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Time to stand up Longer

Post: # 1681990Post ROLS-LEE »

With Sandi out injured your playing on a second gamer. If your going to show something now is the time to do it.

Ps your direct opponents already has 1 goal.


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Post: # 1681999Post WellardSaint »

He's already taken 4 marks in the first half
actually good in that regard


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Post: # 1682049Post ROLS-LEE »

WellardSaint wrote:He's already taken 4 marks in the first half
actually good in that regard
A second game player is still beating him.


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Post: # 1682116Post magnifisaint »

ROLS-LEE wrote:
WellardSaint wrote:He's already taken 4 marks in the first half
actually good in that regard
A second game player is still beating him.
Did his job.


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Post: # 1682156Post jonesy »

Copped a bath and should never play again


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Post: # 1682158Post Proph3t of egan »

If he lost in the ruck, imagine how bad Hickey would have lost had he played. Might have cost us the game


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Post: # 1682159Post Milne »

magnifisaint wrote:
ROLS-LEE wrote:
WellardSaint wrote:He's already taken 4 marks in the first half
actually good in that regard
A second game player is still beating him.
Did his job.
7 years in AFL footy vs a second gamer. Didn't do his job at all.


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Post: # 1682171Post takeaway »

Well done Billy. Won the hitouts by a fair margin against a 2nd game player but he is a monster who had 40 hitouts in his first game.


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Post: # 1682186Post saintbob »

Average at best


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Did his job as ballast, once again.


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Post: # 1682282Post SaintPav »

Pretty unimpressed by Billy. Doesn't not only not take marks but gets outmarked and can't even put a spoil on.

He's practically useless after a ball up/stoppage. Doesn't provide an option for an uncontested mark let alone a contested one.

Falls down a lot too. I know this sounds harsh and I rarely bag out our players but he is a liability.


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Post: # 1682286Post CURLY »

Beat Freos ruck not that you'd notice listening to Dermot and Dwayne. Pathetic barracking by the biggest saint haters along with David King.


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Post: # 1682287Post 1966 »

Thought he was good.
Adds muscle at clearances and clears packs for other midfielders.
Love his hardness.


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Post: # 1682290Post magnifisaint »

1966 wrote:Thought he was good.
Adds muscle at clearances and clears packs for other midfielders.
Love his hardness.
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Post: # 1682316Post ROLS-LEE »

To me just looks slow and lazy. Always out of position.


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Post: # 1682380Post noddy04 »

1966 wrote:Thought he was good.
Adds muscle at clearances and clears packs for other midfielders.
Love his hardness.
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Post: # 1682424Post White Winmar »

Had his colours lowered by a second gamer. Not terrible, but we ain't winning a flag with Billy as our main ruckman,


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Post: # 1682431Post WellardSaint »

SaintPav wrote:Pretty unimpressed by Billy. Doesn't not only not take marks but gets outmarked and can't even put a spoil on.

He's practically useless after a ball up/stoppage. Doesn't provide an option for an uncontested mark let alone a contested one.

Falls down a lot too. I know this sounds harsh and I rarely bag out our players but he is a liability.
For someone who doesn't like to bag our players...

and what's with the double negatives?

Doesn't not only not take marks this makes no sense :shock:


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Post: # 1682573Post Numpty »

WellardSaint wrote:
SaintPav wrote:Pretty unimpressed by Billy. Doesn't not only not take marks, but gets outmarked, and can't even put a spoil on.

He's practically useless after a ball up/stoppage. Doesn't provide an option for an uncontested mark let alone a contested one.

Falls down a lot too. I know this sounds harsh and I rarely bag out our players but he is a liability.
For someone who doesn't like to bag our players...

and what's with the double negatives?

Doesn't not only not take marks this makes no sense :shock:
Sean Spicer (not a great friend of mine) told me that it does make pretty good sense if you throw in a few commas (but not Commies, that's a very important distinction folks), and more importantly, if you print the whole quote. Personally, I'd look at building a great wall around Billy. A great shiny solar wall. Believe me. #makinggrammargrateagain


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Post: # 1682575Post Sainter_Dad »

WellardSaint wrote: Doesn't not only not take marks this makes no sense :shock:
Try this:

Doesn't not only "not take marks"


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I can't get no sleep

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Post: # 1682592Post Beno88 »

While Billy isn't perfect and still has a long way to go, he is by far the best ruckman on our list.


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Beno88 wrote:While Billy isn't perfect and still has a long way to go, he is by far the best ruckman on our list.
We need a new ruckman then.


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Post: # 1682601Post borderbarry »

Gees.. Has Billy taken Raph's place on this site. You anti bill posters want to take a look at yourselves.
ROLS-LEE who do you barrack for? Does'nt seem to be St.Kilda,


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Post: # 1682608Post Legendary »

Longer has a long way to go.

Yes, he's a very good (perhaps excellent) tap ruckman. His physicality is good and he doesn't get pushed around.

But he contributes nothing around the ground. He's kicked the ball 9 times in 10 games. He struggles to take a mark.

I'm hoping it's a symptom of him still needing match fitness or perhaps our game structure, because he averaged 3 kicks per game in 2015.

At some point he will need to lift his output, because a guy who doesn't get a kick (literally) is not going to hold his spot forever, even if he's a good tap ruckman. Remember Trent Knobel?


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