List Mgmt. Welcome Bailey Williams (Pick 35, 2018 National Draft)

[KBLT]

Pick 35 (Dandenong Stingrays)

Arguably the best ruckman in the TAC Cup competition in 2018, who has also developed into a dangerous key forward. Williams is quick, agile, strong and has a great natural leap. He recorded 66cm in the standing vertical jump in the NAB AFL Draft Combine in October and won the running vertical jump (left foot) with a leap of 94cm. Has drawn comparisons to Port Adelaide star Paddy Ryder.

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[2006_Eagles]

Meh

 

[Off Tap]

Great pick up. Has all the tools to be a handy sort of player.

 

[WCErevival]

So is he a ruckman or forward? If he is a ruckman I can understand why we picked him. Otherwise he joins the long queue of tall forwards.

 

[06Premiers]

Pretty good highlights video. Reminds me of Nankervis.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

So is he a ruckman or forward? If he is a ruckman I can understand why we picked him. Otherwise he joins the long queue of tall forwards.

Unless you are an out and out ruck star - you need to be both

 

[KBLT]

So is he a ruckman or forward? If he is a ruckman I can understand why we picked him. Otherwise he joins the long queue of tall forwards.

He's both. We almost certainly drafted him for ruck though. Most rucks are forwards too.

 

[Pulsedriver]

Aaaahhh! The lings got into my main.

 

[Wosh]

I’ll jump on Bailey With our fantastic culture and development I reckon we picked up a bargain here.
Kennedy aging, Nic out, Lycett out, Vardy 30 in a couple of years...we’ve picked up the right player here imo. Huge wraps as a tac ruck over here in Melbs.
Ugly as Ling too

 

[jesterwester]

Touted top 10 at the start of the year, we’ve got time to let him grow. Got some athleticism to work with.

Perhaps we may also see Brander as a key back in the short term so if he can develop into a KPF he would almost be ready post JK.

Surprised we didn’t choose Taylor but I’m not upset with this pick.

Although you would suspect McInnes days as perennial ruck/forward days are finally numbered.

Welcome to our great club, Bailey!

 

[Seadog]

I like, stays involved after he taps or disposes of the ball, great mark, ruckwork looks good, good hands, kicking ok
and he has a bit of ginge aggression in him. Looks like a solid pick for a team that values ruckmen.

 

[Eaglemaniac]

Looks like s good pick up to me. Has a bit of mongrel in him so won’t shirk a contest.

 

[plays tall 1]

I’ll jump on Bailey With our fantastic culture and development I reckon we picked up a bargain here.
Kennedy aging, Nic out, Lycett out, Vardy 30 in a couple of years...we’ve picked up the right player here imo. Huge wraps as a tac ruck over here in Melbs.
Ugly as Ling too

Ugliness is good, it means he can focus on his footy

 

[Wosh]

Ugliness is good, it means he can focus on his footy

Exactly, he wont be rushing back to Dandenong for the wimmins, and his parents are probably happy to have him out of the basement.

 

[plays tall 1]

Excellent pick-up, exciting to get another high leaping ruck.

We needed to pick up a young ruck this year given the age/injury profile of our existing stocks. He appears to be the best available and a good prospect.

 

[Doashuey]

Will be a gun. Possibly our best ranga since McKenna?

 

[Candiru]

Bailey Williams has a sick undercut.

 

[Balls In]

Meh

What would westcoast know about picking ruckmen?

 

[Biggie]

Hope he carves it for our 2nds in 2019, then as he gets stronger really becomes that dangerous target up forward when resting from rucking duties

Excited for this kid.

 

[Seadog]

Exactly, he wont be rushing back to Dandenong for the wimmins, and his parents are probably happy to have him out of the basement.

Todd Goldstein has a bit of trouble keeping his trousers on and he's no male model. You would know better than me Wooshette but sometimes with the wimmins it's not all about the looks.

 

[Biggie]

I’ll jump on Bailey

Settle down mum, he's just a kid

 

[Wosh]

Todd Goldstein has a bit of trouble keeping his trousers on and he's no male model. You would know better than me Wooshette but sometimes with the wimmins it's not all about the looks.

I dont remember tbh. I do remember Lingy took his mum to the Brownlow.

 

[Wosh]

Settle down mum, he's just a kid

I just wanna sponsor him and make him chicken soup

 

[ioppolo]

95kgs, kid already have size at least

 

[ghostbat12]

Geelong board in meltdown over this pick.