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

[CD Xbow]

Btw, not only an I over the moon with the wizard, I'd like for us to double up in this year's draft and get another Livewire small frwd. Just run rings around Oppo defences for a decade.

With ML going down I think a big forward is a much greater need, we are well equipped with top quality smalls, enough already to drive the opposition and their supporters mad for decades. I'm certainly looking forward to it. Delicious.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Rising Star

Without doubt.


Unleash the nom, Kane-o.

 

[HawthornHawk]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1178944...d-nick-watson-recapture-his-goalkicking-magic

My favourite quote from the article: "He has taught me his technique and it's paying off, which is lovely."

 

[Harry Yorkie]

It came as a surprise to Sammy but apparently Moore gave him permission to take over his role.

If you see Mitchell's presser he said he was on the bench and said to Will Day "Is that Nick Watson m in the centre bounce?"

According to the AFL stats it never happened:

 

[TheFourPillars]

According to the AFL stats it never happened:

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He was so fast the statistician blinked and he had already kicked it.

 

[A1fromDay1]

You're a Wizard Nick!

 

[Platten44]

 

[Bedi]

Scary thing is that according to Matthew Lloyd it was his aerial contests that impressed people most in his junior footy. We've seen glimpses – and boy can he launch himself – but reckon that's a whole new side of his game we're yet to be treated to. Def has a MOTY in him.

 

[earthworms]

Rising star r20

 

[KermitJagger]

According to the AFL stats it never happened:

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Clearance and Centre Clearance are counted separately btw

 

[GinniAndTonic]

Rising star r20

Can’t get nominated twice in the same year, he was the r19 nomination

 

[KermitJagger]

You're a Wizard Nick!

Onya Wiz! As always the replies are unbearable. Don't reckon there's ever been a deserving rising star nom if you go by Twitter replies.

 

[theiaofseed]

Clearance and Centre Clearance are counted separately btw

Theyre not. He wasn't recorded for either.

 

[KermitJagger]

Theyre not. He wasn't recorded for either.

You're right, weird.

 

[Harry Yorkie]

Clearance and Centre Clearance are counted separately btw

unless CC means Canadian Club then my point stands

 

[hardway]

Time to give us the Friday night lights.

Good call !

 

[bigconornash]

You can shush em all you like WIZARD! ️

 

[theiaofseed]

People really need to look up his 2022 Vic Metro season, purest foot skill set i've seen from someone during their draft age.

 

[Noel Gallagher]

I wanted Duursma with our fist pick.
I even preferred Curtin ahead of Watson.

But I can’t imagine this team without Watson.

I was sceptical about using a top five pick on a small forward, but he is gonna be so much more than that.

Duursma and Curtin will be fine players in time. Watson is already an elite small forward.

Great call by Sleepy and co.

I wanted Duursma with our fist pick.
I even preferred Curtin ahead of Watson.

But I can’t imagine this team without Watson.

I was sceptical about using a top five pick on a small forward, but he is gonna be so much more than that.

Duursma and Curtin will be fine players in time. Watson is already an elite small forward.

Great call by Sleepy and co.

I was exactly the same, just couldn’t get over his height and felt that Duursma and Curtain were far safer bets…. Thank god Norf shit the bed again with a top 5 pick.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

 

[I got the outside word]

According to the AFL stats it never happened:

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[I got the outside word]

You're a Wizard Nick!

A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

"But but but he's too small to play at AFL level he won't be able to handle the physical stuff"
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Angus Bradshaw likes this.

This was a great moment.

It was all reflex/unplanned stuff - but he put the bully flat on his arse.
Maynard doesn't intimate people like he used to. He still tries, but players have learned his bark is a lot worse than his bite.

But Wiz just decked him.

Loved it.

 

[moginie]

You can shush em all you like WIZARD! ️
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What a pack of hilarious sooks.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

You can shush em all you like WIZARD! ️
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