#5 Jamie Elliott

[stui magpie]

He'll run through the banner for his 100th later this season.

[Rd10.1998_11.1#36]

^with his luck he’d probably get a paper cut and develop septicemia

[Presti35]

If he can get to 100, it'll be a great lift for the team.

[BazBoy]

Apparently early today training he was on a designed training program but later joined match sim and plucked a mark and proceeded to get it to Varcoe close to goal

Grundy—someone stood on his foot during training and Grundy suffered bruised foot ( not expected to stop him being avail. for R 1

[RudeBoy]

Despite his amazing return to footy, I'm worried that Elliott's body could let him down at any time. At times, he was trying to stretch his legs and he looked to be in a lot of pain, just as he did during the latter half of the JLT game against the blues where he was rested at 3/4 time.

He is our most natural forward and potential match winner, but he still seems to be playing under considerable pain. I hope I'm wrong, but he looks to me like a player on the verge of another injury. Whereas, Darcy Moore looks in great shape and does not appear to be playing under any duress.

Fingers crossed I'm wrong about Billy, as he could definitely help win us a flag.

[Achilles]

There's a good chance he'll breakdown again, but fingers crossed he's turned a corner and will play most games.

[piedys]

Yep, ZERO hope of him playing all games this season; he must be managed effectively and really only played against the stronger sides, which should allow him weeks off to rest niggles against the majority of the bottom eight teams.

[simon tonna]

My concerns are we will be to Elliott focused. He is the most natural forward we have as mentioned and we will look for him more than most because he is often presenting on a lead and has always been a brilliant marking option. I know he is who I'd be looking for more than anyone else in the forward half if given the chance.
I think bucks would be well aware of the forward half needing to gel if we are to improve from last year into this season but until we are in control of the run on game we will be seeing Elliott a hell of a lot more than most because he has forward smarts. I have my doubts he can get through this early part of the season before burning out. Please work it out boys. I want him there all year!

[Clemo]

Billy spent a hell of a lot on the bench on Friday night and so did Jordy

[Raw Hammer]

Unfortunately Elliott only has one gear: all out attack. He needs to just relax a little in contests or passages where he’s no chance to get the pill.

[K]

[Jezza]

It will be always be worry for the rest of his career, but if he can play at least 15 to 17 games this year I will be content.

He demonstrated his importance and talent the other night.

[PyreneesPie]

[Pie as a Kite]

He was stretching his legs in the second half? Well, it was his first AFL game in two years!
TBH I worry when I see him run or jump, but then I feel the same with Moore, and even a bit also with Treloar at the moment. Hopefully the more game time they get in, the more they become hardened to the rigours of the game and eventually we can forget they ever broke down. You would hope that the conditioning staff wouldn't let them out there without them being able to handle it.

[LaurieHolden]

I don't think we can win here, ideally you'd pick a group of games to give him a break, but with the tougher draw, if he's fit he plays.
I guess we'll simply have to trust the medical dep't to manage him through the year, however it's his carcass which is the issue, not the way he's been managed.

At full flight I still see him as just as dangerous a forward as JDG. His fwd50 tackling and abilty to harrass defenders is the another factor we missed. e.g. That body work on Blicavs to score on Friday was brilliant. I think he still holds the title to the most tackles laid in a match by a Pie at 14 or 15 against Freo a few years back.