Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

[boydogs]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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

[comrade]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

Geez, I love this kid.

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

[Twodogs]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

That was Dale

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

[azabob]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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

[F'scary]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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

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

[F'scary]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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]

Re: Welcome to the WBFC - Toby McLean

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.