Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn, Chad Wingard. 200 games! Signed to the end of 2024

[Sixpence]

No one is going to select a bloke who's injured and doesn't want to move. He's staying.

 

[lyger]

Welcome back Chad, we missed you!

 

[KermitJagger]

Back on the senior list, due to being picked up in the PSD. Seems like he'll be back on the senior list and straight on to the LTI list right?

 

[barbster]

No one is going to select a bloke who's injured and doesn't want to move. He's staying.

We had to get in early

 

[TylerDurden]

Welcome back legend

 

[2008wasoverDEW!]

I want to see vision of the entire club watching the livestream and jumping on Chad when his name was called out.

I'm glad we've stuck by him.

 

[TheFourPillars]

I want to see vision of the entire club watching the livestream and jumping on Chad when his name was called out.

I'm glad we've stuck by him.

He is pretty popular with the playing group

 

[suedehead]

No one is going to select a bloke who's injured and doesn't want to move. He's staying.

North probably would.

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[Sturty]

North probably would.

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They apparently were going to try.
Flogs.

 

[BobHawk]

So its all done. Should be cherry ripe for the finals. But can he get back in the team because I expect Watson and Ginnivan will be killing it next season?

 

[MasterSamurai]

Absolutely stoked about this. Not only because he's a top bloke around the club and wanted but also now, we'll have plenty of small frwd choices to select from come second half of the season.
Bruest, Gunston, Ginni, Watson , Moore , Chol, Lewis and now chad looks as good as any frwd line in the comp on paper as there is. What a great job by everyone involved in the list building process at Hawthorn. In one off season, we've doubled our genuine frwd options after getting the midfield and defence sorted. Now, if only both blanck and Denver could cement spots in our best 23!

 

[Cyril says]

Absolutely stoked about this. Not only because he's a top bloke around the club and wanted but also now, we'll have plenty of small frwd choices to select from come second half of the season.
Bruest, Gunston, Ginni, Watson , Moore , Chol, Lewis and now chad looks as good as any frwd line in the comp on paper as there is. What a great job by everyone involved in the list building process at Hawthorn. In one off season, we've doubled our genuine frwd options after getting the midfield and defence sorted. Now, if only both blanck and Denver could cement spots in our best 23!

We rebuilt the midfield last year, the fwd line this year and have put most of the work in on the backline previously.

We could still do with a Roughead/Hale and a Lake/Mew - but maybe they’re not coming, and I trust Mitchell and team to get this group to the finals in the next 24 months.

 

[toomanysquibs]

So its all done. Should be cherry ripe for the finals. But can he get back in the team because I expect Watson and Ginnivan will be killing it next season?

If he's fit and in his best form there are going to be players to make way. He can do things no-one else on the list has shown they can at this point in proceedings.

Not ruling anybody out. But he was clearly among our best when he was playing well this year.

 

[brad sue well]

It's either North or us.

Clarkson, interfering in the life of an Indigenous player, no... but he was on the open market! Of course. Fair game, it is all about winning so it all makes sense... if only North actually won.

 

[Rocket72]

Clarkson, interfering in the life of an Indigenous player, no... but he was on the open market! Of course. Fair game, it is all about winning so it all makes sense... if only North actually won.

I’m impressed if this is entirely player welfare. Good on us for doing it. I think he can play again though.

 

[peetoo]

Club just said in SEN they were negotiating to extend before he got injured and now thanks to his efforts he’s apparently ahead in his rehab

 

[TheFourPillars]

Club just said in SEN they were negotiating to extend before he got injured and now thanks to his efforts he’s apparently ahead in his rehab

He was out in the middle of the ground helping out with training

 

[tommyk72]

This probably sounds silly, but is there any chance a longer period off to rehab the achilles might also give him an opportunity to strengthen some of the other soft tissues that have been failiing him a bit? I know it's not chronic, but from memory its a couple of times a season he tweaks/pulls something.

Any thougts sven_inc?

 

[The Dynastic]

I read today somewhere that he was still recovering from a 'severe achilles injury' so I'm wondering exactly how severe is severe?
I thought he was slated to come back after the bye in 2024. Anyone know if that's still the case?

 

[dommat]

I read today somewhere that he was still recovering from a 'severe achilles injury' so I'm wondering exactly how severe is severe?
I thought he was slated to come back after the bye in 2024. Anyone know if that's still the case?

Hawthorn Head of Footy Rob McCartney was on The Run Home with Andy & Gazey yesterday, and he said Chad was actually ahead of schedule in his recovery.

Listen here:

 

[The Chad and I]

Don't call it a comeback...

 

[Bugs1977]

 

[H00t]

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

From AFL.com

Chad Wingard

Achilles

2-4 weeks

 

[MrPremiership]

From AFL.com

Chad Wingard

Achilles

2-4 weeks

insane to think he could be back at round 4 after doing that injury in round 22/23 last yer