Player Watch #14 Callum Mills (c)

[Kennedy Parker]

Callum Mills

Callum Mills

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Callum Mills

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

18.4

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

3.4

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

is one of the best young players in the AFL. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy graduate won the 2016 AFL Rising Star award and was selected in the AFL Players’ Association’s 22Under22 team in three of his four eligible years. Mills is a small defender with uncompromising courage who’s also capable of shifting through the midfield. The New South Welshman was elevated to Sydney’s leadership group during the 2018 pre-season at the age of just 21, and he’s now a member of a five-man leadership panel alongside co-captains Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker

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Luke Parker

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

and Dane Rampe

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Dane Rampe

Age

34

Ht

187cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

358.8

5star

D

14.1

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.1

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

284.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.4

4star

, as well as Lance Franklin.

Callum Mills

14

Callum Mills

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

18.4

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

3.4

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.2

4star

DOB: 02 April 1997
DEBUT: 2016
DRAFT: #3, 2015 National Draft
RECRUITED FROM: North Shore (NSW)

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[Jeffers]

General down back ala Luke Hodge is where he should be now and in the future. Midfield days should be over.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

As noted on First Crack

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Getting better and better with every game and our defence looks so much more composed.

was smart to play him in the 1’s. Will be peaking at the right time.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Getting better and better with every game and our defence looks so much more composed.

was smart to play him in the 1’s. Will be peaking at the right time.

His, Melican's, Cunningham's and Roberts' steadiness takes quite a lot of pressure off Rampe. I know we gave up a few goals playing a bit bruise free but we looked not too bad I thought.
We'll need to do a bit more homework on the fast leading forwards as Thilthorpe troubled us.

 

[DeathlyAccurate]

Can see him winning a NS off halfback.


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[The King!]

Brilliant leader some people wrote him off quickly

 

[BasicSwan]

Provides a lot of structural and leadership benefits playing in defense. His decision making in general play was elite last night.

A few of our scoring chains began with his kicks into the corridor and his workrate to run into space to get involved; the captain is back!

 

[bedford]

Provides a lot of structural and leadership benefits playing in defense. His decision making in general play was elite last night.

A few of our scoring chains began with his kicks into the corridor and his workrate to run into space to get involved; the captain is back!

Love him in defenCe

 

[caesar88]

Absolutely loved watching he & Roberts in action. Worked together so nicely and it was hard to believe they were two guys who had only played about two games in the same back six.

Lloyd, Florent, Blakey, Rampe etc were also important but those two in particular felt so lethal in setting up our rebounds all night, albeit only against Adelaide.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Love him in defenCe

Stop being so defenSive.

 

[bedford]

Stop being so defenSive.

Stop being a smartarCE

 

[giantsully]

Millsy's last 2 weeks:
Disposals: 27/26 Intercept possessions: 7/10 Score involvements 8/5 R50s: 5/6

All the focus on Parker, but this guy in defence could be the big story of the finals.

 

[Jewelsbon]

Millsy's last 2 weeks:
Disposals: 27/26 Intercept possessions: 7/10 Score involvements 8/5 R50s: 5/6

All the focus on Parker, but this guy in defence could be the big story of the finals.

We all knocked the coaches for bringing him straight back - myself included, maybe they have a better idea on these things than us keyboard warriors.

Whodathunkit????

 

[zyzzbruh]

We all knocked the coaches for bringing him straight back - myself included, maybe they have a better idea on these things than us keyboard warriors.

Whodathunkit????

I mean they did throw him straight into the midfield/wing when we were all crying out for him to go straight to defence (to account for for form as well as not ruining the midfield synergy).

We also had a couple of shocking performances in which Mills was very poor whilst trying to sure up a top 2 position. I still think he definitely should've had at least one game in the VFL, even in hindsight. At the least he should've been in defence to begin with.

 

[Jewelsbon]

I mean they did throw him straight into the midfield/wing when we were all crying out for him to go straight to defence (to account for for form as well as not ruining the midfield synergy).

We also had a couple of shocking performances in which Mills was very poor whilst trying to sure up a top 2 position. I still think he definitely should've had at least one game in the VFL, even in hindsight. At the least he should've been in defence to begin with.

I don't know, with the benefit of hindsight I think maybe they thought he'd get up to speed quicker by coming straight back into seniors and with the gap we had, it wasn't really a bad idea. If he had come back strongly we would have all been applauding the decision.
I don't think any of us expected him to be as poor as he was the first few games.

 

[Punts]

He needs to step up imo

If his last name wasn’t mills he would in the 2s

Sick unfortunately but your deemed fit to play

 

[giantsully]

Millsy's last 2 weeks:
Disposals: 27/26 Intercept possessions: 7/10 Score involvements 8/5 R50s: 5/6

All the focus on Parker, but this guy in defence could be the big story of the finals.

OK, this possibly didn't age well - let's take the coach at his word that he was crook, but geez he had me screaming at various points on Saturday. Just some terrible decision-making and him having the Jones match up at any point just looked wrong.

Did get better as the night got on and some of his kicking was elite - but his defensive work has got to be better and he has to be one of those guys to get our running game going.

 

[caesar88]

OK, this possibly didn't age well - let's take the coach at his word that he was crook, but geez he had me screaming at various points on Saturday. Just some terrible decision-making and him having the Jones match up at any point just looked wrong.

Did get better as the night got on and some of his kicking was elite - but his defensive work has got to be better and he has to be one of those guys to get our running game going.

To be fair, I thought he and Roberts were the keys in getting that running game going against the Crows in round 24.

But it was only against Adelaide.

Tough to judge his game if he was sick. The hope is he knows he wasn't good enough and is out to make up for it next time up.

 

[The King!]

The frustration is if we had All Australian Midfield Mills in we would be almost unbeatable in the centre .

 

[Kiama Chris]

The frustration is if we had All Australian Midfield Mills in we would be almost unbeatable in the centre .

Maybe next year?

 

[The King!]

Maybe next year?

If he avoids wrestling

 

[Jimbo OZ]

I can't imagine how hard it would be to play with gastro.

 

[The King!]

Either way I thought his third quarter was pretty good , not sure what some were watching .

I mean suggesting he would be in the 2s is just plain nonsense.

 

[caesar88]

The frustration is if we had All Australian Midfield Mills in we would be almost unbeatable in the centre .

Horse probably wouldn't play him there.

 

[The King!]

Horse probably wouldn't play him there.

To be fair Horse started Mills on the wing /midfield this year when he returned