According to Tom Gillies he's as good as Brian Lake we must agree, "oh woe is me if only if only they let me go to Hawthorn, I would have been as good as Brian Lake really really, believe me it's true just ask my manager. In reality tom was a spud, after Geelong knock back the hawks offer, he did not cement a position in the Geelong side, if he was any good he would of forced his way into Geelong best side, he say he would have won a norm smith highly unlikely.
http://m.afl.com.au/news/2017-10-08/flagging-fortunes-how-tom-missed-threepeat-chance