So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
God that’s rubbish
Do a career compare of Billings and Higgins
Look at their best games - ceiling
Look at their numbers
FFS
One has 30 Brownlow votes
The other has zero
Do a career compare of Billings and Higgins
Look at their best games - ceiling
Look at their numbers
FFS
One has 30 Brownlow votes
The other has zero
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
I am in the 50/50 group. Happy if he stays, not heart broken if he leaves.
For what it's worth I have never rated him in clinch moments, but he is a good link player and covers huge distances in games which would be hard to replace.
For what it's worth I have never rated him in clinch moments, but he is a good link player and covers huge distances in games which would be hard to replace.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Seb Ross has won a b&f in your logic he too is better than Higgins?????
Watch the game ffs stop hiding behind meaningless stats it proves nothing
Look at their output /impact ....you can only do that when you watch enough football
Suspect you’re not there yet.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Seb Ross is better than Higgins
WTF are you on about?
One is a small forward/half forward who’s played 60 games, averages 15ppg, 2.3 tackles and 0.87 goals
The other is an inside/outside mid
Played 160 games, averages 23.5, 3.75 tackles has won 2 B&Fs and made the AA squad. Has Captained StK and is in the leadership group.
Are you smoking the pipe or something?!
WTF are you on about?
One is a small forward/half forward who’s played 60 games, averages 15ppg, 2.3 tackles and 0.87 goals
The other is an inside/outside mid
Played 160 games, averages 23.5, 3.75 tackles has won 2 B&Fs and made the AA squad. Has Captained StK and is in the leadership group.
Are you smoking the pipe or something?!
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
B.M wrote: ↑Sat 21 Aug 2021 3:03pm Seb Ross is better than Higgins
WTF are you on about?
One is a small forward/half forward who’s played 60 games, averages 15ppg, 2.3 tackles and 0.87 goals
The other is an inside/outside mid
Played 160 games, averages 23.5, 3.75 tackles has won 2 B&Fs and made the AA squad. Has Captained StK and is in the leadership group.
Are you smoking the pipe or something?!
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Ross is a good player.
Billings is a good player.
Dunstan is a good player.
All three can cut it at the highest level.
Are all three in the same side going to get you a flag?
No they are not.
Billings is a good player.
Dunstan is a good player.
All three can cut it at the highest level.
Are all three in the same side going to get you a flag?
No they are not.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Imagine being told in December 2014 that in 7 years' time billings, Dunstan, acres, McCartin and Goddard would've all left the club, the dogs would have a premiership and the demons were minor premiers.... Oh and petracca was a Brownlow favourite...
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Premature.erskine_1981 wrote: ↑Sun 22 Aug 2021 8:39pm Imagine being told in December 2014 that in 7 years' time billings, Dunstan, acres, McCartin and Goddard would've all left the club, the dogs would have a premiership and the demons were minor premiers.... Oh and petracca was a Brownlow favourite...
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Sure, but quite possible. I'm just sad. I remember feeling so optimistic about those two drafts. We get them right and 2019-2023 would be fun times.
In my head McCartin was plugger, Goddard was, well.... Goddard. And Billings, Dunstan and Acres were Harvey, Burke and Winmar. Clearly I got ahead of myself.
In my head McCartin was plugger, Goddard was, well.... Goddard. And Billings, Dunstan and Acres were Harvey, Burke and Winmar. Clearly I got ahead of myself.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
In terms of impact and importance to our team Ross is better than Higgins ?????B.M wrote: ↑Sat 21 Aug 2021 3:03pm Seb Ross is better than Higgins
WTF are you on about?
One is a small forward/half forward who’s played 60 games, averages 15ppg, 2.3 tackles and 0.87 goals
The other is an inside/outside mid
Played 160 games, averages 23.5, 3.75 tackles has won 2 B&Fs and made the AA squad. Has Captained StK and is in the leadership group.
Are you smoking the pipe or something?!
You know anything about football ?
If I’m on the pipe mate you better grab hold of some fast
Ross won’t be missed
Higgins would be.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
You’d know a bit about that I suspect ...saynta wrote: ↑Sun 22 Aug 2021 8:41pmPremature.erskine_1981 wrote: ↑Sun 22 Aug 2021 8:39pm Imagine being told in December 2014 that in 7 years' time billings, Dunstan, acres, McCartin and Goddard would've all left the club, the dogs would have a premiership and the demons were minor premiers.... Oh and petracca was a Brownlow favourite...
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Some people criticised those draft selections at the time
A lot of other forumites spent pages justifying those selections
A lot of other forumites spent pages justifying those selections
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
for me its become - "So What... if Billings, Ross and Dunstan leave." I'd prefer to keep Billings and hope we do, but Dunstan can go, would much rather get games into Bytel/Byrnes Ross, meh, can go, was always destined to be a fringe player as we got better. And he is not a great fringe player. Higgins much better, we need to aim for more of that ilk.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Spot on Teflon, BM needs to get on the pipe and learn something about football!Teflon wrote: ↑Sun 22 Aug 2021 9:14pmIn terms of impact and importance to our team Ross is better than Higgins ?????B.M wrote: ↑Sat 21 Aug 2021 3:03pm Seb Ross is better than Higgins
WTF are you on about?
One is a small forward/half forward who’s played 60 games, averages 15ppg, 2.3 tackles and 0.87 goals
The other is an inside/outside mid
Played 160 games, averages 23.5, 3.75 tackles has won 2 B&Fs and made the AA squad. Has Captained StK and is in the leadership group.
Are you smoking the pipe or something?!
You know anything about football ?
If I’m on the pipe mate you better grab hold of some fast
Ross won’t be missed
Higgins would be.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Tend to agree that Ross going would not be that big a loss. Billings.....meh. Dunstan - the stat that his last three games he went at 28% disposal efficiency sums up that situation.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
You guys should go and have a look at all the goals the saints scored last weekend. Seb was in the chain in at least 5 of them.
The continual demeaning of Ross on this forum is beyound belief.
The continual demeaning of Ross on this forum is beyound belief.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Please BM don't smoke the same pipe as Teflon...his brain is friedThe Barometer wrote: ↑Wed 25 Aug 2021 10:11pmSpot on Teflon, BM needs to get on the pipe and learn something about football!Teflon wrote: ↑Sun 22 Aug 2021 9:14pmIn terms of impact and importance to our team Ross is better than Higgins ?????B.M wrote: ↑Sat 21 Aug 2021 3:03pm Seb Ross is better than Higgins
WTF are you on about?
One is a small forward/half forward who’s played 60 games, averages 15ppg, 2.3 tackles and 0.87 goals
The other is an inside/outside mid
Played 160 games, averages 23.5, 3.75 tackles has won 2 B&Fs and made the AA squad. Has Captained StK and is in the leadership group.
Are you smoking the pipe or something?!
You know anything about football ?
If I’m on the pipe mate you better grab hold of some fast
Ross won’t be missed
Higgins would be.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Freebird wrote: ↑Sat 28 Aug 2021 8:35pmPlease BM don't smoke the same pipe as Teflon...his brain is friedThe Barometer wrote: ↑Wed 25 Aug 2021 10:11pmSpot on Teflon, BM needs to get on the pipe and learn something about football!Teflon wrote: ↑Sun 22 Aug 2021 9:14pmIn terms of impact and importance to our team Ross is better than Higgins ?????B.M wrote: ↑Sat 21 Aug 2021 3:03pm Seb Ross is better than Higgins
WTF are you on about?
One is a small forward/half forward who’s played 60 games, averages 15ppg, 2.3 tackles and 0.87 goals
The other is an inside/outside mid
Played 160 games, averages 23.5, 3.75 tackles has won 2 B&Fs and made the AA squad. Has Captained StK and is in the leadership group.
Are you smoking the pipe or something?!
You know anything about football ?
If I’m on the pipe mate you better grab hold of some fast
Ross won’t be missed
Higgins would be.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
I’ve seen some lame stuff on this site (Sayntas old man jokes the worst) but this is right up there!!Freebird wrote: ↑Sat 28 Aug 2021 8:35pmPlease BM don't smoke the same pipe as Teflon...his brain is friedThe Barometer wrote: ↑Wed 25 Aug 2021 10:11pmSpot on Teflon, BM needs to get on the pipe and learn something about football!Teflon wrote: ↑Sun 22 Aug 2021 9:14pmIn terms of impact and importance to our team Ross is better than Higgins ?????B.M wrote: ↑Sat 21 Aug 2021 3:03pm Seb Ross is better than Higgins
WTF are you on about?
One is a small forward/half forward who’s played 60 games, averages 15ppg, 2.3 tackles and 0.87 goals
The other is an inside/outside mid
Played 160 games, averages 23.5, 3.75 tackles has won 2 B&Fs and made the AA squad. Has Captained StK and is in the leadership group.
Are you smoking the pipe or something?!
You know anything about football ?
If I’m on the pipe mate you better grab hold of some fast
Ross won’t be missed
Higgins would be.
Fact
“Yeah….nah””
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Life goes on for Saints.
Their careers fizzle.
Their careers fizzle.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
LOL - I must admit that I have not read much of this thread - but I think you have the title wrong - it should be "So what, if Billing, Ross and Dunstan leave .....?"
The answer is we lose some GOP and hopefully fill their roles with young, quick good users.
My order of preference for keeping is:
- Billings
Daylight
- Ross and Dunstan
I think Billigs suffers from the Dal syndrome - Silky - but people expect him to be more than he is.
*edit [Billings is not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)]
The answer is we lose some GOP and hopefully fill their roles with young, quick good users.
My order of preference for keeping is:
- Billings
Daylight
- Ross and Dunstan
I think Billigs suffers from the Dal syndrome - Silky - but people expect him to be more than he is.
*edit [Billings is not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)]
Last edited by Sainter_Dad on Thu 02 Sep 2021 10:57am, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: So.....what if Billings, Ross, and Dunstan leave?
Dunstan going elsewhere.
The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
When I was a young child, I knew that I knew so much about so much.
Now that I am old and know so much more, I know that I know so much about so little, and so little about so much.
If you are not engaging AI actively and aggressively, you are doing it wrong.
You are not going to lose your job to AI.
You are going lose your job to somebody who uses AI.
Your company is not going to go out of business because of AI.
Your company is going to go out of business because another company used AI.
- Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA
When I was a young child, I knew that I knew so much about so much.
Now that I am old and know so much more, I know that I know so much about so little, and so little about so much.
If you are not engaging AI actively and aggressively, you are doing it wrong.
You are not going to lose your job to AI.
You are going lose your job to somebody who uses AI.
Your company is not going to go out of business because of AI.
Your company is going to go out of business because another company used AI.
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