Free Agency Billy Hartung [delisted, drafted by North Melbourne]

[Procrastinator35]

I said Billy had a better first half to the year, not that he's better than Smith. Including more contested possessions and tackles

Billy is also 6 years younger so a higher ceiling.

But they sound like arguments for keeping him on the list, not for de-listing him.

 

[Groin guru]

But they sound like arguments for keeping him on the list, not for de-listing him.

No idea what is happening behind the scenes with him. I heard your mob talking about his dad and also that Billy doesn't take criticism well. Maybe there is more to that because right up until around RD11-12 he was playing really well.

Not like a team to delist a player 1 season in when he was best 22 prior to the injury. As I said, even if Gaff and Polec come I think he would have been handy given the state of the game. I'd like to know more but I doubt we will as Billy or North are unlikely to elaborate.

 

[naturally north]

No idea what is happening behind the scenes with him. I heard your mob talking about his dad and also that Billy doesn't take criticism well. Maybe there is more to that because right up until around RD11-12 he was playing really well.

Not like a team to delist a player 1 season in when he was best 22 prior to the injury. As I said, even if Gaff and Polec come I think he would have been handy given the state of the game. I'd like to know more but I doubt we will as Billy or North are unlikely to elaborate.

Or with all our new recruits Billy might not get a game? Reading between the lines it would seem our premiership window has not opened as such but been blown off its hinges.

 

[Rad Roo]

Or with all our new recruits Billy might not get a game? Reading between the lines it would seem our premiership window has not opened as such but been blown off its hinges.

But reading between the line does this mean have gotten a few definite upgrades. R there something that we can take it to the bank?

 

[Snake_Baker]

No idea what is happening behind the scenes with him. I heard your mob talking about his dad and also that Billy doesn't take criticism well. Maybe there is more to that because right up until around RD11-12 he was playing really well.

Not like a team to delist a player 1 season in when he was best 22 prior to the injury. As I said, even if Gaff and Polec come I think he would have been handy given the state of the game. I'd like to know more but I doubt we will as Billy or North are unlikely to elaborate.

Billy and the young speedster Williams both being delisted suggests that things are afoot at Arden Street.

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[Rad Roo]

Billy and the young speedster Williams both being delisted suggests that things are afoot at Arden Street.

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More is happening than we think, I highly doubt this is a rookie type error on party of the club, under the new club leader we r toO good for that. Other reason might b things have progressed that we r yet to know about....in a positive way. Reading into this we most likely have gotten at least two of hall, polec and gaff, also we r almost certainties for Kelly. Only then people like Williams and hartung r surplus because the aforementioned players will b at peak for the short to medium future.

 

[Jeremias]

Can you afford to be so picky?

Absolutely yes.

Can you afford to be so picky?

Absolutely yes.

 

[Checkered]

Some North supporters very stiff in the pants at this news

Will be a laugh if none of it comes to fruition lol

 

[Billy Not Really]

Some North supporters very stiff in the pants at this news

Will be a laugh if none of it comes to fruition lol

Don't count on it.

 

[Checkered]

Don't count on it.

I'm not counting on anything pal

That's sort of what the word 'if' implies contextually. See if I'd used the word ''when' instead, it would have conveyed that I was counting on it.

 

[Billy Not Really]

I'm not counting on anything pal

That's sort of what the word 'if' implies contextually. See if I'd used the word ''when' instead, it would have conveyed that I was counting on it.

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

 

[Checkered]

So you'll cry if it does?

I would be largely apathetic with whatever happens with your club tbh

I'd actually prefer if Polec bails on Port the same way he bailed on us lol

 

[catman2006]

Bit of a weird move by Nth, he doesnt cost a lot, would be better then a lot of their young players and they only gave 1 year to improve.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Bit of a weird move by Nth, he doesnt cost a lot, would be better then a lot of their young players and they only gave 1 year to improve.

I thought he would have been retained on a modest contract in the hope we could get some size on him.

I can only assume that his delisting is telegraphing good news.

I hope he sticks at it and gets another crack. He has talent.

 

[bird_man]

Surprised he got the chop, thought he was very good early in the year.

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[cdcanman]

I said Billy had a better first half to the year, not that he's better than Smith. Including more contested possessions and tackles

Billy is also 6 years younger so a higher ceiling.

I don't think you quite understand what 'higher ceiling' means.
Just because he is only 23 and likely still has some potential for growth doesn't mean that he has a 'higher ceiling' than Isaac Smith. It means he may still have 'untapped potential', but Isaac Smith's 'ceiling' is likely far higher than Billy's even if he were to max out his potential which at this point there is no reason to believe that he will.

 

[TazHawk15]

I said Billy had a better first half to the year, not that he's better than Smith. Including more contested possessions and tackles

Billy is also 6 years younger so a higher ceiling.

Billy has also got the arse from a pretty shitty team.

Why do you think that is?

 

[TazHawk15]

Surprised he got the chop, thought he was very good early in the year.

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He got the arse for the exact reason I posted months and months ago.

He is petrified of any hint of physical contact.

Clarko saw it once too often and got rid of him.

 

[Beerfish]

Billy Hartung has been reborn.

RIP in peace.

 

[boncer34]

I thought he would have been retained on a modest contract in the hope we could get some size on him.

I can only assume that his delisting is telegraphing good news.

I hope he sticks at it and gets another crack. He has talent.

How's he going to be better than Smith now?

 

[SA HAWK]

I thought he would have been retained on a modest contract in the hope we could get some size on him.

I can only assume that his delisting is telegraphing good news.

I hope he sticks at it and gets another crack. He has talent.

Off field issues would be my guess.

Was fishy when Hawthorn dumped him even more so now it has happened again.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Off field issues would be my guess.

Was fishy when Hawthorn dumped him even more so now it has happened again.

Take it with a grain of salt but rumour on our board that his old man had a verbal dust up with one of our coaches.

 

[SA HAWK]

Take it with a grain of salt but rumour on our board that his old man had a verbal dust up with one of our coaches.

Heard the old man was part of the reason Hawthorn got rid of him too.

Sounds believable to me.

 

[Engimal v3]

Take it with a grain of salt but rumour on our board that his old man had a verbal dust up with one of our coaches.

Isn't the rumour that he had the dust up? His dad was the trouble at the Hawks from memory, but not sure he had anything to do with it this time.

 

[TazHawk15]

There's a fair bit of salt coming from the Hawks posters tbh.

About time we got one over them in a trade, which looks like happening.

You sure about that chief?