It's a pretty good fit. Could see him getting himself going with the Hawks.
Recommitted Jack Billings [re-signed until 2025]
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He’s a perfect fit for carlton Essendon and hawthorn, although we could do with more outside run.
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No thanks
I dunno man, Billings stuffing the ball down McKay and Curnow’s throats would be pretty tempting.
Got to be an upgrade on Newnes and Betts when fit.
Would be great at Fremantle, especially if Cerra left. Him being a free agent is a bonus.
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Would be better than half the players on your list.
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He’d be an upgrade on Martin my guy
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We don't need any more flakey/conditional footballers on our list with a history of chronic injury problems thanks.
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Yeah average
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With respect if he was that good you'd be re-signing him.
Clearly has talent but not what we need - Newnes and Betts are nearly done too.
Would take him at Essendon. Is clearly a good footballer who is only 26 which means he fits on every list in the league.
Only question is if the club can fit his inflated Free Agent salary into the cap. If you can easily like North then why not?
Only question is if the club can fit his inflated Free Agent salary into the cap. If you can easily like North then why not?
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You’re crazy if you think Billings is average. He’s not a star, but he’s a good player.
Just a reminder of what he was averaging prior to rupturing his plantar fascia earlier in the year:
24 disposals (elite)
1.5 goals (elite)
7.3 score involvements (elite)
7.3 marks (elite)
1.8 marks inside-50 (elite)
379m gained (elite)
100.3 AFL fantasy points (elite)
106 SuperCoach points (elite)
Was probably coming 2nd in our B&F at the time.
24 disposals (elite)
1.5 goals (elite)
7.3 score involvements (elite)
7.3 marks (elite)
1.8 marks inside-50 (elite)
379m gained (elite)
100.3 AFL fantasy points (elite)
106 SuperCoach points (elite)
Was probably coming 2nd in our B&F at the time.
I think he’s one of those players who would benefit from a fresh start.
Very good player when he is up and running.
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Average
Being linked to Port by some in the media.
Wouldn't be against getting him if it doesn't cost a shit load in salary cap space.
Wouldn't be against getting him if it doesn't cost a shit load in salary cap space.
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You would think his salary would match up pretty similar to what Rockliff was on so could work
He’s averaging 20.1d and 0.8 goals for the year
I had a look at games played and would love to know where this apparent 24d and 1.5 goals comes from cause I couldn’t see it?
What sample size were you using? Using a small sample size isn’t a great representation.
Looking at his games from previous years there is the exact same inconsistent spread of numbers that he returned this year.
Surely if someone says that a guy is averaging a particular set of numbers prior to getting injured you’d go back to the start of the season and work from there and once you do that it would be very obvious.
Those numbers I mentioned were what he averaged for the first month of the season. I initially posted them in the rolling AA thread on the main board at the time, as he obviously would have been in AA contention if he’d kept up that sort of form for the whole season.
He then ruptured his plantar fascia in the warm-up of our game against Richmond in R5 though and his numbers for the next couple of weeks in particular took a big dive (had just 14 disposals in each of the following two games).
He had a bit of a resurgence for a couple of weeks after that, before being pretty mediocre from that point on, until his current injury.
Probably as a result of his fitness dropping off as a result of not being able to train much between games (as reported) and probably getting needles to play.
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Because I didn’t imagine you were hanging your hat on such a small sample size as 4 games lol.
For a player who is known to have wildly fluctuating form.
He averaged 20.1 and 0.8 for the year. Those are in line with what he has always produced.
I’m not sure why a month of footy is especially relevant for a 26yr old player
Lol, he literally said before he got injured.
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Tore his plantar fascia in the warm-up against Richmond rd5. Played that game and the following exclusively as a forward. Then he moved back to the wing until around the bye with barely training and needing injections in his foot to get up every week.
Tweaked his knee just before Richmond game in rd15, pulled out late of that one then has played primarily half forward with small amounts on the wing since then.
The underlying argument has merit however. Using a 4 round period to say what he can do, when there is a huge body of evidence of your normal average yearly performance, does seem to be reaching.
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You can't kick goals when you're unconscious.
Lol it says Richmond Rd5 in the post you quoted.
Yeah agreed, not particularly keen.
