Hartung, Stewart and Willsmore(to be rookied, due to contract) all delisted
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hope Hartung does well at North, except if he plays against us. 
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His career is as good as over. Still I wish him all the best.
HumanMeatball
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Would Hawthorn fans say hartung has horrible skills?
Hawkas1988
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Average skills. Just poor decision-making. Rushes and panics too much
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Skills are fine. Can blaze away going forward and makes poor decisions are his main issues.
No, but he has a habit of sprinting into trouble, panicking, then coughing it up to the opposition.
Ned Ryerson
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Decision making is his downfall. His feet are twice as fast as his brain so he runs himself into trouble and panics. If he had Brad Hill’s vision and decisiveness then he’d be a strong wingman - being that he doesn’t he fits right in as a discard at Norf.
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Why do you care, meatball?
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His skills are O.K. he isn't great at reading the game and that's his downfall.
He is an athlete first and foremost. Billy's problem is that he lacks a great footy brain and so his instincts lag well behind his feet. He can run all day, break lines and still panic if an opponent comes near, or blocks the obvious avenue. He can kick quite effectively if given space and time. But, he can still frustrate the living day lights out of you. I wonder if these traits can be trained out of a player who lacks the initial instincts of a footballer, but has been in the system for a while. Seems doubtful.
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I just got it. Coz Norf isn't really a club right?
Roger Rogerson
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Yep the thing that shat me the most is how easy he is to corral. As you have pointed out once the exit space is covered he is as good as useless. Once he has a finger laid on him in a tackle he is goneski so just treads water and goes backwards.
The other thing that killed me is his complete and utter lack of interest in contesting the ball in the air. Would stand and watch the ball land in the drop zone rather than get there to effect a contest.
A shocker.
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He's an AFL footballer no doubt, the real question though is if he's AFL standard.
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On the surface you would think a gut running player with reasonable skills would fit brilliantly in to Clarkson's possession game plan.
He obviously showed something as a kid to go so high in the draft. Perhaps he just needs a simplified role.
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Just because he's on a list...
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Hey Billy's dad. How does it feel that your son is playing for the worst club in the AFL?
Steven Tyler
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I feel a bit sorry for Hartung
Of course, I don’t know the ins and outs of our game plan, but it seemed to me that on a number of occasions he would break free of traffic on a wing, sprint 10-15 meters, look up, and have no-one to actually kick the ball to, as was Clarko’s want of having extra numbers back
So in keeping with possession style footy, he would stop, back pedal, stuff around waiting for an option, and either get caught, or turn the ball over
Brad Hill, for example, always had someone to kick to when running forward of centre
Sometimes game styles/plans can alter a players natural strengths, and Billy’s strength is line breaking and fast movement into a forward line
Of course, I don’t know the ins and outs of our game plan, but it seemed to me that on a number of occasions he would break free of traffic on a wing, sprint 10-15 meters, look up, and have no-one to actually kick the ball to, as was Clarko’s want of having extra numbers back
So in keeping with possession style footy, he would stop, back pedal, stuff around waiting for an option, and either get caught, or turn the ball over
Brad Hill, for example, always had someone to kick to when running forward of centre
Sometimes game styles/plans can alter a players natural strengths, and Billy’s strength is line breaking and fast movement into a forward line
Ned Ryerson
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Still going to erroneously claim you have zero personal connection to the guy? You’re more transparent than a window convention.
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