McKenzie ???

[terry smith rules]

I actually thought he was pretty good last night

plus one.

he was certainly not the reason we lost and is not deserving of all the vitriol on social media

for those blaming him for the loss try and examine the games played by our some of our top 10 players

[older saint]

Well DMac was a gastro sub; and also, try running at full pace with a herd behind you and a bobbling elliptical leather ball at your feet, bend from the waist and field it cleanly. To be balanced (no pun) he did a couple of very good things and Eddy - who is a class act - never looked like getting a bag.

In fairness though he wasn't ill and is suppose to be AFL standard. The bouncing ball should have been pushed, kicked or fumbled through . Under pressure within 10 metres can do this players must know the rule, Yes pressure from behind but that is AFL football. Luckily moved off Betts after kicked 2 and both times he allowed him to get goal side again. Ratten luckily anticipated another Bris and moved him forward.
Not question of his effort but the days of being able to put your scragger in the backline are gone ,best chance is to try to make him onto a tagger as suggested or a defensive half forward set to shut down your Lairds, Simpsons, Yeo's, Houli's etc off half back

[Saint 58]

Get him out of defence
Play him on the wing or half forward but pushing back as an extra and to run/carry the ball forward
His only asset is pace

And during the preseason give him 12 footballs and a one metre hole in a wall 30 metres away
Once he drills 9 out of 12 through that hole, he gets to play another AFL game

No, we can't afford 12 balls. Make him retrieve it each time.