Carlton legend Brendan Fevola has revealed he was rejected by the Blues’ Harry McKay after approaching his outdated membership to present the 2021 Coleman Medallist goalkicking recommendation.
Fevola is the third-most prolific goalkicker of all time for Carlton, booting 575 targets from 187 video games in a adorned profession that included two Coleman Medals, three All-Australian picks, and 7 consecutive membership main goalkicker titles from 2003 to 2009.
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McKay was the 2021 Coleman Medallist, and is on monitor to surpass Fevola by way of targets kicked if he performs 290 video games within the league, however Fevola nonetheless felt he might contribute to McKay’s recreation.
“I reached out to (former coach) David Teague when he was the coach of Carlton a couple of years ago,” Fevola mentioned on 101.9FM The Fox’s breakfast present Fifi, Fev & Nick.
“I said, ‘Mate, I’d love to do some goal kicking with Harry (McKay), just to help him’.
“I can see some flaws in his routine but, you know, I might not be able to teach him anything, but it would be great to just go down, have a chat and he might pick up something little that might help him.
“Just to help him, this is nothing against Harry.
“Harry said no, he said ‘Nah, I’m right I’ve got it all covered,’ which is fair enough, that’s no worries.
“Everyone can learn on the job, because you’re never brilliant at anything, no one’s perfect.
“So if someone comes to you and says, ‘hey dude, let’s have a little bit of a practice’, you might get something little (from it).
“They think they’ve got it covered, but sometimes you don’t.”
Under Teague, McKay averaged two targets a recreation, lifting in 2021 after the pandemic-shortened 2020 season to win a Coleman Medal and boot 58 targets at 3.1 targets per recreation.
Teague was fired on the finish of 2021, and McKay kicked 45 targets at 2.4 targets per recreation in 2022 below Michael Voss, however has regressed considerably in 2023 to 1.5 targets per recreation.
AFL nice Kane Cornes opined in a column for The Age earlier this season that McKay’s kind was an “annoying alarm” for Carlton, on the time of writing (April 6) having had solely eight pictures at purpose for 2 targets.
“The numbers say his teammates have lost confidence in him as a target inside 50; they have gone to him just 26 per cent of the time compared with 35 per cent last season,” Cornes wrote.
Fevola’s revelations come because the Blues come below fireplace for his or her inefficient play this season, compounding McKay’s troubles up entrance.
“When I watch Carlton play at the moment, it’s a bit of a snoozefest – there’s no real dare,” North Melbourne nice David King mentioned on Fox Footy’s First Crack after their loss to St Kilda.
“Right now, (Voss has) got the biggest challenge in the competition as coach. He’s got the talent, he’s got the forward line and they are underperforming.
“Is it individuals not necessarily living up to their end of the deal or is it the system still being clunky six weeks in? Time is slipping.
“Their clearance game is ranked 12th in the competition for actually winning the clearance but 16th in terms of score differential – last year that was an absolute strength for them.
“Forward 50 is now 16th at goals per entry even with McKay and Curnow down there – how is that the case? The mind boggles.
“Every team in the comp would crave to have Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay in their front half.
“They should be leading the competition in marks inside 50 – there’s no excuse for that really.”
Carlton solely managed 9 inside 50s towards St Kilda, and rank 14th within the competitors for marks inside 50, alongside varied different statistical indicators that needs to be trigger for concern for Michael Voss.
Source: www.news.com.au
