Athilnaur
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I agree McCabe has a limited passing game. And I don't recall him stepping anyone, though I have seen him change direction and put on speed. His passing game and offload game has improved, as have the lines he offers but to be fair that is from a low base.
Hard to judge on 201 mins what improvements he has brought to his game, but in the time he has had he has managed 80 metres per 80 played and almost invariably makes the gainline. That is a big plus. He also brings a good support game, regularly being close by for cleanouts. And of course his D is excellent. I personally think White has made a mistake not playing him at 13 with Kuridrani having limited impact but that is 20-20 hindsight on my part.
All of these things will make him desirable to Deans. I see little between him and Horne and doubt it would make any difference which of them was played save a bit more confidence McCabe will shut down anyone running his channel.
Hard to judge on 201 mins what improvements he has brought to his game, but in the time he has had he has managed 80 metres per 80 played and almost invariably makes the gainline. That is a big plus. He also brings a good support game, regularly being close by for cleanouts. And of course his D is excellent. I personally think White has made a mistake not playing him at 13 with Kuridrani having limited impact but that is 20-20 hindsight on my part.
All of these things will make him desirable to Deans. I see little between him and Horne and doubt it would make any difference which of them was played save a bit more confidence McCabe will shut down anyone running his channel.