We drafted Ollie and Binnsy a few years back to address our lack of run. You just need to go back to that video clip from draft night, and the comment from Austin to Voss.
The issue we have is that they are both elite runners who can find the ball, but neither have any leg speed. Draft Central rated them both as 'average' after the combine. Anyone below that rating were a few big plodding ruckmen.
Which is why I'm not 100% convinced that both will make it, especially with the Campo boys breathing down their necks in the next few years. Ollie I'm more hopeful of, but Binnsy is still a watch for me despite having a great year at VFL level.
We brought Billy in as that burst of speed player we were in desperate need of. He'll more than likely end up in the midfield despite playing him right now in a half back role - but needs to put on size before he's let loose on the cut and thrust of AFL. I saw him in the scratch match against the Tiggs a few weeks ago where he was rotated in the centre bounces, and easily buffeted off the ball by VFL listed players. Just needs a bit of time, but gives us that point of difference that Austin kept mentioning during the draft.
