Opinion Bailey Williams is better than number 1 pick - Andrew Mcgrath

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Jacob Weitering: 46 Games.
Josh Schache: 27 Games.
Callum Mills: 54 Games.
Clayton Oliver: 43 Games.
Darcy Parish: 48 Games.
Jacob Hopper: 29 Games.
Callum Ah Chee: 32 Games.
Wayne Milera: 30 Games
Charlie Curnow: 34 Games.
Eric Hipwood: 38 Games.
Daniel Rioli: 43 Games.
Jade Gresham: 48 Games.
Ryan Burton: 31 Games.
Ben Keays: 26 Games.
Josh Dunkley: 32 Games.
Darcy Tucker: 37 Games.
Ryan Clarke: 29 Games.
Rhys Mathieson: 27 Games.
Blake Hardwick: 28 Games.
Jack Silvagni: 32 Games.
Mitch Brown: 28 Games.
Tom Phillips: 32 Games.
Sam Menegola: 38 Games.
Michael Hartley: 41 Games.

This is a list of the players from the 2015 draft who have played more games
than Bailey Williams to date, sobering thought for some. They are listed in
the order they were drafted with Mills the rising star.

There is only 2 players on that list who have won a Premiership
 
There was one bit of play early in the game where he pulled a sidestep from nowhere.
I love that he often plays taller than his 187cm suggests, then becomes a running type as soon as the ball hits the ground.
 

Scary_Foot_9

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Bailey Williams has a football IQ of 420

He's like Good Will Hunting out there. Others have to learn the game and think it through, BW can just play. He understands its logic and mechanics intuitively and totally.
 

DelRe

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Best side step I’ve seen.
Big call. It’s very good I agree but Bob held his own in the backline with a reasonable step and in the current side Naughton has a surprisingly good step and Lynch showed a bit tonight. Hard to go past the former captain who shall not be named for a step at pace though.
 

ThirdLegUp

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Apr 29, 2013
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Gee settle down gents lol. I am as rapt as anyone this kid has proven some of us pretty accurate, but lets not slap the big gold star to his forehead too soon... may effect his vision.
 

Bemoreboyddog

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There was one bit of play early in the game where he pulled a sidestep from nowhere.
I love that he often plays taller than his 187cm suggests, then becomes a running type as soon as the ball hits the ground.
How good was the sidestep for goal?!
 
Thoughts fronkalicious?
He’s your boy. How did you think he went tonight ?

I think he’ll settle at half back. Don’t think he has the tank to play midfield, and I love his aerial stuff down back.

He’s blue chip.
 

Cadillac

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I think he’ll settle at half back. Don’t think he has the tank to play midfield, and I love his aerial stuff down back.

He’s blue chip.
If we can manage to add a blue chipper with our top 5 pick. And young Westy is boarder line, I think our mini reset may be over very quickly. Particularly if we can keep healthy next year (big if) I just wish English was healthy currently. Would love to be getting games into him.
 
If we can manage to add a blue chipper with our top 5 pick. And young Westy is boarder line, I think our mini reset may be over very quickly. Particularly if we can keep healthy next year (big if) I just wish English was healthy currently. Would love to be getting games into him.

Kid just needs time in the gym. He’s a special.
 
Glad his awareness has improved and my query about him being one-paced is no longer present.

Bails is doing well.
 
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