Player Watch #33: Brayden 'Sausage' George - re-signed until end of 2026

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the wildcard in the pack this year and would have had a massive season around goal if not for two separate knee injuries, the most recent of which will likely sideline him for all of 2023. Clubs are not looking at him as a short-term option, though, and are well aware of his exploits around goal as a powerful medium forward who can also use his strength and size around the ball further up the ground.

Bizarre
 

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Freak athlete who's very strong overhead and a very good shot on goal. I actually see him as a better aerial version of Bailey Humphrey, however Humphrey has shown he can play midfield really well whereas George has only played forward.

Testing in preseason:
93cm vertical
2.96 20m (1.088 over 5m, 1.779 over 10m)
8.36 agility
680 yo-yo

Kicked bags of 5.2 and 6.2 in his 8 games this year before injury struck with an ACL.

Struggles with consistency but high boom/bust sort of selection which I like.
 
Perhaps the most surprising name to still be on the board, many predicted George would go in the mid teens and he’d even been linked to Melbourne’s Pick 15 before it took Matt Jefferson. And so it shouldn’t take long at all for the powerful midfielder/forward’s name to be read out – potentially even by the Giants with night two’s opening pick No. 22, having been linked to George. He had a wretched run with injury in 2022 including suffering an ACL rupture in the Bushrangers’ wildcard final against the Dragons, but recruiters had already seen enough from the talented youngster.
 
Would have gone top 15 IMO before the knee. Really like George although I am biased toward all Bushies. Hope he gets back on the track soon.
 
Welcome Georgie. At NMFC.....

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Player Watch #33: Brayden 'Sausage' George - re-signed until end of 2026

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