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Re: Billings

Post: # 1631025Post Con Gorozidis »

ace wrote:
sainters85 wrote:Swap with parish and a second rounder
We have already spent our second rounder.
Anyhow Dildo would demand our first rounder and Billings to give us Parish.
Parish is simply not available. Simple as that. Waste of time even mentioning him.


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Con Gorozidis wrote:
ace wrote:
sainters85 wrote:Swap with parish and a second rounder
We have already spent our second rounder.
Anyhow Dildo would demand our first rounder and Billings to give us Parish.
Parish is simply not available. Simple as that. Waste of time even mentioning him.
Well it's quite said that the bummers took parish with no.5 whilst we took billings with no.3 the year before


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Re: Billings

Post: # 1631031Post CURLY »

FFS he's played 38 games with about 7 in a row without injury. Was fantastic last week was BOG v Coll and close v Hwathorn.


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Re: Billings

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CURLY wrote:FFS he's played 38 games with about 7 in a row without injury. Was fantastic last week was BOG v Coll and close v Hwathorn.
I think his injury woes are irrelevant to him looking soft. Acres has already passed him now. It's simple, billings needs to develop in the 2s rather than being crushed every week


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Re: Billings

Post: # 1631036Post Jacks Back »

realdeal wrote:Disappointing for most of the year unfortunately.
How's the bont and cripps going?
He's a pick 3 and nowhere near it at the moment.


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Re: Billings

Post: # 1631038Post 8856brother »

He was extremely disappointing. There have been excuses for Jack for a long time now. He played like a first gamer tonight and unfortunately for Jack he will always be judged against the Bont. Not his fault of course but is how it is. He's miles behind him and getting further behind every week. Hope for our sake he comes good after his 4th pre season.

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Re: Billings

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Jacks Back wrote:
realdeal wrote:Disappointing for most of the year unfortunately.
How's the bont and cripps going?
He's a pick 3 and nowhere near it at the moment.
We could have picked the bont. Exactly what we need really, Can tear the game apart. Crips nearly just as good. Billings just has beautiful kicking skills but doesn't look up to afl standard


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Re: Billings

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sainters85 wrote:
CURLY wrote:FFS he's played 38 games with about 7 in a row without injury. Was fantastic last week was BOG v Coll and close v Hwathorn.
I think his injury woes are irrelevant to him looking soft. Acres has already passed him now. It's simple, billings needs to develop in the 2s rather than being crushed every week
He's not soft he's learning to play AFL. His natural game to fly for grabs snap goals has been changed completely.


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CURLY wrote:
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CURLY wrote:FFS he's played 38 games with about 7 in a row without injury. Was fantastic last week was BOG v Coll and close v Hwathorn.
I think his injury woes are irrelevant to him looking soft. Acres has already passed him now. It's simple, billings needs to develop in the 2s rather than being crushed every week
He's not soft he's learning to play AFL. His natural game to fly for grabs snap goals has been changed completely.
If he's learning he should start with his set shots.


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Re: Billings

Post: # 1631046Post SMS »

Word is hes going to bombers for hurley. I just hope we dont give a first round too.
Billings and future second round would be fair.


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Re: Billings

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CURLY wrote:
sainters85 wrote:
CURLY wrote:FFS he's played 38 games with about 7 in a row without injury. Was fantastic last week was BOG v Coll and close v Hwathorn.
I think his injury woes are irrelevant to him looking soft. Acres has already passed him now. It's simple, billings needs to develop in the 2s rather than being crushed every week
He's not soft he's learning to play AFL. His natural game to fly for grabs snap goals has been changed completely.
Maybe needs a whole year in VFL to adjust and get confidence back?


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Re: Billings

Post: # 1631048Post fugazi »

8856brother wrote:He was extremely disappointing. There have been excuses for Jack for a long time now. He played like a first gamer tonight and unfortunately for Jack he will always be judged against the Bont. Not his fault of course but is how it is. He's miles behind him and getting further behind every week. Hope for our sake he comes good after his 4th pre season.

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OK, I only saw the first quarter, but the criticism of Billings does seem a bit disproportionate on here recently.

Last year when we beat the Dogs in that comeback, he was justabout BOG, and had some very good games for us earlier in the year.

Obviously he is out of form, possibly carrying something and down on confidence....but we all know the kid can play, and play very well.

Another preseason and more games will see him turn into a really good player for us.
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SMS wrote:Word is hes going to bombers for hurley. I just hope we dont give a first round too.
Billings and future second round would be fair.
Can you elaborate on what you mean by 'word'?

Lots of people claiming inside knowledge from the club.

Hard to make sense of it all.


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Re: Billings

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whiskers3614 wrote:
CURLY wrote:
sainters85 wrote:
CURLY wrote:FFS he's played 38 games with about 7 in a row without injury. Was fantastic last week was BOG v Coll and close v Hwathorn.
I think his injury woes are irrelevant to him looking soft. Acres has already passed him now. It's simple, billings needs to develop in the 2s rather than being crushed every week
He's not soft he's learning to play AFL. His natural game to fly for grabs snap goals has been changed completely.
Maybe needs a whole year in VFL to adjust and get confidence back?
A whole year would be ridiculous. He costed us the third pick. Fingers crossed that he will have a break through season next year after his 4 preseason


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Re: Billings

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fugazi wrote:
8856brother wrote:He was extremely disappointing. There have been excuses for Jack for a long time now. He played like a first gamer tonight and unfortunately for Jack he will always be judged against the Bont. Not his fault of course but is how it is. He's miles behind him and getting further behind every week. Hope for our sake he comes good after his 4th pre season.

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OK, I only saw the first quarter, but the criticism of Billings does seem a bit disproportionate on here recently.

Last year when we beat the Dogs in that comeback, he was justabout BOG, and had some very good games for us earlier in the year.

Obviously he is out of form, possibly carrying something and down on confidence....but we all know the kid can play, and play very well.

Another preseason and more games will see him turn into a really good player for us.
That game for him was a fluke. He never backed it up


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fugazi wrote:
8856brother wrote:He was extremely disappointing. There have been excuses for Jack for a long time now. He played like a first gamer tonight and unfortunately for Jack he will always be judged against the Bont. Not his fault of course but is how it is. He's miles behind him and getting further behind every week. Hope for our sake he comes good after his 4th pre season.

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OK, I only saw the first quarter, but the criticism of Billings does seem a bit disproportionate on here recently.

Last year when we beat the Dogs in that comeback, he was justabout BOG, and had some very good games for us earlier in the year.

Obviously he is out of form, possibly carrying something and down on confidence....but we all know the kid can play, and play very well.

Another preseason and more games will see him turn into a really good player for us.
That game for him was a fluke. He never backed it up


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Re: Billings

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sainters85 wrote:
Jacks Back wrote:
realdeal wrote:Disappointing for most of the year unfortunately.
How's the bont and cripps going?
He's a pick 3 and nowhere near it at the moment.
We could have picked the bont. Exactly what we need really, Can tear the game apart. Crips nearly just as good. Billings just has beautiful kicking skills but doesn't look up to afl standard
His beautiful kicking isnt even all that beautiful. Has kicked 5.12 this season.
Had the ball in the clear tonight probably only once and kicked it 5m over Roo's head on the lead.


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Re: Billings

Post: # 1631058Post Con Gorozidis »

Not sure but Billings has a bit of of a Jimmy Toumpas feel about him at the minute.


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Re: Billings

Post: # 1631059Post bigcarl »

Give him time. Class will show through.


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Post: # 1631063Post George27 »

Jack was very poor tonight . Did not commit to winning the ball in contests. A spectator, unfortunately.


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Re: Billings

Post: # 1631064Post Con Gorozidis »

bigcarl wrote:Give him time. Class will show through.
That is what they said about Jimmy Toumpas and Troy Menzel.


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Re: Billings

Post: # 1631068Post Mr Magic »

Con Gorozidis wrote:
bigcarl wrote:Give him time. Class will show through.
That is what they said about Jimmy Toumpas.
Jimmy Toumpas never won a game off his 'own bat'.
I can recall a couple at least that Jack Billings has greatly influenced.


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Re: Billings

Post: # 1631069Post Johnny Member »

The elephant in the room is that he's a wuss.


And after two years, I'm still trying to understand why people think he's a good kick.


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Re: Billings

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Con Gorozidis wrote:
bigcarl wrote:Give him time. Class will show through.
That is what they said about Jimmy Toumpas and Troy Menzel.
With a touch of Fiora?


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Re: Billings

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whiskers3614 wrote:
Con Gorozidis wrote:
bigcarl wrote:Give him time. Class will show through.
That is what they said about Jimmy Toumpas and Troy Menzel.
With a touch of Fiora?
Fizzer managed 140 games....


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