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[hawkmang]

The wizard even conjured up knock-off Josh Weddle and Cam Mckenzie on the far right

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Not sure that's how it works. Every draftee will have the potential to put on exponentially more size than the Wiz.

He's 170cm. Unless it's a late growth spurt, he's not shooting up 20cm

 

[Judd2Sewell]

He's 170cm. Unless it's a late growth spurt, he's not shooting up 20cm

... that supports my point? The players he's going to come up against are only going to get bigger now.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

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The wizard even conjured up knock-off Josh Weddle and Cam Mckenzie on the far right

Looks like Sis

 

[Judd2Sewell]

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The wizard even conjured up knock-off Josh Weddle and Cam Mckenzie on the far right

This creepy mo' phase needs to die out quicker than the mullet phase.

 

[Philhawk]

Just from a build perspective, it’s going to be fascinating to see how the S&C chaps go with him.

Will he become a nugget, or will too much muscle take away from his explosiveness? Very interesting.

 

[theiaofseed]

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The wizard even conjured up knock-off Josh Weddle and Cam Mckenzie on the far right

Guy on the far left could pass as a Newcombe relative

 

[RedmanWasHere]

An old schoolmate of mine who I’ve known since I was a baby coached the Wizard in Basketball and couldn’t sing his praises any more highly.

 

[ahhhhhh]

This height stuff is ridiculous. He’s 7cm shorter than Dylan Moore

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Dylan Moore

Age

25

Ht

177cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.9

3star

K

5.1

2star

HB

6.7

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.9

4star

G

0.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

12.2

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

.

Charlie Curnow

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Charlie Curnow

Age

27

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

is 8cm shorter than Max King

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Max King

Age

24

Ht

202cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.3

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

2.6

2star

M

2.7

3star

T

0.7

3star

G

1.4

5star

D

7.3

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

2.6

2star

M

2.7

3star

T

0.7

1star

G

1.4

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

2.8

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

0.6

3star

G

1.4

5star

and I would say Charlie is a much more potent player in that position.

 

[Brishawk]

This height stuff is ridiculous. He’s 7cm shorter than Dylan Moore.

Charlie Curnow is 8cm shorter than Max King and I would say Charlie is a much more potent player in that position.

Can we please hold fire on this topic and just enjoy the possibility of what he might be without putting a ceiling on him? Plenty of time for that later.

I can recommend this thread for a full discussion of height in the afl.

AFL Player Heights

Hoping this thread can do the heavy lifting on this topic instead of it all existing in the AFL draft thread :) As this is inspired by Nick Watson, I'm going to focus on small players whom we might think could be forwards, mids and forward mids. I am also including defender mids as that is what...

www.bigfooty.com

Edit: not trying to single you out. Just a general comment for everyone.

 

[ahhhhhh]

Can we please hold fire on this topic and just enjoy the possibility of what he might be without putting a ceiling on him? Plenty of time for that later.

I can recommend this thread for a full discussion of height in the afl.

AFL Player Heights

Hoping this thread can do the heavy lifting on this topic instead of it all existing in the AFL draft thread :) As this is inspired by Nick Watson, I'm going to focus on small players whom we might think could be forwards, mids and forward mids. I am also including defender mids as that is what...

www.bigfooty.com

Edit: not trying to single you out. Just a general comment for everyone.

I was actually doing the opposite and saying his height doesn’t matter, but agree with you anyway.

 

[CHUBBSS]

This height stuff is ridiculous. He’s 7cm shorter than Dylan Moore.

Charlie Curnow is 8cm shorter than Max King and I would say Charlie is a much more potent player in that position.

But the hand size…?

Heard they are already 3 pittonets in size

 

[Ned Ryerson]

This height stuff is ridiculous. He’s 7cm shorter than Dylan Moore.

Charlie Curnow is 8cm shorter than Max King and I would say Charlie is a much more potent player in that position.

As someone who has been the Wiz's height my entire adulthood I don't think it's ridiculous to be a talking point, especially when you consider no other player his height or shorter has ever gone so high in the draft. I am glad he has a stack of attributes that negates his height, and I don't think his career will be inhibited as a result of it - but it is always going to be a discussion point with any player at that height.

 

[ahhhhhh]

As someone who has been the Wiz's height my entire adulthood I don't think it's ridiculous to be a talking point, especially when you consider no other player his height or shorter has ever gone so high in the draft. I am glad he has a stack of attributes that negates his height, and I don't think his career will be inhibited as a result of it - but it is always going to be a discussion point with any player at that height.

He is 1cm shorter than Kosi Pickett (do 1cm with your fingers)…

No one ever seems to talk about his height, or is there something I’m missing?

 

[arupist]

As someone who has been the Wiz's height my entire adulthood I don't think it's ridiculous to be a talking point, especially when you consider no other player his height or shorter has ever gone so high in the draft. I am glad he has a stack of attributes that negates his height, and I don't think his career will be inhibited as a result of it - but it is always going to be a discussion point with any player at that height.

I was the Wiz's height once. It really didn't affect me at all.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

He is 1cm shorter than Kosi Pickett (do 1cm with your fingers)…

No one ever seems to talk about his height, or is there something I’m missing?

Kosi Pickett didn't spend the entire year being touted as, and end up going as, a top 5 draft pick.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

I was the Wiz's height once. It really didn't affect me at all.

You can come help me get things off tall shelves then.

 

[ahhhhhh]

Kosi Pickett didn't spend the entire year being touted as, and end up going as, a top 5 draft pick.

He went 12…

Seems like this is a you issue. Not a Wiz issue.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

He went 12…

Seems like this is a you issue. Not a Wiz issue.

Yes, I am the first person to make an issue of his height. Not sure why you are getting exacerbated by this. There has never been a small forward like Watson picked this highly in the national draft. It was always going to be a talking point - not sure why it is riling you up. I think it's fantastic that the Wiz has done it, it's a great story for other kids out there who are being told they are too small to make it. Thank you for empathising with the slightly below average heighted blokes of the world though!

 

[Tony3163]

Kosi Pickett didn't spend the entire year being touted as, and end up going as, a top 5 draft pick.

Don’t stir up the wiz fans.

 

[arupist]

You can come help me get things off tall shelves then.

Sure. Don't put stuff on tall shelves.

There was this guy who lived on the 20th floor of a high rise. He got off the elevator at the 10th floor and climbed the stairs to the 20th. When he opened the door he found someone had cut the legs off all his furniture. Then he jumped out of the window. Why?




He was a dwarf. He got off on the 10th floor because he couldn't reach the 20th floor button and thought he had grown when he saw his furniture. He thought he had lost his livelihood as a circus dwarf and committed suicide.

Sorry, Ned. Short person joke. No offense meant.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Sure. Don't put stuff on tall shelves.

There was this guy who lived on the 20th floor of a high rise. He got off the elevator at the 10th floor and climbed the stairs to the 20th. When he opened the door he found someone had cut the legs off all his furniture. Then he jumped out of the window. Why?




He was a dwarf. He got off on the 10th floor because he could reach the 20th floor button and thought he had grown when he saw his furniture. He thought he had lost his livelihood as a circus dwarf and committed suicide.

Sorry, Ned. Short person joke. No offense meant.

Unlike some others in my height band I don't have small dog syndrome so all good with me. Reminds me of this John Mulaney bit.

 

[eldorado]

Sure. Don't put stuff on tall shelves.

There was this guy who lived on the 20th floor of a high rise. He got off the elevator at the 10th floor and climbed the stairs to the 20th. When he opened the door he found someone had cut the legs off all his furniture. Then he jumped out of the window. Why?




He was a dwarf. He got off on the 10th floor because he couldn't reach the 20th floor button and thought he had grown when he saw his furniture. He thought he had lost his livelihood as a circus dwarf and committed suicide.

I've seen that one somewhere...on one of those "Lateral Thinking" tasks that consultants with pony-tails like running with you on PD days, to get you to 'think outside the box'

Of course, he thought he had grown! Of course, now he couldn't be a circus dwarf any more! Of course! Wow, I'm so stuck-in-a-box not being able to work that one out!

****ing consultant campaigners

 

[arupist]

I've seen that one somewhere...on one of those "Lateral Thinking" tasks that consultants with pony-tails like running with you on PD days, to get you to 'think outside the box'

Of course, he thought he had grown! Of course, now you couldn't be a circus dwarf any more! Of course! Wow, I'm so stuck-in-a-box not being able to work that one out!

******* consultant campaigners

Used to use it as a party game in the old days. You would be surprised how involved the chicks would get trying to work it out. Worked well. You have to remember this was in the days before prolific party drugs and naked selfies, so we needed a few extra tricks to get them involved.

 

[Manila_Hawk]