Re: Baby Blues vs. Essendon at Windy Hill Sunday
Reply #32 –
McCarthy plays like a 6'6" flanker - seems to have no idea what to when the ball comes in high and can look a little ungainly due to his height at times... but he doesn't possess the game or the mass to play a key post, or the pace to go with leading forwards. So he is really a player without a position - where do you play him? And his confidence looks shot, and has looked so for a long time.
Given that he was a seriously talented youngster who played all manner of positions for Glenelg's seconds (ruck and wing are two I can remember), where his running ability, clean hands and touch below his knees really stood out he is a prima facie case of the abject lack of development of kids at Carlton. Why he wasn't assessed early on, a role decided for him, and then groomed for that role absolutely staggers me. Three, albeit injury interrupted seasons, and we still have a kid struggling to contribute in defence. So why hasn't he been tried elsewhere eg on a wing or across half forward? Like I said, the lack of development of a kid like that is bordering on the criminal and serious question need to be asked of the so-called "development" staff.