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

[kenneje]

He hits and tackles HARD. I was on level 2, and the sounds of him crunching into players was hilarious.

Just needs to kick that first goal and he'll be away.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

3 shots on goal, will be better for the run. Stays in.

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

he was average, but that’s fine. First game and did have 3 shots on goal.
showed everything we wanted, certainly lively and I think in time, that botched f50 entry will be a long shot at goal

 

[ahhhhhh]

I thought he was great for his first game. Hardest position on the ground to play.

 

[kirbatron]

looked overawed but a great experience.

thought his pressure was good

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

He's going to take time. Everyone expecting a Cyril like start.

He'll start to understand the game and the speed and will be better for it.

Absolutely no concerns

 

[HedgeFund]

He won’t be happy with his game, and understandably so.

Next week, hopefully he gets involved in more offensive chains and gets a couple of easy chances through pressure.

You create your own luck in this game.

 

[burner1]

Doesn’t feel like he’ll be a high possession winner. Is getting a few looks but fluffed a fair numbers of chances across the game today and the two preseason games. Assume it’s just nerves as needs to be a sharpshooter at his size.

 

[KermitJagger]

Debuted in arguably the hardest position to debut in the comp. Small forward is unforgiving, was good enough to get 3 shots which is promising enough. Not as clean as he needed to be but I have faith he'll work that out over time.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Debuted in arguably the hardest position to debut in the comp. Small forward is unforgiving, was good enough to get 3 shots which is promising enough. Not as clean as he needed to be but I have faith he'll work that out over time.

3 shots is excellent. That will end up being 8-10 at the end of the year

 

[humid hawk]

The pace of AFL footy is very different to what he's used to, but he'll adapt. He's got smarts and skills. Give him a decent run at it!

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

3 shots is excellent. That will end up being 8-10 at the end of the year

Fuark if he's dropping eight scoring shots a game lock us in for the granny

 

[spudmaster]

3 shots is excellent. That will end up being 8-10 at the end of the year

He's only getting another 5-7 for the rest of the year?

 

[phreeze77]

Needs to stop slipping over … also is not running to the right position once the ball comes in. He’s redundant at the moment.

 

[burger09]

The slipping over/going to ground easily thing is surprising given his low centre of gravity.
Keeping his feet should be priority 1 for Nick.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Needs to stop slipping over … also is not running to the right position once the ball comes in. He’s redundant at the moment.

Once he figures it out...

 

[RobHawk]

Needs to stop slipping over … also is not running to the right position once the ball comes in. He’s redundant at the moment.

Maybe give him a few games to find his feet (so to speak ) and your comments will become redundant.

 

[rei154]

Needs to stop slipping over … also is not running to the right position once the ball comes in. He’s redundant at the moment.

This feels a bit rough given he had three shots at goal.

I reckon he'd want to work on the slipping over, and I reckon he'd want an easy set shot to get him on the board at this point.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

I don't understand what people want from him.

Imagine expecting a kid in the toughest position on the ground to just start banging them in from day dot. Everybody is learning. It's a new forward line!

 

[eldorado]

He’s redundant at the moment.

Surely, a simple "He didn't have a great first game" is more appropriate after a sample size of one game?

 

[Blackhawk42]

Back him in for 3 games minimum before considering a spell in the 2's. The goals will come!

 

[barbster]

I don't understand what people want from him.

Imagine expecting a kid in the toughest position on the ground to just start banging them in from day dot. Everybody is learning. It's a new forward line!

Goals.
He has now kick 7 points straight from the last 3 games.
I think he should play a few games for Box Hill until he gets his kicking boots on.

 

[gohawks4]

The slipping over/going to ground easily thing is surprising given his low centre of gravity.
Keeping his feet should be priority 1 for Nick.

Has he changed boots? Cant remember seeing him slipping over watching any of his pre draft footage. Seems to be happening a lot in the pre season and again yesterday in perfect conditions. Really odd.

 

[Brishawk]

The slipping over/going to ground easily thing is surprising given his low centre of gravity.
Keeping his feet should be priority 1 for Nick.

He did it at underage level too. Its why i doubt he will ever spend much time in the middle. But its still disturbing to see him just try and turn to chase a player in perfect conditions and go to ground. Something off with his boots?

 

[Billyc]

First of many games. Like every other forward except for Ginnivan his finishing wasn’t there. My annoyance rests with the veterans and leaders missing their chances, not the first gamer