Bobby Sands
Premiership Player
- Sep 12, 2013
- 3,253
- 8,349
- AFL Club
- Richmond
200 gamer.
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Playing for Frankston200 gamer.
Disgusting.He likes beers this bloke.
McBean is currently the leading goalkicker in the SANFL, with 40 majors from 13 games (at an excellent 74% accuracy) for the top-placed Glenelg Tigers. Also led the VFL in goalkicking as a 20/21 year old in 2015.
Still only 25 by the end of this year. Could he have a future at AFL level, even as a Rookie pick? What was the knock of him during his time on Richmond's list? I seem to remember a fair bit of hype, that never really amounted to regular senior opportunities.
The knock on him is that he's a 200+cm 3rd tall forward. He's got great footy nous but lacks the strength to use his size to his advantage, which is why he barely ever takes a contested mark. Is not very competitive in the ruck either.
Things may have changed this season but those were his issues when he was with us.
He's basically a small forward stuck in a 200cm body.
Sounds very Eric Hipwood-esque. Kind of like "what's the point of being 6'7"-6'8", when you don't really use it?"
The knock on him is that he's a 200+cm 3rd tall forward. He's got great footy nous but lacks the strength to use his size to his advantage, which is why he barely ever takes a contested mark. Is not very competitive in the ruck either.
Things may have changed this season but those were his issues when he was with us.
He's basically a small forward stuck in a 200cm body.
McBean is currently the leading goalkicker in the SANFL, with 40 majors from 13 games (at an excellent 74% accuracy) for the top-placed Glenelg Tigers. Also led the VFL in goalkicking as a 20/21 year old in 2015.
Still only 25 by the end of this year. Could he have a future at AFL level, even as a Rookie pick? What was the knock of him during his time on Richmond's list? I seem to remember a fair bit of hype, that never really amounted to regular senior opportunities.
I saw him play in the VFL about 3-4 weeks before his last season with us was done & he was in a 1v1 marking contest against a much smaller opponent & he was out positioned & out bodied & therefore out marked. I knew then he'd be delisted as his opponent was only a medium sized defender & he'd made him look silly. at his stage in his career he should have been dominating opponents to prove he could make it at AFL level.Interesting reading that he was a bit arrogant and lazy.
Always surprised me he didn’t get more of a run. Not many young talls kick that many goals in the vfl and are never given a proper run. I can’t think of another example of it in fact. Seen a lot less output get rewarded with a hell of a lot more games.
I know it’s not all goal kicking but I reckon bean would have kicked more in a season than Griffiths did in his career.
Will retain my profile pic a little while longer...Leading goal kicker in the SANFL
Could make a good small forwardLeading goal kicker in the SANFL