AFL Player # 1: Andrew "Pidge" McGrath (VC)

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2030
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 13, Vindicater

 

[citizen-erased]

Having a better season than i thought he'd be capable of. Kicking is so much better now he runs to space before he executes

 

[Blind Turn]

Best 4 qtr player for us today I thought. I didn’t give him votes because this game came down to clutch moment players in the last qtr.

 

[Vindicater]

My boy had another ripper game. Would be top five of the Crighton right now.

 

[Happyskeret]

The thing I really love Andy for is his ability to stand up in the contest. If he is thrown on the ground you know it is a legitimate tackle. It always puts him a situation where he will make it a hard ball get against him if he loses the contest. I don’t think he gets enough credit for this ability.

 

[jannissary]

his goal was fantastic, wouldn’t have expected him to follow up on the spoiled mark earlier in his career

fantastic game

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Credit where it's due. Great game

 

[cobra land]

Best game I've seen him play in a while, I've been his biggest critic but credit where credit is due, 3 votes today.

His ball use was excellent !

 

[Happyskeret]

his goal was fantastic, wouldn’t have expected him to follow up on the spoiled mark earlier in his career

fantastic game

Oh yeah that was a ripper goal.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Oh yeah that was a ripper goal.

Was it what

 

[Vindicater]

Credit where it's due. Great game

He has been really good in all three games so far. Seems to be more assured going forward with ball in hand and less panicky.

 

[Happyskeret]

He is like a little military tank. He went up in my estimations today.

 

[TheUnicorn]

Having an impressive year so far!

All Australian this year the way he's going

 

[jmoo wan]

epitomises the city boys are tougher then the country boys ethos

 

[Happyskeret]

epitomises the city boys are tougher then the country boys ethos

Hey I was a school captain you know.

 

[Vander18]

epitomises the city boys are tougher then the country boys ethos

They breed them tough in Brighton. The Seymour boys would want no part of Andy or Archie.

Was very good today.

 

[ant555]

They breed them tough in Brighton. The Seymour boys would want no part of Andy or Archie.

Was very good today.

Jack Watts likes this

 

[Snake Charmer]

Best kick in the best

 

[ghostdog]

Feeling like Pidge has had his best start to a season in a while. He's a real weapon when he pushes up to support the mids defending the forward 50 arc and has the tank to get up and back. Feel like his kicking has improved, too.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

He's had quite the nice start to the season. Still makes a few careless mistakes, but his ability to take the game on opens up so much for the team. Even chipped in a huge goal!

 

[JayJ20]

He listened. Has been great today. Taking the game on, finding separation so he has more time to kick. Clearly still has the attributes that made him promising. Hopefully a sign of things to come.

And it was a sign of things to come. He is in career best form right now.

 

[Rick Ross]

No one mentioning contract year like in Stringer thread…

 

[FlyingV]

No one mentioning contract year like in Stringer thread…

Becuase he’s the vice captain and no one has ever questioned the consistency of his effort

 

[eth-dog]

No one mentioning contract year like in Stringer thread…

That's a meme dude.

 

[MiguelM]

He was instrumental in our win. Hardly put a foot wrong.

Massive turnaround in form.

 

[citizen-erased]

He was instrumental in our win. Hardly put a foot wrong.

Massive turnaround in form.

has brought the elements that worked for him as a midfielder to that high press defensive role. Moving through traffic well and he's kicking to inside 50 more, meaning that dump kick to our HB line is reduced

Duursma, Martin, Redman and McGrath add a lot of running power to the backline too. Keen to see how they're gelling end of the year.