Player Watch Billy Dowling

[hippyhippy]

That’s got to be the most uninspiring highlights package ever, who put that s**t together?

There'd no x factor ... but if he can get 30 a game, 1 or 2 goals, high disposal efficiency... don't need x factor. Like matt crouch, but with more athleticism and faster?

 

[Danger in Texas]

 

[StonesThrow]

As far as late speculative picks go, a tall ball-winning midfielder from SA is about the best option we could ask for. Best of luck Dowling!

I would have thought a tall is better for speculative.

Dowling seems to be a decent prospect though.

 

[Wouldbetackler]

Went alright in under 18's round 16 vs eventual premiers Glenelg

 

[Samcro24]

Sounds like someone who can really hold the midfield together.

 

[hippyhippy]

Watched a bit of his U18 form.
Prolific.
Can be explosive. Good overhead. Booming kick.
Capable goal kicker.

Sounds like he should have went top 10....

What's wrong with him?

 

[Thunderstruck]

Pretty happy with Dowling here, 24 on my overall rank. Good kid, runs AFL patterns and has the size we are in need of. Will play plenty of footy for us.

 

[LoBu]

I like it, look forward to seeing what he can do

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[CROUCH #2]

Can produce

 

[GrommoT]

Could he be our Will Hayward

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Will Hayward

Age

27

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

9.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

type? (drafted from Roosters and wished we could have)

 

[Danger in Texas]

Could he be our Will Hayward type? (drafted from Roosters and wished we could have)

Billy's future definitely in the midfield for mine, with that running and ball-winning capacity

 

[LiquidCrow]

Can produce

Mystified how we got him... seems to have a case of leather poisoning.

 

[radiojake]

so I was working tonight so haven't watched any of the draft and the threads are too big to follow - what did we trade to get back into this draft? I thought the F/S bid on MM pushed us out to pick 60 odd

 

[Crow-eater]

so I was working tonight so haven't watched any of the draft and the threads are too big to follow - what did we trade to get back into this draft? I thought the F/S bid on MM pushed us out to pick 60 odd

Traded 79, Our future 2nd, Collingwood's future 3rd for 43, GC's future 2nd and Geelong's future 3rd. Used 43 on Dowling.

Then traded Geelong's future 3rd to Brisbane for pick 50 and picked Bond.

 

[1990crow]

Sounds like he should have went top 10....

What's wrong with him?

To be honest it's probably that you can watch a game without noticing him despite the stats saying he's been dominant.

 

[CutAboveTheRest]

To be honest it's probably that you can watch a game without noticing him despite the stats saying he's been dominant.

Ah so a good matt crouch replacement then

 

[1990crow]

Ah so a good matt crouch replacement then

Much more athletic and overhead mark than Matt.
I think a couple of Burgess preseasons to make him more of a running machine and his ceiling is quite high.

 

[CutAboveTheRest]

Much more athletic and overhead mark than Matt.
I think a couple of Burgess preseasons to make him more of a running machine and his ceiling is quite high.

Apologies was being a tad sarcastic - been following Billy this year he won't have any trouble in an AFL system.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Much more athletic and overhead mark than Matt.
I think a couple of Burgess preseasons to make him more of a running machine and his ceiling is quite high.

Has capability forward of centre, too

 

[Brett Cummings]

 

[TryAnHit]

Finally everyone can stop complaining about a big bodied mid

 

[ABAB]

Finally everyone can stop complaining about a big bodied mid

We still didn't use an early pick on him lol and apparently now have too many midfielders as well.

 

[Samcro24]

We still didn't use an early pick on him lol and apparently now have too many midfielders as well.

Imagine wanting the club to invest early draft picks in the most important position on the ground.

 

[Brett Cummings]

We still didn't use an early pick on him lol and apparently now have too many midfielders as well.

Na, we still need to use our first pick next year on a mid.

 

[ABAB]

Imagine wanting the club to invest early draft picks in the most important position on the ground.

We did this recently with Pedlar and Jones (although he hasn't worked out) didn't we? And more than likely would have went with Hollands had he not done his ACL, we also invested in Gallucci with our late 1st rounder.