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

[Beerfish]

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

 

[DeezNuts]

He's the type of HB you could find with pick 40 in the draft.

Dodo specials haunting us from beyond the grave.

Not really beyond the grave when he’s still running the show

 

[jannissary]

6 more years! Who the **** were we bidding against? Madness

our vfl side, he’d for in perfectly there

 

[Zephyr Effekt]

McGrath’s time line at any other club compared to ours would make interesting reading.

Pick 3 by Legit FC.
1st year played as attacking hb.
Developed as mid in year 2 & 3.
Club identity he is a panic merchant that avoids contact.
Back to attacking hb in year 4 & 5.
Club realise he’s not very good offensively.
Moved to defensive hb in year 6.
Club hears him mumbling something about not caring about results only process.
Moved to shutdown hb/bp year 7.
Signs a 3 year extension on minimum chips & not in any type of leadership group. Wouldn’t recognise him if you passed him on the street.

 

[Agronomus]

Thankfully the club kept Dodoro around for the one thing he's good at.

McGrath 6 years
Stewart 2 years and delisted after 1
Smith the same, from memory?

He's great at that part of the job though, because he signed Parish to 5 sorry 6 years when nobody else wanted him.

I want to laugh, I really do

 

[bombreys]

A very rare breed - has genuinely gotten progressively worse with every year he’s played

 

[MightyDon]

Said in this thread early in the season we should trade him for whatever we can get, apart from his footy going nowhere club should make a statement like moving on the VC. Nick Hind

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Nick Hind

Age

30

Ht

180cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.5

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.9

4star

MG

117.0

2star

D

9.5

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

2.0

3star

MG

117.0

2star

D

10.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

is a far better HBF

 

[naraku]

I just saw him on 7 news.

I wish I could slap him.

 

[Milanista28]

He's our Lachie Bramble, if Bramble was contracted for 6 years north of 700k.

 

[SydneyBomber]

He's our Lachie Bramble, if Bramble was contracted for 6 years north of 700k.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

I wish his football IQ was even a quarter of his media IQ.

 

[andleanback]

I wish his football IQ was even a quarter of his media IQ.

He’s a good prefect private schoolboy that says all the right things without saying much of substance, just like a politician. I don’t want to hear Andy say anything while I have to witness his pathetic defensive efforts on the footy field week after week. If I was Zach I’d be asking for a different vc, give it to Durham or caldwell

 

[Vindicater]

I have defended my boy alot but there is zero reason he should be kicking in.

Zero.

 

[Runk]

well well well

 

[VexOh]

Yuck. What a hack

 

[andleanback]

I have defended my boy alot but there is zero reason he should be kicking in.

Zero.

But how will he get his possession count up if he’s not allowed to do that

 

[cobra land]

I just saw him on 7 news.

I wish I could slap him.

He's got the same lines everytime he's interviewed, sounds great but how about putting into action words are cheap... how ironic that the only fight he showed was against one of his own teammates.

One of the first to wave to white flag when it gets tough and plays like a rabbit in headlights.

 

[ghostdog]

He’s a good prefect private schoolboy that says all the right things without saying much of substance, just like a politician. I don’t want to hear Andy say anything while I have to witness his pathetic defensive efforts on the footy field week after week. If I was Zach I’d be asking for a different vc, give it to Durham or caldwell

Came here to post this. I don't see a never-say-die attitude and effort from McGrath. I see it this year in Caldwell. I'd think it can only get stronger.

 

[ghostdog]

"It’s one of very few games this year where you leave with more questions than answers..."
I'm not sure what this even means.

"Effort in a game should be unconditional. We pride ourselves to bring that every week..."
Au contraire mon frere, because if you all did then we would not see insipid effort. Don't try to tell me with a straight face, that half-arsedness is the same as proud effort. You're a VC. Own the lack of effort. Call it out.

"We just have to bunker down and stick to what we do."
No, things need to change, don't you see?

"...we’re hellbent on getting things right this week and coming out on Sunday fit and firing and making amends for the last few weeks, because we know we haven’t been up to scratch."
Okay, I want to believe you, but do you get that when you mince your words and contradict the evidence, it causes disbelief? I want to believe, but wow, you are asking a lot.

 

[MightyDon]

Came here to post this. I don't see a never-say-die attitude and effort from McGrath. I see it this year in Caldwell. I'd think it can only get stronger.

Caldwell should be VC next year

 

[ant555]

"It’s one of very few games this year where you leave with more questions than answers..."
I'm not sure what this even means.

"Effort in a game should be unconditional. We pride ourselves to bring that every week..."
Au contraire mon frere, because if you all did then we would not see insipid effort. Don't try to tell me with a straight face, that half-arsedness is the same as proud effort. You're a VC. Own the lack of effort. Call it out.

"We just have to bunker down and stick to what we do."
No, things need to change, don't you see?

"...we’re hellbent on getting things right this week and coming out on Sunday fit and firing and making amends for the last few weeks, because we know we haven’t been up to scratch."
Okay, I want to believe you, but do you get that when you mince your words and contradict the evidence, it causes disbelief? I want to believe, but wow, you are asking a lot.

I wanted to hear "we are bringing the mouth guards to training on Monday "

Was sort of bland wasn't it .

 

[andleanback]

He’s a good prefect private schoolboy that says all the right things without saying much of substance, just like a politician. I don’t want to hear Andy say anything while I have to witness his pathetic defensive efforts on the footy field week after week. If I was Zach I’d be asking for a different vc, give it to Durham or caldwell

And just like clockwork he comes out saying his same old we are hurting. Spare me

 

[ghostdog]

I wanted to hear "we are bringing the mouth guards to training on Monday "

Was sort of bland wasn't it .

Felt like he was going through the motions and sticking to his PR training; not thinking about his answers. I'm not sure he believed some of the words he said.

 

[andleanback]

I wanted to hear "we are bringing the mouth guards to training on Monday "

Was sort of bland wasn't it .

I can’t stand when McGrath talks in the media. He says a lot of nothing. He’s soft as butter. Makes me sick that we gave him 6 years

 

[crackers65]

6 year contract will haunt us.

 

[MiguelM]

The words and actions are chalk and cheese.