Past #15: Ben Ross - #3 in '06 PSD - delisted at end '11 season - JJL '12 VFL winner - HFC rookie '14

[ozzyoslo]

We seem to find excellent vfl players. Over the years our success rate of turning promising youngsters into afl players would be average at best. Or is that the norm? Not everyone can be a gun?
Referring to warren Ross Garlett Richardson etc.

He must be more value than Richardson surely...?

 

[gokangas]

Very happy for Ben - excellent win.

 

[curiousLplater]

Excellent, had a great year

 

[HongKongRoo]

Certainly better than urqs

 

[tazaa]

He must be more value than Richardson surely...?

I think alot of blokes are. Deer in the headlights footballer if i ever saw one.

 

[Passmore]

I think alot of blokes are. Deer in the headlights footballer if i ever saw one.

Did you see Ben play his first few games?

 

[Hunters Host #3]

I tipped Baird to take it out.

Congrats to Benny boy. Has had a very solid year.

 

[tazaa]

Did you see Ben play his first few games?

the deer is Richardson by they way. and Yes. Ben was promising. Was unfortunate that opportunities escaped he and Lower.

 

[MaddAdam]

Essendon would do very well to pick him up.

 

[King Corey]

Ben could always run and distribute when he had time and space. It was the reduced reaction times and greater pressure at AFL that I thought exposed him as not quite up to it.

However a player can develop and improve in his 20s. Especially with a good attitude like Ben's.

Before anyone gets too silly, Eddie Sansbury could look like Andrew MacLeod at times in VFL games. My suspicion is that Ben is a smidgen short of AFL but then I'd have thought the same of Sam Gibson.

Good luck to him.

 

[Event Horizon]

Essendon would do very well to pick him up.

Yep, and his younger brother is on their list IIRC.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Isn't Baird like 35

I am sure he is 33.

 

[Some Idiot]

Won The Vfl's Liston trophy during the week.

 

[Daz]

Sandra Sully with the late news.

 

[ben.carbonaro]

Some articles on Ben winning the Liston
Wyndham Leader- http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/loc...jj-liston-trophy/story-fn53khop-1226470912235
Leader/Inside Football- http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/loc...jj-liston-trophy/story-fn53khop-1226464496190

 

[breeno]

"If I get my chance on an AFL list again I won't let it slip."

Not sure if he'd want to return to the club which hastily cut him, but by God I reckon we could use him. Seriously, if we can rookie Sam Gibson who had done very well at VFL level at 26 years of age, why would we not give the Boss another crack? Can win the hard ball, is courageous and his skills have picked up, he's starting to make really good decisions too. We cut an injury plagued bloke probably a year too early and I hope we try to rectify it.

 

[Jay-Z]

Has been picked up by Hawthorn with pick 57 in the Rookie draft. Deserved a second chance.

Wish him the best of luck at the dawks

 

[sross]

Good for him. He has worked hard and shown plenty.

 

[King Corey]

Personally happy for him but the love stops now.

May his club experience a bitter and eternal luckless winter from hereon.

 

[GarnerSmash]

Personally happy for him but the love stops now.

May his club experience a bitter and eternal luckless winter from heroin.

Well, cocaine fuelled their success, so it's not beyond the realms of possibility.

Well done to Rossy.

 

[Tas]

Good luck to Ross, I hope his body holds out better this time around.

 

[gokangas]

Used to really like Ben. Used to. Seriously good luck ben - take the chance and do well.

 

[Event Horizon]

Good luck to him. As much I'd love to see his chance to be given at North, I can't see him playing in our best 22. Or Hawthorn's for that matter, but they seem to have less competition for the last 2 spots in their 22, if that makes sense. Savage who was on the periphery there, was very average IMO.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Congratulations Ben.

Hopefully has sorted his attitude issues.

 

[WWSD]

We finally got a ready-made inside midfielder that I've been waiting for!