Player Watch Beau McCreery

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Blair tried his best with what he had to work with but when your one paced and not viewed as an ever present offensive threat to the opposition your ability to be an effective pressure forward is limited.

Beau with his mix of speed, strength and competitiveness within a 186cm frame makes him a defensive weapon up forward while players like a Hill or Elliott with their speed, leap and offensive capability also makes them more effective in applying real or perceived pressure on an opposition defence.

A bit like how Murphy was quickly viewed as the new and improved version of Madgen, McCreery is the evolutionary leap we required when it came to the role of pressure forward within our side.
 
swoop42 said:
Blair tried his best with what he had to work with but when your one paced and not viewed as an ever present offensive threat to the opposition your ability to be an effective pressure forward is limited.

Beau with his mix of speed, strength and competitiveness within a 186cm frame makes him a defensive weapon up forward while players like a Hill or Elliott with their speed, leap and offensive capability also makes them more effective in applying real or perceived pressure on an opposition defence.

A bit like how Murphy was quickly viewed as the new and improved version of Madgen, McCreery is the evolutionary leap we required when it came to the role of pressure forward within our side.
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I feel like Beau is the player Bucks envisioned when Goldsack played forward. But better and more effective in the role if that makes sense.
 
BIGNEDKELLY said:
I feel like Beau is the player Bucks envisioned when Goldsack played forward. But better and more effective in the role if that makes sense.
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Goldsack was an unbelievable player.
Really good 👍 as a defender and a forward. Underrated by many.

Beau is a raging bull type not as big as Leigh Brown but just as effective.
 

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swoop42 said:
Blair tried his best with what he had to work with but when your one paced and not viewed as an ever present offensive threat to the opposition your ability to be an effective pressure forward is limited.

Beau with his mix of speed, strength and competitiveness within a 186cm frame makes him a defensive weapon up forward while players like a Hill or Elliott with their speed, leap and offensive capability also makes them more effective in applying real or perceived pressure on an opposition defence.

A bit like how Murphy was quickly viewed as the new and improved version of Madgen, McCreery is the evolutionary leap we required when it came to the role of pressure forward within our side.
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Agreed but he's growing to be more than a defensive forward - our coaching staff are really something!
 
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swoop42 said:
Blair tried his best with what he had to work with but when your one paced and not viewed as an ever present offensive threat to the opposition your ability to be an effective pressure forward is limited.

Beau with his mix of speed, strength and competitiveness within a 186cm frame makes him a defensive weapon up forward while players like a Hill or Elliott with their speed, leap and offensive capability also makes them more effective in applying real or perceived pressure on an opposition defence.

A bit like how Murphy was quickly viewed as the new and improved version of Madgen, McCreery is the evolutionary leap we required when it came to the role of pressure forward within our side.
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Like your post but see Blair and Beau as completely different players. Blair so often tried to be a lead/mark up forward and often became a target for forward entries. Reality he was trying to play above his height. Jamie is more like Blair, but with a leap. Beau doesn't try to lead up that often, he impacts on ground level and fast movement. His tackling ability is next level, I'd suggest he has redefined the defensive forward role by turning tackling and pressure into a weapon that impacts immediately as much as it does down field.
 
It's been said before, but one thing that Beau needs to work on is softening his 'tackle first' mentality. There are multiple occasions each game where he should compete for the ball rather than wait for his opponent to pick it up and then tackle them. If he can adjust this mindset a little bit and then win a few more contested balls this way, his effectiveness will go up further.
 
Stoods said:
So hard to tackle him and not many players break his tackles. Has great speed, a very handy player to have up forward. Potential for a couple centre bounces here and there?
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I thought Maynard would be effective at centre bounces for the same reason but those skill sets don’t necessarily translate. Maynard and McCreery are beasts in one on one (sometimes one on 2 or 3) battles in more open play as they use their ability to hit hard and short burst of pace to break away. That’s not the same as what Adams and Mitchell do by getting in and under and getting a quick disposal to an outside runner.
 
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Jelly Bean said:
It's been said before, but one thing that Beau needs to work on is softening his 'tackle first' mentality. There are multiple occasions each game where he should compete for the ball rather than wait for his opponent to pick it up and then tackle them. If he can adjust this mindset a little bit and then win a few more contested balls this way, his effectiveness will go up further.
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It's the shepherds more than tackles - just gets drawn in to body check his opponent, when he should be peeling away to receive and do serious damage with his pace and kicking.
 

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sr36 said:
It's the shepherds more than tackles - just gets drawn in to body check his opponent, when he should be peeling away to receive and do serious damage with his pace and kicking.
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The Nick goal wouldn't have happened without his body check from hell and bulling through a double tackle.
 
jonbe54 said:
The Nick goal wouldn't have happened without his body check from hell and bulling through a double tackle.
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That was to win a ball in dispute, I'm talking about body checks to clear space for a teammate with the ball. The modern way is to peel off to receive and with his pace and power, he's one you want receiving. He's beginning to do it occasionally, but will be more damaging if he does it more often.
 
sr36 said:
That was to win a ball in dispute, I'm talking about body checks to clear space for a teammate with the ball.
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It's tricky, because like with the clip of him shepherding for Sidebottom inside the F50, it can give teammates that crucial bit of time. I think if he focuses on shepherding in those tight contests where he cannot realistically use his pace to break the line then it's good.

I think a lot of what we saw last year was a bit of a lack of confidence. He seems to completely back himself nowadays
 
gouki88 said:
It's tricky, because like with the clip of him shepherding for Sidebottom inside the F50, it can give teammates that crucial bit of time. I think if he focuses on shepherding in those tight contests where he cannot realistically use his pace to break the line then it's good.

I think a lot of what we saw last year was a bit of a lack of confidence. He seems to completely back himself nowadays
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I still think there's another level of confidence to find for Beau. Huge ceiling.
 
gouki88 said:
For sure, if not several. His physical tools with his skills could lead to anything!
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It's really unusual for a bloke with such damaging strengths to be a defensive player building his attacking game rather than the other way around. So his attacking potential is often underestimated.
 
sr36 said:
That was to win a ball in dispute, I'm talking about body checks to clear space for a teammate with the ball. The modern way is to peel off to receive and with his pace and power, he's one you want receiving. He's beginning to do it occasionally, but will be more damaging if he does it more often.
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Understood and it certainly ads a dimension to both his play and our forward setup.
 
Pistol Night said:
How many tackles did this beast break Tuesday? I cant remember any of the Essendon wimps being able to tame him at any stage
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I can't remember an Essendon player able to bring him to ground, and all l see was the bull, just pushing them off him or just out of the way.....lol
 

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