our strongest players. He can absorb hits and tackles in tight and still find a way to release to our advantage.

[Ozza]

In terms of career averages of disposals - Macrae is top 10 in the league (9th), in company with the likes of Mitchell, Pendelbury, Ablett, Priddis, Kennedy. Macrae is the youngest player in the top 10 for career average disposals.

[Remi Moses]

Terrific player
Underrated, and we have quite a few

[bulldogtragic]

If he kicks 16-22 goals a year, he'd lay claim to being among the very, very mids in the entire comp. He does it on the inside, does it on the outside, never shirks hard hits, moves well, great hands, very good kick, great tackler, reads the play very well (prelim goal prime example). Goal kicking is the only thing to come, and I think with some confidence it will. Last year a lack of confidence got in early in the year and he almost couldn't shake it. So here's hoping he can advantage that .75-1 goal a game.