Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn: Josh Ward. Extends to 2025!

[Blackhawk42]

Condon was a bull at his peak. Seen him pick fights with Oppo players behind the ball numerous times at the games I went to back then. Hardly spoke, just knew how to get the pill even if it meant flattening someone!! İnjuries absolutely ripped him at his prime though unfortunately.

Was he the one who ripped his hamstring trying to kick a dog up the arse?

 

[Yardie]

Was he the one he ripped his hamstring trying to kick a dog up the arse?

That has to be one of the best queries I have ever heard! There is so much to unpack from so few words.

Someone please confirm this is is true.

 

[Blackhawk42]

That has to be one of the best queries I have ever heard! There is so much to unpack from so few words.

Someone please confirm this is is true.

Haha, I brought it up because for some reason I have a vague memory of this exact story being told on The Footy Show when I was a kid.

Somebody else may be able to actually confirm.

 

[mustang]

He’s got a fair amount of work to do - and the coaches are into him about “stoppage craft”.
He’s never going to be a tough inside mid like Newcombe or Worpel, but he should become more like an Anthony Condon type of player, or Clinton Young

Clinton Young

Age

38

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.9

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

4.7

3star

M

5.8

5star

T

2.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

7.4

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

1.8

2star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

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I had him marked down as a future captain, but that’s before Day emerged as our next leader.

I agree I’ve said this in another thread, he should in the off season become the gut runner type like Crawford, Bateman of this side and be something different from Worpel,Newcastle,Mackenzie.

 

[lyger]

That has to be one of the best queries I have ever heard! There is so much to unpack from so few words.

Someone please confirm this is is true.

It’s true.

 

[toomanysquibs]

I agree I’ve said this in another thread, he should in the off season become the gut runner type like Crawford, Bateman of this side and be something different from Worpel,Newcastle,Mackenzie.

I think being like McKenzie is a point of difference, both Ward and French are super neat kicks of the footy and more highly skilled than their teammates.

Once Ward believes in himself as much as a lot of us on the board here do, we're laughing.

Both have pace and the foot skills to set up our forwards when they find space.

I'd argue Mackenzie is so good that he's already influenced a lot of his teammates in that department. We're seeing Worpel and others copying his soft delivery style now and the improvement in accuracy is like comparing night and Day.

Bad pun, but the point about Ward having that same point of difference to Worpel and Newcombe holds true.

If someone can unlock the key to Ward's mindset we're in a really, really good space with the midfield.

 

[Mississippi]

I think being like McKenzie is a point of difference, both Ward and French are super neat kicks of the footy and more highly skilled than their teammates.

Once Ward believes in himself as much as a lot of us on the board here do, we're laughing.

Both have pace and the foot skills to set up our forwards at a very high level.

I'd argue McKenzie is so good on that front he's has already influenced a lot of his teammates in that department. We're seeing Worpel and others copying his soft delivery style now and the improvement in accuracy is like comparing night and Day.

OK so that's a bad pun, but the point about Ward having that same point of difference to Worpel and Newcombe holds true.

If someone can unlock the key to Ward's mindset we're in a really, really good space with the midfield.

And if someone could spell Cam Mackenzie's name properly, it would be a added bonus.

 

[tommyk72]

And if someone could spell Cam Mackenzie's name properly, it would be a added bonus.

Well if that's not irony, I'm not sure what is.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Well if that's not irony, I'm not sure what is.

Speeling > Grammer

 

[toomanysquibs]

And if someone could spell Cam Mackenzie's name properly, it would be a added bonus.

I’m pretty sure once you’ve spelt it write ten times you get an annual pass here on BF?

 

[Dewyyyyy]

I think being like McKenzie is a point of difference, both Ward and French are super neat kicks of the footy and more highly skilled than their teammates.

Once Ward believes in himself as much as a lot of us on the board here do, we're laughing.

Both have pace and the foot skills to set up our forwards when they find space.

I'd argue Mackenzie is so good that he's already influenced a lot of his teammates in that department. We're seeing Worpel and others copying his soft delivery style now and the improvement in accuracy is like comparing night and Day.

Bad pun, but the point about Ward having that same point of difference to Worpel and Newcombe holds true.

If someone can unlock the key to Ward's mindset we're in a really, really good space with the midfield.

Apparently Hawks Insiders had a chat with him and the result of that conversation seemed to centre around his heavily meticulous planning, probably links with how smart he actually is (99 ATAR).

Meticulously planning is fine as long as come gameday your thoughts aren’t about techniques, structures and decisions and more about seeing the ball and getting the ball, simplifying the game.

Separation of the front of mind (simplifying the game and playing at a high intensity) and back of mind (structure, decisions, techniques etc). Trusting the work done throughout the week and backing it in come gameday. Once it clicks it’ll be unreal for Josh and the playing group.

 

[Fleabane]

Great contribution from Ward tonight.

 

[Glebehawk]

Love Ward in the guts. Big part of our future.

 

[SSSSSS]

So good to see him get some genuine midfield time in the last quarter.

Looked great in there. Obviously the stint in the 2s has served him well.

 

[JZedd]

He's a class act. A big part of our future.

 

[Philhawk]

He looked brilliant today! Career defining game. Learned from all the mistakes he made in the past and came back and stepped up.

 

[kenneje]

Feel incredibly relaxed when he has the ball in space, nails those 25-40m kicks.

Thought he looked noticeably faster and stronger in the contest as well. Very agile with ball in hand.

If he can really kick on, our midfield will be in the top echelons of the league.

 

[Ka Norkers]

so happy for the kid, he was genuinely hard at it today, I had my doubts, but I didn't need to, he's a beauty.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Did Ok. Deserved a goal in the last. Thought he had it

 

[VandoHawk]

Feel incredibly relaxed when he has the ball in space, nails those 25-40m kicks.

Thought he looked noticeably faster and stronger in the contest as well. Very agile with ball in hand.

If he can really kick on, our midfield will be in the top echelons of the league.

If Ward and Mackenzie can improve one or two levels, and our core group continues to gain cohesion, we'd have an incredibly strong and skilled midfield unit.

They both have time and have shown fantastic signs.

 

[flinchfree]

Did Ok. Deserved a goal in the last. Thought he had it

Nah. He was much better than ok.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Nah. He was much better than ok.

Nah, he wasnt

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

10 score involvements today. Only Moore and Ginni had more.

 

[CHUBBSS]

Did Ok. Deserved a goal in the last. Thought he had it

Was sitting behind it, so so close

 

[Dewyyyyy]

All good scores went through him. Been on him since day dot, super talent and he’s finding his confidence to break out as a star