AFL Player #32: Ben "Buckets" McKay

[VelvetSledge]

Contract: Unrestricted Free Agent 2029
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 30, Dave

 

[Lore]

Difficult to police, but something along the lines of ‘if there wasn’t a compensation selection in play, would you want to keep this player?’ would make sense to add to the rubric.

Doedee for example represents a pretty natural parting of ways for someone wanting to get to a contender and the Crows having an able replacement available in Worrell.

No way in hell North let McKay leave without the lure of high end comp. Hell, we didn’t even want Daniher to leave and we weren’t even getting high end comp.

Just remove the restricted part where they have an opportunity to match

 

[andleanback]

I’m not overly fussed with the cap space. It’s my opinion that you trust clubs to correctly manage their cap until they prove they can’t.

Look at Carlton for example everyone has blasted them for wasting money on McGovern, Martin, Z.Williams but has it prevented them from retaining any players?

What I do worry about is the overall vision of the club. Are Cox and Reid no longer expected to be big pieces of our future?

As long as he stays on the park…

 

[The Donners]

Is he actually any good? All I've heard about him all year is how North can't wait to offload him to get pick 3.

High draft picks are what desperate clubs need to keep their fans at bay from poor performances. We’ve been there.

 

[Zach Package]

Just remove the restricted part where they have an opportunity to match

Even still, matching is at best an empty threat because all you’re doing is forcing a trade, the player will never stay. And nor should they have to by the way.

 

[Lore]

Even still, matching is at best an empty threat because all you’re doing is forcing a trade, the player will never stay. And nor should they have to by the way.

And it means we aren't manipulating contracts for a particular result of compensation, so the result should be more authentic.

 

[Foxx]

we might've paid overs for him but realistically big defenders come at a premium and i think he'll slot into our defense nicely, especially because it'll allow ridley et al to all play the roles they're meant to instead of filling in as they've done historically.

just need to work on his kicking skills, but that's something a few players need to do

2015 AFL Draft Combine top performers:

Kicking test
Mitchell Hibberd - 24 (out of a possible 30)
Nick Coughlan - 23
Darcy MacPherson - 22
Thomas Glen - 22
Matthew Allen - 22
Jade Gresham - 21
Nick O'Kearney - 21
Rhys Mathieson - 21
Declan Mountford - 21
Jordan Snadden - 21
Ben McKay - 21
Charlie Curnow - 21

 

[eth-dog]

2015 AFL Draft Combine top performers:

Kicking test
Mitchell Hibberd - 24 (out of a possible 30)
Nick Coughlan - 23
Darcy MacPherson - 22
Thomas Glen - 22
Matthew Allen - 22
Jade Gresham - 21
Nick O'Kearney - 21
Rhys Mathieson - 21
Declan Mountford - 21
Jordan Snadden - 21
Ben McKay - 21
Charlie Curnow - 21

Well that proves that test is crap. Hibberd, Coughlan, O'Kearney, Mathieson, Mountford and McKay at a minimum are poor kicks at AFL level.

 

[jannissary]

2015 AFL Draft Combine top performers:

Kicking test
Mitchell Hibberd - 24 (out of a possible 30)
Nick Coughlan - 23
Darcy MacPherson - 22
Thomas Glen - 22
Matthew Allen - 22
Jade Gresham - 21
Nick O'Kearney - 21
Rhys Mathieson - 21
Declan Mountford - 21
Jordan Snadden - 21
Ben McKay - 21
Charlie Curnow - 21

something's changed since then clearly because he's had a lot of shockers on the field.

 

[Nifft]

$10 & a dymocks voucher from me

$275 and a frozen yoghurt giftcard from me...

 

[The acurate one]

Weird seeing North fans like us for 5 mins.

Love you not like. And best of luck for you and Benny.

 

[jannissary]

$275 and a frozen yoghurt giftcard from me...

i just figured that ben likes a good read

 

[ghostdog]

Well that proves that test is crap. Hibberd, Coughlan, O'Kearney, Mathieson, Mountford and McKay at a minimum are poor kicks at AFL level.

All tests are snap shots of ability rather than true reflections. Down with standardised testing. Start the revolution!

 

[ghostdog]

I would like McKay at fullback and Baldwin or Ridley at CHB.

Baldwin, Ridley and Redman distributing by foot is the way. We should be able to include McGrath in that list but I'll reserve judgement.

 

[Lore]

All tests are snap shots of ability rather than true reflections. Down with standardised testing. Start the revolution!

This is why you need draft watchers that see whole games including the bad ones, and not just highlights reels, stats and combine results.

 

[ghostdog]

This is why you need draft watchers that see whole games including the bad ones, and not just highlights reels.

Yep. It's also why no-one should ever trust my draft choices.

I'll take this moment to apologise for barracking so hard for Dodo to select Nik Cox. I take full responsibility.

 

[Lore]

Yep. It's also why no-one should ever trust my draft choices.

I'll take this moment to apologise for barracking so hard for Dodo to select Nik Cox. I take full responsibility.

On that one I still think he’ll work out. It just might be at another club in about 6 years from now, that’s all.

Could be a Ridley replacement at the rate we’re going

 

[Nifft]

i just figured that ben likes a good read

 

[ghostdog]

On that one I still think he’ll work out. It just might be at another club in about 6 years from now, that’s all.

Could be a Ridley replacement at the rate we’re going

Can a backline with McKay, Baldwin, Ridley and Cox work? I don't think so. Too tall and too slow. I don't know where Cox fits in now.

 

[Lore]

Can a backline with McKay, Baldwin, Ridley and Cox work? I don't think so. Too tall and too slow. I don't know where Cox fits in now.

Two are AFL and two are VFL… and then you get two retired and two AFL in a couple/few years.

 

[ghostdog]

Two are AFL and two are VFL… and then you get two retired and two AFL in a couple/few years.

What does your first choice back six look like? I've got;
Redman - McKay - McGrath
Hind - Baldwin - Ridley

 

[Lore]

What does your first choice back six look like? I've got;
Redman - McKay - McGrath
Hind - Baldwin - Ridley

Well so far we have exactly the same as we had this year but with less Zerk and more Buckets

So that’d apparently be Redman McGrath Kelly Heppell McKay Ridley and Laverde

cue melts

 

[Ambrosia]

Well so far we have exactly the same as we had this year but with less Zerk and more Buckets

So that’d apparently be Redman McGrath Kelly Heppell McKay Ridley and Laverde

cue melts

I will be whinging

 

[ghostdog]

Well so far we have exactly the same as we had this year but with less Zerk and more Buckets

So that’d apparently be Redman McGrath Kelly Heppell McKay Ridley and Laverde

cue melts

Is that your first choice though?

 

[Lore]

Is that your first choice though?

My first choice is that we upgrade Heppell and maybe Kelly, but we don’t really have that option in front of us at this stage. Could do with another Saad/McKenna as well but Hind ain’t it

 

[ghostdog]

My first choice is that we upgrade Heppell and maybe Kelly, but we don’t really have that option in front of us at this stage. Could do with another Saad/McKenna as well but Hind ain’t it

You're very diplomatic, Lore.

You'd play both Heppell and Kelly in seniors then? But not Hind. Is Laverde in your back 6?