Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn, Chad Wingard. 200 games! Announces retirement (2 Sept 2024)

[Slick]

Welcome Chad, Clarko is going to turn you into the absolute superstar you can be!

 

[lyger]

Pretty bloody happy. Losing Burto's a huge bummer, love the kid, he's got amazing potential, but to get a proven matchwinner in his prime, you have to give something of great value up.

Great trade period, anything more to come?

Totally Agree.

You want as many match winners as you can, and Chad is that.

Unlike Scully he doesn’t have injury concerns so comes at a premium.

If I was Port, I would have asked for 2 first rounders, or a first and an elite junior/proven best 22, so seems fair.

 

[Satchel]

if there is one player over the years I have thought geez I would like to him in our team it is Wingard or Fyfe so I am stoked

If he embraces Hawthorn look out

 

[Roddy]

Totally Agree.
You want as many match winners as you can, and Chad is that. Unlike Scully he fiend have injury concerns so comes at a premium.
If I was Port, I would have asked for 2 first rounders, or a first and elite junior/proven best 22.

Yep, the moral of this trading tale is that you don't get guns for peanuts...

 

[WWSD]

Welcome Chad Wingard! May he follow in the footsteps of the other ex-Port Adelaide players and win a Premiership at the Hawks!

 

[Rocket72]

Welcome Chad Wingard! May he follow in the footsteps of the other ex-Port Adelaide players and win a Premiership at the Hawks!

Impey won a premiership?

 

[Roddy]

I reckon the SA clubs must HATE us, not only do we seem to raid their best players and turn them into flag winners, we've had a habit of ending their seasons since 2007....

 

[Gold Member]

Impey won a premiership?

Gilham x1
Guerra x1
Burgoyne X3
Dew x1

 

[A Cut Above]

THE CHAD!

Welcome to the club, hope to see more of this for us next year!

I feel completely differently about this passage of play all of a sudden.

 

[threesixpio]

As good a time as any to announce the formation of my new acoustic duo with Gralin ”The Wingerz Singers”.

I think this is the last time I will ever use the word Wingerz in case Gralin kills me

 

[lyger]

Yep, the moral of this trading tale is that you don't get guns for peanuts...

Right. I think it comes back to the purpose.

We are in the business of winnings flags, so we are prepared to lose some battles to win the war.

And to win the war we need match winners (no pressure Chad!)

 

[rjslcM]

Welcome to the club, Chad.

Always been a fan of your football.

 

[Roddy]

Right. I think it comes back to the purpose.

We are in the business of winnings flags, so we are prepared to lose some battles to win the war.

And to win the war we need match winners (no pressure Chad!)

I think Burto could possibly be a matchwinner, but we just don't know...

 

[threesixpio]

Clarko has so much love for Wingard.

Wonder if Impey played a part in all of this

 

[rjslcM]

THE CHAD!

Welcome to the club, hope to see more of this for us next year!

Lewis, Hodge, Sewell and Burgoyne thought they had seen that last of that clip

 

[Todman]

Unfortunately, I have issues with Chad at the hawks and paying overs for a guy who would have been a FA next year.

My feelings are shattered to lose Burton, it will take a lot for me to warm for the Chad.

Many folks rate Wingard - how do I welcome a player I was hoping the hawks would avoid.

Many would know there are players you don't warm yourself to and hope things may change one day.

Unfortunately you just have to "Suck it up Princess"!

 

[lyger]

I think Burto could possibly be a matchwinner, but we just don't know...

You are right. I didn’t mean to understate Burton’s potential.

 

[Hawks1994]

Sounds like I might be in the minority around these parts in regard to Wingard. Personally I think he is highly overrated and lazy, only held up by his reputation among the deluded media commentators

He is going to have to do extraordinary things on a regular basis to be able to sway my opinion, especially since one of best young players was used to get him here

 

[JoeHawk]

I feel completely differently about this passage of play all of a sudden.

I recall Burton doing much the same. Anyway, great pickup.

 

[Roddy]

Sounds like I might be in the minority around these parts in regard to Wingard. Personally I think he is highly overrated and lazy, only held up by his reputation among the deluded media commentators

He is going to have to do extraordinary things on a regular basis to be able to sway my opinion, especially since one of best young players was used to get him here

Another one for the negative nancy 'suck it up princess' pile....

 

[Gold Member]

I feel completely differently about this passage of play all of a sudden.

Managed to pull a move on all of Hodge Lewis Sewell and Burgoyne..

 

[Iceman!]

 

[TeeKray]

This guy is a star who can do just about anything on the footy field. His talents and natural instincts were curbed in recent years by our negative coaching staff but give him the chance to shine and he's a human highlight reel. Put it this way, there's a reason 90% of guernseys at Port games have #20 on the back. Please look after him for us and enjoy the ride.

 

[James Buchanan]

Some posters have been unhappy about Chad's age - it is worth noting that he is in the same age bracket as Mitchell and O'Meara and will be at the peak of his powers while they are, rather than slightly after.

 

[wallyt99]

Apparently we said we would send Hodgey around if he didn't agree to the trade....