Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn: Pick 18, Josh Weddle

[Strapping Young Lad]

Sam says Blicavs…

 

[cryptor]

So, we didn't overpay to get him



Good

D+

 

[hawkinoz]

So, we didn't overpay to get him



Good

Overpay... more like severe unders.

Will be apparent next season

 

[toomanysquibs]

Overpay... more like severe unders.

Will be apparent next season

Going to be apparent for about 12 years or more I'd reckon, last year our best draft haul since... the year before that!

 

[Tall poppy Syndrome]

Weeeeeeeed

 

[TFFM]

This guy is potentially the star that can have a key role to propel us forward...get in behind him

 

[tommyk72]

This guy is potentially the star that can have a key role to propel us forward...get in behind him

My dream is he can become Sicily-Esque in his intercept marking so that it doesn’t matter how many times the AFL suspend sic, we still have backup.

 

[toomanysquibs]

My dream is he can become Sicily-Esque in his intercept marking so that it doesn’t matter how many times the AFL suspend sic, we still have backup.

We definitely need a plan to counter the long standing Sicily All-Australian conspiracy

No other way to explain his ongoing omissions

 

[The Chad and I]

He can surely improve on 2 tackles in his last 5 games.
Anybody have his stats on pressure acts and how well he compares to similar players?

 

[tommyk72]

He can surely improve on 2 tackles in his last 5 games.
Anybody have his stats on pressure acts and how well he compares to similar players?

Who are you thinking about when you refer to similar players? Not too many I’d compare him too!

 

[The Chad and I]

Who are you thinking about when you refer to similar players? Not too many I’d compare him too!

defenders in general, or top 10-20 picks from the last 2 drafts.

 

[Brishawk]

So, we didn't overpay to get him



Good

Sold the farm. This is the farm…

 

[TheFourPillars]

Sold the farm. This is the farm…
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Hahaha that looks like neighbor's backyard

 

[Coathanger]

He can surely improve on 2 tackles in his last 5 games.
Anybody have his stats on pressure acts and how well he compares to similar players?

He's smart.
Tackles = Suspensions.

 

[grumbleguts]

Hahaha that looks like neighbor's backyard

You live next door to me? Bill? Is that you?

 

[TheFourPillars]

You live next door to me? Bill? Is that you?

Thats William to u. You should know that mate

 

[grumbleguts]

Thats William to u. You should know that mate

There is no way on earth my neighbour would address himself as William. He is as old-mate as they come.

 

[Roby]

I think the question was who's the hardest matchup. Two players said Weddle.

 

[matey]

I think the question was who's the hardest matchup. Two players said Weddle.

And a lot of the mids didn’t say Weddle as they haven’t played on him

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

i still don't have a clue where the **** this guy is gonna end up playing.

actually yes i do. it'll be wherever the **** he wants

 

[HawthornHawk]

I think the question was who's the hardest matchup. Two players said Weddle.

I reckon this belongs in the Jack O'Sullivan thread! Didn't expect that from the Warlord

 

[toomanysquibs]

Weddle's first rebound from the back half was a little bit nuts – stepped through traffic like there was a clear path, when there wasn't.

Had to hit rewind twice to work out how he did it. Crazy evasion in traffic, we might have missed on Finn Callaghan, but we got this crazy hybrid of him, Mundy and Weitering..

Then 14. 5 mins in he comes sprinting back to help Scrimshaw, makes his handball look a million bucks, shows great evasion against a small player... and then gives him a clean pair of heels and hits a target.

Weddle is something else and tracking upwards fast. Ball drop is a little frightening, but holy hell the guy is awesome.

 

[hawkhamlet]

I'm loving the progress of this kid. Very impressive.

 

[lyger]

Weddle's first rebound from the back half was a little bit nuts – stepped through traffic like there was a clear path, when there wasn't.

Had to hit rewind twice to work out how he did it. Crazy evasion in traffic, we might have missed on Finn Callaghan, but we got this crazy hybrid of him, Mundy and Weitering..

Then 14. 5 mins in he comes sprinting back to help Scrimshaw, makes his handball look a million bucks, shows great evasion against a small player... and then gives him a clean pair of heels and hits a target.

Weddle is something else and tracking upwards fast. Ball drop is a little frightening, but holy hell the guy is awesome.

Just need to pump games into him for the rest of this year and watch him flourish!

 

[Howe Amazing]

Looks fantastic down back but could he play forward. Maybe 3rd tall? Has an elite tank so could be dangerous up there

 

[mookieb]

Weddle looing amazing and seems to have the absolute perfect build for a modern day AFL footballer. Where do people reckon he would be drafted if we redid last years draft?