Delisted #41: Cian McBride ☘️ - Not offered a contract for 2024 - 28/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2023 (Category B Rookie)
My Boy Draft 2023: Claim here

 

[ant555]

Do we have any idea of what role he eventually will play?

KPD who can play a chop out forward and hold the ruck for 5 or 6 minutes a quarter. Needs a really consistent year. He has some scope to work with but has lacked a week in and week out consistent game.

 

[Vindicater]

KPD who can play a chop out forward and hold the ruck for 5 or 6 minutes a quarter. Needs a really consistent year. He has some scope to work with but has lacked a week in and week out consistent game.

So a Kmart Blicavs?

 

[fishardansin]

Inside bull.

 

[Vindicater]

Inside bull.

Just get him to run through campaigners

 

[eth-dog]

Apparently missed last game with a foot injury.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Does he exist? It's a now or never year.

Keeping him while showing the door to Brand and Eyre means they see something right?

 

[eth-dog]

Does he exist? It's a now or never year.

Keeping him while showing the door to Brand and Eyre means they see something right?

He's quicker and a better mark than both.

 

[fairbump_playon]

He's quicker and a better mark than both.

do you see him making it?

 

[eth-dog]

do you see him making it?

No. They made a mistake in moving him into defence last year IMO, looks much more natural forward, if he had that continuity I'd be much more bullish on him.

 

[Don Won]

Does he exist? It's a now or never year.

Keeping him while showing the door to Brand and Eyre means they see something right?

No, it means he is CatB rookie, and therefore total free hit

 

[yodellinhank]

No, it means he is CatB rookie, and therefore total free hit

Nothing is ever free.

 

[Lore]

VFL player review

Cian McBride​

Seven disposals, three marks, one tackle

"McBride had a good defensive game, beating his man and intercepting in the air many times."

VFL player review: Rd 1 v GWS

11 listed AFL players played in Sunday's matchup with GWS.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Lore]

Cian McBride​

Six disposals, five marks, four tackle

"Cian competed again and played mainly defence. At times he went into the ruck where his follow up work was good."

VFL player review: Rd 2 v Sandringham

Nine AFL-listed players played in Sunday's matchup with Sandringham.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Lore]

two week holiday for rough conduct

 

[Lore]

Cian McBride​

10 disposals, three marks, two tackles

Cian did a little bit of back and ruck work for us. He worked hard when he was on the ground and his follow up around the ball was encouraging.

VFL player review: Rd 3 v Northern Bullants

12 AFL-listed players featured in Sunday's matchup with the Bullants.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Yoda_]

I think this experiment has extended it's stay. Likely dead and buried at years end

 

[yodellinhank]

I think this experiment has extended it's stay. Likely dead and buried at years end

I don't think the whole Irish experiment is really worth it TBH. People always jump at the whole "it's free" but that's really only draft capital. It doesn't include scouting, additional coaching etc. And after that the players are easy come easy go.

It's been 40ish years, and you can probably count the success stories on one hand.

 

[eth-dog]

I don't think the whole Irish experiment is really worth it TBH. People always jump at the whole "it's free" but that's really only draft capital. It doesn't include scouting, additional coaching etc. And after that the players are easy come easy go.

It's been 40ish years, and you can probably count the success stories on one hand.

Stynes, Clarke, Kennelly, McKenna, Hanley, Tuohy, O'Connor and Nash you could all argue were/are successful

 

[Yoda_]

Stynes, Clarke, Kennelly, McKenna, Hanley, Tuohy, O'Connor and Nash you could all argue were/are successful

twice as many misses as there have been hits imho

the hits are bloody good players though hence the obsession to continue pillaging the pool

 

[eth-dog]

twice as many misses as there have been hits imho

the hits are bloody good players though hence the obsession to continue pillaging the pool

Well yeah, but that's similar to most drafts.

I still think we should have persisted with him forward.

 

[yodellinhank]

Stynes, Clarke, Kennelly, McKenna, Hanley, Tuohy, O'Connor and Nash you could all argue were/are successful

McKenna & Tuohy not great success for the clubs that Cat B'd them. Players that leave you and put a hole in your plans is one of the risks. Clarke left and came back, while the pies won a flag that's not ideal.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Looks like it’s gonna be Seeya McBye hey

 

[ant555]

He was worth the risk as a rookie. I think what Eth has said is right. He showed more as a forward and some of his ruck efforts last year where not horrible but he has fallen short. It happens more often than not with rookies.

Interesting to hear the guy running the current training camp in Ireland say they are looking more at 186 - 190 cm types with speed and endurance as the preferred player type.

 

[yodellinhank]

Interesting to hear the guy running the current training camp in Ireland

Is this role voluntary?

 

[ant555]

Is this role voluntary?

Someone from TLA working for the AFL I think