Congratulations to Jackson Macrae - 200 games v Round 16 2022

[Eastdog]

Great player Jack Macrae. Just consistent for us week and week out. Love watching him play. A huge part in our midfield. Well done Jack on 200 games!

[jeemak]

Easy with the "we" stuff, pal.

You and your second house advocacy knows no bounds.

[jeemak]

He's a pro. I remember being laughed at by Melbourne supporters at the G in 2016 when I told them he is tough as nails. All they saw was the way he looked, not the way he played and how hard he tackled, held onto the footy until he had to let it go to release someone else and how pounded his body got.

He won't ever be as good as the very best due to his inability to hit the scoreboard enough, but he will be at the top of that second tier of mids when he retires and that's nothing to sneeze at. In fact, it's absolutely elite.

What he has that others haven't had due to the way the game is played versus them, is an ability to cut zone defences apart thoughtfully, under pressure and with precision. Nobody thinks his way through the angles better than Jacko does, and this is almost competition wide - and something that is never mentioned about him when it should be.

[Bulldog4life]

Was it Ward compo?

EDIT



We whinge about Ward going to GWS, but we wouldn't have Macrae

And we got Ward for the pick 19 that Richmond gave us for sending them McMahon. The pick that keeps on giving.

[ratsmac]

And we got Ward for the pick 19 that Richmond gave us for sending them McMahon. The pick that keeps on giving.

It helped deliver a premiership!

Well done Jack! Already a Footscray/Western Bulldogs immortal and you're still only halfway (400 games why not) through your career.

I think I even take for granted what we have in Jackson Macrae

[Happy Days]

He's a pro. I remember being laughed at by Melbourne supporters at the G in 2016 when I told them he is tough as nails. All they saw was the way he looked, not the way he played and how hard he tackled, held onto the footy until he had to let it go to release someone else and how pounded his body got.

He won't ever be as good as the very best due to his inability to hit the scoreboard enough, but he will be at the top of that second tier of mids when he retires and that's nothing to sneeze at. In fact, it's absolutely elite.

What he has that others haven't had due to the way the game is played versus them, is an ability to cut zone defences apart thoughtfully, under pressure and with precision. Nobody thinks his way through the angles better than Jacko does, and this is almost competition wide - and something that is never mentioned about him when it should be.

That would have been in the era where we all had to pretend that Nathan Jones was an elite player right? No wonder they couldn't figure out that players could be hard and have other superstar attributes at the same time.

[westbulldog]

Tough, courageous and goes about his elite work with no fuss every game. Three All-Australian selections are testament to his ability. A champion and role model in every sense, congratulations Jack !

[jeemak]

That would have been in the era where we all had to pretend that Nathan Jones was an elite player right? No wonder they couldn't figure out that players could be hard and have other superstar attributes at the same time.

Have you seen Nathan's brother Zac play? He's super tough too. Massively awesome at footy just like his brother as well.

[merantau]

Jack is top shelf. Hard as nails, goes all day, blue collar, star quality. Will play 300 games with a touch of luck on the injury front.

[azabob]

A bulldog supporters view on Jackson Macrae since his debut.

AN UNLIKELY ANIMAL

WHEN a young player arrives on the scene at your club, it’s natural to be optimistic.

Usually it takes two or three seasons before attention turns to what they can’t do. Until then, it’s all positivity about possibility.

When Jack Macrae was selected by the Dogs, the team was pretty close to ground zero. A 5-17 15th-placed season had preceded him – only the broken Demons and the early-year expansion sides were worse.

The highs of the Rodney Eade era were well and truly over, with most of the stars of those three prelims out the door or about to be.

Macrae’s debut came in round four of 2013. Sixteen touches and a goal in a 52-point thumping at the hands of the Crows in their final season at Football Park – the Dogs managed just four goals that night.

It was evident pretty early that he knew how to find the footy, but the two things that stick in my mind from his early matches are the quick side-step mid-kicking action, and the beautiful Stevie-J cross body kicks into the forward 50.

There were the usual growing pains. And in early 2015 it wasn’t quite working. That early optimism had worn off – “He can’t kick it far, can he?” “He’s not very quick.” “Is he a winger or a proper onballer?” “Why doesn’t he kick any goals?”

CONTINUE READING HIT THE BELOW LINK....

https://fromthetopdeck.com.au/f/an-unlikely-animal

[Happy Days]

Reminder that Jack Macrae in the state of Queensland is for whatever reason the best player in the world. Hopefully in for a big one to cap the milestone.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Geez, 200 games has gone super quick.

Congrats Jack!

[Murphy'sLore]

Jack Macrae, the quiet achiever. And the way he pokes his tongue out when he kicks it always makes me smile.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Pure silk. But how i hate when our champions play significant/final games interstate...

[EasternWest]

Jack Macare is such a quiet achiever I've actually never heard of him.