Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Nick 'the Wizard' Watson! Rising star Nom!

[KermitJagger]

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Incredible that he's having a more direct scoreboard opportunities than Cyril.
If he had 0.8 behinds per game like Cyril, he'd be averaging 1.7 goals per game.
Amazing rookie season.
This kid is a star.

Another reason why I don't like the player comparisons, Cyril was never a goal first player. He only had a ping when it was the best available opportunity. Love what Watson's doing but he's averaging those shots because he's taken a ping almost every time the opportunity presented itself, hence the inaccuracy.

If Watson stays injury free like Cyril couldn't, every chance he has a better career, and he almost definitely kicks more goals, but there are very few people close to as complete as Cyril was for his position in Year 1 in the AFL.

I think if the past few weeks are an indicator Watson is every chance of getting there, don't reckon he's close to the same overall impact yet.

 

[H00t]

Another reason why I don't like the player comparisons, Cyril was never a goal first player. He only had a ping when it was the best available opportunity. Love what Watson's doing but he's averaging those shots because he's taken a ping almost every time the opportunity presented itself, hence the inaccuracy.

If Watson stays injury free like Cyril couldn't, every chance he has a better career, and he almost definitely kicks more goals, but there are very few people close to as complete as Cyril was for his position in Year 1 in the AFL.

I think if the past few weeks are an indicator Watson is every chance of getting there, don't reckon he's close to the same overall impact yet.

Also not many other goals to go around in Cyril’s first year when Rough and Buddy put through 188 between them.

Cyril also had 24 goal assists.

I love what Watsons been able to do. I do agree he’s a bit behind Cyril’s first year.

 

[KermitJagger]

Also not many other goals to go around in Cyril’s first year when Rough and Buddy put through 188 between them.

Cyril also had 24 goal assists.

I love what Watsons been able to do. I do agree he’s a bit behind Cyril’s first year.

And Cyril set up a few good looks, reckon he'd have had 30-40 assists if both those boys were a bit more accurate. 188 goals between em but 139 behinds too.

 

[Sixpence]

Rough and Buddy put through 188 between them.

Plus 46 goals from Willo too.

 

[Randy Campbell]

Nick definitely helps, but I still miss Cyril.

 

[The Chad and I]

Another reason why I don't like the player comparisons, Cyril was never a goal first player. He only had a ping when it was the best available opportunity. Love what Watson's doing but he's averaging those shots because he's taken a ping almost every time the opportunity presented itself, hence the inaccuracy.

If Watson stays injury free like Cyril couldn't, every chance he has a better career, and he almost definitely kicks more goals, but there are very few people close to as complete as Cyril was for his position in Year 1 in the AFL.

I think if the past few weeks are an indicator Watson is every chance of getting there, don't reckon he's close to the same overall impact yet.

There is only one Cyril.
Watson has a long way to go before he reaches the same level, if he ever does, but the point still stands about his performances being exceptionally good.

 

[KermitJagger]

There is only one Cyril.
Watson has a long way to go before he reaches the same level, if he ever does, but the point still stands about his performances being exceptionally good.

Get what you're saying, there's no other young small forward I'd rather have given what he's shown over the past few weeks!

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Watching his interview on 360 the other night he made an interesting comment about his goal kicking practice, with Sammy.
I couldn’t quite make it out but I think he said “aim well, miss well”, then said I won’t say more about that. Perhaps something Sammy said to him, like a mantra.
I found that interesting.

 

[Hawkers Hero]

Watching his interview on 360 the other night he made an interesting comment about his goal kicking practice, with Sammy.
I couldn’t quite make it out but I think he said “aim well, miss well”, then said I won’t say more about that. Perhaps something Sammy said to him, like a mantra.
I found that interesting.

I heard it as "aim small miss small"

Have heard it from him a couple of times but cant fathom what it could mean.

 

[humid hawk]

I heard it as "aim small miss small"

Have heard it from him a couple of times but cant fathom what it could mean.

It's a term used quite often in terms of pistol / rifle marksmanship

 

[flinchfree]

It's a term used quite often in terms of pistol / rifle marksmanship

Yup.
Instead of generically shooting at an area, you take a very specific point of aim and work at your technique to miss that target by as little as possible. That will give you the greatest margin to then contain your shot within a far more restricted zone of 'miss'.

 

[CD Xbow]

It's a term used quite often in terms of pistol / rifle marksmanship

I would guess in our game it would involve picking out a small target behind the goals, such as spectator and aim at them rather than 'the goals' in general. I have heard of people using that technique before, but never heard it called that.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Forget the goals, aim for someone behind the goals, as my old coach said to me.

 

[Dipper]

Sammy might have chosen a better motivational phrase for the Wiz than one that contains the words 'small' twice.

 

[KermitJagger]

It's a term used quite often in terms of pistol / rifle marksmanship

Yep. If you aim at the target and miss, you might miss the target, if you aim at the bullseye and miss, you'll still hit the target. It's good advice, same logic as telling someone to kick it to someone behind the goals. They actually put up little targets behind the goals at practice.

 

[Randy Campbell]

It's a term used quite often in terms of pistol / rifle marksmanship

Sammy might have chosen a better motivational phrase for the Wiz than one that contains the words 'small' twice.

What are Trigger Words.

 

[Crankyhawk]

Forget the goals, aim for someone behind the goals, as my old coach said to me.

Isn’t that what targetman was doing?

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Nick Watson sees his VC get sucker punched and instantly goes to fly the flag for his teammate and tries it on with a bloke a foot taller. I bloody love this kid!

 

[mustang]

Nick Watson sees his VC get sucker punched and instantly goes to fly the flag for his teammate and tries it on with a bloke a foot taller. I bloody love this kid!

Dear does also great to see the next generation doing this.

 

[SSSSSS]

Had five of them hanging off him.

He's a nutter.

 

[Iceman!]

Just build him a statue already!

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BUILD HIM A SECOND STATUE!

 

[lordbob]

BUILD HIM A SECOND STATUE!

On top of the first, so its the same size as the other statues.

 

[The Chad and I]

13 goals in a row…

 

[tl92]

Do the AFL track a ‘causing opponent to crap their Dacks’ metric? I reckon they’d be pretty even on that.

No ones ever getting close to Cyril in that category

 

[matey]

I think the boys need to look out for the Wiz more as there was 4 Crows players that dragged him down before the elbow cheap shots when he was on the ground. He is always going to get under the oppos skin so we need to protect him!