Player Watch Billy Frampton

[TW Sherrin]

Tall defenders we pick up from other clubs often turn out pretty handy:

Wakelin
Clement
Howe
Roughead

those guys had all played at senior level consistently over several seasons. not sure Frampton fits into that group.

 

[TW Sherrin]

Ask yourself this, if he can’t defend, why would fly and co target him? The work experience kid hasn’t traded for him.

I'm guessing here...

but he is apparently a great athlete which would let him zone off and roll from one forward to another which is what our defenders do.

 

[magpies42]

Ask yourself this, if he can’t defend, why would fly and co target him? The work experience kid hasn’t traded for him.

Because he was cheap and they reckon they can turn him around, or they are hoping Kelly and Dean become great defenders so we can play Moore forward…I hope the latter is not the case as I don’t trust his body.

Also probably because he may be a more effective back up ruck..essentially having two back up roles.

 

[Bianconeri]

I'm guessing here...

but he is apparently a great athlete which would let him zone off and roll from one forward to another which is what our defenders do.

Wright mentioned he suits our defensive style

 

[stormskye]

I'm guessing here...

but he is apparently a great athlete which would let him zone off and roll from one forward to another which is what our defenders do.

That’s exactly what Wright mentioned. We play team defence. We’ve done it well despite being small. Astonishing really. Nobody is expected to be 1 v 1 often. It’s all about support. From what I’ve seen of frampton, he’s got an excellent kick for a bloke over 200cm and a level head. That’s a start. Complete opposite of Kelly

 

[ipswichpies]

My favourite band. After Foals, and Band of Horses.

This could be a shrewd pickup. Can play forward, back or ruck, and at 201cm, is going to give us a big body, wherever he plays.
His 6 AFL games this year, looks like he was more than contributing, with a standout game against the Dogs. Interesting how he couldn't get more games with the Crows this year, but happy to have him in Black and white..

Welcome aboard Billy.......

Obviously the coaching staff see something in him for him to secure a 3yr deal, though he only played 6 games for the Crows last season his form in the SANFL was very good certainly good enough to be in the firsts somewhere. I think he must have a prior relationship with MaCrae because he seemed quite familiar with Craig,I think you are right he may be better than expected and now he has joined us we support him unconditionally.

 

[swoop42]

He's spent most of his time on an AFL list being viewed as a forward/ruck option has he not and it's only in the last 18 months or so that he's been switched to defence and seemingly begun to blossom as a player.

For a 3rd round selection Frampton the soon to be 26yo 201cm 99kg key defender appears worth taking a chance on.

Hopefully the experience of McRae, Leppitsch, Howe and Moore can see him improve his areas of weakness so he can find a better balance between being an intercept and negating defender. Will need to improve that tackle count also.

While none of us are expecting him to ever be anywhere near as good as Moore in his six senior games this season he still stacked up well in some areas when compared to Darcy.

Darcy Moore and Billy Frampton AFL Stats Comparison

Darcy Moore and Billy Frampton AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

 

[Doc1763]

I actually think we paid more then what Adelaide paid for him. Weird.

I think Wright is very much into win-win trades, rather than trying to screw other clubs. It gives us a reputation of being a fair and reasonable club to deal with.
You then have outliers like Geebung and Essendope, who are both a bunch of a-holes.

 

[ipswichpies]

Way to misrepresent it, but that’s cool. The point is 3 years on a player with very little to show over an 8 year career, who would have been delisted, is completely needless.

What was the competitive offer we had to beat by going so overboard? It’s this kind of management that has gotten us into troublesome corners time and again

On his form from last season I wondered why they would delist him because according to all reports his form was very good in the SANFL, that there make me wonder what has transpired to delist him.

 

[gouki88]

On his form from last season I wondered why they would delist him because according to all reports his form was very good in the SANFL, that there make me wonder what has transpired to delist him.

He's a solid bit older than their other tall backs. I think it's more Adelaide being intent on going as young as possible.

 

[TradeDraft]

He's a solid bit older than their other tall backs. I think it's more Adelaide being intent on going as young as possible.

They bottom 6 Side this year and we where Top 4

 

[ipswichpies]

He's a solid bit older than their other tall backs. I think it's more Adelaide being intent on going as young as possible.

As you say and I agree their other prospects are younger but the Pies are not exactly stacked with KPD,s so it does make sense to me for us to recruit him.

 

[LuckyLee]

Justin Leppitsch

Justin Leppitsch

Age

50

Ht

191cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

8.3

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.2

3star

No current season stats available

D

8.2

2star

K

5.8

3star

HB

2.4

3star

M

0.6

1star

T

1.0

3star

was a star CHB and CHF in perhaps the greatest team of all-time and, by all reports, has developed into an excellent coach. We wouldn't have recruited Frampton without strong encouragement from Leppa. I'll back in Leppa to take Frampton well beyond the level he has so far reached in his career.

 

[ipswichpies]

They bottom 6 Side this year and we where Top 4

We did very well to get top 4 and deserved to also but you can see why Adelaide have gone the way they have,and they usually go very well with their young keys.

 

[Jen2310]

 

[Brad Goodman]

He looks like such a happy-go-lucky, free-spirited type of guy.

 

[Abdul_The_Bull]

He'll have to swap those New Balance kicks out for Nikes pretty soon!

 

[Jen2310]

 

[gouki88]

* that made me cringe HARD

 

[Maggie5]

* that made me cringe HARD

Media department has too much time on its hands. LOL.

 

[gouki88]

Media department has too much time on its hands. LOL.

Yet another casualty of the manufactured trade drought until 3pm

 

[stormskye]

He's spent most of his time on an AFL list being viewed as a forward/ruck option has he not and it's only in the last 18 months or so that he's been switched to defence and seemingly begun to blossom as a player.

For a 3rd round selection Frampton the soon to be 26yo 201cm 99kg key defender appears worth taking a chance on.

Hopefully the experience of McRae, Leppitsch, Howe and Moore can see him improve his areas of weakness so he can find a better balance between being an intercept and negating defender. Will need to improve that tackle count also.

While none of us are expecting him to ever be anywhere near as good as Moore in his six senior games this season he still stacked up well in some areas when compared to Darcy.

Darcy Moore and Billy Frampton AFL Stats Comparison

Darcy Moore and Billy Frampton AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

Liam jones was the definition of a crab for years as a forward.

 

[swoop42]

Liam jones was the definition of a crab for years as a forward.

Both anti-vaxxer personality types also apparently.

 

[dogs105]

You'll like this guy. Great athlete, beautiful kick. Not a good body-on-body defender.

First game aa a key back for us, looked like a brownlow medallist vs Bulldogs. Next two weeks looked awful. Hopefully you can unlock consistency.

 

[Jen2310]