You may know him as the 200cm big man from the wrong side of Adelaide’s cross-town rivalry, but there’s much more to new Crow Billy Frampton.
Before he officially arrives at West Lakes next month, here’s 10 things you might not know about the 22-year-old.
1. He was born in Western Australia, but has lived in Adelaide for the past five years
2. He currently lives with fellow ruckman and now former teammate Peter Ladhams
3. Carlton superstar Patrick Cripps is one of his best mates - the pair played junior football together back in WA
4. New Crows coach Matthew Nicks was a line coach at Port Adelaide when Billy was drafted with pick No. 84 in the 2014 draft
5. He’s the middle sibling of three - a younger brother to sister Issy and older brother to Jonny
6. He’s on the LeBron side of the LeBron James v Michael Jordan debate
7. He’s obtained a diploma in business
8. He loves the aggressive side of football - he even (accidentally) knocked out his new teammate Patrick Wilson in the SANFL Showdown in Port Pirie in 2019!
9. He’s now the sixth player to ever appear on both Adelaide and Port Adelaide’s lists. He joins:
- David Brown – 69 games, Adelaide; 22 games, Port Adelaide
- Ian Downsborough – 7 games, Port Adelaide; 12 games, Adelaide
- Brett Chalmers – 50 games, Adelaide; 25 games, Port Adelaide
- Matthew Bode – 29 games, Port Adelaide; 79 games, Adelaide
- Brad Symes – 20 games, Port Adelaide; 60 games, Adelaide
10. Oh, and he loves a high flyer!
