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The Official Nick Gill Thread
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Re: Gill cracks me up...
Give the guy a break. He has been brilliant for the Crows in his 1st 2 games of his career. Well done Gill
Give the guy a break. He has been brilliant for the Crows in his 1st 2 games of his career. Well done Gill
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Re: Gill cracks me up...
He is a loose cannon of the highest order. Perhaps even more of a loose cannon than the Birdman...which is some competition.
I like him, take the good with the bad. In the last qtr he took a big mark in the square to get us going, then somehow conspired to screw up that opportunity in the F50. That didn't dent his confidence though as on the wing he turned on his left foot and delivered a nice pass.
He is a loose cannon of the highest order. Perhaps even more of a loose cannon than the Birdman...which is some competition.
I like him, take the good with the bad. In the last qtr he took a big mark in the square to get us going, then somehow conspired to screw up that opportunity in the F50. That didn't dent his confidence though as on the wing he turned on his left foot and delivered a nice pass.
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Re: Gill cracks me up...
Well he certainly makes the game interesting!
I love how we've been crying out for a forward who can consistantly take big contested pack marks inside 50 and he turns out to be a total nutjob
Whatever the result it's sure going to be fun watching hiM!
Well he certainly makes the game interesting!
I love how we've been crying out for a forward who can consistantly take big contested pack marks inside 50 and he turns out to be a total nutjob
Whatever the result it's sure going to be fun watching hiM!
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Has shown some pretty positive signs. But it's all good when we win but I can see some fans getting pretty angry if or when we lose games from his wild kicking.
Has shown some pretty positive signs. But it's all good when we win but I can see some fans getting pretty angry if or when we lose games from his wild kicking.
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Re: Gill cracks me up...
very much in the perrie and burton mould
very much in the perrie and burton mould
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That "fun" will certainly turn into "frustration" after the novelty wears off
Well he certainly makes the game interesting!
I love how we've been crying out for a forward who can consistantly take big contested pack marks inside 50 and he turns out to be a total nutjob
Whatever the result it's sure going to be fun watching hiM!
That "fun" will certainly turn into "frustration" after the novelty wears off
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Re: Gill cracks me up...
It'll be fun everytime we win and blatant frustration every time we lose.
Tonight however, we won so it's fun!
That "fun" will certainly turn into "frustration" after the novelty wears off
It'll be fun everytime we win and blatant frustration every time we lose.
Tonight however, we won so it's fun!
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Re: Gill cracks me up...
Takes a better mark than Perrie. Kicks about the same, but I'd be willing to give hime time to get his kicking right.
Takes a better mark than Perrie. Kicks about the same, but I'd be willing to give hime time to get his kicking right.
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Is he the next Perrie? "Oh, he tries hard, and gives a great contest, but the disposal is shithouse. Thats ok though, cause, you know, he gives a contest"
Perrie is on the up(taken his time though) and I'd love this to be bumped and proven wrong. If he can put the ball between the two big sticks, we're onto something.
Is he the next Perrie? "Oh, he tries hard, and gives a great contest, but the disposal is shithouse. Thats ok though, cause, you know, he gives a contest"
Perrie is on the up(taken his time though) and I'd love this to be bumped and proven wrong. If he can put the ball between the two big sticks, we're onto something.
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I'm and old West Torrens supporter and there was a player in the mid-late '70s named Brenton Miller with "shotgun" was his nickname - Gill reminds me of him. Can take a mark but kicking - all my god! Certainly makes an interesting forward line with Gill, Perrie and Burton.
I'm and old West Torrens supporter and there was a player in the mid-late '70s named Brenton Miller with "shotgun" was his nickname - Gill reminds me of him. Can take a mark but kicking - all my god! Certainly makes an interesting forward line with Gill, Perrie and Burton.
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I can remember Graham Howell, Peter Gilbert and Gordon Wright - guess that me makes older!!!!
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Maccas_no1 always used to say that Burton remined him of a wild donkey.
I wonder what maccas is reminded of by Gill.
Apart from his kicking he's bloody good value for money IMO.
Maccas_no1 always used to say that Burton remined him of a wild donkey.
I wonder what maccas is reminded of by Gill.
Apart from his kicking he's bloody good value for money IMO.
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Re: Gill cracks me up...
His blog entries for the NAFC website last year cracked me up... http://blog.nafc.com.au/nickgill/
I'm waiting for the Crows to unleash him on the media.
His blog entries for the NAFC website last year cracked me up... http://blog.nafc.com.au/nickgill/
I'm waiting for the Crows to unleash him on the media.
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I'm proud of the win, but Nick Gill's foot skills are not adequate for AFL football. He is 24. He should have fixed them by now (perhaps he just can't) yes he tries but his kicking is inadequate, and he would be in my players to cut at years end. Might seem harsh, but I'd say he is the least skilled by foot player the Crows have ever had (just behind Aaron Keating)
I'm proud of the win, but Nick Gill's foot skills are not adequate for AFL football. He is 24. He should have fixed them by now (perhaps he just can't) yes he tries but his kicking is inadequate, and he would be in my players to cut at years end. Might seem harsh, but I'd say he is the least skilled by foot player the Crows have ever had (just behind Aaron Keating)
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People are entitled to criticize his kicking, which is way below AFL standard, but not his effort.
He gives 100% and is so unpredictable that he does add something to the forward line. His last quarter when the game was on the line was excellent IMO.
I enjoy watching him play - other than when he has a shot at goal.
People are entitled to criticize his kicking, which is way below AFL standard, but not his effort.
He gives 100% and is so unpredictable that he does add something to the forward line. His last quarter when the game was on the line was excellent IMO.
I enjoy watching him play - other than when he has a shot at goal.
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Spot on macca - that pack mark in the last quarter when I thought it was Huddo's I was "oh dear here comes another point" and then the ump gave it to Gill. Thought was hmm still a point coming up - very happy to be proven wrong and I loved how pretty much all the guys in the area came over to him.
Spot on macca - that pack mark in the last quarter when I thought it was Huddo's I was "oh dear here comes another point" and then the ump gave it to Gill. Thought was hmm still a point coming up - very happy to be proven wrong and I loved how pretty much all the guys in the area came over to him.
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If you didn’t hear that he had been having work done to his kicking, would you be saying he had improved on last week? Of course not! His kicking was terrible tonight and for you to say otherwise is just ridiculous. He missed his first shot from 30 out, which you should convert. And then in the last term he just scraped it home from near the goal square.
Last week you blamed it on the nerves, this week the weather. What next week? The expected wind?
I've got nothing against Gill (I gave him 3 votes last week in BTM), but you have to be honest here. His kicking was, and is, rubbish.
You are unbelievable sometimes.
If you didn’t hear that he had been having work done to his kicking, would you be saying he had improved on last week? Of course not! His kicking was terrible tonight and for you to say otherwise is just ridiculous. He missed his first shot from 30 out, which you should convert. And then in the last term he just scraped it home from near the goal square.
Last week you blamed it on the nerves, this week the weather. What next week? The expected wind?
I've got nothing against Gill (I gave him 3 votes last week in BTM), but you have to be honest here. His kicking was, and is, rubbish.
Re: If you are bagging Gill, go the hell home
I am home???
I am home???
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Re: If you are bagging Gill, go the hell home
Really? It’s that hard to believe?
Calm down.
If you say so.
Sailed through? I suggest you go in that time machine of yours and watch it again.
1.1? OK.
OK.
This is where you really lost control.
Yes.
So this is merely a campaign to keep him on? I see…
Didn’t improve much to me.
I see.
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Re: Gill cracks me up...
He missed one from 30m out directly in front and very nearly missed one from the point of the square again.
I love his workrate and pressure, but his kicking is terrible. No amount of "Get on the Gill Train" posts will change that.
Wrong. Kicked 1.1 and that is so nice.
He missed one from 30m out directly in front and very nearly missed one from the point of the square again.
I love his workrate and pressure, but his kicking is terrible. No amount of "Get on the Gill Train" posts will change that.
