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BazBoy
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Billy was great in finals and so too Picken Jnr.
Even has his dads wacky expression
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doriswilgus
Joined: 16 Jun 2005
Location: the great southern land
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| Yes,i thought he was great too,almost the match winner.Why the hell didn't we pick him up under the father son rule? |
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Presti35 
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Joined: 05 Oct 2001
Location: London, England
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Well I mentioned it on FB and had to delete the comment because of the attack, but yeah, Im really happy for Billy. His son did him proud.
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| doriswilgus wrote: | | Yes,i thought he was great too,almost the match winner.Why the hell didn't we pick him up under the father son rule? |
He seemed to be a pretty average VFL player for a relatively long time, so it's not too surprising, really. He looked like he was too small for the VFL, actually. |
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AN_Inkling
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A bigger miss than Stewart!
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Joined: 26 Sep 2013
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| He was pretty close, maybe 3rd best after Boyd and Johannisen (in GF... as for finals overall yeah a star). |
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thompsoc
Joined: 21 Sep 2009
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What a great mark. A Billy Picken special.
I thought this was the moment that rallied the mob.
If I was a dogs fan I would have that picture of billy junior
taking that mark hanging up over the mantle piece in the pool room.
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| The Boy Who Cried Wolf wrote: | | He was pretty close, maybe 3rd best after Boyd and Johannisen (in GF... as for finals overall yeah a star). |
I thought he was their best - he just refused to be beaten at the contest. I felt that he set the standard the others followed. This, by the way, isn't favouritism - I hate that he won a flag at his first go and his Dad never got one and I express my admiration through gritted teeth. |
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thompsoc
Joined: 21 Sep 2009
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| The Boy Who Cried Wolf wrote: | | He was pretty close, maybe 3rd best after Boyd and Johannisen (in GF... as for finals overall yeah a star). |
I would have given the medal to Boyd.
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stui magpie 
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Joined: 03 May 2005
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Geez guys, he only got rookie listed by the Dogs because Williamstown VFL club offered to pay half his salary if they picked him up. He's pushing 30 and has been a journeyman grunt tagger for most of his career, he's only really come good this last year.
As much as I've loved watching him this season (and I really really have), if we had picked him up father son, he would have been delisted 8 years ago .
Lets not reinvent history, just give credit to a bloke who never gave up, got the absolute best out of himself and played a bloody good game in a premiership team.
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Magpie Jack
Joined: 21 Jul 2007
Location: Bribie Island, on the Collingwood Coast
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Great game by Picken Jnr. That's one that got away. Wonder why he doesn't wear 25?
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mooretreloar
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| stui magpie wrote: | Geez guys, he only got rookie listed by the Dogs because Williamstown VFL club offered to pay half his salary if they picked him up. He's pushing 30 and has been a journeyman grunt tagger for most of his career, he's only really come good this last year.
As much as I've loved watching him this season (and I really really have), if we had picked him up father son, he would have been delisted 8 years ago .
Lets not reinvent history, just give credit to a bloke who never gave up, got the absolute best out of himself and played a bloody good game in a premiership team. |
Spot on, Jonathan Brown just said he was a bench player with Wiliamstown when he started, but worked his backside off for 4 years before Leon Cameron demanded that they put him on Dogs rookie list when he was coaching there.
Has developed into a great player the last 2 years when released from his tagging role by Beveridge. |
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The Prototype
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Joined: 23 Apr 2003
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
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| stui magpie wrote: | Geez guys, he only got rookie listed by the Dogs because Williamstown VFL club offered to pay half his salary if they picked him up. He's pushing 30 and has been a journeyman grunt tagger for most of his career, he's only really come good this last year.
As much as I've loved watching him this season (and I really really have), if we had picked him up father son, he would have been delisted 8 years ago .
Lets not reinvent history, just give credit to a bloke who never gave up, got the absolute best out of himself and played a bloody good game in a premiership team. |
Spent some time in the Willi Reserves, and has had to really work to get to where he is now. Its good to see he made a career of it, just another story of needing to work harder etc.
But well done to him, and yeah I think he would have been back in the VFL and needing to work harder for another crack.
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Bruce Gonsalves
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| I was pretty quiet throughout the game watching from home, but when Liam took that mark, I spontaneously yelled out 'Billy', geeze it was a carbon copy mark. |
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thompsoc
Joined: 21 Sep 2009
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| Bruce Gonsalves wrote: | | I was pretty quiet throughout the game watching from home, but when Liam took that mark, I spontaneously yelled out 'Billy', geeze it was a carbon copy mark. |
I did exactly the same.
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