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The Paul Wheatley Appreciation Thread.

grazman
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Completely agree Graz, and great to read this positive thread about a guy who is all too frequently bagged on this site. Does his job every week and never makes the headlines for the wrong reasons. A great bloke as well. Doesn't know me from a bar of soap, but went out of his way to come over and have a chat when the boys were up here in Canberra for the pre season camp.

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    Wheaters long kick is as damaging as ANY players in the AFL in my opinion.

    He weights the ball perfectly I would guess-timate 90-95% of the time.

    He seems to have added some great tackling skills over the last few weeks- he has the signs of a player always looking to improve.

    I love when Wheaters takes the point- kick in. His foot skills are sublime. When he kicks to himself and then boots long( and I mean looonnnggg) and hits his target on the nipples I pinch my own with much joy.

    I for one was stoked he was not delisted or traded.

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    People were calling for him to be sacked at the end of last year. He had an average year last year because of injury, but has come back and filled in and led the backline perfectly. He's been just as influential as Rivers has been this year. He'd be doing well in the B&F. Probably been the most consistent this year so far, along with Aussie.

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    31 before him may have been donald cockatoo collins!!

    has been fantastic and think he would be close to leading the B & F at the moment..

    Totally Agree. Paul has been in better players all year and should be leading B & F or close to it. He is important to us as is now one of the best by foot and in long kicking especially and has height & able to do a job in defence but also on wing. Hope he can keep it up all year.

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