Player Watch #14 Callum Mills (c)

[Kennedy Parker]

Callum Mills

Callum Mills

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Callum Mills

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

18.4

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

3.4

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

is one of the best young players in the AFL. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy graduate won the 2016 AFL Rising Star award and was selected in the AFL Players’ Association’s 22Under22 team in three of his four eligible years. Mills is a small defender with uncompromising courage who’s also capable of shifting through the midfield. The New South Welshman was elevated to Sydney’s leadership group during the 2018 pre-season at the age of just 21, and he’s now a member of a five-man leadership panel alongside co-captains Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker

26

Luke Parker

Age

31

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

and Dane Rampe

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Dane Rampe

Age

33

Ht

187cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

358.8

5star

D

14.1

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.1

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

284.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.4

4star

, as well as Lance Franklin.

Callum Mills

14

Callum Mills

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

18.4

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

3.4

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

DOB: 02 April 1997
DEBUT: 2016
DRAFT: #3, 2015 National Draft
RECRUITED FROM: North Shore (NSW)

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[The King!]

I’d like him back but more scope to push up if we pushing up the ground, he reads the play and intercepts so well

 

[The King!]

hmm not sure if he recovered from training with the midfield that time, is struggling

 

[Caj]

Would be the most overrated player on our list

 

[Mick Oxlong]

Would be the most overrated player on our list

You would be too if you starred as a midfielder as a junior and get played out of position as a senior!

 

[The King!]

i want him in the midfield
Sink or swim time

 

[Jack2Jack]

What are we waiting for? If he's apparently going to be a semi-decent midfielder than he should be playing in there, right now. AFL standard Half-backs are way easier to find than AFL standard mids.
We can replace his current ok-average output at half-back, if he's this meant to be a 'gun' mid we don't have a substitute for that...so it's pretty clear where he should be playing.

 

[Number37]

If you are in poor form do you get to dictate where you play? I wouldn't think so.
Find some form Millsy.

 

[S120]

He played really well last week and I thought he was alright yesterday.

We need him to step up to another level of influence though, that I agree with.

 

[Caj]

If he was one of the best half backs in the league there might be some justification for Longmire to leave him in the backline, but he wouldn't even be in the top 20 in the league.

Our midfield is poor, Kennedy and Parker need some help, try him in the midfield FFS

 

[6yearsold]

If he was one of the best half backs in the league there might be some justification for Longmire to leave him in the backline, but he wouldn't even be in the top 20 in the league.

Our midfield is poor, Kennedy and Parker need some help, try him in the midfield FFS

Exactly. Meanwhile, Hopper and Taranto killing it in the midfield for GWS.

 

[kelpie_X]

If you are in poor form do you get to dictate where you play? I wouldn't think so.
Find some form Millsy.

Over rated

 

[mtooler]

Would be the most overrated player on our list

Used to be, the shine is wearing off pretty quickly now.

 

[Superstar swan]

People are extremely hard on mills. Guy is gutsy as hell and probably our most consistant intercept player, not bad for a guy being played completely out of positition

 

[Number37]

Over rated

Can't really say he is overrated until he has been given a good crack at it.
He is coming into that time where he needs to step it up and live up to investment the club has made in him.

 

[Swansujelly]

When he first came in to the side, hb was the only spot for him. His development has stalled and needs to be put in the middle as much as possible. With Jones now showing a bit that means Kennedy or Parker need to spend lees time there. Who gets tapped?

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Only one of JPK or Parker should be in the CS.

 

[mtooler]

When he first came in to the side, hb was the only spot for him. His development has stalled and needs to be put in the middle as much as possible. With Jones now showing a bit that means Kennedy or Parker need to spend lees time there. Who gets tapped?

JPK

 

[Bonz]

When he first came in to the side, hb was the only spot for him. His development has stalled and needs to be put in the middle as much as possible. With Jones now showing a bit that means Kennedy or Parker need to spend lees time there. Who gets tapped?

In his current form and fitness.

Parker.

 

[caesar88]

It’s ******** laughable that we would match a pick 3 for an elite junior mid and 4 years later no closer to playing as a mid.

 

[Bonz]

It’s ******** laughable that we would match a pick 3 for an elite junior mid and 4 years later no closer to playing as a mid.

I agree that I would prefer to see Mill's played in the midfield, but there is a shortage of rebounding defenders in our side right now.

- Ideally we would have Rampe as that third tall/ rebounding defender but Melican is out of form and Grundy is injured.
- Thurlow hasn't shown great form in recent matches
- The match committee aren't confident in COR and McVeigh is injured.
- Smith has been injured and would help with a lock down role
- Jones has been moved to the midfield
- Mill's missed nearly the entirely of last year and is still regaining his touch.

Ideally I think the coaching staff would have liked for Ling to be playing this role or for Melican and Grundy to be in the side with Rampe and Aliir as intercept/ rebound defenders but our hand has been forced a little.

 

[caesar88]

I agree that I would prefer to see Mill's played in the midfield, but there is a shortage of rebounding defenders in our side right now.

- Ideally we would have Rampe as that third tall/ rebounding defender but Melican is out of form and Grundy is injured.
- Thurlow hasn't shown great form in recent matches
- The match committee aren't confident in COR and McVeigh is injured.
- Smith has been injured and would help with a lock down role
- Jones has been moved to the midfield
- Mill's missed nearly the entirely of last year and is still regaining his touch.

Ideally I think the coaching staff would have liked for Ling to be playing this role or for Melican and Grundy to be in the side with Rampe and Aliir as intercept/ rebound defenders but our hand has been forced a little.

I really don’t see Mills as a rebounding defender though. He takes one or two intercept marks and a few intercepting spoils a game - not enough to be considered an intercepting defender. He is not quick, nor does he provide any real run or drive out of defence - not enough to be considered a rebounding defender. And he doesn’t have the strength or size to be totally reliable in one on one contests - not enough to be considered a key defender.

So he’s just in this weird limbo where he’s winning a decent amount of the ball but doing nothing with it, and mostly uncontested balls, so not even playing to the strengths that appealed to us enough to match a bid at pick 3. I’m sorry but IMO no matter which angle you try to look at it from, it makes no sense at all for Mills to still be in the back line.

 

[Bonz]

I really don’t see Mills as a rebounding defender though. He takes one or two intercept marks and a few intercepting spoils a game - not enough to be considered an intercepting defender. He is not quick, nor does he provide any real run or drive out of defence - not enough to be considered a rebounding defender. And he doesn’t have the strength or size to be totally reliable in one on one contests - not enough to be considered a key defender.

So he’s just in this weird limbo where he’s winning a decent amount of the ball but doing nothing with it, and mostly uncontested balls, so not even playing to the strengths that appealed to us enough to match a bid at pick 3. I’m sorry but IMO no matter which angle you try to look at it from, it makes no sense at all for Mills to still be in the back line.

I agree that I would rather him in the midfield, but could you then explain how you would line our defense up this week with the players that are out?

The other option I could think of is Reid in defense, but that will then require Heeney being a full time forward.

 

[The King!]

I agree that I would rather him in the midfield, but could you then explain how you would line our defense up this week with the players that are out?

The other option I could think of is Reid in defense, but that will then require Heeney being a full time forward.

bring mellican back and play rampe as a 4th tall/running player

Allir Mellican Reid or mccartin, Rampe and then 2 whoever- guess leave Lloyd there and s**t play ronke there for some pace i dont know


Then Ruckman and 5 mids Mills, Heeney, Parker, Kennedy, Hewett?

Its doable

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I agree that I would prefer to see Mill's played in the midfield, but there is a shortage of rebounding defenders in our side right now.

- Ideally we would have Rampe as that third tall/ rebounding defender but Melican is out of form and Grundy is injured.
- Thurlow hasn't shown great form in recent matches
- The match committee aren't confident in COR and McVeigh is injured.
- Smith has been injured and would help with a lock down role
- Jones has been moved to the midfield
- Mill's missed nearly the entirely of last year and is still regaining his touch.

Ideally I think the coaching staff would have liked for Ling to be playing this role or for Melican and Grundy to be in the side with Rampe and Aliir as intercept/ rebound defenders but our hand has been forced a little.

Rampe has not offered rebound for three years. Needs a new coach or trade. Not worth the coin he is getting at the moment.

 

[The King!]

Rampe has not offered rebound for three years. Needs a new coach or trade. Not worth the coin he is getting at the moment.

Rampe Parker Reid Jack Kennedy, a few who are probably paid well for output they arent currently giving