The the very least heralded of the quartet of Collingwood’s recruits, Billy Frampton, has been a single of the standouts of the summertime, according to Dan McStay, the club’s major-ticket totally free agent off-year signing.
Involving the pair and Brownlow medallist Tom Mitchell joining the on-ball team Collingwood will have a new-appear backbone with a new critical ahead, essential again and centreman.
Darcy Moore remains contact and go for round 1 as he recovers from his unconventional bone an infection pre-Christmas, so the recruitment of Frampton is on the lookout even much more prescient.
Billy Frampton has impressed at the Pies. Credit:Getty Photos
Collingwood managed with one particular real crucial defender in Moore very last calendar year, then produced do with Jeremy Howe (190 centimetres), Nathan Murphy (192) and Brayden Maynard (189) usually actively playing on a great deal taller opponents.
Dan McStay in motion past year.Credit score:AFL Shots
Frampton, in contrast, is 201 centimetres. Against Geelong in round a person he would possibly find himself on Tom Hawkins if the Cat recovers in time from harm.
“Billy has been one of the standouts in the pre-period taking part in that essential position down again, marks the ball exceptionally nicely, employs the ball incredibly perfectly, so he is undoubtedly just one who has been a standout,” McStay reported from the club’s education camp in Gippsland.
“I seriously search ahead to seeing him go on his AFL career. He has moved all over a great deal, but I really feel like coming to Collingwood he has genuinely cemented his place. He feels like he is home, so I cannot hold out to enjoy alongside him.”
The fourth member of the quartet of new arrivals is former Huge Bobby Hill, who will sign up for McStay in the Magpies’ ahead line. An thrilling tiny ahead with a fantastic spring and nous for aim he also has speed and has been doing the job on his tackling to be a tension participant. Along with Beau McCreery he has the leg speed to hunt the ball and opposition ball carriers in the forward line.
