Billy Frampton did a creditable job two weeks ago in the qualifying final against Adelaide, restricting the dangerous Riley Thilthorpe to just two goals. He has consistently been in the bottom six of any best 22 he has qualified for at both Port Adelaide and Collingwood, and there is not really anything wrong with that in a league where salary caps limit even big clubs from staffing every line with stars. All he needs to do is not let the team down with big mistakes, and open space up in front of him for Darcy Moore to do what he does best. A quiet achiever, with a big job tonight.
Billy Frampton did a creditable job two weeks ago in the qualifying final against Adelaide, restricting the dangerous Riley Thilthorpe to just two goals. He has consistently been in the bottom six of any best 22 he has qualified for at both Port Adelaide and Collingwood, and there is not really anything wrong with that in a league where salary caps limit even big clubs from staffing every line with stars. All he needs to do is not let the team down with big mistakes, and open space up in front of him for Darcy Moore to do what he does best. A quiet achiever, with a big job tonight.
Frampton alive again
After five years on Port Adelaide's list for a total of three senior games, Billy Frampton moves across to the Crows where there has been a clean out of talls, coming off a SANFL season where his role drifted out of ruck to a more dedicated forward starting position as the year went on, booting 34.18 from 14 at a fantasy rate of 85 with only 14 total hit outs from his last ten. Adelaide needs a replacement for Josh Jenkins, and in Frampton they have a player who has been groomed for that role. But will he be allowed to play it at senior level, with heavy competition from Elliott Himmelberg and Darcy Fogarty? This is a positional battle that is worth keeping an eye on in JLT action, as Frampton's upside could be worth a cheeky late flier.
Frampton comes alive?
At the end of four long years toiling in the SANFL, Billy Frampton got his chance to play in the Port seniors in round 23 last season. Despite the Bombers' lone ruck Matthew Leuenberger getting injured early in Q3, Frampton was not able to enjoy himself as he had to watch Patrick Ryder dominate on one good leg. The recruitment of Scott Lycett in the off season will kill off any hopes that Frampton might have been involved in a first-choice tandem situation. Even if Ryder gets injured again, Port showed last year when he went down that they will try every other viable or non-viable option before they call on poor old Billy. Avoid.
Belated solo for Frampton
Rucks generally take a long time to develop, and Billy Frampton has been no different with three listed years not so far producing a single senior game. He mostly rucked in tandem with Matthew Lobbe, playing back and forward at times. Frampton gets the chance to lead the ruck for the Port Magpies in 2018 with Lobbe gone, though the club have a few other young rucks to share it. He is of no fantasy interest unless you really want to handcuff Patrick Ryder.
