Player Watch Rupert Wills (Delisted 2020)

[jonbe54]

Wasn't that 2 years ago or something? What's his current form and how does that put him over others such as Varcoe, Sier etc?

Varcoe is a different type and Sier is still overcoming a foot injury.

 

[saha]

Quick crunch of numbers on the VFL says he is averaging 30 disposals and 5.5 tackles across his four games

 

[jackcass]

Quick crunch of numbers on the VFL says he is averaging 30 disposals and 5.5 tackles across his four games

Ball use has been very ordinary though in what I've seen.

 

[saha]

Ball use has been very ordinary though in what I've seen.

He is never going to be a fantastic kick, needs to know his limitations and be conservative with it. Looking at the three games with full stats available, effective kicks was 55%, 73% and 45% while handball effectiveness (which is probably more valuable for him to feed the outside) was 93% (15 H/B), 83% (23 H/B) and 82% (17 H/B). As far as I'm concerned, if he can draw a tackler and give it accurately to Pendlebury, Treloar, Sidebottom and Phillips I'll be happy.

To be honest, I'd be surprised if he plays more than 65% of total game time, meaning he'll be at around 80 minutes on ground. If he gets 15 disposals and 10 of those are meaningful handballs and he provides tackling pressure I think it'll be serviceable.

 

[jackcass]

He is never going to be a fantastic kick, needs to know his limitations and be conservative with it. Looking at the three games with full stats available, effective kicks was 55%, 73% and 45% while handball effectiveness (which is probably more valuable for him to feed the outside) was 93% (15 H/B), 83% (23 H/B) and 82% (17 H/B). As far as I'm concerned, if he can draw a tackler and give it accurately to Pendlebury, Treloar, Sidebottom and Phillips I'll be happy.

To be honest, I'd be surprised if he plays more than 65% of total game time, meaning he'll be at around 80 minutes on ground. If he gets 15 disposals and 10 of those are meaningful handballs and he provides tackling pressure I think it'll be serviceable.

I've always thought he was average at best by foot but some of that was always situational. Definitely better by hand, but his handball radar was way off in the game against the Bombers. Time will tell if that was an outlier or more a reflection of where his ball use is currently at.

 

[Thatsmyname]

Mark Stevens‏ @Stevo7AFL 5 mins ago

Rupert Wills looked super in Collingwood’s summer intraclubs. Leap a standout. Surprised it’s taken this long. Can play.

@7NewsMelbourne

 

[Pie eyed]

Wills is the Bull, not the Bear.

I slapped myself.
Edited.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Mark Stevens‏ @Stevo7AFL 5 mins ago

Rupert Wills looked super in Collingwood’s summer intraclubs. Leap a standout. Surprised it’s taken this long. Can play.

@7NewsMelbourne

Even a blind pig finds the occasional acorn.

 

[Copeland]

If I remember correctly hes not overly fast is he?

 

[jonbe54]

If I remember correctly hes not overly fast is he?

Certainly not but as an inside mid that isn't crucial . . see ball, get ball . . . see Cripps, get Cripps lol

 

[sr36]

Even a blind pig finds the occasional acorn.

Or better still a truffle.

Be a truffle Rupert!

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Or better still a truffle.

Be a truffle Rupert!

I was referring to m Stevens the journalist, if you can even call him that

 

[sr36]

I was referring to m Stevens the journalist, if you can even call him that

I thought he was the blind pig and Wills the acorn? Wills is a truffle rooted out by the pig, which is actually how they're found.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

I thought he was the blind pig and Wills the acorn? Wills is a truffle rooted out by the pig, which is actually how they're found.

Yes.

That does fit.

So we ageee, Wills is fine, Stevens oink oink.

 

[Pie eyed]

Even a blind pig finds the occasional acorn.

Confucius?

 

[Maggie5]

Confucius?

No, MM I think.

 

[sr36]

Yes.

That does fit.

So we ageee, Wills is fine, Stevens oink oink.

If Wills is a truffle, he'll be more than fine. Those gnarly looking things (fits for the big bull) are magnificent.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Confucius?

Ros in Frasier so you’re close.

 

[sr36]

No, MM I think.

Saintly made it up, around the time he was jinxing the Vikings.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Saintly made it up, around the time he was jinxing the Vikings.

I loved Ragnar Lothbrok.

And what happened to the greatest of all Vikings?

Went to Valhalla after being tossed in a pit of deadly snakes.

 

[Somebody]

Great to see him get a rare opp to show what he can offer. Rare because is clearly seen as 2nd fiddle to Sier who himself is pretty much depth and is still out injured.
May not have the luxury of a "warm up" mediocre game though.

 

[Sea fog]

Hope he does well on the inside where we need it.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Just remember Rupert and team.

The practice cones in this game are not orange, they are navy blue.

 

[live fast pieyoung]

just enjoy the opportunity to see a tackling machine smash blues players into the ground time and time again

 

[Hong Kong Pie]

If it's a straight swap and the Rupe takes Adams' place, he's likely to pound the Carltoon mids/followers into the ground. Apart from Cripps, the rest of them like Fisher, Walsh, Petrevski Seton and Dow are pretty slightly built compared to him.