#33 Rupert Wills

Post by **RudeBoy** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 9:10 pm

The thing I like the most is that when he's tackled he holds his ground and often manages to get off a handball, instead of going to ground as most players would. Once he gets used to the pace of the AFL he should get much, much better. Given his relative lack of football over the past few years, he's got massive room for improvement.

piedys · Post by **piedys** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:36 pm

RudeBoy wrote:The thing I like the most is that when he's tackled he holds his ground and often manages to get off a handball, instead of going to ground as most players would. Once he gets used to the pace of the AFL he should get much, much better. Given his relative lack of football over the past few years, he's got massive room for improvement.

Yep, just loving his application and desire to the contest.

Skids · Post by **Skids** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:43 pm

Hmmmm.... if he had the shot on goal instead of his pathetic chip that caused the quickest coast to coast goal in the history of the game ....... nah, it's Bucks fault

Post by **RudeBoy** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:44 pm

Skids wrote:Hmmmm.... if he had the shot on goal instead of his pathetic chip that caused the quickest coast to coast goal in the history of the game ....... nah, it's Bucks fault

That was Philips' stuff up not Wills.

qldmagpie67 · Post by **qldmagpie67** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:49 pm

His application to tackling is unbelievable
He just hits and sticks and gets back to his feet quickly to go again
Your right Rude he's going to only get better with every game
He could amass 50+ tackles by seasons end by himself
Just a side line his 12 tackles on debut was a AFL record according to fox footy

Collingwood Crackerjack · Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:53 pm

Skids wrote:Hmmmm.... if he had the shot on goal instead of his pathetic chip that caused the quickest coast to coast goal in the history of the game ....... nah, it's Bucks fault

Pendles, Sidey and Blair all stuffed up uncontested forward 50 entries in the 1st quarter, anyone of those would also have made the difference...although none were Bucks's fault

jackcass · Post by **jackcass** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:16 pm

Had another 12 tackles tonight.

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 5:57 pm

I wonder if we would've won a couple more games at the start of the season had he of played, at least not coped such heavy defeats. As Bucks has stated we were "nutted" at the clearances and stoppages. If there's 1 thing we've learnt, Wills can tackle, create repeat stoppages and clear it himself. At least he can give his defenders a few more seconds to "structure up". It's a stretch I know, but he has added something that we've lacked for most of the year.

Post by **Cam** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 6:21 pm

Another good game. I found myself wanting Pendles, Aish, Treloar or Wills to have the ball in crunch time. And not Smith, Blair, Howe, Brown and particularly Marsh. He's developing with each game and is very strong as others have mentioned, in the contest.

Post by **stui magpie** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 6:22 pm

^

Wills and Adams make a pretty good hard nut double act.

jackcass · Post by **jackcass** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 7:52 pm

Rick wrote:I wonder if we would've won a couple more games at the start of the season had he of played, at least not coped such heavy defeats. As Bucks has stated we were "nutted" at the clearances and stoppages. If there's 1 thing we've learnt, Wills can tackle, create repeat stoppages and clear it himself. At least he can give his defenders a few more seconds to "structure up". It's a stretch I know, but he has added something that we've lacked for most of the year.

Had no fitness base early in the year and just as he was getting close he got injured which put him back another couple of weeks.

piedys · Post by **piedys** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 7:57 pm

Cam wrote:Another good game. I found myself wanting Pendles, Aish, Treloar or Wills to have the ball in crunch time. And not Smith, Blair, Howe, Brown and particularly Marsh. He's developing with each game and is very strong as others have mentioned, in the contest.

Harsh on Smith there hoss!

Post by **RudeBoy** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:39 am

Reading the article about him, it suggests there's huge improvement to come, given he only recently got serious about football. If he has a big pre-season and gets super fit, he could have a massive impact for us next year.

Post by **Cam** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:41 am

piedys wrote:
Cam wrote:Another good game. I found myself wanting Pendles, Aish, Treloar or Wills to have the ball in crunch time. And not Smith, Blair, Howe, Brown and particularly Marsh. He's developing with each game and is very strong as others have mentioned, in the contest.
Harsh on Smith there hoss!

He's great all game until the last 5/10 mins when it gets tight. Has had several games where he has slipped over, kicked out of bounds, missed the mark and led to bad turnovers and game losses/turning points. He will learn though, and do love what he generally brings Little Joe!

E · Post by E » Sun Aug 14, 2016 1:31 pm

Cam wrote:Another good game. I found myself wanting Pendles, Aish, Treloar or Wills to have the ball in crunch time. And not Smith, Blair, Howe, Brown and particularly Marsh. He's developing with each game and is very strong as others have mentioned, in the contest.

you gotta add De goey to the list of players you want to see with the ball in his hand.

Agree that Marsh and Howe are really struggling to create confidence in their disposal.

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#33 Rupert Wills