Big chance for Big Mac

Sainternist · Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:17pm

Signs aren't looking good for Michael Gardiner. His Hammy was packed in ice today, so he'll probably miss at least one game. Fingers crossed he'll recover before September.

This will give young Ben McEvoy the best chance of his career, thus far, to show us what he's got.

Also, Kosi will get a little more time in the ruck, which is definietly not a bad thing, imo.

bigcarl · Post: # 969192Post **bigcarl** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:20pm

Sainternist wrote:Signs aren't looking good for Michael Gardiner. His Hammy was packed in ice today, so he'll probably miss at least one game. Fingers crossed he'll recover before September.

This will give young Ben McEvoy the best chance of his career, thus far, to show us what he's got.

Also, Kosi will get a little more time in the ruck, which is definietly not a bad thing, imo.

mcevoy was excellent today, I I thought. His best game for us.

FQF · Post: # 969194Post **FQF** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:22pm

I would say that it would be a straight swap Pattison for Gardiner until Gardi's ready to come back.

Stanley is too lean to be a ruckman, and Kosi is better than him in the forward line.

SainterK · Post: # 969197Post **SainterK** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:23pm

18 hitouts, 2 goals, has to be his best game yet?

OneEyedSainter77 · Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:23pm

Looking on the bright side, at least it happened four weeks our from finals so plenty of time to get things right. In the meantime, getting more game experience into Macca is a good thing especially if we see more efforts like today's.

stkfc1 · Post: # 969211Post **stkfc1** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:33pm

Can now see this kid will be a star for us.

I do believe it will be between him and Cyril as the choice picks of their draft.

Given our ruck situation, absolute kudos for the recruitment staff for their

decision.

Pleasing.

FQF · Post: # 969223Post **FQF** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:38pm

stkfc1 wrote:Can now see this kid will be a star for us.

I do believe it will be between him and Cyril as the choice picks of their draft.

Given our ruck situation, absolute kudos for the recruitment staff for their decision.

Pleasing.

Big call.

Hope you're right.

bigcarl · Post: # 969228Post **bigcarl** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:41pm

FQF wrote:
stkfc1 wrote:Can now see this kid will be a star for us.

I do believe it will be between him and Cyril as the choice picks of their draft.

Given our ruck situation, absolute kudos for the recruitment staff for their decision.

Pleasing.
Big call.

Hope you're right.

i think he is right. this guy's is going to be a gun. just a very intelligent footballer.

stkfc1 · Post: # 969230Post **stkfc1** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:42pm

FQF wrote:
stkfc1 wrote:Can now see this kid will be a star for us.

I do believe it will be between him and Cyril as the choice picks of their draft.

Given our ruck situation, absolute kudos for the recruitment staff for their decision.

Pleasing.
Big call.

Hope you're right.

I'm always right.

F.I.G.J.A.M

FQF · Post: # 969237Post **FQF** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:45pm

bigcarl wrote:
FQF wrote:
stkfc1 wrote:Can now see this kid will be a star for us.

I do believe it will be between him and Cyril as the choice picks of their draft.

Given our ruck situation, absolute kudos for the recruitment staff for their decision.

Pleasing.
Big call.

Hope you're right.
i think he is right. this guy's is going to be a gun. just a very intelligent footballer.

Harry Taylor was pick 17 in that draft. Patrick Dangerfield was 10.

Who knows really, but I am certainly impressed with McEvoy at the moment.

GoTheTorp · Post: # 969238Post **GoTheTorp** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:45pm

Saw his 1st games, i was sitting with his 2 aunties and they were snapping as many shots off as they could i think he had 1 touch for the night, a xhanked kick for goal. Who would of thought that the same young man was going to become the gun he is going to be. Love the Big Ben

FQF · Post: # 969251Post **FQF** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:52pm

GoTheTorp wrote:Saw his 1st games, i was sitting with his 2 aunties and they were snapping as many shots off as they could i think he had 1 touch for the night, a xhanked kick for goal. Who would of thought that the same young man was going to become the gun he is going to be. Love the Big Ben

Ball went through his hands and smack on the head in his first attempt at a mark.

GoTheTorp · Post: # 969256Post **GoTheTorp** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:53pm

FQF wrote:
GoTheTorp wrote:Saw his 1st games, i was sitting with his 2 aunties and they were snapping as many shots off as they could i think he had 1 touch for the night, a xhanked kick for goal. Who would of thought that the same young man was going to become the gun he is going to be. Love the Big Ben
Ball went through his hands and smack on the head in his first attempt at a mark.

Thats the one and we all had a chuckle

AccidentallyTim · Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:55pm

GoTheTorp wrote:Saw his 1st games, i was sitting with his 2 aunties and they were snapping as many shots off as they could i think he had 1 touch for the night, a xhanked kick for goal. Who would of thought that the same young man was going to become the gun he is going to be. Love the Big Ben

Unrelated to the OP but it sounds like Lynch' game last week

GoTheTorp · Post: # 969260Post **GoTheTorp** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 5:59pm

AccidentallyTim wrote:
GoTheTorp wrote:Saw his 1st games, i was sitting with his 2 aunties and they were snapping as many shots off as they could i think he had 1 touch for the night, a xhanked kick for goal. Who would of thought that the same young man was going to become the gun he is going to be. Love the Big Ben
Unrelated to the OP but it sounds like Lynch' game last week

Exactly! what has this got to do with Tommy Lynch other that one day he will dominate in his set role under Ross Lyon

AccidentallyTim · Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:03pm

GoTheTorp wrote:
AccidentallyTim wrote:
GoTheTorp wrote:Saw his 1st games, i was sitting with his 2 aunties and they were snapping as many shots off as they could i think he had 1 touch for the night, a xhanked kick for goal. Who would of thought that the same young man was going to become the gun he is going to be. Love the Big Ben
Unrelated to the OP but it sounds like Lynch' game last week
Exactly! what has this got to do with Tommy Lynch other that one day he will dominate in his set role under Ross Lyon

That's what I'm hoping for GTT

FQF · Post: # 969265Post **FQF** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:04pm

AccidentallyTim wrote:
GoTheTorp wrote:
AccidentallyTim wrote:
GoTheTorp wrote:Saw his 1st games, i was sitting with his 2 aunties and they were snapping as many shots off as they could i think he had 1 touch for the night, a xhanked kick for goal. Who would of thought that the same young man was going to become the gun he is going to be. Love the Big Ben
Unrelated to the OP but it sounds like Lynch' game last week
Exactly! what has this got to do with Tommy Lynch other that one day he will dominate in his set role under Ross Lyon
That's what I'm hoping for GTT

If Lynch stayed in this week instead of Dempster he might have had a valuable confidence booster.

plugger66 · Post: # 969269Post **plugger66** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:06pm

Probably a bigger chance for Stanley. If Stanley comes in and shades Kosi, could Kosi actually be dropped if MG returns. Pressure will really be on Kosi now and again today he was way below average.

saintspremiers · Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:06pm

Great game by the Grand Angus...but he needs to back it up next week against proper AFL-standard opposition.

bigcarl · Post: # 969276Post **bigcarl** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:09pm

It might be a chance for Kosi to show that he can hold down a spot in the ruck and Stanley comes in to play in the forward line.

plugger66 · Post: # 969280Post **plugger66** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:11pm

bigcarl wrote:It might be a chance for Kosi to show that he can hold down a spot in the ruck and Stanley comes in to play in the forward line.

And if Stanley plays well and Kosi is ordinary then Kosi is in trouble because he will not ruck in the finals if MG is back.

FQF · Post: # 969281Post **FQF** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:11pm

bigcarl wrote:It might be a chance for Kosi to show that he can hold down a spot in the ruck and Stanley comes in to play in the forward line.

If that was on the cards you would have thought that Kosi would have been given at least 50% of ruck time after Gardi went down.

But he didn't play there very much at all.

(Even Blake went up for abit!)

And when he was there he did not set the world on fire... even remotely.

GoTheTorp · Post: # 969282Post **GoTheTorp** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:12pm

bigcarl wrote:It might be a chance for Kosi to show that he can hold down a spot in the ruck and Stanley comes in to play in the forward line.

From reports today Stan the man was being rucked, i was at the Saints game so dont know what the outcome was..

bigcarl · Post: # 969291Post **bigcarl** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:18pm

FQF wrote:
bigcarl wrote:It might be a chance for Kosi to show that he can hold down a spot in the ruck and Stanley comes in to play in the forward line.
If that was on the cards you would have thought that Kosi would have been given at least 50% of ruck time after Gardi went down.

But he didn't play there very much at all.

(Even Blake went up for abit!)

And when he was there he did not set the world on fire... even remotely.

They might go Pattison in the ruck I guess.

Plugger, is Stanley physically ready to go up against the big ruckmen? Also, what is King's fitness status?

Spinner · Post: # 969295Post **Spinner** » Sun 08 Aug 2010 6:19pm

stkfc1 wrote:Can now see this kid will be a star for us.

I do believe it will be between him and Cyril as the choice picks of their draft.

Given our ruck situation, absolute kudos for the recruitment staff for their

decision.

Pleasing.

Kruezer is a freak of a player...

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