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Is it just me or does Luke Mcguane remind you a bit of Andrew Kellaway? Both play third tall in the back line and are both athletic with questionable kicks.
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Luke Mcguane = Andrew kellaway?
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sante
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McGuane had OP last year which could have been a cause to his poor kicking at times.
He's kicking IMO is bound to improve with more matches under his belt as he seems to have the right attitude to become a good player and a regular face in our defence position.
He and Kellaway share a few similarities but AK appeared to have footy smarts and assertiveness in his game style. Even so, at (almost) 21 McGuane has plenty of time to not only become a Kellaway for us in defence but surpass him.
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not in the slightest. In fact Dale Weightman resembles Mark Lee more than those two.
McGuane is relatively new to footy and is improving by the game.
McGuane is faster/more agile.
McGuane is taller...the main reason kellaway lost his spot was a lack of height.
However, Kellaway is a MUCH better mark. When he was AA, he was the best defensive contested mark going around.
McGuane is faster/more agile.
McGuane is taller...the main reason kellaway lost his spot was a lack of height.
However, Kellaway is a MUCH better mark. When he was AA, he was the best defensive contested mark going around.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but Andy Kellaway was approx 190cm - 191cm.
Either way, kicking aside, there's a long way to go before McGuane can be compared to Andy Kellaway.
not completely ridiculous, both very courageous. Mcguane was actually recruited as a key forward player and was dominant as a junior at full forward, very sticky mits.
I think what kellaway has on mcguane in footy smarts (mostly knowing to handball it instead of using their useless kicks) Mcguane is better at knowing when to punch and not to attempt a mark.
Whilst Kellaway took some great pack marks in the backline he also allowed his opponent to take plenty of grabs when he was in a great position to spoil. I think Mcguane has the ability to keep forwards quiter.
agreed...K2 was an excellant mark, whereas Mcguane is a good mark with the benefit of some agility that AK lacked. Not sure if I could ever see LM as an All Aust, hope so, but unlikely
smokey_58au
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Correct. Both are 190cm. Surprising isn't it. If I was having a bet I would have said McGuane is taller than Kellaway. Probably explains why he was able to compete so well - he was taller than he looked.
I think alot of us are overrated mcguane slightly, he's another one of those players that has a real crack but suffers in the talent department. I don't think he's cemented his spot in the side yet. He did an admirable job for a young skinny bloke but I'd swap him out for Rance as soon as possible.
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After going to school and playing footy for club with him his kicking never was his strongest point. I still cringe when he has a kick when watching him play for richmond he has a very awkward style he just cannot shake off.
Not a fair comparison to andrew. He was a gun, yet luke has plenty more years to go i just cannot see him being andrew. Lukes best features was his athletism and his marking so hopefully these flourish this year..
McGuane was 191cm when drafted. I'm sure he'd be around 193-194cm now if you look at the photos of him compared with guys like schulz.
Kellaway was 190 cm but had a far smaller leap than mcguane which meant that height wise, he was really only a fair matchup for 185cm forwards with decent leaps.
Kellaway had to use his body as a weapon to enter packs, stand his ground in suicidal situations etc, etc.
McGuane is in the 'Inspector Gadget' category. Can get an arm in where it shouldn't be, has spaghetti like 2nd efforts, and has the benefit of great closing speed on a leading forward who looks like he's on the lead and set for a certain mark, when bang, McGuane gets a spoil in. (Same with Thursty)
I loved the Kellaway boy's honesty.
But I much rather have Thursty and McGuane running around the backline.
We saw the Kellaways as great bit part players. Strong, honest and hardworking.
But with Thursty and McGuane.......you can start to build a Backline AROUND them.
Cheers
McGuane is in the 'Inspector Gadget' category. Can get an arm in where it shouldn't be, has spaghetti like 2nd efforts, and has the benefit of great closing speed on a leading forward who looks like he's on the lead and set for a certain mark, when bang, McGuane gets a spoil in. (Same with Thursty)
I loved the Kellaway boy's honesty.
But I much rather have Thursty and McGuane running around the backline.
We saw the Kellaways as great bit part players. Strong, honest and hardworking.
But with Thursty and McGuane.......you can start to build a Backline AROUND them.
Cheers
smokey_58au
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Yeah, thats very interesting. Your post made me go dig a bit deeper and what I found was mostly confusing. I checked 5 different sites and got these results:
190cm, 84kg
191cm, 76kg
191cm, 86kg
191cm, 86kg
191cm, 86kg
So who knows the real truth? It would suggest though, that in all likelihood you are correct RB and that these stats are all derived from the same source with the first set older than the rest (the 76kg must be a typo I reckon). And your guess about his current height being closer to 193-194cm is probably on the money too. Makes sense because like I said in my post - he DOES look taller than AK. Anyone work with stats that might be able to shed some more light?
sante
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Thats what we needed, wrenny to show up
Do you think he will make it at Tigerland? You still mates with him?
This is the problem with height and weight stats. More often than not they are incorrectly listed/outdated and obviously dont take into account players stance's (riewoldt hunches so he actually plays like a 185-187cm flanker) or player's leaps (a jack in the box like mcguane plays more like a 195 cm defender).
For instance, most sites list deledio as 186-188cm and 80-85 kg. In reality he is more like 189-191cm and 90kgs. There was an article last pre-season about deledio putting on 9kg's, however his listed weight didnt change from '06 to '07.
I recall that also. Geez i hate the RFC website.
THATS NOT RIGHT I THINK IF YOU LOOK INTO IT IF A BLOKE CANT KICK BY 18 HES NEVER GOING TO BE A DECENT KICK.SHEESH SKILLS AND AN INABILITY TO BULK UP SAYS LUKE IS MORE THAN LIKELY ONLY GOING TO BE IN THE CAPER IN THE SHORT TERM.He's kicking IMO is bound to improve with more matches under his belt as he seems to have the right attitude to become a good player and a regular face in our defence position.
He and Kellaway share a few similarities but AK appeared to have footy smarts and assertiveness in his game style. Even so, at (almost) 21 McGuane has plenty of time to not only become a Kellaway for us in defence but surpass him.
IMO THE BEST OPTION FOR HIM IS AS A THIRD TALL FORWARD OPTION/FLANKER.
No dont see Luke Mcguane has done anything yet to warrent talk about him let alone compare him to Andrew Kellaway ,ok Andy was never a star so to speak but he worked hard and pretty consistantly got better later in his career, but sayin that if Mcguane turns out to be as good as him one day I will be happy for him 
good post m8
i loved the kellaway bro's, always strong in defence, the way they put the body on the line for the team was amzing
