Magic

[cruiser]

Link to article about Micky O. I especially liked this:

"My goal, once I fell in love with Sydney, was to play my whole career here and I think I've got a few more years in me."

I hope his knees hold out for him to keep playing well. I almost cant imagine the Swans without him, with Micky having played throughout one of the most successful and significant periods in the club's history.

[ROK Lobster]

Re: Magic

Originally posted by cruiser
Link to article about Micky O. I especially liked this: I hope his knees hold out for him to keep playing well. I almost cant imagine the Swans without him, with Micky having played throughout one of the most successful and significant periods in the club's history.

No link cruiser (and I'm too lazy to look for myself).

I too hope he can hold his body together as he is one of my favourite players and gives the side that bit of brilliance. I am glad that his knees have not been too crash hot the last couple of seasons or Roos would have had him rotating through the mid-field too.

[ROK Lobster]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/how-sydney-cast-a-spell-over-magic/2006/03/25/1143084057937.html

[cruiser]

Re: Re: Magic

Originally posted by ROK Lobster
No link cruiser (and I'm too lazy to look for myself).

I too hope he can hold his body together as he is one of my favourite players and gives the side that bit of brilliance. I am glad that his knees have not been too crash hot the last couple of seasons or Roos would have had him rotating through the mid-field too.

Huh? It was there when I last looked.

[Pommie Swannie]

I can't see Magic playing a full season after 06. It will undoubtedly be a huge loss.

So is there a 'natural' successor? To me, on the current list, no! Malceski may have the ability to step up, but at this point, it's far from a shoe-in!

Any other ideas?

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by Pommie Swannie
I can't see Magic playing a full season after 06. It will undoubtedly be a huge loss.

I wonder if he could become an effective bench specialist like Riccardi at Geelong?

[Eala ?ireann]

I think Mick is dreaming a bit here. He's fading out.

[liz]

Originally posted by Eala ?ireann
I think Mick is dreaming a bit here. He's fading out.

Disagree on evidence from 2005. His final quarter of the GF was vey very good in every department other than his kicking. I know that's a big "other" given how bad he was in that department, but it wasn't typical of his year.

He kicked 52 goals in 23 matches - a more than decent output from the second target up forward. He set up countless more through sleight of hand that most footy players could only dream about.

Methinks there's a lot of football left in him yet.

[ROK Lobster]

Originally posted by liz
Disagree on evidence from 2005. His final quarter of the GF was vey very good in every department other than his kicking. I know that's a big "other" given how bad he was in that department, but it wasn't typical of his year.

He kicked 52 goals in 23 matches - a more than decent output from the second target up forward. He set up countless more through sleight of hand that most footy players could only dream about.

Methinks there's a lot of football left in him yet.

I'm with you Liz. Sure he's 'broken down' somewhat, but he has been like that for 2-3 seasons.

[Jeffers1984]

Originally posted by Eala ?ireann
I think Mick is dreaming a bit here. He's fading out.

WTF? Magic has come on the back of one of his most consistent seasons in ages. He'll be fine this year and the next.

[Thunder Shaker]

Originally posted by Jeffers1984
He'll be fine this year and the next.

Touch wood.

[Eala ?ireann]

Originally posted by Jeffers1984
WTF? Magic has come on the back of one of his most consistent seasons in ages. He'll be fine this year and the next.

I hope you're all right! I also hope he remembers how to kick straight.

[TheHood]

Originally posted by Eala ?ireann
I hope you're all right! I also hope he remembers how to kick straight.

Got to start forgiving.

It was the last quarter of the AFL season, the stakes were at the peak, stress generates fatigue and Mick had worked really hard on 2 determined opponenets all day.

I think I would struggle to kick it over Hunter or Chick's head too.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by TheHood
Got to start forgiving.

It was the last quarter of the AFL season, the stakes were at the peak, stress generates fatigue and Mick had worked really hard on 2 determined opponenets all day.

I think I would struggle to kick it over Hunter or Chick's head too.

You left of the bit about being concussed.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by ScottH
You left of the bit about being concussed.

...and his d*ckie knee.