I was pushing for him to play at some stage but watched him against Port Melbourne the benchmark in the VFL and was extremely poor, conditions perhaps didnt suit but Griff played himself into the seniors that day McBean did not. No point bringing him in if just for sake of it needs to grab the chance rather than have it handed to him. Goals against clearly the worst side in the VFL may be a little misleading
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Universal Love McBean... Its time!
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I'd like to see him play against the Saints . One game experience will mean a truck load over the pre season. If we don't we are not fair dinkum about developing players and we may as well just top up again on spuds like Hampson and Thomas.
I agree about the results against the easy beats in the VFL but the fact is the kid has talent and a lot of it.
I agree about the results against the easy beats in the VFL but the fact is the kid has talent and a lot of it.
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I'd like to see him play against the Saints . One game experience will mean a truck load over the pre season. If we don't we are not fair dinkum about developing players and we may as well just top up again on spuds like Hampson and Thomas.
I agree about the results against the easy beats in the VFL but the fact is the kid has talent and a lot of it.
I agree about the results against the easy beats in the VFL but the fact is the kid has talent and a lot of it.
Try 23/24 weeks ago!! Needs to be a spot for him first though.... He plays once we are totally shot or we get an injury to a tall....
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Patience, let his frame catch up to his talent. Look at the Bombers and Daniher, he is getting games now when his form does not warrant it, also his confiedence is being hammered, why? he is still a bean stalk.
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Yeah that's the popular place across the rd from where I mentioned
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I wouldn't be opposed to giving him a game against the Saints if we lose to Adelaide.
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Guess this sums up the McBean situation best:
As those who have watched him a few times this year have said, he makes the most of his opportunities, but isn't having a consistent 4 quarter impact. Leave him in the reserves, see if he can win the goal kicking there and let him develop his game.
As those who have watched him a few times this year have said, he makes the most of his opportunities, but isn't having a consistent 4 quarter impact. Leave him in the reserves, see if he can win the goal kicking there and let him develop his game.
Im happy to back the club on this guy, he didnt do too well in the NAB game although was coming off an injury I think.
Still skinny and its not like we desperately need him to kick our goals in the 1sts, happy for him to keep developing in the 2's.
Still skinny and its not like we desperately need him to kick our goals in the 1sts, happy for him to keep developing in the 2's.
As Tim Clarke said, the coaches know that he would no doubt be able to kick goals in the AFL, but there is more to being a forward in the AFL these days than simply kicking goals. He's working on these other aspects of his game, improving steadily, and he will get his shot eventually.
Seriously??... the whole reason he's still in the magoos is that we are still developing him... Clarke's writeup today suggests they are working on his forward defensive pressure.... he's got plenty of time.
Seriously the way some have hyped him up on this board is a bit ridiculous.
No where near ready for senior football.
Even Shaun Hampson dominates in the VFL….
No where near ready for senior football.
Even Shaun Hampson dominates in the VFL….
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He's closer to being delisted than getting a senior game 
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Well if Griff's hand is injured then you'd imagine that next in line would be either Mcbean, Elton or Orren. Based on form you would have to say that the Bean will debut.
Would be a liability up forward. No chance we'd play Maric and Orren in the same team.
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There were a couple of pics posted of McBean and Chocco wrestling and Al Paton suggested it could be about hims debuting. RFC_Official seemed to knock it on the head saying that Chocco regularly does 1-1 work with younger players after training or gets a couple of them to do 1-1 work.
