Player Watch #6: George Wardlaw - two-time RS nominee ('23 &'24) - The Warlord/ The Boss - Fashion Icon

[Jesslc]

Loves combat.

Surely this guys nickname is Warlord

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Who cares?

As a comparison to find out how much senior action he might get in 2023. That is all.

 

[Jasemon]

GR (os anyone really) did I read earlier that there was some interviews today with our two new boys (I know SEN was spoken about)?

Is there audio floating around of these?

 

[giantroo]

GR (os anyone really) did I read earlier that there was some interviews today with our two new boys (I know SEN was spoken about)?

Is there audio floating around of these?

 

[Jasemon]

Thanks mate

 

[LuvtheKangas]

George and Harry.

 

[longyroos]

I'm seeing some similarities with John Stockton. Hopefully he feeds our mail man Larkey for years to come.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Passmore]

giantroo are the new boys at training tomorrow?

 

[giantroo]

giantroo are the new boys at training tomorrow?

Yes, they should be. Sheez mentioned he'll be out there tomorrow.

 

[ferball]

You won't find a more impressive stoppage from a junior. He cleared so much space off of a ground ball that he probably could have run all the way for a goal, instead he hits an impressive pinpoint pass to a leading forward.

I think due to his contested work people undersell his athleticism. The popular comparison I see is Clayton Oliver, and on this board I see a lot of talk that he is our next Cunnington. I think both comparisons undersell his best attribute, which is that he'll be the quickest inside midfielder in the AFL in his prime.



Check out the clip at 1:31. If I didn't know any better I would have accused Giantroo of speeding up the footage. It's one of the rare clips where Wardlaw hits top speed and it's ridiculous. How many clearance mids in the AFL are hitting that speed that he reaches on the follow up handball? It's prime Dangerfield type of speed. Like Jason Home-Fransick, he also uses his acceleration and speed to get a lot of tackles. He can close in on somebody like nobody else.

I've stated this opinion a few times, but if he was healthy this year then he would be considered one of the best prospects of all time easily. Instead, we only got to see him dominate in the rain, have a couple of quieter games in his return from COVID, and then do some freakish stuff against men in what was probably the only game that he was able to play uninhibited all year. A whole year of getting to see him move like he did against Collingwood and against kids his age would have easily cemented him as one of the better prospects ever.

I don't buy into the accumulation issues at all. He had excuse after excuse for his NAB League form and still equalled the numbers set by guys like Andrew Brayshaw, Clayton Oliver, and Davies-Uniacke. He is without exaggeration a few cms off being the perfect player.

Yeah. He's very fast. Reminds me of Judas, but faster over those first 10m maybe and in that second clip he just accelerates out of nowhere from what is already a high speed.

 

[Psicosis]

giantroo are the new boys at training tomorrow?

I’m not GR, but yeah Harry said he’s in tomorrow

 

[DunderHead]

Am I right in thinking Wardlaw will be eased into the preaseason due to his hammy? I can’t remember where I heard that.

 

[4cunningTonneTruck]

Am I right in thinking Wardlaw will be eased into the preaseason due to his hammy? I can’t remember where I heard that.

Apparently he was right to go for the last game of the season but they didn't want to risk it so I think he may be fine for pre season

 

[amaz199]

Hamstring should be good for Wards.

If anything, he might get some niggles or slight pain but if he had a hamstring tear even a few weeks ago, there would be some light training.

 

[the big lebowski]

Am I right in thinking Wardlaw will be eased into the preaseason due to his hammy? I can’t remember where I heard that.

I read today that the medical details of players was run differently this year and that it was all afl done rather than by clubs.

As such north probably hasn’t assessed him themselves. First year players are usually held back and I can’t imagine why a guy that missed most of the year wi the repeat hammies would be any different. Maybe even a little more cautious. What’s the rush?

 

[benbanjo]

Didn't use * when describing that shitheap delist.

 

[Sillygit]

 

[Sphynx]

I read today that the medical details of players was run differently this year and that it was all afl done rather than by clubs.

As such north probably hasn’t assessed him themselves. First year players are usually held back and I can’t imagine why a guy that missed most of the year wi the repeat hammies would be any different. Maybe even a little more cautious. What’s the rush?

Wardlaw said he was poked and prodded by pretty much every top club medico at the combine given he didn’t do the testing.

 

[sutcliffe's hotel]

 

[DesertRoo]

Wardlaw said he was poked and prodded by pretty much every top club medico at the combine given he didn’t do the testing.

Our Doc should’ve been right next to him, get your filthy hands off our boy.

 

[Flawed Genius]

 

[giantroo]

 

[tazaa]

Welcome Wodlaw

 

[the big lebowski]

he understands

Good