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Heeney & Mills
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If Mills ends up as good as Heeney is right now I'll be pretty bloody happy!
If Mills ends up taking Malceski's old role on the list he'll be internally rated very highly. But it will be years before the neutral supporters catch on.
Heeney is playing at the glamorous end of the ground. I expect whatever the truth, even when Heeney is back in the midfield he'll be more highly regarded over his career.
Both look the goods though.
Heeney is playing at the glamorous end of the ground. I expect whatever the truth, even when Heeney is back in the midfield he'll be more highly regarded over his career.
Both look the goods though.
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Maybe, but from all reports on the guy, Mills will be a captain. Heeney is going to be a great player, no doubt, but he doesn't scream "leader". He's just a kid though and he may develop that as he gets older.
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If Mills was at a Vic side would have a rising star nomination by now
Mills will be a dominant force in the midfield for years. I am loving that he is flying under the radar right now ...
If Pappley was in a Vic side he would have had a nomination in rd1 and be talked about as the new breed of small forward ready to take Richmond/Carlton/Melbourne/? to their first flag in years.
He'll get it and probably win the votes by fair margin, like Heeney was on track to do.
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We obviously still are yet to see the best of what these two can offer , but ive been wondering who is the better playet right now?
Heeneys best is nothing short of astonishing. He looks nearly impossible to stop and has a very unique skillset that not many playets have. Great athlete, strong, great mark, strong tackler and handy around goals. Being a young player , he is prone to disappearing from time to time which is acceptable.
Mills on the other hand, has not put a foot wrong. Being played out of position, he has displayed a maturity beyond his years. He is couragous, calm under pressure, strong mark, great penetrating kick and a very strong tackler. He has been super consistant and saying he plays like a 150 gamer is no exaggeration. Legit looks like hes been playing league footy for years.
Obviously we are yet to scratch the surface on these two kids but its interesting to think that as impressive as heeney has been so far , mills right now is probably ahead as a player purely due to consistancy
Heeneys best is nothing short of astonishing. He looks nearly impossible to stop and has a very unique skillset that not many playets have. Great athlete, strong, great mark, strong tackler and handy around goals. Being a young player , he is prone to disappearing from time to time which is acceptable.
Mills on the other hand, has not put a foot wrong. Being played out of position, he has displayed a maturity beyond his years. He is couragous, calm under pressure, strong mark, great penetrating kick and a very strong tackler. He has been super consistant and saying he plays like a 150 gamer is no exaggeration. Legit looks like hes been playing league footy for years.
Obviously we are yet to scratch the surface on these two kids but its interesting to think that as impressive as heeney has been so far , mills right now is probably ahead as a player purely due to consistancy
I am just glad we have both on our team. But for the sake of the thread, i'll say Heeney is better right now but Mills' ceiling is higher.
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Id nearly go exact opposite. id say mills is better right now but heeney has the better ceiling.
For me, mills is going to be a high volume, highly skilled mid. maybe in the mould of pendles but a better mark and bigger kick. Heenes is going to be something else. His combination of athleticism and marking abiluty will cause matchup mismatches every week and will push forward and punish sides.
Its a bloody good problem to have
Mills is going to be super consistent, he will be the more consistent of two and will only get better. Heeney just seems to have serious x-factor, if his last 10 quarters are anything to go by he is going to be special for many years to come.
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Both are awesome. Mills will be ultra consistent and reliable and perform at a high level each week similar to Pendles, Heeney will probably be able to break a game open in a short burst perhaps turning out to be similar to Fyfe in a way.
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Superstar swan I have merged this with an existing thread on the same topic.
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Consistency vs x factor. Great to have 2 players with complementary skillsets come up at the same time. Hopefully they'll make a great tandem for the next decade +
I'm still on Heeney bandwagon, just because x factor can be used to break games open
I'm still on Heeney bandwagon, just because x factor can be used to break games open
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they both have no regard for their safety, mills looks so slight and i sometimes cringe when he goes back into pack, but he just rides the hits and comes back for more
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Are they from an academy?
Yeah... academy of awesome.
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Its a bit unfair we just get gifted players like this through the draft. Just my opinion
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Mills will be a future captain and leader of this club ... we will build a 4peat around the two of them.
I like how confident each of them are in flying for marks. Heeney's real advantage over Mills in that respect is how good he is at keeping his feet. It's pretty amazing how rare he is to go to ground, it makes him incredibly difficult to counter for a small/medium defender.
For a first year player, Mills is tremendous at intercepting, he's got an iron-clad confidence in himself.
There was also a moment in the last quarter which I liked when Mills gave up a mark to Wingard I50; Mills punched the ground very hard because he was furious he gave that up despite the side being about 12 goals up IIRC. He's competitive and he hates giving up anything to his opponent, no matter the margin.
For a first year player, Mills is tremendous at intercepting, he's got an iron-clad confidence in himself.
There was also a moment in the last quarter which I liked when Mills gave up a mark to Wingard I50; Mills punched the ground very hard because he was furious he gave that up despite the side being about 12 goals up IIRC. He's competitive and he hates giving up anything to his opponent, no matter the margin.
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