Situation not fair on Richmond outcast Jordan McMahon

[azabob]

Re: Situation not fair on Richmond outcast Jordan McMahon

The criteria was quick and outside.

Ah ok, not too many slow outside players going around though.

[mjp]

Re: Situation not fair on Richmond outcast Jordan McMahon

Wallace like Scott Clayton liked the quick outside runners.

I think Clayton likes guys who can kick and who can run. He figures (I guess) that once in the full time footy environment their attack on the footy will increase and they will still have those running/foot skills.

Sometimes it works out (Dal Santo fell to 13 in his draft and was labeled 'soft') and other times not. I guess Sammy Power was the classic 'NOT' but at the same time it was more his up and under kicking (Sockeye will tell you he was once called the scalpel by Kevin Sheahan he was such a good kick) than his softness.

[Missing Dog]

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So, dont you think that would be upsetting.

Yes, I'd be very upset with myself that I didn't sign the larger contract earlier in the year.

[Desipura]

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I think Clayton likes guys who can kick and who can run.

Yes I remember reading about their recruiting strategy, yet McMahon and Power were not what you would call elite kicks.

[Topdog]

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Yes I remember reading about their recruiting strategy, yet McMahon and Power were not what you would call elite kicks.

When they were juniors?

[GVGjr]

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Yes I remember reading about their recruiting strategy, yet McMahon and Power were not what you would call elite kicks.

When they were juniors?

I thought they were both well above average kicks as juniors/youngsters but in the case of Power he struggled more with the tempo of the game and McMahon with his concentration and decision making more than a lack of kicking skills. They might never have been elite but they were certainly well above average.

In the TAC Power had plenty of time to make his decisions and his kick count and he built up quite a reputation for his kicking skills. With the transition into the senior side he just didn't have the time and racked up more errors than he should have.

For a couple of seasons McMahon used the ball very well but in the last season or so with the Dogs he would turn the ball over with the most ridiculous decisions even when he was under no pressure.

McMahon is too good of a footballer not to be in a senior side somewhere in the competition but I don't think football has been as important to him as it probably needs to be for an AFL player.

[Desipura]

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I thought they were both well above average kicks as juniors/youngsters but in the case of Power he struggled more with the tempo of the game and McMahon with his concentration and decision making more than a lack of kicking skills. They might never have been elite but they were certainly well above average.

Power was an effective long left kick however his short passing had a tendency to float.
Agree on McMahon's concentration and decision making.

[Jasper]

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I have vivid recollections of Sam Power being described in his profile as a "surgeon with the ball".

Kevin Bartlett was on air just after that draft saying how ridiculous that statement was for a kid coming out of the U/18 competition. What a fine judge he is (except when it comes to Ryan Griffen Rising Star vote that is)..........

[Dancin' Douggy]

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That's so he doesn't look like a 16 year old girl

Ever been to Malta?

[Desipura]

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I have vivid recollections of Sam Power being described in his profile as a "surgeon with the ball".

Kevin Bartlett was on air just after that draft saying how ridiculous that statement was for a kid coming out of the U/18 competition. What a fine judge he is (except when it comes to Ryan Griffen Rising Star vote that is)..........

Shifter also said Sedat Sir was one of the most committed footballers he had seen as he was commuting from a fair way from home to get to training. Reading between the lines, he made no mention of how good he was or wasn't.

[Sedat]

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Shifter also said Sedat Sir was one of the most committed footballers he had seen as he was commuting from a fair way from home to get to training.

If you listen to Shifter, there are 80 potential no.1 draft picks every year. When you're employed by the AFL, objectivity goes out the window.

[LostDoggy]

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I think Jordy is finnished as a AFL Footballer, Think he has too many mental demons to play well at AFL level which is a shame as i thought he was a very servicable footballer when with the Dogs