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

[Dipper]

How cool was it seeing the Wiz play the way he did in his first final against the team that was rumoured to be desperately trying to trade up to nab him before us. Can anyone remember what picks they traded out only to just miss out on him? Dare I say if they ended up achieving their goal and getting him we don't make finals let along would've had a shot tonight without him. Does so much even without kicking goals.

Loved how Mabs frogged hopped him after one of his goals. Someone needs to make a GIF of that

They've gotta stop picking him up...but what else are you going to do with him, he's so little.

 

[marklar]

Oozes talent, but already shows he's not selfish about it. Thought he played a real team-first game tonight, not easy to do on such a big occasion.

 

[SSSSSS]

That tackle on Dale was Cyril like.

Didn't hear him coming.

 

[Bugs1977]

 

[cryptor]

That tackle on Dale was Cyril like.

Didn't hear him coming.

Tacklus Rundownus!

 

[satan1]

Infectious

 

[cryptor]

Drawing a head high free from Caleb Daniel

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Caleb Daniel

Age

28

Ht

171cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

19.5

4star

K

11.1

4star

HB

8.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

CL

1.0

3star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

9.2

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.2

2star

is a form of showboating.

 

[excitingnews]

Can you please pass on tomorrow nights lotto numbers and quaddie

Thanks

Sorry I only have these feelings for things that are ultimately inconsequential

 

[KermitJagger]

Drawing a head high free from Caleb Daniel is a form of showboating.

 

[excitingnews]

I love him, but this is easily the sh*test/funniest tattoo I’ve ever seen. He may well go beyond balentine levels of hated by other clubs

 

[Leather Poisoning]

4 goals in his first final is wild - huge performance

 

[Hawkthorn33]

This guy leaves me speechless every time. He clearly has brown and gold in his DNA, to play like that in a final.

Onwards and upwards Watson

 

[DrSalt]

Shamelessly stolen from the post match thread from reddit

 

[SSSSSS]

Love the maturity in giving Finn the handball in the goal square.

Could have had a great individual moment and milestone to kick 5 in a final. Decided to share it around to one of our players who would rarely get a limelight moment.

He's a good kid.

 

[phreeze77]

Precisely why I was praying we get him in the draft. Big game player and excitement written all over him.

Any one still want Duursma?

 

[PenAndPaper]

Cadillac thoughts on Watson's performance last night?

 

[triangulation_squared]

Trying to figure out why his pregame routine shorts look like they go down to his ankles.

He hunts like an owl, they don't even hear him coming as he's so fast the crowd hasn't had time to react until after the tackle is laid.

Kids who can play as dominant as they were in juniors first year up in the AFL are extraordinarily rare. This is one of them.

 

[grumbleguts]

Welcome to Hokwarts, 6 points to Griffindor

 

[Hawkthorn33]

Precisely why I was praying we get him in the draft. Big game player and excitement written all over him.

Any one still want Duursma?

Admittedly, I wanted Duursma but I also wanted Watson too.

A bit of an understatement but pretty happy with how everything played out.

 

[HappyHawk_1]

That tackle on Dale was Cyril like.

Didn't hear him coming.

Didn’t sneak up on him like a librarian…

He sensed the moment and struck like a viper.

 

[Hawkspot]

Hasn’t been mentioned here so I will.

Last night with 97k+ people screaming as the boys ran out, for his first final, at 19, with pressure coming, Watson walked out with a kid wearing his number on their jumper. Spent time with them and had a chat before running off for the warm up.

Then goes and kicks 4.1 on the biggest stage of his life.

 

[PenAndPaper]

Hasn’t been mentioned here so I will.

Last night with 97k+ people screaming as the boys ran out, for his first final, at 19, with pressure coming, Watson walked out with a kid wearing his number on their jumper. Spent time with them and had a chat before running off for the warm up.

Then goes and kicks 4.1 on the biggest stage of his life.

I also spoke to my old man when we came out after half time and ran between the auskickers. All the Hawks players were giving the kids high 5's while only a couple of the Dogs' players did the same. Loved how relaxed we were coming into such a big game.

 

[Geead]

Where's the media who said we should have picked Curtin or Sanders over this kid?

This kid is a special player, look forward to a decade of Nick Watson's journey at Hokwarts.

 

[boozeDragon]

 

[tommyk72]

Hasn’t been mentioned here so I will.

Last night with 97k+ people screaming as the boys ran out, for his first final, at 19, with pressure coming, Watson walked out with a kid wearing his number on their jumper. Spent time with them and had a chat before running off for the warm up.

Then goes and kicks 4.1 on the biggest stage of his life.

Definitely won’t be the biggest stage of his life, or even of 2024. But really nice to hear him spending time with the kids.