Player Watch Rupert Wills (Delisted 2020)

[TradeDraft]

He is a Poor Kick

 

[Apex36]

Loving this kid, 16 disposals and another whopping 12 tackles. Not afraid to get his hands dirty at all.

He is a Poor Kick

Yet he went at 81% DE tonight.

 

[Hong Kong Pie]

His tackling effort against the Dogs today was huge.

Great signs for this kid.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Loving this kid, 16 disposals and another whopping 12 tackles. Not afraid to get his hands dirty at all.

Yet he went at 81% DE tonight.

Doing well, looking fwd to seeing him when he gets an even better core/overall strength & improves his tank.

Stringer/Fyfebot combo with a side of wild optimism. Yes please!

 

[jmac70]

He reminds me of a young Bont...

 

[The Dawes]

He's totally inside, we need players to feed off him

 

[robertg22]

31 tackles in his first three games. Has to be some kind record..

 

[MightyPies2010]

Love how he stands up in the tackle, every time, and dishes off. Hope he continues to develop over the next couple of rounds and then has a strong pre-season!

 

[Pendles!]

Loving this kid, 16 disposals and another whopping 12 tackles. Not afraid to get his hands dirty at all.

Yet he went at 81% DE tonight.

Surprised he went at 81% to be honest. A few of his kicks were far too loopy which put the receiving player under the pump.

His contested work and intensity around the footy is exceptional for an inexperienced player though. I can't remember who said it in here but something about him having no scope for improvement. They could not be any more wrong in my view. Most games he has played in a season is 11, massive upside.

 

[Soups]

Was it Wills that polaxed someone in the middle with a couple of minutes to go? That was a massive hit.

 

[whiskeytown]

He is a Poor Kick

I half agree. Needs to know his limitations and be conservative with what he attempts. Better to generally kick it long like other bigger blokes in Grundy or Cloke

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Loving this kid, 16 disposals and another whopping 12 tackles. Not afraid to get his hands dirty at all.

Yet he went at 81% DE tonight.

Funny that, I thought he kicked well.
Thanks for the DE stat, looked right to me

 

[Nuffsaid]

I think he's a pretty good kick, who makes the odd young error. But he just looks completely at home at the level. Has a crack too.

 

[76woodenspooners]

Was it Wills that polaxed someone in the middle with a couple of minutes to go? That was a massive hit.

DeGoey I think?

 

[Collingwould]

DeGoey I think?

DeGoey laid a hard tackle which I don't think was the reference. I think it was a lovely hip and shoulder on the wing, I too didn't see who that was

 

[ThePhantom777]

Mentioned on the game day thread that he's like a bigger version of Luke Ball. Not overly quick but does the dirty stuff like tackling and digging the ball out of the bottom of packs for others.

 

[Stoods]

If he keeps on growing do you think he will take Greenwoods spot?

If Greenwood is starting to get beaten on the tagging he isnt really an asset sadly :/

 

[Soups]

If he keeps on growing do you think he will take Greenwoods spot?

If Greenwood is starting to get beaten on the tagging he isnt really an asset sadly :/

Absolutely. I don't see a future for Greenwood, I think he'll find it hard to get into the side next year with Wills and Degoey hopefully taking the next step.

 

[Quicky]

He makes us a lot stronger in the contest. But he needs to win more footy to become a fixture in the side.

 

[Hardas]

Absolutely. I don't see a future for Greenwood, I think he'll find it hard to get into the side next year with Wills and Degoey hopefully taking the next step.

Good competition for spots there with Crispy in there too.

 

[Vicky Park]

Is it too much to hope? That Wills and JDG will be tackling machines, bone crunchers, contested beasts, feared by opposition sides in years to come?

 

[Kappa]

Loving this kid, 16 disposals and another whopping 12 tackles. Not afraid to get his hands dirty at all.

Yet he went at 81% DE tonight.

He went at 81% DE because 9/16 of his disposals were handballs to a teammate a metre away from him.

 

[Apex36]

He went at 81% DE because 9/16 of his disposals were handballs to a teammate a metre away from him.

Do you ever get tired of searching for any negative you can find? It must be awful being you.

 

[Hardas]

Is it too much to hope? That Wills and JDG will be tackling machines, bone crunchers, contested beasts, feared by opposition sides in years to come?

No.

 

[Hardas]

Do you ever get tired of searching for any negative you can find? It must be awful being you.

LOL.