How Slow Is Mcveigh!!!!

[ernie koala]

I sincerely beleive, with Mc Veigh and Mathews out, and Moore and Schnieds in, we would of been a 4-5 goal better side today, and therefore may well of won the game Open your eyes Roosy, they must go !!
Those in the 2's must watch these two get picked, week in week out, and wonder what the hell is going on

[woo]

Mcveigh was hopeless....

but I have to say on a VERY big positive we were competive in the second half...I have to say I expected it to be hard to get off the ground without hall, but once they did get going I was happy...remember geelong is at the top of the ladder, we were not playing easy beats so we can't be ridiculous hard on the team.

Without Hall though we really did in the end start to look like a good team...for once long kicks into the 50..welll done I say...the future weeks are looking good ...

[ROK Lobster]

but I have to say on a VERY big positive we were competive in the second half...

We hve to be competitive all day. Melbourne were competitive last night, tonight's losers were competitive for plenty of the game. Being competitive means @@@@ all. The talent base of all teams is so even, the clubs so professional that all teams will be competitive. We were good for patches in the second half, but @@@@ing awful much of the time. Not good enough.

[NMWBloods]

but I have to say on a VERY big positive we were competive in the second half...I have to say I expected it to be hard to get off the ground without hall, but once they did get going I was happy...remember geelong is at the top of the ladder, we were not playing easy beats so we can't be ridiculous hard on the team.

I don't think this is much of a positive. Yes, it's good that the team doesn't roll over and get smashed, but playing one quarter of football is not much of a positive. Being competitive is something that teams finishing outside the eight are happy with. Also, Geelong had no bench so it's not surprising they slowed a bit in the last quarter.

[Vivien]

We hve to be competitive all day. Melbourne were competitive last night, tonight's losers were competitive for plenty of the game. Being competitive means @@@@ all. The talent base of all teams is so even, the clubs so professional that all teams will be competitive. We were good for patches in the second half, but @@@@ing awful much of the time. Not good enough.

Well said

[Nico]

I frankly think that McVeigh is gutless. He hates a contested footy and just plain gives up on a contest. Throw in SLOW and you have a completely useless footballer.

[smasher]

Maybe McVeigh is a project player and his year has been mapped out already.Some players take a while to mature.I realise that his form would not be tolerated in another team so that is the only reason he may play for us each week??????

[gloveski]

A Final win over West Coast last year at Subi Mcveigh done a fine job on Cousins. I thought that night he had come of age but man he has gone backwards at an alarming rate..........He is as slow as Matthews if not slower can't have both in the team unless they are both at the top of their game.
Matthews has been good this year (except for yesterday but no one has been able to stop Ablett this year) unfortunately Mcveigh has not so time to go.

[TheMase]

I always said he would be never better than an average player at best. I believe I got shot down for those comments too.

[Snake]

McVeigh is useless but Roos sees something we obviously don't. Maybe we should email this thread to [email protected], just to show our dissapointment.

[barry]

I always said he would be never better than an average player at best. I believe I got shot down for those comments too.

I was probably one who shot you down. He was highly regarded when he was drafted. Looked like he was a chance in his first few games. Up until then he was following the lines of how a pick 5 should develop. Then he stopped.

One word:
Salopek.

[reigning premier]

Yep.. McVeigh must go.

Trouble for the youngsters is that we have three walk up start players waiting in the wings.

Hall, Kenelly & LRT.

Kenelly may make it back this week, as might the other two. Drop McVeigh for Kenelly, and push Eski into the MF.

Who else then comes out?

Maybe Bevan for LRT. But guess what, that leaves one Barry Hall still without a spot and the fairly hard done by Schneider still on the outer.

Mathews is going OK (Though a lot around here wouldn't admit it, as is B1). So who goes to make way considering we're still trying to win this thing??

Vogels is good enough on his day as is Dempster. Laidlaw showed a bit but I'd still prefer to have any of the previously mentioned, seasoned players in there.

We can only put 22 on the ground and with the exception of one maybe two players, the others are doing the job.

[vanberlo=god]

keep schmitty and laidlaw in, get rid of mcfag & bevo for lrt & kenny

hall to go 10 rounds with vogels, whoever is left standing gets the spot

[Jeffers1984]

Round 1 5 Sydney JARRAD MCVEIGH NSW/ACT RAMS 07/04/1985 184cm 70kg
Extremely athletic player who is strong overhead & a good decision-maker. Joint winner of McLean Medal in AFL U16?s in 2001 but injured shoulder whilst representing Aust U17 team in Ireland in 2002. Missed the entire season but has fully recovered & reminded AFL Clubs of some of his outstanding attributes at the National AFL Draft camp with a level 15.06 beep test + recording 10.02sec for 3km (camp best for both) together with a 3.01sec for 20 metres. Brother to Essendon?s Mark McVeigh. Originally from Pennant Hills FC in Sydney.

Who we missed:

Round 1 6 Port Adelaide STEVEN SALOPEK DANDENONG STINGRAYS 21/06/1985 183cm 82kg
Tremendous ball winner in midfield. Can also play forward & kick goals or tight in defence. All Aust in U18?s this year after being AIS/AFL Academy member in 2001-2002. From Narre Warren FC. His endurance showed out at the National AFL Draft Camp where he recorded at level 14.09 beep score. His psychomotor results particularly his decision marking speed, reaction time & peripheral awareness were in the top 5%. Averaged 29 possessions in TAC Cup this year.

Round 1 9 Kangaroos HAMISH MCINTOSH MURRAY BUSHRANGERS 04/09/1984 201.8cm 100.5kg
Strong mark & agile player who kicks goals. Vic Country Rep in 2002. From Lavington FC. Giant young man at nearly 202cm & over 100kg but his second efforts & skills are excellent for a person of his size. Finished runner up in Bushrangers best and fairest award topping off a promising year.

[reigning premier]

Looking at the raw numbers, you'd have to say that we picked the right one.. i.e. beep test, sprint and endurance results, etc. However, this is the interesting bit;

injured shoulder whilst representing Aust U17 team in Ireland in 2002. Missed the entire season but has fully recovered

Perhaps he has not yet fully recovered physcologically and is still afraid of the contest as a result???