harker wrote:
Rexy wrote:
I thought he ( and McCarthy) showed good signs last year against the saints - should be playing NAB Cup.
I feel that Mick has told Luke to work on a couple aspects of his game (defensive side especially) before he warrants any chance of selection.
Mitchell also didn't quite impress this off-season in the manner he did last season.
Has his head in the right place even though he may not have liked the snack in the mouth, but it will ultimately do him good.
Not unhappy for Mitchell and McCarthy to be shelved for the best part of this year, while training them up for next year. The guys have just turned 21.
They're both quality players and quality individuals. They'll be fine.
Good post Harker. For Mitchell & McCarthy, 2013 is about getting some continuity/consistency in the VFL. If they can both put together 18 solid VFL games each and 1 or 2 AFL 'tastes' I think that would be considered a success.
Mitchell is well behind Casboult, Rowe & Hammer at this stage. Let him develop his game at the lower level while the others get the chance to show what they can do.
McCarthy is an interesting one because I'm not sure what his position is going to be. My gut feeling is that he'll never be a genuine KP. He really doesn't play as tall as he is (if you know what I mean). Has played his best footy as a HF/Winger type, but can he play that role at AFL level? Can he make himself into a CHB? Mmmm. He needs another year, at least, working on his game in the VFL away from the intense spotlight IMO.
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