- Oct 2, 2010
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Billings played 5 great games to start the year, was average against Adelaide and then a poor game against GWS. No need for everyone to instantly turn on him. Good players have bad games, especially when they have opposition players tagged them. Putting Billings in the same boat as Acres, who has never produced the same form as Billings, is a bit over the top.It's a fair call but the issue is he has too many bad games. So does Acres, so does Gresham. These are players we all think are massive potential, could be A graders but every 3 or 4 weeks (more in the case of Acres) they turn in really ordinary performances. True A graders have maybe 1 or 2 bad games a year. These guys are still turning in 5 - 7 ordinary games and that kills us because we don't know it we are going to get Melbourne St Kilda or GWS St Kilda.
You expect this sort of inconsistency in young players but these guys are now 4 years plus in the system. That is where the frustration comes from.