The Jet From Poowong
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AFLW 2024 - Round 10 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
He was our enforcer too.Like Junior Boy, Watson is going to present match up headaches given his attributes and skills.
Forget about height, it's irrelevant. I remember Brown Dog playing KPD at 177cm.
It's not just about what Watson does though, the opposition can't play just some lumbering defender or even a mid size defender on him, he'd turn them inside out, be too nimble and quick for them, so, they need a lock down defender on him which allows Ginnivan and bruest to do their thing been creative and a goal scoring threat not having doing a lock down job on them. Having genuine three smaller frwds with goal sense will definitely trouble the opposition set ups. It's the most settled and dangerous looking frwd line we've had for about 7 years!
That could be Butler. He doesn’t need to kick 2 goals a game. One and lots of pressure in the forward 50 will doWe need a 3rd young forward going forward with Watson and Ginnivan.
Agree although I think he is more than that. He was drafted as a mid/forward and I have been wondering if he could be moved up to the wing. He has great 2 way running and the knock on him was his disposal by foot but a lot of that was done under pressure. On a wing he can run both ways and use it in more space I hope to see him tried there more often this year at least at box hill.That could be Butler. He doesn’t need to kick 2 goals a game. One and lots of pressure in the forward 50 will do
That could be Butler. He doesn’t need to kick 2 goals a game. One and lots of pressure in the forward 50 will do
I'm not sure that Butler is going to be a forward. Like Croc I suspect he's actually more of a midfielder. He has the tools though, so let's see what happens after (touch wood) an uninterrupted pre-season.Hopefully he really takes a step forward this year with his development, there's a role for him IMO. It's pretty much a make or break year for him now.
People aren’t being negative about his height they’re being realistic about it based on where he got drafted. It’s not that hard to grasp. Nobody here is posting ‘why did he draft this midget, MM has rocks in his head’.
What am I missing, pray tell.
I mean, he got drafted at pick 5 Ned.
We're hardly establishing any kind of strong narrative around this point after he allegedly slid from 1... all the way to 5.
He didn't exactly go off a cliff, did he?
More like one group saying "Wiz will be a good player, but limited by his height"So it seems there are two arguments on here.
One camp firmly supporting “it’s not the size of the Wiz but the magic in him”
And the other
“A big Wiz is much better than a small one”
This is my favourite Nick Watson video.
It breaks down his highlights into: Skills, Movement, Pressure, Marking, Scoreboard Impact.
This guy is Cyril II, just 3 inches shorter.
Is it actually saying that he's very, very good, or that he's too small?