Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn: Pick 18, Josh Weddle

[Strapping Young Lad]

Sam says Blicavs…

 

[Bugs1977]

This cracked me up

 

[RCAB]

I believe there is potentially a few Josh Weddles in this years draft, that's what I don't want to give up a first round pick for Barass. If Eagles want to trade they got to be happy with a second round pick, which could still be good.

 

[satan1]

He's on AFL 360 tomorrow

He has no filter, should be good.

Watching that kick from 50 at the boundary. Can't believe the distance he gets with barely any follow through, so effortless.

 

[CHUBBSS]

He has no filter, should be good.

Watching that kick from 50 at the boundary. Can't believe the distance he gets with barely any follow through, so effortless.

ball just pops of his foot, his our 50m specialist now

 

[OnWardnUpWard]

This cracked me up

 

[SSSSSS]

Weddle completely disrespecting an absolute cooked Pittonet and waltzing past him was a highlight for me.

Just took a second to analyse the situation and absolutely burned him.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Weddle completely disrespecting an absolute cooked Pittonet and waltzing past him was a highlight for me.

Just took a second to analyse the situation and absolutely burned him.

Even after a bounce gone wrong.

Love his slalom running. Makes Oppo look like stationary cones

 

[badgrill]

Bring on Weddle Wednesday!

 

[tommyk72]

Seems to have a reliable shot for goal despite not having what I’d call a traditionally quality kicking style. Long may it continue!

What does he focus on (in terms of body development) this coming pre season? Biking up or more burst speed? [mention]sven_inc [/mention]will know more, but I can’t imagine he can do both at once, right?

 

[Bellzzy]

You can’t wear number 23 at Hawthorn and not be a showman, Don Scott, Dermott Brereton, Lance Franklin and Josh Weddle

 

[theiaofseed]

You can’t wear number 23 at Hawthorn and not be a showman, Don Scott, Dermott Brereton, Lance Franklin and Josh Weddle

and he might just be the best of the lot.

 

[The Chad and I]

This cracked me up

The Hawthorn social media team is OFF THE CHARTS good this year.

They used to be horrible, but this season has been

 

[Bedi]

Seems to have a reliable shot for goal despite not having what I’d call a traditionally quality kicking style. Long may it continue!

What does he focus on (in terms of body development) this coming pre season? Biking up or more burst speed? [mention]sven_inc [/mention]will know more, but I can’t imagine he can do both at once, right?

He's just about the first player I'd pick to line up for goal with a game on the line

 

[MrBeefSeven]

You can’t wear number 23 at Hawthorn and not be a showman, Don Scott, Dermott Brereton, Lance Franklin and Josh Weddle

Why disrespect my boy Timmy O like that?

 

[CHUBBSS]

Theirs something very loveable about weddle, think I’m in love

His just so enthusiastically raw and honest to a fault

 

[bigmaxi]

Seems to have a reliable shot for goal despite not having what I’d call a traditionally quality kicking style. Long may it continue!

What does he focus on (in terms of body development) this coming pre season? Biking up or more burst speed? [mention]sven_inc [/mention]will know more, but I can’t imagine he can do both at once, right?

Sicily mentioned in his post match 3AW chat that Josh is 96 kilos. That’s beast size! I think a new position change will be the focus. HHF.

 

[Shot of Jaeger]

Theirs something very loveable about weddle, think I’m in love

His just so enthusiastically raw and honest to a fault

Going by your username, I tend to believe you

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[Brant]

I think CHF/HFF in that Riewoldt/Pavlich roaming role is the highest and best use. Can pinch hit in the middle as well, be in ruck, mid or wing. He's a unicorn.

Agreed.
Might take another year, even two, but I see him as AA Half Forward* for the next decade.

Probably won't provide the same structural target that Roo or Pav (or even Mitch Lewis) provided but his pace/tank is unstoppable - we need to play him in a way that optimises this.

 

[Flag08]

Weddle completely disrespecting an absolute cooked Pittonet and waltzing past him was a highlight for me.

Just took a second to analyse the situation and absolutely burned him.

I liked the run in the third which ended in the goal salute. He took off from the opposite wing, Kennedy sees him go and very reluctantly follows in his wake.

 

[Ka Norkers]

actually, he took off from the back pocket, almost the goal square. I was watching it unfold, and ribbing my Carlton mate that Kennedy just didn't have the tank or the heart to keep up with him. When he took off, you could see Kennedy let out a huge sigh. lol

 

[Billyc]

Agreed.
Might take another year, even two, but I see him as AA Half Forward* for the next decade.

Probably won't provide the same structural target that Roo or Pav (or even Mitch Lewis) provided but his pace/tank is unstoppable - we need to play him in a way that optimises this.

Agree. I think he could play the role in a way nobody has before. Just as Bud played key forward in a way nobody had before him. Weddle doesn't have Bud's natural or freakish goalscoring ability and I see him more as a roaming half forward than forward 50 player.

 

[CHUBBSS]

Just the act of teaching really helps you learn at a rate of knots, for a kid to be doing what his doing as extras off the park we have got the steal of a lifetime. And I say kid but the size of him on the field is something, makes most look small.

 

[Bedi]

Reckon it's fair to say he's now just enough close to being our best/most important player. Defensive, running, marking, goal kicking beast

 

[toomanysquibs]

Reckon it's fair to say he's now just enough close to being our best/most important player. Defensive, running, marking, goal kicking beast

He's definitely our Mr. Fixit in a hybrid Pavlich/Sean Burgoyne kind of way.

You can put him where you want to make a difference and be pretty confident it's going to happen.

He's not been tried out as a centre square mid yet, but you suspect that will come if someone ever really starts to get on top of us in there and plans a) b) and c) have failed.

 

[tommyk72]

Reckon it's fair to say he's now just enough close to being our best/most important player. Defensive, running, marking, goal kicking beast

He’s good, but not at that level yet. Sicily, Day, Jai, Scrimshaw, Frost, Meek would be some of just a few who are 'more important'.