A player that has most certainly not suffered the second year blues is Stephen Hill. The number three draft pick will always be compared to Daniel Rich and others in the top 10 of the 2009 draft, but this kid can play.
Fantasy wise, Hill still has that inconsistency that most young players get at the start of their careers, but his best games are very, very good. High Dream Team scores of 102 and 101 are achievable for young Stephen, along with high SC scores of 120 and 115 as well. He isn't setting the world on fire in the scoring department, no, but his average is has climbed up this year which is positive.
I wouldn't take a look at him for the remainder of the year, but I can guarantee you there will be moments when you say "how good was that" when he has the ball. He'll be the pick of the '09 draft, he'll win games off his own boot, and he'll be fantasy star in years to come. Just not 2010. Yet.
• Glad we picked up Hill over Rich. Much much more potential! Silly comparing him to Ablett at this stage of this career! - Jet11 - 1 months ago
• showing some real talent and potential, next year a possible pickup. - roo boys! - 1 months ago
• real potential and class showed through on saturday night. Hill was definately the better choice for fremantle. an absolute star in the making - carts08 - 2 months ago
• what a gun, developing quite fast - SC ADDICT - 2 months ago
• Yeah, don't even compare Hill to Ablett. Ablett doesn't have a fraction of the talent of Stephen Hill. - freo_sib - 6 months ago
• Hill will be nothing like Ablett you fools, completely different kinds of players. Like saying Presti will never be Ablett, you can be a good player without being Garry Ablett!! - monkeytown - 10 months ago
• Fitzy, wot are u on? even Ablett wasnt a superstar when he first started. it took him at least 4-5 years for him to develop into the absolute gun he is now. As for Rich, he would most likely reach abletts level, only much quicker. - The_Sac - 12 months ago
• anyone know if he is going to play? - Gablett - 13 months ago
• neither hill or rich will be anything like ablett... rich will get closer though - Fitzy - 13 months ago
• I think it was the right choice over rich, freo dont need another slow midfielder (not saying slow is bad, but freo have a tonne of them). This guy could turn out to be anything with his pace and skill. - skirk34 - 13 months ago
• wtf? the next gary ablett. nope. ridiculous call. must be a freo supporter. lunatics.
- morro4 - 13 months ago
• Freo were right to chose hill over rich because long term he will be a superstar. Stephen Hill already shows that he will be the the next gary ablett - jameswilso - 13 months ago
• Apparently he is a chance to play on the weekend but will depend how he trains later in the week. He stayed overnight @ Freo HQ after the game on Sat to get around the clock treatment on his corkie to give him every chance to play this week. - Spector - 13 months ago
• will most likely miss this week with that corkie, should be back by next week though - tiger09 - 13 months ago
• he is a great player how long o u think he will be out for anyone?? - Gablett - 13 months ago
• Hopefully nobody jumped off him. His score tonight will push that price of his up and up. - FlyingGerc - 14 months ago
• this kid will be an absolute gun, don't jump off him coz of his first few games - The Big Y - 14 months ago
• haha at the d!cks that got rid of him. he will be a gun
- love4afl - 15 months ago
• Then came back and got them back in the game. Will be a champion. - ant.bauer - 15 months ago
• cried when he dislocated his finger in r3, couldnt take his kick, little girlie boy - vinesboy76 - 15 months ago
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Stephen Hill vs W. Bulldogs, R17 of 2010 by m0nty