Jackson Macrae

[LostDoggy]

Re: Jackson Macrae

Macrae with another outstanding second half.

Think he was on 7 possessions at HT and ended up with 30. I'm not sure where to find quarter by quarter statistics but his second halfs numbers would be off the charts.

[Ozza]

Re: Jackson Macrae

Macrae with another outstanding second half.

Think he was on 7 possessions at HT and ended up with 30. I'm not sure where to find quarter by quarter statistics but his second halfs numbers would be off the charts.

I think I saw he had 10 possessions in the 3rd quarter and a massive 13 in the last quarter.

[Ozza]

Re: Jackson Macrae

So far this season Macrae rates for the team;

2nd in disposals
4th in contested possessions
3rd in clearances and tackles
6th in Scoring involvements
7th (but 1st out of NON-defenders) in disposal efficiency at 79.9%.

[Mofra]

Re: Jackson Macrae

7th (but 1st out of NON-defenders) in disposal efficiency at 79.9%.

Seeing a couple of his handballs last game I'm not surprised. He is amazing with his hands in traffic.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Jackson Macrae

He's a serious chance for the Club B&F and All Australian this year if he maintains this level and can stay on the park.

[Ozza]

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Seeing a couple of his handballs last game I'm not surprised. He is amazing with his hands in traffic.

There is a lot of care for team mates in the way he handballs out of congestion. He holds onto the ball long enough that he is able to get it to them when they are not under the pump, and he often ends up taking a hit himself as a result. He's a good team mate.

[Twodogs]

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I think I saw he had 10 possessions in the 3rd quarter and a massive 13 in the last quarter.

Outstanding numbers. Just incredible.

I often think of Robert Harvey when I watch Jack play but I'm starting to think that Jack might go past Banger. He's certainly a better kick, their handballing ability is a little different-Jack is better in close but Robert Harvey could handball as far as most blokes could kick, there will never be a better handballer over 20-30 metres than Robert Harvey.

Gut running is what made Harvey really elite though but we aren't going to be able to judge Jack accurately on that because Harvey kept improving his every year he played and I wouldn't be surprised if Jack did too. He's probably not happy just running through the entire game. He's the type of kid who'd want to sprint out the entire game or teach himself to fly from one end of the ground to the other or something.

Anyway Jack Macrae reminds me of Robert Harvey. Except a new and improved Premiership winning version.


He's still got Chris Grant's Brownlow you know.

[Sedat]

Re: Jackson Macrae

Just so bloody reliable. He's hardly spoken about in the media (Cometti rated him) but others just don't have him front and centre. Jack probably likes it that way too.

Not good enough to be in any of the top 50 lists at the start of the year and yet someone like Parker is supposedly top 10 in the comp.

[Mantis]

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There is a lot of care for team mates in the way he handballs out of congestion. He holds onto the ball long enough that he is able to get it to them when they are not under the pump, and he often ends up taking a hit himself as a result. He's a good team mate.

Agree on the last point.. quite selfless.

A few of his team-mates could learn a thing or 2.

[Bornadog]

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Agree on the last point.. quite selfless.

A few of his team-mates could learn a thing or 2.

Like who?

[Mofra]

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Like who?

Stringer to start with.
At least twice against Richmond he needed to make an aerial contest just to bring the ball to ground but didn't commit. If he can't take the mark, he'll hang around for a crumb even if he's the biggest player in position to attempt.
Sometimes he needs to do the team thing when the ball is in the air but he often avoids it.

[Mantis]

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Like who?

Maybe just my opinion, but some players with just one number on their back... thinking more the odds, than the evens.

[Happy Days]

Re: Jackson Macrae

Maybe just my opinion, but some players with just one number on their back... thinking more the odds, than the evens.

I see what you did there.

[jeemak]

Re: Jackson Macrae

I'm pretty sure he'd be referring to Wallis.

[jeemak]

Re: Jackson Macrae

Ozza touched on something that I brought up a while back about Jackson that is super valuable and why I like him so much, and that's his tendency to hold the ball, soak up the pressure but still find a good option at his own physical expense.

It won't make the stats sheet, but is vital in congested play.