My memory of the McAdam fiasco was Mark Williams approaching him to move - quite possibly with a reasonable amount of "they're a shit club and don't treat their players right" mayo spread on top that somehow managed to find it's way to the media prior to the end of the season
McAdam was handy in Adelaide's forward line. He had a little bit of X factor. He could take hanger, he was fast, he could tackle, he was a little unpredictable, and he could kick a goal. He certainly provided pressure in our forward line we've missed this season when he was available
Adelaide wanted to keep him and offered him improved contract terms, however he decided to go with the Melbourne offer. He was wished all the best for the future
What also came out around that time is that Shane didn't always take training and rehab as seriously as he should've. And he rarely did any "extras". He also proved during his time at Adelaide that he couldn't play through niggles. It was the belief of the HP staff that he was susceptible to soft tissue injuries because of his casual attitude towards training and his reluctance to do any "extras"
Weirdly when Mark Williams (somewhat unprofessionally) went public, one of the things he mentioned was Shane being unhappy with the HP staff and the way they treated him. In other words, trying to push him to be a professional athlete on and off the field
Seems to me Mark and by extension Melbourne knew exactly what they were getting. But somehow managed to ignore the warnings, brush them off and place all the blame on Adelaide
Adelaide aren't to blame. McAdam isn't a spud. He needs to be pushed to train and take rehab seriously
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