What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
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What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
For the following players, and feel free to suggest any more. What does 2023 hold for them?
Zak Jones - Started the year as a required player but has ended on the fringe with some average performances.
Seb Ross - Has more than held his own in the best 22 this year, but may be on the decline with age.
NWM - Has a repultation for his foot skills but has butchered more than he has made (I say right as he drills a perfect ball I50 to the captain)
Jack Billings - Is on the verge of being a depth player, may not see another contract.
Dan Butler - 2022 focused on defensive forward pressure over scoring and saw him well behind in goals and goal assists on previous years.
Ben Long - Up and down, a man without a mission as Battle was last year. Can he find a spot and make a name?
Jack Bytel - On the fringe, some injuries, but cracking form in the VFL. Needs to establish or go home.
Zak Jones - Started the year as a required player but has ended on the fringe with some average performances.
Seb Ross - Has more than held his own in the best 22 this year, but may be on the decline with age.
NWM - Has a repultation for his foot skills but has butchered more than he has made (I say right as he drills a perfect ball I50 to the captain)
Jack Billings - Is on the verge of being a depth player, may not see another contract.
Dan Butler - 2022 focused on defensive forward pressure over scoring and saw him well behind in goals and goal assists on previous years.
Ben Long - Up and down, a man without a mission as Battle was last year. Can he find a spot and make a name?
Jack Bytel - On the fringe, some injuries, but cracking form in the VFL. Needs to establish or go home.
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Re: What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
I think Billings and Jones have the most to worry about in relation to keeping their place in the team.
Ross has had a very good year. I expect the same again next year
Hope Bytel stays and get a decent run at it next year
Butler and Higgins have been victims of our atrocious ball movement and even worse delivery.
Ross has had a very good year. I expect the same again next year
Hope Bytel stays and get a decent run at it next year
Butler and Higgins have been victims of our atrocious ball movement and even worse delivery.
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Re: What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
all tradeable. bring on the next bunch of chumps.
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Re: What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
Keep Long
Hope Bytel doesn’t sign with Bombers
Rest on table for good offer
Hope Bytel doesn’t sign with Bombers
Rest on table for good offer
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Re: What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
Long has just found himself at the level, why would you get rid of him?
We have lost 5 off the list already, I reckon we keep the lot.
Jones, Billings- need a big preseason
Bytel and NWM are our youth- keep developing
Ross - top 3 in B and F, only 28, say no more.
Butler - still a dangerous player, will be more so with a better forward structure and game plan
We have lost 5 off the list already, I reckon we keep the lot.
Jones, Billings- need a big preseason
Bytel and NWM are our youth- keep developing
Ross - top 3 in B and F, only 28, say no more.
Butler - still a dangerous player, will be more so with a better forward structure and game plan
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Re: What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
I know
I was being facetious
Ross is still in his 20’s and is in the top 3 fittest players at the club
I was being facetious
Ross is still in his 20’s and is in the top 3 fittest players at the club
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Re: What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
Thoughts on above:Otiman wrote: ↑Sun 21 Aug 2022 7:44pm For the following players, and feel free to suggest any more. What does 2023 hold for them?
Zak Jones - Started the year as a required player but has ended on the fringe with some average performances.
Seb Ross - Has more than held his own in the best 22 this year, but may be on the decline with age.
NWM - Has a repultation for his foot skills but has butchered more than he has made (I say right as he drills a perfect ball I50 to the captain)
Jack Billings - Is on the verge of being a depth player, may not see another contract.
Dan Butler - 2022 focused on defensive forward pressure over scoring and saw him well behind in goals and goal assists on previous years.
Ben Long - Up and down, a man without a mission as Battle was last year. Can he find a spot and make a name?
Jack Bytel - On the fringe, some injuries, but cracking form in the VFL. Needs to establish or go home.
- Ross has had a top 10 B & F year .
- Long - improved significantly and seemed liked by the group
- Butler - like all small forwards a victim of how the bigs play
- Bytel - missed large chunk via injury. lots of rumours but as far as i know they are keyboard rumours?
Billings - an interesting one and probably only guy with trade value. Questionis where we are at are we better with him or without?
Jones - Does provide a point of difference but defensive efforts can be poor . Needs to re invent himself a bit but would be willing to part with him for a late second rounder.
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Re: What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
Very interrupted year through injury
But Hunter Clark needs a big pre season
Lost confidence/has no strength.............rag dolled at times
2023 under the micrscope
But Hunter Clark needs a big pre season
Lost confidence/has no strength.............rag dolled at times
2023 under the micrscope
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Re: What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
don't think people happy to trade for trade sake
talk he wants to go back home
HE MAY WANT TO BE TRADED
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Re: What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
He may not. Looked happy to me yesterday.
bulls*** story just because he was born in serial killer city.
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Re: What does 2023 hold for these players at career crossroads?
who of Hill or Billings would you keep? Presuming interest in both. For me Hill stays, Billings goes. Mason Wood has shown up Billings as a wingman, Billings couldn't hit the clutch goal not the bullet pass to the lead so as a half forward adds little, his marking apparently claimed as a strength is 50/50 so even if he is now considered a depth player if someone comes calling I would answer - YES
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