Billings will be our best player by 2016
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Billings will be our best player by 2016
This kid is the most exciting young player I have seen since rooey played under blight. Marks very well for his size, his left foot is amazing and yet his right is more then serviceable. Knows where to position himself to take advantage of the hard ball get and will kick ALOT of goals. Can't wait for next sunday to see him live. So so so excited.
BTW dunstan and acres are very exciting also and our talls are going in the right direction. I saw signs from sippa and Stanley as a combo going forward.
Patience!!! Don't start writing off players based on a half or a game...
BTW dunstan and acres are very exciting also and our talls are going in the right direction. I saw signs from sippa and Stanley as a combo going forward.
Patience!!! Don't start writing off players based on a half or a game...
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Billings - future brownlow medallist Longer - future best ruck
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Acres - future norm smith
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Re: Billings will be our best player by 2016
Yup so freaking good. He will be another Chad Wingard. He just has the complete game. Some guys make it look so easy.
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Will be in our top 5 for sure.
Awesome kick. Smart. Knows where to run. Clean hands. Good decisions. Reads play. Good mark for height.
Awesome kick. Smart. Knows where to run. Clean hands. Good decisions. Reads play. Good mark for height.
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gringo wrote:Yup so freaking good. He will be another Chad Wingard. He just has the complete game. Some guys make it look so easy.
Chad won a B& F and was AA at age 19... But agree JB looks like a player.
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Geez he would have to be really good to be better than Dunstan. He doesn't have the flair of Billings but boy he can play, doesn't fumble, cool under pressure quick hands and is as tough as they come
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Was excited by the things he did tonight. Great skills and great pack mark for his size.
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Most exciting part of the night tonight for mine was when billings took a mark on the wing in the last, had a player open but would have to kick on his right. In the context of a game where the likes of gibbs, riewoldt, simpson all struggled on their non preferred he took the tougher road, hit him up without the player missing a step and it resulted in a shot at goal.
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2013 trade/draft best ever?
Billings - future brownlow medallist Longer - future best ruck
Dunstan - future captain Eli - future cult hero
Acres - future norm smith
loyal in the good times and bad
In richo I trust
2013 trade/draft best ever?
Billings - future brownlow medallist Longer - future best ruck
Dunstan - future captain Eli - future cult hero
Acres - future norm smith
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Hard to argue with the OP. The kid is already comfortable at this level, imagine how good he'll be as he strengthens his body and improves his endurance?
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We've got three good one's.
Think once Acres gets the pace of the game he will be outstanding,he wanted to be in the game tonight and hard at the tackle. Jack was pretty ordinary in his preseason games and round 1 game,but now he has got the pace he belongs. Dunstan will be a warrior,Lenny should give him his jumper when he hangs them up
Think once Acres gets the pace of the game he will be outstanding,he wanted to be in the game tonight and hard at the tackle. Jack was pretty ordinary in his preseason games and round 1 game,but now he has got the pace he belongs. Dunstan will be a warrior,Lenny should give him his jumper when he hangs them up
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Now just imagine how good we can be if we can snare another 3 good ones this year!!
Drink well Sainters, load up in Billings and hit top 4 hard in a few years
Forget mediocrity and "trying hard to finish 9th"
Drink well Sainters, load up in Billings and hit top 4 hard in a few years
Forget mediocrity and "trying hard to finish 9th"
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He's got this great spring in marking contests that catches opponents of guards. I liked seeming him played on the ball tonight for a bit. He was a little fumbly but you could see he knows how to get to the heart of the action and has the creativity to make things happen. My warning would be he might be a little like Rioli where he will have a great first year and then maybe his development will flatten out for a couple of seasons and everyone starts criticising him for being too flashy and not doing the hard consistent work. He needs a fair amount of time and games to get to elite level just like everyone else no matter what he's showing now.
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BringBackMadDog wrote:Geez he would have to be really good to be better than Dunstan. He doesn't have the flair of Billings but boy he can play, doesn't fumble, cool under pressure quick hands and is as tough as they come
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Liked Longer too give him 2 years will be good because he is a aggressive Ruckman who is only going to get better.
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Exactly the type of player we haven't drafted for a while... Just looks classy.
I think we just need to keep his body right
I think we just need to keep his body right
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Not sure the Rioli analogy is accurate.
Rioli is classed a flashy player because of his electric acceleration and bag of tricks. Although Billings also has his tricks, his class comes from his doing the standard things almost perfectly. Timing his leads, holding onto his marks, hitting his targets on both feet — he is just the complete footballer. He also isn't particularly fast.
Rioli is classed a flashy player because of his electric acceleration and bag of tricks. Although Billings also has his tricks, his class comes from his doing the standard things almost perfectly. Timing his leads, holding onto his marks, hitting his targets on both feet — he is just the complete footballer. He also isn't particularly fast.
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IMHO Dunstan will be the better and far more consistent player and Captain. Played tonight with residue of flu. Billing will be Dal Santo like.
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Re: Billings will be our best player by 2016
Billings is certainly talented
Lots of elite level parts in his game
I hope he ends up better than Rioli, who in my mind is the second most overrated player in the AFL
He has never put a series of good games together, never touched the footy enough to be classed anything above a dangerous small fwd...
I hope Jack ends up a quality AFL player... Which requires consistency
Dunstan .... A solid footballer
Lots of elite level parts in his game
I hope he ends up better than Rioli, who in my mind is the second most overrated player in the AFL
He has never put a series of good games together, never touched the footy enough to be classed anything above a dangerous small fwd...
I hope Jack ends up a quality AFL player... Which requires consistency
Dunstan .... A solid footballer
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Ok, I'll bite.BigMart wrote:Billings is certainly talented
Lots of elite level parts in his game
I hope he ends up better than Rioli, who in my mind is the second most overrated player in the AFL
He has never put a series of good games together, never touched the footy enough to be classed anything above a dangerous small fwd...
I hope Jack ends up a quality AFL player... Which requires consistency
Dunstan .... A solid footballer
Who is the most overrated?
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You hope Jack ends up a quality footballer ??!! The single best quality player we have drafted since Dal......BigMart wrote:I hope Jack ends up a quality AFL player... Which requires consistency
Dunstan .... A solid footballer
Dunstan a solid footballer !!?? The kid is already an integral and IMPORTANT part of an AFL midfield half a dozen games into his first season at age 18.
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for me watching from TV and the one game in perth ..
Dunstan reminds me of a young Chris Judd in the way he prepares for the game and the way he is just so damn eager to get in and make an impact i would have to say i havent seen a better first 4 games then Dunstans first four
Billings to me looks like the type of kid who has always been the best player in his team as a junior so early on i think he kinda waited for it to happen but now after being coached by AFL coaches and having the senior guys mentoring him i think he is really hitting his straps and his natural ability is being matched by his hunger for the ball .. i reckon he ill just get better and better
Acres i think doesnt have the natural skills of Billings but he is a warrior for the contest i can see him fast becoming a favorite
Dunstan reminds me of a young Chris Judd in the way he prepares for the game and the way he is just so damn eager to get in and make an impact i would have to say i havent seen a better first 4 games then Dunstans first four
Billings to me looks like the type of kid who has always been the best player in his team as a junior so early on i think he kinda waited for it to happen but now after being coached by AFL coaches and having the senior guys mentoring him i think he is really hitting his straps and his natural ability is being matched by his hunger for the ball .. i reckon he ill just get better and better
Acres i think doesnt have the natural skills of Billings but he is a warrior for the contest i can see him fast becoming a favorite
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Billings is Chad Wingard mk.2
Loved the way Acres found space in a big maul at half back in one passage, and a fly for a big forward pack mark he went for, almost stuck. Will be something also..
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Loved the way Acres found space in a big maul at half back in one passage, and a fly for a big forward pack mark he went for, almost stuck. Will be something also..
All three are a Christmas miracle.
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Starts with Nic, ends with Nat.FQF wrote:Ok, I'll bite.BigMart wrote:Billings is certainly talented
Lots of elite level parts in his game
I hope he ends up better than Rioli, who in my mind is the second most overrated player in the AFL
He has never put a series of good games together, never touched the footy enough to be classed anything above a dangerous small fwd...
I hope Jack ends up a quality AFL player... Which requires consistency
Dunstan .... A solid footballer
Who is the most overrated?