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F3rd and saints are paying part of his salary, good for depth and if he reaches his potential he could be anything.

and it doesn't hurt our push for a top 4 pick on draft night!

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    2 minutes ago, demoniac said:

    2nd trade period in a row we've done a favor for Paul Connors which is probably smart business.

    Is that how you view it? Ie Billing’s wanted to get out of Saints desperately? 

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    If he has elite disposal Efficiency I am happy ! 

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    What’s the main issue with Billing’s? I must say I haven’t followed closely this thread or his career so apologies if it has been covered in depth.

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    Just now, Gawndy the Great said:

    What’s the main issue with Billing’s? I must say I haven’t followed closely this thread or his career so apologies if it has been covered in depth.

    Injuries 

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    3 hours ago, IRW said:

    Another small body ..just what they dont need.

    When has any player  thrived/ reached their potential after trading to the Dee's.. ?

    Names please? Take your time 

     

    Stephen Armstrong

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    We've done ok to upgrade our class and X factor with McAdam and Billings in and Harmes and Jordon out.....got so many grunt players it worthwhile trading in a bit more skill

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    4 minutes ago, demoncat said:

    Who else does he manage? 👀

    As part of his firm - Half the league.

    Petracca, Daicii, Curnow, Toby Greene, Noah Anderson, Jamarra, Bailey Smith, Sheezel, Rayner, Wilmot 

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    My Brother thinks he's a list clogger.  

    I don't share his perturbation.  But there will be others with a similar view.

    Good bit of business by the Dees.

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    Oh well! Let's see if he can get on the park. 

    Might plug a gap here and there but my expectations are low.

    He won't solve our goalkicking woes but might be a handy link in the chain.

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    4 minutes ago, sisso said:

    We've done ok to upgrade our class and X factor with McAdam and Billings in and Harmes and Jordon out.....got so many grunt players it worthwhile trading in a bit more skill

    That's a potential improvement provided they can remain on the park for the most part and we can clean up the way we bring the ball in (more so for McAdam)

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    For me, Billings has just gone from ‘yeah, nah’ to a ‘sound investment’.  We needed to refresh our list a bit.  Billings is part of it.

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    For me he’s better suited to the role we were having Jordon play in 2022. And might give Hunter or Langdon a scare if they don’t pull their fingers out. He’s quick, a good runner, good field kick (has shocking goal kicking yips though) and hasn’t ever really had a chance to put his best out there consistently.
    This is some of the midfield depth we lost with Jordon and Harmes, not inside depth, but depth that complements our inside mid strength (Oliver, Viney, Trac, Sparrow). Shrewd and cheap.

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    On 08/10/2023 at 15:28, leave it to deever said:

    What happened to the last saints mid we picked up?

    Robert Elliot was a pretty good player.

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    4 minutes ago, deejammin' said:

    For me he’s better suited to the role we were having Jordon play in 2022. And might give Hunter or Langdon a scare if they don’t pull their fingers out. He’s quick, a good runner, good field kick (has shocking goal kicking yips though) and hasn’t ever really had a chance to put his best out there consistently.
    This is some of the midfield depth we lost with Jordon and Harmes, not inside depth, but depth that complements our inside mid strength (Oliver, Viney, Trac, Sparrow). Shrewd and cheap.

    Yep and this is a BIG IF. If he can get fit and has a decent run at it I reckon he's a lock for best 22. Guy can play providing his body stands up. Good move by us.

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    3 hours ago, Hopeful Demon said:

    Have you been living under a rock? May became the best key defender in the game after he got traded to us. Not to mention that Lever and Hibberd have had their career best years under us too.

    Aside from maybe Jeremy Howe, I can't think of anyone in recent years who actually reached their potential after leaving Melbourne.

    James Frawley played 100 games and won a flag with Hawthorn.

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    2 hours ago, Its Time for Another said:

    Stephen Sylvani was just on Trade Radio and said they hadn't even spoken to Melbourne about Billings. So who knows. SOS would be the last person I'd trust on anything. Based on the Vibe. Nothing else. 

    A consequence of an inability to string several words into a coherent sentence.

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    3 hours ago, Demon Jack said:

    Cam Pedersen played some terrific footy for us after he was traded from North.

    Had Pedo played in '23, we win the flag.

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    18 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    Robert Elliot was a pretty good player.

    His brother Glenn was a gun mid. Not sure how good Robert was.

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    5 minutes ago, Gator said:

    My Brother thinks he's a list clogger.  

    I don't share his perturbation.  But there will be others with a similar view.

    Good bit of business by the Dees.

    He probably is, but you take your chances when you’re in the window.

    Would love to take 2nd and 3rd round picks over keeping a few oldies on the list mind you, but upgrading the best 22 and filling in the playing list up to 30 or so useful players has generally been this recruiting teams focus rather than chasing talent. 

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