Poe was handy but

[Rubyjo]

Billings has to come in for relief ...poe is tired and has been great but needs a break.

[meher baba]

Billings has to come in for relief ...poe is tired and has been great but needs a break.

Are you suggesting that Philippou (I assume that's who you meant) was "handy" tonight? He had a shocker!

[bobmurray]

Billings has to come in for relief ...poe is tired and has been great but needs a break.

Are you suggesting that Poe was "handy" tonight? He had a shocker!

yep, time for a spell at Sandy

[Rubyjo]

Billings has to come in for relief ...poe is tired and has been great but needs a break.

Are you suggesting that Philippou (I assume that's who you meant) was "handy" tonight? He had a shocker!

He linked up many plays ..deft handballs ..needs a rest ..time for Billings to show what he has after the great reset .

[Rubyjo]

Billings has to come in for relief ...poe is tired and has been great but needs a break.

Are you suggesting that Philippou (I assume that's who you meant) was "handy" tonight? He had a shocker!

He likes to be called Poe ..for what it's worth

[bergsone]

Needs a run at sandy midfield time 20 30 possesions take a few grabs which he hasnt done lately

[mad saint guy]

It was his worst game by far. He looked like he needed a rest last week and playing him off a 5 day break was dumb. 5 turnovers from 12 touches (only 2 contested and 2 were kicks) is a very poor game. He had a couple of nice moments but needs a spell. The kid just turned 18 last christmas.

[SaintPav]

The writing has been on the wall for a few weeks. In hindsight Windy should have played and Pou should have been the sub. They are obviously trying to fast track him.

[meher baba]

Billings has to come in for relief ...poe is tired and has been great but needs a break.

Are you suggesting that Philippou (I assume that's who you meant) was "handy" tonight? He had a shocker!

He likes to be called Poe ..for what it's worth

Is he a fan of American gothic literature?

[bigcarl]

He's going to be a good player, but Billings will add more as it stands. Yes, time for a rest.

[IluvHarvey]

Looks like he needs a rest. Just a kid coming off his first pre season, some tough games and a five day break. Can’t blame him.

[mr six o'clock]

Billings has to come in for relief ...poe is tired and has been great but needs a break.

Are you suggesting that Philippou (I assume that's who you meant) was "handy" tonight? He had a shocker!

He likes to be called Poe ..for what it's worth

Is he a fan of American gothic literature?

Well the night was dreary and by the end of it I was weak and weary
But I don't know if we've got a Lenore at the club

[Templar]

An opportunity to rip it up in the VFL and reset his mojo

[B.M]

He needs a spell - I’d rest him completely next week

If Billings had 12 possessions (2 kicks) we’d be wanting him dropped. You have to earn your keep in the AFL, once you cross the white line birth certificates mean nothing.

The other thing I’ve noticed is a bad habit - that is his want to handball first. That generally means you are struggling with the pace of the game and hot potato the ball.

He has good vision- but needs to use his leg more

[Saintmike65]

Billings has to come in for relief ...poe is tired and has been great but needs a break.

Are you suggesting that Philippou (I assume that's who you meant) was "handy" tonight? He had a shocker!

He linked up many plays ..deft handballs ..needs a rest ..time for Billings to show what he has after the great reset .

Agree..Mattaes needs a week off to freshen up

[Moods]

If only for the ill advised screw kick at goal in 2nd quarter.
He keeps running under the ball. Actually looked like a first year player for the first time this year

[Ghost Like]

He needs a spell - I’d rest him completely next week

If Billings had 12 possessions (2 kicks) we’d be wanting him dropped. You have to earn your keep in the AFL, once you cross the white line birth certificates mean nothing.

The other thing I’ve noticed is a bad habit - that is his want to handball first. That generally means you are struggling with the pace of the game and hot potato the ball.

He has good vision- but needs to use his leg more

I agree B.M., let him have a complete week off to refreshen & recharge...too good for an extended spell. We need games into these kids. Owens benefited from his tastes in 2022.

He looked gassed more often last night than in any other game

Interesting observation about him looking to handball at first opportunity. Is it a bad habit or something most players do to buy time?

[saintbob]

The writing has been on the wall for a few weeks. In hindsight Windy should have played and Pou should have been the sub. They are obviously trying to fast track him.

Windy is well off the pace and will more than likely be at Sandy next week as well.

[Otiman]

Windy on JHF in Q2 would have won us the game.

Must play next week.

[Sanctorum]

Windy on JHF in Q2 would have won us the game.

Must play next week.

In the two losses this year on both occasions the coaches failed to nullify the massive influence of Nick Daicos and Jason Horne-Francis respectively, they both ran riot and were arguably the difference between the teams.

It therefore surprises me that Marcus Windhager has been left out of the best 22 in both games, as he excelled as a 'stopper/tagger' last year, coming 5th in the Rising Star award.

As for being "off the pace", I doubt that he would have been the sub if there were issues over his fitness - if they felt he was not quite ready, I imagine he would have played in the VFL.

Make no mistake, Windhager is a gun! No less than his mates Owens and Wanganeen Milera.

[perfectionist]

He was monstered by the opposition (not always fairly). On some occasions he was one against three - not exploited by whoever was a loose man. The problem with replacing him with Jack Billings is that it will make our undersized forward line even smaller.

[Otiman]

Named in the starting 18. No Billings in the extended squad.

[Yorkeys]

Multi:
Kicks 5
Assists 3
Screamer
Uses drop punt.

[bigcarl]

Named in the starting 18. No Billings in the extended squad.

Very strange. Is Billings injured? I like Phillipou, but he has a way to go in terms of consistency. He is going to ultimately be a gun, of that I have no doubt.

[The_Dud]

No Billings in the squad is odd…