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Kane McAuliffe
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In all seriousness, there's a bit of a messiah complex about Kane given our desperation for a young, emerging midfielder.
Was a standout last week in the VFL but thought his disposal was a bit untidy despite racking it up.
The heat will be a lot greater tomorrow & it's likely going to take some period of adjustment at AFL despite his great start.
Good luck to the kid. Hope he has a good debut. Just not going to place super high expectations on him.
I'm picking up the same vibes. Brownlow medal chat before playing a game? I realise it's in jest, but did anyone make similar comments about Conca or Dusty, both much higher picks?
PRE hype machine probably taking too many stimulants. Give him a dozen games to see if he's that good perhaps.
Optimistic he's going to be good, but agree we need to let him grow at a reasonable rate.
A good honest country boy who is not over awed by much. Will put his head down and get the ball which he has done at every level until now.
If his disposal is a bit shabby he will fit right in with out midfield.
This is where it's so important for us to scrap like mad dogs, because we don't have the polish to maintain possession.
If we cough it up, we have to scrap to get it back.
Agree.
Got a bit of Ollie Wines about him ( who won a Brownlow )
But he does have a good left boot on him when given time and space. Hopefully he’s got the footy IQ because that’s what separates the blue collar from the mercurial
Potential PRE Phantom Draft Hall of Fame Jackpot ring-a-ding-ding all-star highlight brewing here.Ripper, can't wait to see this kid play. Picked him in the phantom draft, I know others have called him their boy, but I reckon that gives me 1st crack at ownership
Hopefully isn't the sub, really looking forward to what he can do for us as we transition our midfield
I agree, we don't want to build him up too much, but he does have the same height 187cm similar build and same determination to get the footy as a champion Tiger left-footer from 1967 to 1977. His initials are R.H. Is that putting too much presuure on him?
I don’t think Rory Hilton was that tall. Or played in those years either.
Big Rexy Hunt ...yibbida yibbida
\\Might be that other bloke with the same initials that went ok in that period too............If there was a ball in dispute with a few players going for it, I'd say to dad "Royce will get it", and he usually did. Kane's highlights remind me of those contests.Big Rexy Hunt ...yibbida yibbida
Richmond midfield coach and esteemed former club captain Chris Newman's assessment of McAuliffe . . .
“You look at the size of him . . . he’s a readymade body and plays that inside mid role really well.
“Wins his own ball, and it’s good to see a left-footer in there that’s able to get inside and out.
“The thing that he likes to do is actually win it, but he’s quite good at getting in to out successfully.
“He loves taking on tackles, shrugging tackles and getting clear.
“He’s a really honest worker . . . works hard, which is exactly what we require out of all our mids.
“And his patterns are strong.
“He’s a really good kid, who loves to learn. He’s always in my office and works closely with Sam Lonergan and Jack Ziebell as well with his stoppage craft.
“He’s a really talented kid . . . a beautiful left-foot kick and quite penetrating, too.
“So, he’s got a good leg and he can kick both sides. But he’s quite good at getting on to his left.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1523020/newman-bullish-on-mcauliffe
“You look at the size of him . . . he’s a readymade body and plays that inside mid role really well.
“Wins his own ball, and it’s good to see a left-footer in there that’s able to get inside and out.
“The thing that he likes to do is actually win it, but he’s quite good at getting in to out successfully.
“He loves taking on tackles, shrugging tackles and getting clear.
“He’s a really honest worker . . . works hard, which is exactly what we require out of all our mids.
“And his patterns are strong.
“He’s a really good kid, who loves to learn. He’s always in my office and works closely with Sam Lonergan and Jack Ziebell as well with his stoppage craft.
“He’s a really talented kid . . . a beautiful left-foot kick and quite penetrating, too.
“So, he’s got a good leg and he can kick both sides. But he’s quite good at getting on to his left.”
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1523020/newman-bullish-on-mcauliffe
Lets hope the tiger fans dont get feral on this kid if he doesnt get 30 and kick 2 goals in his first game
Why would we do that? We’ve been conditioned for many years now to expect very little from our draftees.
