McQualter's new role
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McQualter's new role
Okay lets be honest McQualter is talented, works very hard and tackles very well for his size.
But he is too slow for his size, and not strong enough for the way he wants to play in his own mind.
What he needs to do to make it.
I see McQualter as a small forward, really in order for him to be a starting 22, I see him needing to take Milne's spot. If we could get 1.5 goals out of him and a few assists then he would fit in nicely.
He would be able to provide some run and chase through the guts when needed as well as laying 6 tackles a game in the forward line.
If I was in McQualter's position I would be having a good hard look at where I'd position myself to be the best chance of this new found opportunity.
Good luck to him, and hope he has a cracker preseason.
But he is too slow for his size, and not strong enough for the way he wants to play in his own mind.
What he needs to do to make it.
I see McQualter as a small forward, really in order for him to be a starting 22, I see him needing to take Milne's spot. If we could get 1.5 goals out of him and a few assists then he would fit in nicely.
He would be able to provide some run and chase through the guts when needed as well as laying 6 tackles a game in the forward line.
If I was in McQualter's position I would be having a good hard look at where I'd position myself to be the best chance of this new found opportunity.
Good luck to him, and hope he has a cracker preseason.
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He debuted at Subiaco against West Coast and he ended with something like 16 disposals and 7 tackles. That whole year he played as a midfielder who would occasionally have a spell in the back pocket.Saints Premiers 2006 wrote:what position/role was he during hie debut against the power?? at tassie...???
whatever it was the 15-20 touches he got were both effective and impressive
Mini doesn't have the creativity, skills or goal sense to be a small forward and he doesn't have the pace to be a good negating forward. His position is in the midfield. I see him as a very similar player to Andrew Thompson.
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well the game down at tassie i was most impressed for a youngenmad saint guy wrote:He debuted at Subiaco against West Coast and he ended with something like 16 disposals and 7 tackles. That whole year he played as a midfielder who would occasionally have a spell in the back pocket.Saints Premiers 2006 wrote:what position/role was he during hie debut against the power?? at tassie...???
whatever it was the 15-20 touches he got were both effective and impressive
Mini doesn't have the creativity, skills or goal sense to be a small forward and he doesn't have the pace to be a good negating forward. His position is in the midfield. I see him as a very similar player to Andrew Thompson.
he was the solitary stand out in a poor performance
from memory it was the game that brooks was playing at fullback and had that shocker
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That's right. It was also the game in which he became famous for the mo.Saints Premiers 2006 wrote:well the game down at tassie i was most impressed for a youngen
he was the solitary stand out in a poor performance
from memory it was the game that brooks was playing at fullback and had that shocker
We played absolutely terrible footy that day and Mini was the shining light, getting plenty of the footy and preventing the game from blowing out.
Thomas wrote Brooks off after that game. He had the brain explosion in defence when he didn't make a contest against Brogan in the Port goalsquare and he was pushed out of the way by the 180cm Josh Francou in a marking contest. The next time he played was round 22 the next year and he got BOG as a forward.
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I agree with you there Tef but...I have no doubt he has the the skill but at his size and lack of pace is a worry IMOTeflon wrote:Mcqualter doesnt have that evasive, freakish small forward quality nor the speed factor of a Davey....nup.
Hes a "to small" mid whose a very lucky boy.....club shoulda tried something new IMO.
Skill but lacks size and pace....
Really there is not much room for a player in this day and age IMO
I hope you and me are wrong and all the best to him in having another chance...
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Putiing it how it is -Bernard Shakey wrote:Ross wanted Mini to become a tagger.
Mini decided he was a midfielder.
Mini was delisted.
Mini is now on the rookie list.
Mini needs to do what the coach tells him to do, or F*** off.
RL must have a role for him - and its all about preparing individuals for a role in the team plan - it's seems to be the way RL works - thinks. I trust RL to have an idea - even if it is to train him up as a back-up for a position that we may not need to use if all goes well. Mini is a known quantity.
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minis role for this year would be to get a fit as possible be in the bests for the scorps and if heaven forbid somthng happens to one of our mids and they go on the LTI list then hes gotta play like its for his life . in all honesty the best case scenario would be that he doesnt get elevated at all this year (nor any of the rookies) then we would have a somewhat healthy sqaud but i think if he doesnt get elevated to the main list as some point next year it will be the end for him so really his future is in the hands of the injury gods
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Re: McQualter's new role
Really? In what sense?karnak wrote:Okay lets be honest McQualter is talented
He's small.
He's not quick.
His skills are average.
He doesn't find huge amounts of the pill.
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his skills are actually very very good.rodgerfox wrote:Really? In what sense?karnak wrote:Okay lets be honest McQualter is talented
He's small.
He's not quick.
His skills are average.
He doesn't find huge amounts of the pill.
while he isnt as quick as gram he isnt a slow pooch either, makes up for it with his endurance
at junior level he found plenty of the ball, during his transition to afl ranks he was still finding a fair amount of the ball - in the game sp06 is talking about, against port in tassie. mcqualter got between 15 to 20 touches and was hitting leading forwards on the chest and setting up plays with brilliant handballs
and then this year he came out...he would take a mark, completely freak out, hold on to it untill his 15 seconds expired and then miskick it
skills and smarts arnt what he has lost...confidence is
which is good because at his age you can regain confidence, its hard to learn skills and gameday smarts though
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his skills are better than average, very good in close, neat accurate kick (though kicks short too often). good with the dink into space in F50.rodgerfox wrote:Really? In what sense?karnak wrote:Okay lets be honest McQualter is talented
He's small.
He's not quick.
His skills are average.
He doesn't find huge amounts of the pill.
his problems are speed, kicking penetration and size/strength.
he is an inside mid with a good footy brain and a lot of courage. can't see him playing as a forward.
I've always liked him but he is limited to an inside mid/tagger position due to his small size and lack of pace. with Ball, Birss, Lenny, Bakes and Armitage already more than capable in that role it's hard to see how he will get a gig in the seniors.
IMO he could do a solid job in the 1s but hard to see him pushing up from rookie list
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Re: McQualter's new role
What a compelling argument, I'm totally convinced.rodgerfox wrote:No they're not.SaintBot wrote:
his skills are actually very very good.
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Re: McQualter's new role
Do you need to be convinced that McQualter's skills aren't very, very good??riccardo wrote:What a compelling argument, I'm totally convinced.rodgerfox wrote:No they're not.SaintBot wrote:
his skills are actually very very good.
malcolm blight tried to turn barry hall into a FB, he is a 3 time GF and 1 time premiership CHF/HF
Tim Watson thought Tony Francis and tony delany would do better in the midfield than Robert harvey and nathan burke.
also with McQualter in as a 'rookie' there is only a slim likelyhood he would play senior games or get elevated into the senior team.
putting him down as a 'star' at this stage is ridiculous. Im a mini fan, but it will be a LOOOOONG road to make the senior side, and frankly if he is to make the senior side in 08, he will have to step over players already in the 38, AND depend on injuries for elevation.
IMO McQualter has maybe a 1/50 chance of playing a senior game in 08, it would depend on another catastrophic series of injuries and form reversals.
given the talls we have in the rookie list, it would also require a stack of injuries in our midfield.
he has been given a slim lifeline, he needs to dominate for casey to get an elevation.
brooks and watts did very well in casey and it was enough for their elevation, or even retention.
He is effectively a casey player in 08, he has to absolutely dominate with 25 plus effective possession games and possibly even top 4 or 5 in the morrish medal and dominate the casey B&F to get an elevation to the st kilda midfield.
remember in 07 CJ was elevated and selected ahead of mini and so was howard and birss. I think Birss is ordinary and howard and CJ have a looooooong way to go.
he isn't held in very high regard in the new heirachy.
Tim Watson thought Tony Francis and tony delany would do better in the midfield than Robert harvey and nathan burke.
also with McQualter in as a 'rookie' there is only a slim likelyhood he would play senior games or get elevated into the senior team.
putting him down as a 'star' at this stage is ridiculous. Im a mini fan, but it will be a LOOOOONG road to make the senior side, and frankly if he is to make the senior side in 08, he will have to step over players already in the 38, AND depend on injuries for elevation.
IMO McQualter has maybe a 1/50 chance of playing a senior game in 08, it would depend on another catastrophic series of injuries and form reversals.
given the talls we have in the rookie list, it would also require a stack of injuries in our midfield.
he has been given a slim lifeline, he needs to dominate for casey to get an elevation.
brooks and watts did very well in casey and it was enough for their elevation, or even retention.
He is effectively a casey player in 08, he has to absolutely dominate with 25 plus effective possession games and possibly even top 4 or 5 in the morrish medal and dominate the casey B&F to get an elevation to the st kilda midfield.
remember in 07 CJ was elevated and selected ahead of mini and so was howard and birss. I think Birss is ordinary and howard and CJ have a looooooong way to go.
he isn't held in very high regard in the new heirachy.
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Re: McQualter's new role
Sarcasm detector on the blink today, is it?rodgerfox wrote:Do you need to be convinced that McQualter's skills aren't very, very good??riccardo wrote:What a compelling argument, I'm totally convinced.rodgerfox wrote:No they're not.SaintBot wrote:
his skills are actually very very good.
No, I don't need to be convinced, I don't think mini is "very, very good", nor do I think he is the bumbler alot of forumites seem to think he is.
I'm yet to be convinced he is a wasted spot on our list when there are other players whos skill level and potential to improve it is well below Minis.