Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

[boydogs]

Loved this kids game tonight. It was like watching his highlights reel from his 18s year. Really clean partiiculary in a tight contest, good vision actually good decision making all round and neat by foot. He lacks a yard of pace but it doesn't matter when your a natural footballer.

He seemed pretty quick to me. Sometimes when he got the ball it looked like he would be crunched but he was very nimble

[Twodogs]

I think he played most of the game tonight with a broken nose too. He was on the bench getting some attention to it in the second quarter.

Welcome to the AFL

[bornadog]

I think he played most of the game tonight with a broken nose too. He was on the bench getting some attention to it in the second quarter.

Welcome to the AFL

That was Dale

[G-Mo77]

Really pleased with his game tonight and what he's done so far. Nitpicking some of his kicks had to much air tonight

[The bulldog tragician]

It was a great sign that his skills and clean decision making stood up in such an ugly contested maul where many fumbled. I really liked Toby's game. Well done kid!

[F'scary]

and to think, we could have had Blaine Boekhurst...

[comrade]

Geez, I love this kid.

Saw Simon Dalrymple on the way out and almost kissed him.

[Twodogs]

That was Dale

Cheers. I knew that was wrong even as I was writing it.

[azabob]

So glad the MC stuck fat, that goal he kicked was something else...

[F'scary]

It is interesting that Dale got promoted earlier than McLean because McLean seems much more attuned to the pace and vigour of the game in the seniors. I'm not knocking Dale's ability, I can see he will be a very useful player in a season or two. I am just saying that McLean looks ready now.

[kruder]

and to think, we could have had Blaine Boekhurst...

Do you think we would have taken him if he was available?

[F'scary]

Do you think we would have taken him if he was available?

Carlton could have had Toby McLean, was my too cryptic point, kruder. McLean was clearly a bargain, even at the still relatively high value pick 26.

[Rocco Jones]

It is interesting that Dale got promoted earlier than McLean because McLean seems much more attuned to the pace and vigour of the game in the seniors. I'm not knocking Dale's ability, I can see he will be a very useful player in a season or two. I am just saying that McLean looks ready now.

I am often on interview panels for hiring new teachers at my school. I wish we had the option of sticking candidates in our classrooms to see how they go as part of the process. AFL footy is a bit like that sometimes. You can just tell a kid is made for it, despite their VFL form to a fair degree. McLean is one of them. He just seems to fit. Less running around like a headless chook per disposal is one attribute.

[soupman]

Very impressed with McLean. Clean with the footy and you can see him thinking his way through situations.

Certainly isn't shy; observed him on multiple times directing others on the field, including yelling at Minson to move to a spot where he could be an option.

[Ozza]

This kid has got some great attributes. Can kick, knows where the goals are, clean hands, good leap, good wheels. Really an ideal half forward/forward pocket for us. I don't think I want to hear about him 'building a tank to go into the midfield'! - as I think he can be a real handful as a forward.

Appears to have been a great pickup....as is Webb drafted straight after him.