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R7: Breakers Vs United.

And so because Barlow and Kickert are guys who operate very well in organised and consistent offences, the rationale to drop McRae only magnifies.

If these guys are the types of players who played very well in Europe only because they knew when and where their shots would come from in the offences, how does McRae's wild, selfish style bring out the best in these guys.

A: It doesn't.

Melb United the best in the league at wasting/under-utilising the full potential of their roster.

Melbourne need to get rid of McRae for someone like Dunigan. They get killed on the boards all the time and have no toughness inside outside of Wortho. Dennis has been disappointing too for someone who was hyped up.

DJ > Kickert

Neither can play D but DJ had more offensive tricks in his bag.

Just when you think United will be just that...

Webster, Breakers shoot down Melbourne

United look like they could self destruct. D Mac is fine when things are going well. But when they are playing poorly, the raw emotion plea card can't be used too often and D Mac pulled it out too regularly for mine. United are erratic and will be up and down. I was surprised at Barlow's game. Hasn't he been overseas improving his game.Not sure what Melbourne's other import is expected to do. They look like they could use a Scott Wilberkin type playmaker.

The problem with melb is that they have 3 players that basically do the same things(wortho, barlow and Walker) they have a stretch 4 trying to play centre with no real back up centre,

Goulding was a selfish SOB, but the was unreal to watch when he was on, is McMillan injuried or was he one of Anstys boys and o the outer now?

McRae can fill it up but if you read into DMacs coaching you see he doesn't run the offence - he just streetballs/runs iso plays.

This works well for him as he gets opportunities to score.

But it just freezes the other guys and because McRae operates out of the offence, guys like Barlow, Worthington, Tomlinson, Corletto etc. Don't know when and where their shots are going to come from.

Its all disorganised and you see the supporting cast never develops an offensive ryhthm - they don't run sets consistently.

Melb is simply too talented and deep to have one player been as selfish as he is.

You can't compare Gouldings Melb team and this Melb team. Goulding played with the likes of Walker, Odigie (who got extended mins last year), Ballinger, McMillan, Tomlinson. McRae is playing with some of those guys plus Kickert, Dennis and Barlow - arguably a much more talented team. How and why he thinks he need to go Kobe mode is beyond me but I doubt the senior players in that United team are happy.

I've said it before but if Chris goulding was in the league having a season that McRae is ATM he would be in MVP talk, no ones talking about how much Barlow is stinking it up, he's taking minutes of walker who should be starting

Shaky effort but Breakers hung on. McCRae seemed rattled. Perth look the pick of the league with the rest (Gong aside) capable of beating each other.

McRae is not the player Melb need. Period.

United come back.

As I said a few weeks ago, McRae has to go.

Melb would be 10x better without him.

When he has the ball the offense just stops.

United getting belted at half time

United's offence is just painful to watch.

It's so frustrating to watch such a quality line up full of offensive talents struggle to even run a set. Arrggh

in nz, I will generally favour the home team. out of nz, its a 50/50 proposition. nz by 2

He has broken his self imposed media ban and released a Vlog on his website www.johnrillie.com

good to see what a player is going through