Reece Torrent, another one we had been linked to.
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Analysis 2023 Draft Watch
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6th (20m sprint), 5th (standing jump), 9th (running jump)
Says Darcy in the agilty, standing vertical and 2k
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I just had a look and that’s I saw when I googled the combine results
You’re looking at wrong testing. Billy was at State testing
Still a long way to go. I remember being gobsmacked by essendons sensational 2006 draft where they grabbed Scott Gumbleton, Leroy Jetta, Tom Hislop, Kyle Reimers. All bigfooty favourites at the time.
If you don't know who they are don't feel bad, it's for good reason.
I won’t have anyone take the piss out of Reimers, helped break open the drugs saga. He’s our hero like O’Reilly was for every other club 20 years ago
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Link to Billy combine results
State AFL Draft Combine Test Results
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Nickname’s gotta be sleepy.
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Definitely Sam MacLure.
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This was cut and pasted from the CFC. what they said section which itself was just a cut and paste job.
Looking at the Austin draft video our 2nd pick was down to 3 players, 2 who we thought would making it through (Wilson, ?), one who we thought might make it through (probably Edwards based on reports).
I found the state results & have posted them.
Off the back of his testing & the B&F, little disappointed the draft watchers hadn’t picked up on him more
(just kidding), looks like a smart pick up to me
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Geelong drafted Shaun Mannagh which brought the average age of their list down by a fair amount
On Billy Wilson's acquisition:
"The speed is a real point of difference for us. I know he’s listed as a general defender, but we love what he did as an inside midfielder in the back half of the year and through the finals. Playing pure inside, he did some fantastic things. He’s super clean, his burst and his ball use was terrific. That’s a point of difference for us as a midfield group."
On being an apparent draft bolter:
"Not for us he wasn’t! He’s going to train with our midfield group. We know he can play back, we’ve got quite a bit of depth in our back half. We’ve also got some guys that are coming to the back-end of their career, so the ability to do both is quite unique. We love what he did as an inside midfielder: that elite speed and that burst is something we think we’re lacking, he’s going to help us."
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"The speed is a real point of difference for us. I know he’s listed as a general defender, but we love what he did as an inside midfielder in the back half of the year and through the finals. Playing pure inside, he did some fantastic things. He’s super clean, his burst and his ball use was terrific. That’s a point of difference for us as a midfield group."
On being an apparent draft bolter:
"Not for us he wasn’t! He’s going to train with our midfield group. We know he can play back, we’ve got quite a bit of depth in our back half. We’ve also got some guys that are coming to the back-end of their career, so the ability to do both is quite unique. We love what he did as an inside midfielder: that elite speed and that burst is something we think we’re lacking, he’s going to help us."
What they said: Austin on 2023 AFL Draft acquisitions
Head of List Management Nick Austin dissects what the Club was able to do in the 2023 AFL Draft.
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Im obviously no expert, but Geelong choosing a 26 year old in the early second round when they are rebuilding is really strange.
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He's AFL quality, that's why.
Would be no shock to me if he's the best first year player next year by a mile.
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How would you know?
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Four mature age players drafted. In age order (oldest first):
Shaun Mannagh 06/08/1997
Oliver Wiltshire 15/09/2002
Lawson Humphries 24/04/2003
Joe Fonti 24/12/2004 <--- Note, 'mature age' by just a week
GWS picked Fonti. Guess which club picked the other 3?
Shaun Mannagh 06/08/1997
Oliver Wiltshire 15/09/2002
Lawson Humphries 24/04/2003
Joe Fonti 24/12/2004 <--- Note, 'mature age' by just a week
GWS picked Fonti. Guess which club picked the other 3?
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That's the difference - it's their full time job and they got access to all the info.On Billy Wilson's acquisition:
"The speed is a real point of difference for us. I know he’s listed as a general defender, but we love what he did as an inside midfielder in the back half of the year and through the finals. Playing pure inside, he did some fantastic things. He’s super clean, his burst and his ball use was terrific. That’s a point of difference for us as a midfield group."
On being an apparent draft bolter:
"Not for us he wasn’t! He’s going to train with our midfield group. We know he can play back, we’ve got quite a bit of depth in our back half. We’ve also got some guys that are coming to the back-end of their career, so the ability to do both is quite unique. We love what he did as an inside midfielder: that elite speed and that burst is something we think we’re lacking, he’s going to help us."
What they said: Austin on 2023 AFL Draft acquisitions
Head of List Management Nick Austin dissects what the Club was able to do in the 2023 AFL Draft.
It sounds like they have put a lot of weight on his projected growth as a midfielder - "that elite speed and that burst"
I'm coming around now - Let's go Billy
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I dont doubt he will be a good player, just dont see the logic in a team about to spend a heap of time rebuilding, drafting a 26 year old, 27 in his debut year.
I thought a team in the window would have been all over him.
They drafted a 28yo James Podsiadly and a mature aged Tom Stewart. They worked out alright.
Can't believe Koen Sanchez didn't get selected tonight - doubt he lasts to our pick in the rookie draft but can only hope.
Still plenty of names on the board like Del La Rue, Van Rooyen, O'Leary, Carroll, Philactides, Callinan....
The two names we were connected with according to the Foxfooty article the other day were Matt Carroll and Riley Wills. Not sure we should be going after another half back with Carroll, but Wills could be a contender as a mid/forward.
Wills was a joint winner of the Jack Clarke Medal for the fairest and best player in the WAFL Colts competition. In the state combine, he ran the fastest 2km time trial in 6 min, 29 sec; but also finished 2nd in the 20m run in 2.92 sec (the fastest as the national combine was 2.89 sec).
Only explanation I can offer for Sanchez is his body. Has a long history of injuries, and a recurrence at the end of the season. Thought it may have been go home factor, but the WA clubs left him there too. Perplexing.
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He would be pretty dirty about that.
