Big Mac

doggerel · Post: # 1091509Post **doggerel** » Sat 18 Jun 2011 9:18pm

Played out of his skin in Q1. Imagine the hoo-ha if Kosi had played a quarter like that. Suspect it will go unnoticed by many though. Keep it up big fella.

Middo · Post: # 1091548Post **Middo** » Sat 18 Jun 2011 9:38pm

Sensational !!

saint58 · Post: # 1091814Post **saint58** » Sat 18 Jun 2011 11:27pm

Middo wrote:Sensational !!

Will get droped for gardy in 2 weeks thats they way the club is going.

saintsRrising · Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:17am

Quite possibly his best game ever.

Has been good this last month.

37 hit outs as well!!!!

Teflon · Post: # 1091997Post **Teflon** » Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:30am

Very good tonight against Ottens I thought.

He's going to be allright.

mick13 · Post: # 1091998Post **mick13** » Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:31am

saintsRrising wrote:Quite possibly his best game ever.

Has been good this last month.

37 hit outs as well!!!!

I think that's been said every week for the past 4 weeks.

One of the very few shining lights.

Teflon · Post: # 1092000Post **Teflon** » Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:31am

Very good tonight against Ottens I thought.

He's going to be allright.

SainterK · Post: # 1092006Post **SainterK** » Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:33am

I don't think it was his best game.

I thought he didn't go hard enough at times, waits for the ball to come to him, should of gone to the ball....on quite a few occasions.

It happened inside our 50 too, when he could of taken a grab and had a couple of shots.

Bernard Shakey · Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:42am

SainterK wrote:I don't think it was his best game.

I thought he didn't go hard enough at times, waits for the ball to come to him, should of gone to the ball....on quite a few occasions.

It happened inside our 50 too, when he could of taken a grab and had a couple of shots.

Hard marker, glad you're not a school teacher.

Teflon · Post: # 1092031Post **Teflon** » Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:43am

SainterK wrote:I don't think it was his best game.

I thought he didn't go hard enough at times, waits for the ball to come to him, should of gone to the ball....on quite a few occasions.

It happened inside our 50 too, when he could of taken a grab and had a couple of shots.

He was up against quality tonight as a 22 yr old I think youre being a tad harsh...

SainterK · Post: # 1092035Post **SainterK** » Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:44am

Bernard Shakey wrote:
SainterK wrote:I don't think it was his best game.

I thought he didn't go hard enough at times, waits for the ball to come to him, should of gone to the ball....on quite a few occasions.

It happened inside our 50 too, when he could of taken a grab and had a couple of shots.
Hard marker, glad you're not a school teacher.

You told me to call it how I see it, and I thought he could of presented quite dangerous inside 50 with a little bit more go.

borderbarry · Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:45am

He had the better of Ottens tonight, by a good margin too.

SaintWal · Post: # 1092044Post **SaintWal** » Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:47am

SainterK wrote:
Bernard Shakey wrote:
SainterK wrote:I don't think it was his best game.

I thought he didn't go hard enough at times, waits for the ball to come to him, should of gone to the ball....on quite a few occasions.

It happened inside our 50 too, when he could of taken a grab and had a couple of shots.
Hard marker, glad you're not a school teacher.
You told me to call it how I see it, and I thought he could of presented quite dangerous inside 50 with a little bit more go.

I thought he was fantastic. I thought also that while they were prepared to rest Kosi forward after a stint in the ruck they did not do the same with Mc.

SainterK · Post: # 1092050Post **SainterK** » Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:48am

SaintWal wrote:
SainterK wrote:
Bernard Shakey wrote:
SainterK wrote:I don't think it was his best game.

I thought he didn't go hard enough at times, waits for the ball to come to him, should of gone to the ball....on quite a few occasions.

It happened inside our 50 too, when he could of taken a grab and had a couple of shots.
Hard marker, glad you're not a school teacher.
You told me to call it how I see it, and I thought he could of presented quite dangerous inside 50 with a little bit more go.
I thought he was fantastic. I thought also that while they were prepared to rest Kosi forward after a stint in the ruck they did not do the same with Mc.

I thought they did, to my eye he was certainly inside 50 quite alot?

Moods · Post: # 1092060Post **Moods** » Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:51am

I've been very critical of Ben's ruckwork. Almost overnight he's improved out of sight. Not getting thrown around as much, and timing his jumps far better. The one massive positive to come out of this year as well as the development of Jack Steven I reckon.

Rapt with him. His work around the ground has always been pretty good, but the confidence from his ruck work is meaning he's now developing into the top line ruckman we all hoped he would. No surprise that we won the clearances tonight as well.

desertsaint · Sun 19 Jun 2011 12:59am

been very good since being dropped - taken his chance and delivered so far.

True Blue Sainter · Sun 19 Jun 2011 1:00am

Another solid game. Continually improving his ruckwork as well. Saw a couple of really nice taps down our midfielders' throats. Definitely beat Ottens tonight.

Enrico_Misso · Sun 19 Jun 2011 1:48am

Three blinders in a row!

Macca has come of age.

therabbitinthehat · Sun 19 Jun 2011 4:05am

greatly enjoying the points he's racking up for my dreamteam

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Sun 19 Jun 2011 4:21am

Overall another really good effort from Ben tonight and had the better of Ottens, who I've been thinking lately he reminds me of (just without the goalkicking, at the moment.) He and Jack were about the only things that made going tonight remotely worthwhile.

Bardon Saint · Sun 19 Jun 2011 8:54am

McEvoy's form will force Gardi out of the side until he has a few solid games for Sandy. We can't play Gardi, Kosi and McEvoy one would think. If Gardi comes up and is 1st ruck, maybe
a) kosi at FF, McEvoy CHF, Roo wing (kinda like Richardson did for the Tigers a few years ago - it reinvented him)

b) kosi FF, McEvoy FP, Roo CHF

plugger66 · Post: # 1092329Post **plugger66** » Sun 19 Jun 2011 9:00am

Bardon Saint wrote:McEvoy's form will force Gardi out of the side until he has a few solid games for Sandy. We can't play Gardi, Kosi and McEvoy one would think. If Gardi comes up and is 1st ruck, maybe
a) kosi at FF, McEvoy CHF, Roo wing (kinda like Richardson did for the Tigers a few years ago - it reinvented him)

b) kosi FF, McEvoy FP, Roo CHF

Rooy was tried on the wing and IMO was a failure. We just have to find a way of getting Rooy back into form. Dont think the wing is the way. Anyway Ben rucks and MG doesnt come back unless he can somehow play forward as well as ruck. Not sure he can though.

Dr Spaceman · Sun 19 Jun 2011 10:11am

So this is a different Big Mac to the one several people were potting a few weeks back?

The one that was no good?
The one that would never make it?
The one who had so little potential the club needed to trade for a ruckman at any cost?

Anyway, I thought it was another great effort from this particular Big Mac.

stkildathunda · Sun 19 Jun 2011 10:54am

BEN MCEVOY'S LAST MONTH OF FOOTBALL

Round 10: 14 disposals (9 contested), 28 hitouts, 7 tackles, 5 one %'s, 3 marks and went at 71 % efficiency

Round 11: 22 Disposals (12 Contested), 30 hitouts, 7 tackles, 9 marks and he went at 78% efficiency

Round 12: 12 Disposals (10 contested), 23 hitouts, 5 tackles, 6 marks (4 contested), 1 goal and went at 82% efficiency

Round 13: 15 Disposals (8 contested), 37 hitouts, 6 tackles, 6 marks (3 contested), went at 87% efficiency

Or in other words in past month is averaging:

15.75 Disposals (9.75 contested), 29.5 hitouts, 6.25 tackles, 6 marks, and 79% effeciency

Legendary · Sun 19 Jun 2011 11:29am

If they picked the AA ruckman from the last month, McEvoy would be in strong consideration.

That's not an exaggeration - his form has been absolutely terrific.

Ottens has been in good form. McEvoy gave him a bath.

Was huge last night. Half the reason we won the clearances for the second time this year.

Will captain this club when Rooey goes IMO. The way he has responded to being dropped says so much about his character.

Will be the first picked in two weeks.