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Hadn't heard about him so I went and just caught up on this blokes 4 games this year and I love him.
Built like a Dustin Fletcher with similar long dangly arms but plays forward and can read the ball decently in defense when down there following the ball as a ruck. He's listed as 200cm but he looks 205cm+.
Needs to improve his goal-kicking but has freakish agility for a guy his height and contests really well in the air. Another concern is due to him being on the skinnier side, he might be bullied and pushed around too easy at AFL level.
Not sure who else is up there as a pre-season prospect but he's comfortably my favourite prospect at this stage.
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VFL club Northern Bullants has a draft bolter in 200cm forward and ruckman Brandon Ryan
AFL recruiters have taken note of 200cm Northern Bullants forward Brandon Ryan, the cousin of top Docker Luke, writes PAUL AMY.Brandon Ryan is on the radar of AFL recruiters ahead of the mid-season draft. Picture: Owen Jones (@digial_beard)
He’s the cousin of Fremantle Dockers defender Luke Ryan but, albeit belatedly, Brandon Ryan is starting to make his own name in football.
At 25, the 200cm Northern Bullants forward is one of the VFL players getting attention from recruiters ahead of the AFL mid-season draft.
The left-footer is in his first season with the Ants but is not new to the VFL scene.
He was on North Melbourne’s list for two years, only to see more of the medical room than the ground, hurting a knee and then an ankle.
“I think 80 per cent of my time there was rehabbing,’’ Ryan says. “I couldn’t get much of a run at it. Never really got a look-in.’’
Northern Bullants has an AFL draft bolter in 200cm forward and ruckman Brandon Ryan. Picture: Owen Jones (@digial_beard)
Owing to Covid, he played no football in 2020 and a dozen games in 2021.
For Ryan, that was no bad thing.
“It worked out all right for me; it allowed my body to recover. Everything healed,’’ he says. “I think I needed that break, just to get over the injuries.’’
Last year, he trained briefly with Carlton’s VFL squad before spending another season with Maribyrnong Park in the strong Essendon District league.
Ryan was attached to North Melbourne when he joined “Marby’’, where his head spins to “Sticks’’, a reference to his slight build.
But he is more Bellarine Peninsula boy than city-slicker. He grew up in Barwon Heads, played juniors there and made his start in senior football with Geelong West.
He was surprised when the Kangaroos offered him a two-year VFL contract at the end of 2017.
North Melbourne announced his arrival with some nice words from football manager Nick Byrne.
“Brandon arrives from Geelong West after a very good 2017, where he showed some relatively rare traits for a 200cm player,’’ Byrne said.
“Brandon is raw but kicks the ball very well and has a solid base of ball handling and skill execution. He has significant improvement remaining in his frame but in his first exposure to this level of training and preparation, we’re confident he’ll reach his potential.’’
Unfortunately, the only thing he reached was the end of his tether with his injuries.
Ryan, pictured here playing for Maribyrnong Park, spent two years on North Melbourne’s list. Picture: Andy Brownbill
Ryan did not go through the Under 18s – he was in the Geelong Falcons region – and he believes it showed.
“Not being in the ‘system’, I wasn’t about doing all the gym work and all that sort of stuff,’’ he says.
“I didn’t know exactly what I needed to do. I had no idea, really. When I got to North Melbourne I thought, ‘What the hell am I doing here?’ … coming out of Barwon Heads and the GFL (Geelong Football League), it was a bit different.’’
In his second stint in the VFL, he has more understanding of what’s required.
His Ants chance came when Northern Bullants coach Brodie Holland, a past coach of Maribyrnong Park, contacted him about 2023.
Ryan says he was quick to respond to take up Holland’s invitation and he had a strong pre-season. “The first full pre-season I’ve ever done,’’ he says.
In March, Coburg organised a practice-match carnival at Craigieburn for the six Victorian stand-alone clubs.
The Bullants and Williamstown kicked it off and pretty quickly spectators, and a couple of recruiters, were asking for the identity of the tall lad taking contested marks and wheeling on to his left-foot for the Ants.
Port Melbourne coach Adam Skrobalak noticed Ryan that day.
Ryan turned heads during a practice match in March. Picture: Owen Jones (@digial_beard)
And he noticed him again in round four, when the big fellow kicked three goals against the Borough, giving him eight from three matches.
“He’s very athletic and apart from being so tall, he has really long levers,’’ Skrobalak says.
“He’s actually never out of the contest. You think you’ve got him beaten and then all of a sudden, he plucks you over the top.’’
The former St Kilda AFL assistant adds: “He’s definitely got some draftable attributes and as he gets more supply down there, he’s only going to get better. He’s pretty impressive.’’
Apart from being a key target in attack, Ryan is doing some ruck work for the Bullants.
He’s keen but admits he’s also green.
“I haven’t done a lot of rucking,’’ he says.
“I think people assumed I’m a ruckman because I’m nice and tall, but I grew late. In juniors, I played more in the midfield and forward. So no one has ever really taught me how to go about it. I’m working on it. I’ve got a lot improvement with it.’’
Northern Bullants coach Holland confirms some AFL clubs are tracking Ryan, whom he calls a “beauty’’.
He says any 200cm player who can mark and kick well and nimbly get across the ground is worth following.
Ryan is a key target for the Bullants’ up forward. Picture: Andy Brownbill
Holland notes that Ryan’s kicking style is similar to Jeremy Cameron’s, “And when he strikes them well, he can kick ’em from outside 50’’.
“I’m really happy with the big fella. His leading patterns are strong, he works up, he works back, he gets in good positions to mark the footy,’’ Holland says.
“He’s far and away ahead of where I thought he would be at this stage … I think he’s got what it takes as a 200cm mobile forward who can kick goals and go into the ruck. Those guys are worth their weight in gold.
“Even in our environment, he’s improved his footy. If he was to be in an AFL environment, he’d improve again.’’
The Bullants have another tall prospect in Finnbar Maley, the son of former top basketballer Paul, but a spider bite on the arm has kept him on the sidelines. He needed an operation to remove an infection from it.
Ryan is juggling his football with work as a labourer and studies in property; like most VFL players, he has few spare hours.
And has dashing Docker Luke Ryan, who was drafted from Coburg, spoken to his cousin about his promising start at the Bullants?
“I’m not sure how far news travels to Perth,’’ he says.“I’m sure he knows how I’m going because his mum and dad come and support me at the games when they can. We’re a pretty tight-knit family, so he’s probably heard I’m doing OK.’’
PLAYER OF THE ROUND – RYAN BORCHET (SUBIACO)
His flowing brunette mullet might immediately catch the eye, but it didn’t take long for the Subiaco forward to let his football do the talking in his first appearance of the season for the Lions on Saturday against Claremont.
Ben Sokol had been doing a terrific job spearheading the Subiaco attack over the first two games of the season, but he needed some support and Ryan Borchet is the obvious answer as that second target with Jack Mayo still to come in and provide the third option.
The 25-year-old was playing the 52nd game of his league career that started in 2018 and while it was the fourth time over the journey that he's managed to kick five goals, it could very well be the performance that sees him realise his enormous potential.
Right across his career he has threatened to become one of the standout forwards of the competition with his overhead marking and leaping ability combined with athleticism and powerful, and usually accurate kick on goal.
Claremont are very good opponents.
Only 190cms but averages five goals a game.
November 2019 - Ryan Borchet’s fairytale season reached new heights on Tuesday night when the athletic Subiaco forward was named WAFL player of the future by the WA Football Media Guild. Borchet, 22, played a crucial role in Subiaco’s premiership campaign with 42 goals from 18 games, sidling up alongside prolific spearhead Ben Sokol (51 goals).
Has had a broken leg and some other injuries
His flowing brunette mullet might immediately catch the eye, but it didn’t take long for the Subiaco forward to let his football do the talking in his first appearance of the season for the Lions on Saturday against Claremont.
Ben Sokol had been doing a terrific job spearheading the Subiaco attack over the first two games of the season, but he needed some support and Ryan Borchet is the obvious answer as that second target with Jack Mayo still to come in and provide the third option.
The 25-year-old was playing the 52nd game of his league career that started in 2018 and while it was the fourth time over the journey that he's managed to kick five goals, it could very well be the performance that sees him realise his enormous potential.
Right across his career he has threatened to become one of the standout forwards of the competition with his overhead marking and leaping ability combined with athleticism and powerful, and usually accurate kick on goal.
Claremont are very good opponents.
Only 190cms but averages five goals a game.
November 2019 - Ryan Borchet’s fairytale season reached new heights on Tuesday night when the athletic Subiaco forward was named WAFL player of the future by the WA Football Media Guild. Borchet, 22, played a crucial role in Subiaco’s premiership campaign with 42 goals from 18 games, sidling up alongside prolific spearhead Ben Sokol (51 goals).
Has had a broken leg and some other injuries
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VFL club Northern Bullants has a draft bolter in 200cm forward and ruckman Brandon Ryan
AFL recruiters have taken note of 200cm Northern Bullants forward Brandon Ryan, the cousin of top Docker Luke, writes PAUL AMY.
Brandon Ryan is on the radar of AFL recruiters ahead of the mid-season draft. Picture: Owen Jones (@digial_beard)
He’s the cousin of Fremantle Dockers defender Luke Ryan but, albeit belatedly, Brandon Ryan is starting to make his own name in football.
At 25, the 200cm Northern Bullants forward is one of the VFL players getting attention from recruiters ahead of the AFL mid-season draft.
The left-footer is in his first season with the Ants but is not new to the VFL scene.
He was on North Melbourne’s list for two years, only to see more of the medical room than the ground, hurting a knee and then an ankle.
“I think 80 per cent of my time there was rehabbing,’’ Ryan says. “I couldn’t get much of a run at it. Never really got a look-in.’’
Northern Bullants has an AFL draft bolter in 200cm forward and ruckman Brandon Ryan. Picture: Owen Jones (@digial_beard)
Owing to Covid, he played no football in 2020 and a dozen games in 2021.
For Ryan, that was no bad thing.
“It worked out all right for me; it allowed my body to recover. Everything healed,’’ he says. “I think I needed that break, just to get over the injuries.’’
Last year, he trained briefly with Carlton’s VFL squad before spending another season with Maribyrnong Park in the strong Essendon District league.
Ryan was attached to North Melbourne when he joined “Marby’’, where his head spins to “Sticks’’, a reference to his slight build.
But he is more Bellarine Peninsula boy than city-slicker. He grew up in Barwon Heads, played juniors there and made his start in senior football with Geelong West.
He was surprised when the Kangaroos offered him a two-year VFL contract at the end of 2017.
North Melbourne announced his arrival with some nice words from football manager Nick Byrne.
“Brandon arrives from Geelong West after a very good 2017, where he showed some relatively rare traits for a 200cm player,’’ Byrne said.
“Brandon is raw but kicks the ball very well and has a solid base of ball handling and skill execution. He has significant improvement remaining in his frame but in his first exposure to this level of training and preparation, we’re confident he’ll reach his potential.’’
Unfortunately, the only thing he reached was the end of his tether with his injuries.
Ryan, pictured here playing for Maribyrnong Park, spent two years on North Melbourne’s list. Picture: Andy Brownbill
Ryan did not go through the Under 18s – he was in the Geelong Falcons region – and he believes it showed.
“Not being in the ‘system’, I wasn’t about doing all the gym work and all that sort of stuff,’’ he says.
“I didn’t know exactly what I needed to do. I had no idea, really. When I got to North Melbourne I thought, ‘What the hell am I doing here?’ … coming out of Barwon Heads and the GFL (Geelong Football League), it was a bit different.’’
In his second stint in the VFL, he has more understanding of what’s required.
His Ants chance came when Northern Bullants coach Brodie Holland, a past coach of Maribyrnong Park, contacted him about 2023.
Ryan says he was quick to respond to take up Holland’s invitation and he had a strong pre-season. “The first full pre-season I’ve ever done,’’ he says.
In March, Coburg organised a practice-match carnival at Craigieburn for the six Victorian stand-alone clubs.
The Bullants and Williamstown kicked it off and pretty quickly spectators, and a couple of recruiters, were asking for the identity of the tall lad taking contested marks and wheeling on to his left-foot for the Ants.
Port Melbourne coach Adam Skrobalak noticed Ryan that day.
Ryan turned heads during a practice match in March. Picture: Owen Jones (@digial_beard)
And he noticed him again in round four, when the big fellow kicked three goals against the Borough, giving him eight from three matches.
“He’s very athletic and apart from being so tall, he has really long levers,’’ Skrobalak says.
“He’s actually never out of the contest. You think you’ve got him beaten and then all of a sudden, he plucks you over the top.’’
The former St Kilda AFL assistant adds: “He’s definitely got some draftable attributes and as he gets more supply down there, he’s only going to get better. He’s pretty impressive.’’
Apart from being a key target in attack, Ryan is doing some ruck work for the Bullants.
He’s keen but admits he’s also green.
“I haven’t done a lot of rucking,’’ he says.
“I think people assumed I’m a ruckman because I’m nice and tall, but I grew late. In juniors, I played more in the midfield and forward. So no one has ever really taught me how to go about it. I’m working on it. I’ve got a lot improvement with it.’’
Northern Bullants coach Holland confirms some AFL clubs are tracking Ryan, whom he calls a “beauty’’.
He says any 200cm player who can mark and kick well and nimbly get across the ground is worth following.
Ryan is a key target for the Bullants’ up forward. Picture: Andy Brownbill
Holland notes that Ryan’s kicking style is similar to Jeremy Cameron’s, “And when he strikes them well, he can kick ’em from outside 50’’.
“I’m really happy with the big fella. His leading patterns are strong, he works up, he works back, he gets in good positions to mark the footy,’’ Holland says.
“He’s far and away ahead of where I thought he would be at this stage … I think he’s got what it takes as a 200cm mobile forward who can kick goals and go into the ruck. Those guys are worth their weight in gold.
“Even in our environment, he’s improved his footy. If he was to be in an AFL environment, he’d improve again.’’
The Bullants have another tall prospect in Finnbar Maley, the son of former top basketballer Paul, but a spider bite on the arm has kept him on the sidelines. He needed an operation to remove an infection from it.
Ryan is juggling his football with work as a labourer and studies in property; like most VFL players, he has few spare hours.
And has dashing Docker Luke Ryan, who was drafted from Coburg, spoken to his cousin about his promising start at the Bullants?
“I’m not sure how far news travels to Perth,’’ he says.
“I’m sure he knows how I’m going because his mum and dad come and support me at the games when they can. We’re a pretty tight-knit family, so he’s probably heard I’m doing OK.’’
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VFL club Northern Bullants has a draft bolter in 200cm forward and ruckman Brandon Ryan
AFL recruiters have taken note of 200cm Northern Bullants forward Brandon Ryan, the cousin of top Docker Luke, writes PAUL AMY.
Brandon Ryan is on the radar of AFL recruiters ahead of the mid-season draft. Picture: Owen Jones (@digial_beard)
He’s the cousin of Fremantle Dockers defender Luke Ryan but, albeit belatedly, Brandon Ryan is starting to make his own name in football.
At 25, the 200cm Northern Bullants forward is one of the VFL players getting attention from recruiters ahead of the AFL mid-season draft.
The left-footer is in his first season with the Ants but is not new to the VFL scene.
He was on North Melbourne’s list for two years, only to see more of the medical room than the ground, hurting a knee and then an ankle.
“I think 80 per cent of my time there was rehabbing,’’ Ryan says. “I couldn’t get much of a run at it. Never really got a look-in.’’
Northern Bullants has an AFL draft bolter in 200cm forward and ruckman Brandon Ryan. Picture: Owen Jones (@digial_beard)
Owing to Covid, he played no football in 2020 and a dozen games in 2021.
For Ryan, that was no bad thing.
“It worked out all right for me; it allowed my body to recover. Everything healed,’’ he says. “I think I needed that break, just to get over the injuries.’’
Last year, he trained briefly with Carlton’s VFL squad before spending another season with Maribyrnong Park in the strong Essendon District league.
Ryan was attached to North Melbourne when he joined “Marby’’, where his head spins to “Sticks’’, a reference to his slight build.
But he is more Bellarine Peninsula boy than city-slicker. He grew up in Barwon Heads, played juniors there and made his start in senior football with Geelong West.
He was surprised when the Kangaroos offered him a two-year VFL contract at the end of 2017.
North Melbourne announced his arrival with some nice words from football manager Nick Byrne.
“Brandon arrives from Geelong West after a very good 2017, where he showed some relatively rare traits for a 200cm player,’’ Byrne said.
“Brandon is raw but kicks the ball very well and has a solid base of ball handling and skill execution. He has significant improvement remaining in his frame but in his first exposure to this level of training and preparation, we’re confident he’ll reach his potential.’’
Unfortunately, the only thing he reached was the end of his tether with his injuries.
Ryan, pictured here playing for Maribyrnong Park, spent two years on North Melbourne’s list. Picture: Andy Brownbill
Ryan did not go through the Under 18s – he was in the Geelong Falcons region – and he believes it showed.
“Not being in the ‘system’, I wasn’t about doing all the gym work and all that sort of stuff,’’ he says.
“I didn’t know exactly what I needed to do. I had no idea, really. When I got to North Melbourne I thought, ‘What the hell am I doing here?’ … coming out of Barwon Heads and the GFL (Geelong Football League), it was a bit different.’’
In his second stint in the VFL, he has more understanding of what’s required.
His Ants chance came when Northern Bullants coach Brodie Holland, a past coach of Maribyrnong Park, contacted him about 2023.
Ryan says he was quick to respond to take up Holland’s invitation and he had a strong pre-season. “The first full pre-season I’ve ever done,’’ he says.
In March, Coburg organised a practice-match carnival at Craigieburn for the six Victorian stand-alone clubs.
The Bullants and Williamstown kicked it off and pretty quickly spectators, and a couple of recruiters, were asking for the identity of the tall lad taking contested marks and wheeling on to his left-foot for the Ants.
Port Melbourne coach Adam Skrobalak noticed Ryan that day.
Ryan turned heads during a practice match in March. Picture: Owen Jones (@digial_beard)
And he noticed him again in round four, when the big fellow kicked three goals against the Borough, giving him eight from three matches.
“He’s very athletic and apart from being so tall, he has really long levers,’’ Skrobalak says.
“He’s actually never out of the contest. You think you’ve got him beaten and then all of a sudden, he plucks you over the top.’’
The former St Kilda AFL assistant adds: “He’s definitely got some draftable attributes and as he gets more supply down there, he’s only going to get better. He’s pretty impressive.’’
Apart from being a key target in attack, Ryan is doing some ruck work for the Bullants.
He’s keen but admits he’s also green.
“I haven’t done a lot of rucking,’’ he says.
“I think people assumed I’m a ruckman because I’m nice and tall, but I grew late. In juniors, I played more in the midfield and forward. So no one has ever really taught me how to go about it. I’m working on it. I’ve got a lot improvement with it.’’
Northern Bullants coach Holland confirms some AFL clubs are tracking Ryan, whom he calls a “beauty’’.
He says any 200cm player who can mark and kick well and nimbly get across the ground is worth following.
Ryan is a key target for the Bullants’ up forward. Picture: Andy Brownbill
Holland notes that Ryan’s kicking style is similar to Jeremy Cameron’s, “And when he strikes them well, he can kick ’em from outside 50’’.
“I’m really happy with the big fella. His leading patterns are strong, he works up, he works back, he gets in good positions to mark the footy,’’ Holland says.
“He’s far and away ahead of where I thought he would be at this stage … I think he’s got what it takes as a 200cm mobile forward who can kick goals and go into the ruck. Those guys are worth their weight in gold.
“Even in our environment, he’s improved his footy. If he was to be in an AFL environment, he’d improve again.’’
The Bullants have another tall prospect in Finnbar Maley, the son of former top basketballer Paul, but a spider bite on the arm has kept him on the sidelines. He needed an operation to remove an infection from it.
Ryan is juggling his football with work as a labourer and studies in property; like most VFL players, he has few spare hours.
And has dashing Docker Luke Ryan, who was drafted from Coburg, spoken to his cousin about his promising start at the Bullants?
“I’m not sure how far news travels to Perth,’’ he says.
“I’m sure he knows how I’m going because his mum and dad come and support me at the games when they can. We’re a pretty tight-knit family, so he’s probably heard I’m doing OK.’’
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I'd have kept Kryon over Lazzoros, CCJ, Mahony, Ford, Turner , Taylor, Spicer, Young, Bonar and heck a few more but I'm bored of listing them all.
I've no issue with Kryon being delisted I just hope the others follow close behind.
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That said, Buller is pretty decent. Good pair of hands.
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The West Australian’s draft writer Jordan McArdle takes a look at what’s happening with the best prospects from around the State.
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“Jack Buller’s draft stocks continue to rise with the Claremont big man named in the WAFL representative squad to take on South Australia in Adelaide next month.
The 21-year-old was interviewed by three clubs ahead of last year’s national and rookie drafts before eventually getting overlooked, but has responded with a strong start to the season including a four-goal, 14-mark performance against South Fremantle in round two.”
Do you know who were the three clubs that interviewed him Souup hoffseason gains roos_fanatic08 ?
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AFL Draft Watch: Koltyn v Bolton, Buller’s nod, bro love
The West Australian’s draft writer Jordan McArdle takes a look at what’s happening with the best prospects from around the State.
“Jack Buller’s draft stocks continue to rise with the Claremont big man named in the WAFL representative squad to take on South Australia in Adelaide next month.
The 21-year-old was interviewed by three clubs ahead of last year’s national and rookie drafts before eventually getting overlooked, but has responded with a strong start to the season including a four-goal, 14-mark performance against South Fremantle in round two.”
Do you know who were the three clubs that interviewed him Souup hoffseason gains roos_fanatic08 ?
No idea mate. I’d imagine that more than three would’ve already reached out to him.
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Yeah sorry mate no idea. You’d assume West Coast and Freo would both be all over him, both need a key forward.AFL Draft Watch: Koltyn v Bolton, Buller’s nod, bro love
The West Australian’s draft writer Jordan McArdle takes a look at what’s happening with the best prospects from around the State.
“Jack Buller’s draft stocks continue to rise with the Claremont big man named in the WAFL representative squad to take on South Australia in Adelaide next month.
The 21-year-old was interviewed by three clubs ahead of last year’s national and rookie drafts before eventually getting overlooked, but has responded with a strong start to the season including a four-goal, 14-mark performance against South Fremantle in round two.”
Do you know who were the three clubs that interviewed him Souup hoffseason gains roos_fanatic08 ?
WAFL 2023: Claremont Tigers forward Jack Buller opens up on AFL mid-season draft hopes after four-goal haul
April 16, 2023 by rangithkumarFor most mature-aged draft prospects, there’s a breakout game that takes them from on the radar to on a list.
Saturday’s dominant four-goal, 14-mark outing might be Jack Buller’s.
The imposing Tigers forward threatened in round one but was plagued by goal-kicking woes. His finishing clicked in Saturday’s thumping of South Fremantle.
The towering forward kicked three goals in a 10-minute romp in the first quarter and then influenced around the ground for the rest of the day.
He’s almost 200cm, almost 100kg, is clean below his knees and can pinch-hit in the ruck. AFL clubs are taking notice.
Now 21, Buller admitted not being picked up in his draft year was a blow and while he’s still got sights set on his AFL dream, embracing a Claremont side already rolling along in 2023 helps him keep focused.
Obviously in my draft year it didn’t fall that way and that was pretty shattering obviously, but I’ve worked pretty hard to get myself in a position to potentially be looked at. Hopefully the reward comes through,” he said.
“I reckon it probably rattled me a while ago, like last year, but I’ve just been focusing on obviously just playing good footy.
“It stems from enjoying footy, I’m loving it down at Claremont. When you love it at the club, there’s not so much pressure on your own performance, you’ve sort of just got it back of your mind.
Buller admitted to being shattered when he wasn’t picked up as an 18-year-old. Credit: Kelsey Reid/The West Australian
“I’m a pretty in-the-moment type player, so I don’t find myself thinking about who’s watching. I’m just out there enjoying it and living in the moment.”
In a brutal show of his strength and power, Buller shrugged off highly-regarded Souths full-back Noah Strom to take an easy mark on his chest when the pair engaged in body contact on Saturday.
His other two goals in the term showed his versatility. One a booming kick from beyond the arc and another a crumb and snap sitting off a stoppage. He kicked 4.1, after kicking 1.4 the week before.
“I was really happy with that. It was good to finally get some through the big sticks, obviously 1.4 last week, so to kick three in the first I was really happy,” Buller said.
“Obviously the marking and stuff was really good and I just felt good with the team.
I feel like I’ve always been pretty good at ground level for a big guy, you’ve just got to stay on your toes and those opportunities come up — you’ve just got to finish them.”
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Edwards, Ham, Dawson - I say burn the bloody pick and move on.
We get first crack each time and pick campaigners no better than Howes and Turners
It’s actually embarassing
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It’s actually embarassing
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