McQualter

SaintsRepublic · Sun 03 Aug 2008 7:00pm

Can someone report from today where Mini is at?

Sounds like he was one of our best??

Can someone fill me on where he is? Sounds like he is really going well this time around and grabbing his spot with both hands.

What are his strengths and weaknesses? player he resembles?

dascman · Post: # 613890Post **dascman** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 7:09pm

Destroyed Pearce today.

claystreet · Post: # 613894Post **claystreet** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 7:11pm

Mini put his hand up a few times today.

esaint66 · Post: # 613935Post **esaint66** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 7:34pm

Mini was everywhere, in and under, flying for marks, over the top etc ... everywhere.

fugazi · Post: # 613953Post **fugazi** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 7:40pm

Good today...he had great hands in close and was in it and at it all day.

Eastern · Post: # 613957Post **Eastern** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 7:41pm

IMHO was our 6th best player today !!

Otiman · Post: # 613958Post **Otiman** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 7:42pm

Mini was great today. Will have to lift again to fill the hole left by Ball.

saintsRrising · Sun 03 Aug 2008 7:42pm

Is filling in nicely for Baker asa small tagger shutting selected opponents out of the ame.

spert · Post: # 614029Post **spert** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:17pm

Great to see him improving every game, excellent foot skills -and doesn't mind the tough stuff. I would have him over Baker at the moment.

Washedup · Post: # 614038Post **Washedup** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:21pm

saintsRrising wrote:Is filling in nicely for Baker asa small tagger shutting selected opponents out of the ame.

Mini is doing great at the minute, he is the Mr 1% man of our team, Baker will struggle to get back in for the rest of the yr regardless how fit he gets himself now

bergsone · Post: # 614041Post **bergsone** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:22pm

Did a job again today,all you can ask.He will be there next week

Megamaguire · Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:26pm

McQ was a great contributor tonight. I can recall plenty of worthy in close possessions- tackles and switched onness. He looks stronger and it helps him impose himself on the game. He is starting to look like a great Luke Ball double. Bally was all courage again and i hope he can make it back in 2008.

GO McQ!
GO SAINTS!

bigred · Post: # 614053Post **bigred** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:26pm

Well on the way to becomming a premier tagger.

Hurts....absolutely punishes with his run.

Doing very well indeed.

esaint66 · Post: # 614058Post **esaint66** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:28pm

Think about it this way we only got him playing for the 2nd half of the year because we elevated him for G - train, was a huge mistake to have had him on the Rookie list in the first place.

Dan Warna · Post: # 614059Post **Dan Warna** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:28pm

I think he's wasted as a tagger.

but he's doing the job, some of his passing under pressure was pure luke ball/nathan burke.

Otiman · Post: # 614063Post **Otiman** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:30pm

Dan Warna wrote:I think he's wasted as a tagger.

With Luke Ball out, Mini will be taking over his role.

saintsRrising · Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:34pm

Otiman wrote:
Dan Warna wrote:I think he's wasted as a tagger.
With Luke Ball out, Mini will be taking over his role.

Birss in asa run with tagger.
rmo an otion as an inside mid as well.

Pies is an important game and so Birss may be a better in than Armo. last time round he destroyed Shaw.

Otiman · Post: # 614082Post **Otiman** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:37pm

saintsRrising wrote:Birss in as a run with tagger.
Armo an option as an inside mid as well.

Agreed on Birss. Not too sure on Armitage though, not sure he's ready for the responsibility.

makemytime · Post: # 614091Post **makemytime** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:40pm

hes not high possession-getter but he gets into contests and lays plenty of tackles - a good tag and a tough man like ball and hayes

13 possessions and 9 tackles second only to luke ball (14) with hayes behind (8)

BigMart · Post: # 614092Post **BigMart** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 8:40pm

Mini was very good....he does jobs......if only he was a touch more damaging...

He is aggressive, tough and his skills are neat...

Dan Warna · Post: # 614124Post **Dan Warna** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 9:02pm

makemytime wrote:hes not high possession-getter but he gets into contests and lays plenty of tackles - a good tag and a tough man like ball and hayes

13 possessions and 9 tackles second only to luke ball (14) with hayes behind (8)

McQualter is playing a baker type role, its not his job to get possessions.

I hope one day mcqualter does get elevated to a midfield position instead ofa negating position as he looks the goods.

I remember stan alves saying peckett was good enough to play on the wing, the only problem was a certain nicky winmar held down a wing for over a decade...not a bad player to keep up downfield tbh.

StNoodles · Post: # 614130Post **StNoodles** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 9:05pm

I can see him becoming more like Brett Kirk and Kane Cornes each game, shutting down his sopposition while racking up the possessions. Always knew how to find the ball, I'm very glad we are persisting with him.

Bernard Shakey · Sun 03 Aug 2008 9:25pm

Eastern says Mini was our 6th best player today.

Who was above him, because I only saw 3 good players?

Ralphy · Post: # 614187Post **Ralphy** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 9:26pm

Bernard Shakey wrote:Eastern says Mini was our 6th best player today.

Who was above him, because I only saw 3 good players?

gwilt.
joey
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fiora

bigred · Post: # 614212Post **bigred** » Sun 03 Aug 2008 9:36pm

Dan Warna wrote:I think he's wasted as a tagger.

but he's doing the job, some of his passing under pressure was pure luke ball/nathan burke.

+

Yeah. Agree.

Doing a job. Hard as nails.

McQualter

McQualter

McQ right in the thick of things