Bontempelli v Billings

[Stevey J]

Maybe by you, but not by the vast majority of football followers.

Our young players helped us win 14 games - yours helped you win 6

They actually won 6.5 games, an outstanding season for the middle-aged saints!

 

[_Mike_]

Based on Bontempelli's performance in the second half of this year finishing 13th on the player rankings you'd have to give it to Bontempelli for this year.

 

[jasonrampage2010]

Billings will be better

 

[La Vache]

With bontempelli a little crocked to start the summer will billings close the gap in'16? Can see young Billings having a career much like Paul Hudson, and shares many traits with him.

Often with youngsters their improvement level coincides with a full preseason and so far Billings looks on track.

Going to be fun to watch these two this year as third year players now and expected to elevate their sides.

I have a hunch that if the bont can get on the track he could be a top 5 in the brownlow this year and give the dogs a shot at the flag.

 

[joop]

With bontempelli a little crocked to start the summer will billings close the gap in'16? Can see young Billings having a career much like Paul Hudson, and shares many traits with him.

Often with youngsters their improvement level coincides with a full preseason and so far Billings looks on track.

Going to be fun to watch these two this year as third year players now and expected to elevate their sides.

I have a hunch that if the bont can get on the track he could be a top 5 in the brownlow this year and give the dogs a shot at the flag.

Billings looks on track?? He doesn't start full pre-season until after Christmas....?

 

[La Vache]

Billings looks on track?? He doesn't start full pre-season until after Christmas....?

Sorry I thought I read in a training report that he was looking bulked up and was flying

That's good news that he will be back to full training soon though. Three months should be heaps to get him up to speed

 

[Adam H]

Billings will be better

Correct. His elite ball use and goal sense makes him a match winner.

 

[ManOfClay]

Correct. His elite ball use and goal sense makes him a match winner.

Because Bontempelli has never kicked the last two goals of the game to win it before. Oh wait, he did that as an 18 year old.

Combine that with several BOG performances in wins and weigh it up against one good game by Billings, who has done nothing outside of one game and spends more time in the recovery room

 

[Adam H]

Because Bontempelli has never kicked the last two goals of the game to win it before. Oh wait, he did that as an 18 year old.

Combine that with several BOG performances in wins and weigh it up against one good game by Billings, who has done nothing outside of one game and spends more time in the recovery room

Like I said Billings elite foot skills and goal sense make him a match winner.

 

[joop]

Because Bontempelli has never kicked the last two goals of the game to win it before. Oh wait, he did that as an 18 year old.

Combine that with several BOG performances in wins and weigh it up against one good game by Billings, who has done nothing outside of one game and spends more time in the recovery room

Haha, it must really suck living your life.

 

[ManOfClay]

Haha, it must really suck living your life.

Do you ever discuss footy or just worry about what I say all the time?

 

[joop]

Do you ever discuss footy or just worry about what I say all the time?

Do you have a life or just bag opposition on big footy all the time?

 

[La Vache]

I do wonder if billings has that absolute elite level in him. I can see bontempelli as a top 10 player in the entire league but not really a Paul Hudson, Brett heady type like billings. Not that the saints would be unhappy with that outcome.

 

[Dazb86]

I do wonder if billings has that absolute elite level in him. I can see bontempelli as a top 10 player in the entire league but not really a Paul Hudson, Brett heady type like billings. Not that the saints would be unhappy with that outcome.

Billings will be good once he gets a clear run at it. Highly skilled player. TBH I can't see him matching the Bonts levels in the future though.

 

[joop]

I do wonder if billings has that absolute elite level in him. I can see bontempelli as a top 10 player in the entire league but not really a Paul Hudson, Brett heady type like billings. Not that the saints would be unhappy with that outcome.

Billings definitely can reach that level. It's just his body, so far it's not consistently holding up to AFL level. There's a lot more question marks about billings, where everyone already knows Bontenpelli will be one of the top 5 players in the league within a few years.

 

[joop]

Billings will be good once he gets a clear run at it. Highly skilled player. TBH I can't see him matching the Bonts levels in the future though.

I agree, this is probably a poor example but I can see billings being like Pendlebury..awesome in his own right but not at Abletts level.

 

[King Bont]

Billings definitely can reach that level. It's just his body, so far it's not consistently holding up to AFL level. There's a lot more question marks about billings, where everyone already knows Bontenpelli will be one of the top 5 players in the league within a few years.

Both have pretty much had no pre seasons so far. Hopefully they can get back to full training soon because both teams need them to fire


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[King_Steele]

Both are guns.

I'll have Bont ahead of Billings at this stage, any un-biased supporter will tell you that.

Must admit it was really cool seeing Jack take the game by the scruff of the neck & win it for us, also missed a few shots in that game so could have easily scored 6 or 7 goals.

But I'm very happy with Jack's progress & look forward to see how both players fair in 2016

Btw ManOfClay do you think Bont will still play round 1? considering he hasn't started running yet due to his hip being cleaned out.

 

[ManOfClay]

ManOfClay do you think Bont will still play round 1? considering he hasn't started running yet due to his hip being cleaned out.

Can't say. If he is back running straight after Christmas he will definitely

 

[ParapMarkets]

Good poll. Obviously I think the Bont is the answer here as he is a gun, Billings looks awesome though and could still end up the better player. But on form it has to be the Bont!

 

[Prestigerrycomo]

Bontempelli is well ahead of the other no-mark. Anyone saying anything else is clearly off their rocker. Collingwood wanted him but the Bulldogs got him ahead of us

 

[Adam H]

Bontempelli is well ahead of the other no-mark. Anyone saying anything else is clearly off their rocker. Collingwood wanted him but the Bulldogs got him ahead of us

Collingwood also wanted Billings but he was always going 2-3.

 

[ManOfClay]

Collingwood also wanted Billings but he was always going 2-3.

prove it

 

[Adam H]

prove it

Prove they weren't.

 

[ManOfClay]

Prove they weren't.

Well that's sound logic