Player Watch Wayne Milera

[Redleg Crow]

Threw himself at the contest harder than I've seen him on a consistent basis.

Brilliant performance.

Hard at it, and silky skills when it was as wet as I've ever seen it in that first quarter. Great to see.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

Best game I've seen from Milera, played with real intent

 

[beartoo]

Best game for the club. Stoked for him and I've been a critic. Looked last night as though he at last realised he belongs at the level.

 

[threefa9]

Love this kid gonna be a star

 

[FantasticShirt]

He's so clean and considered with his ball use. To go at 87% in those conditions is incredible, only appears to have to had about 70-75% TOG but still contributed big time on the scoreboard.

He's the outside type we need to go along with the inside/extraction of the Crouch brothers.

 

[whitey_1975]

For anyone that thinks continuity isnt 100% real for players let alone youngsters, we present case 1. Milera has definately benifited from a continuous run even if he was carried for a couple of games this year. Great game last night. So classy and silky. That kick of his is a thing of gold.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Look out when this kid develops. Absolute silk.

 

[hey shorty]

You don't simply lose the talent he showed as a 17yo kid, especially not if you work hard.

It's just a matter of time before he does this regularly

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

He's playing very well and will be an asset for us. It's what happens when you invest games early in talented kids.

 

[NikkiNoo]

At one stage in the game, there was a stoppage near where we sit and Junior and Brad Hill were standing side by side. You would think they were clones. Same height, muscle definition, and they walk almost identically as well. That's going to bode well for Wayne if he can get close to Brad Hill's output.

 

[Vhaluus]

Who needs to bottom out when our selectors keep finding players like this guy.

 

[Vhaluus]

At one stage in the game, there was a stoppage near where we sit and Junior and Brad Hill were standing side by side. You would think they were clones. Same height, muscle definition, and they walk almost identically as well. That's going to bode well for Wayne if he can get close to Brad Hill's output.

Milera is defiantly getting bigger as the season progresses, getting his mans body I think.

 

[hey shorty]

Who needs to bottom out when our selectors keep finding players like this guy.

Talent ID is fantastic and in certain sections so is development.

Need to be better again if we don't wanna bottom out

 

[spexau]

He'd be stiff to not get a rising star nom this week.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_rising_stars_round_performances?sby=13&year=2017&round=10

Easily the best performing player who hasn't been nominated yet of the round. Doesn't play in Vic though :/

 

[whitey_1975]

At one stage in the game, there was a stoppage near where we sit and Junior and Brad Hill were standing side by side. You would think they were clones. Same height, muscle definition, and they walk almost identically as well. That's going to bode well for Wayne if he can get close to Brad Hill's output.

Both hill boys and milera have that exceptional lightness about their feet / running style. Macca had it too, same with D White.

 

[FantasticShirt]

He'd be stiff to not get a rising star nom this week.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_rising_stars_round_performances?sby=13&year=2017&round=10

Easily the best performing player who hasn't been nominated yet of the round. Doesn't play in Vic though :/

The AFL love a storyline. Having an indigenous rookie nominated in indigenous round wouldn't surprise me, and it'd be wholly deserved.

 

[CrowinNT]

Both hill boys and milera have that exceptional lightness about their feet / running style. Macca had it too, same with D White.

This is what I see too. I really like Milera. Smooth moving almost Macca like.
Stats don't mean a whole lot at times but just about every possession he had and effort made an impact. He just didn't blaze away. Great game from him.

 

[whitey_1975]

Has anyone else noticed this about Milera?
He has the amazing ability to change his kick after he has dropped the ball to his boot. He simply changes his foot angle, bends his knee a bit or slows his foot movement to alter the kick, for something he has seen out the corner of his eye thats an even better option. He may go down as one of the best kicks I have seen. Early call but what I see now is just elite.

 

[Squiba]

He is a brilliant kick, the only stuff up I saw him do was when he kicked a perfectly weighted pass to (I think Jenkins) a forward and he mustnt have seen the stationary opposition player whom was able to contest the mark.

Otherwise, torrential conditions, silk by foot and not a fault to be found in his game tonight. Brilliant.

 

[Geoffa32]

If he does not get a RS nomination for last night's game he never will this year.

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[Geoffa32]

Also first time I have noticed this year how strong his body is.

The guy will be a decent unit when he matures.

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[beartoo]

Look out when this kid develops. Absolute silk.

Looks as though he's put on a bit of muscle. Those guns are gonna rival Thommo's.

 

[Jars458]

Will play 200 games.

 

[Bicks]

Never doubted Wayne's skill set, impeccably gifted in that regard....what I have had are concerns about are his "hardness" at the contest and the ball, much, much better in that regard last night in trying conditions, in fact I think it's the first game from him I didn't see one contest where I would have questioned his hardness.

 

[DD#23]

Also first time I have noticed this year how strong his body is.

The guy will be a decent unit when he matures.

one of the first things I remember taking note of when the preseason photos started coming out were the size of Milera's thighs. Gave me very high hopes that he'd be a lot stronger in the contest this year compared to his first few games.

Never doubted Wayne's skill set, impeccably gifted in that regard....what I have had are concerns about are his "hardness" at the contest and the ball, much, much better in that regard last night in trying conditions, in fact I think it's the first game from him I didn't see one contest where I would have questioned his hardness.

this was the standout thing for him for sure. Before tonight it would have been fair to be 50/50 either way trying to decide if he'd be going hard or shying away in those conditions but he was absolutely up for the contest.

could be a genuine breakout game for that reason alone. Obviously we don't need him in Thommo's old role, but my confidence in his ability to attack the ball
has gone through the roof and having that up his sleeve can take his game to the next level IMO.