Player Watch Welcome to Port Adelaide Pick #33 (2024) - Jack Whitlock

[Chewy316]

Really pleased that he found his way to Port in the end. Great backstory, the kind of country football/sporting upbringing and great family environment that the Port recruiters love.

Good footy IQ, mobile, athletic, leads up around the ground and can ruck. Perfect fit for our second pick.

Funny he had a Port guernsey handy for his interview at the local footy club. Makes you wonder how much the AFL knows.

Dare I say they probably have 18 jerseys there as a just in case. You see the same thing in the NFL when the players get drafted and they immediately are wearing their new team hat despite being at home with family potentially in an isolated remote community.

 

[Incarnate]

Big slider, great pickup

This is a link to my Jack Whitlock playlist if you want to check him out:

Great work

 

[Incarnate]

The Whitlocks - fascinating behind the scenes look at the brothers.

Not the Kings or McKays: Meet the anti-twin big men who had 16 AFL clubs visit their country home

Matt and Jack Whitlock were born two minutes apart, are each almost 200 centimetres tall and will be first-round picks in the AFL draft – but they want to be known for more than being twins.

www.theage.com.au

You have to love their attitude, they love being outdoors playing all sports, big kids who learned to play against other big kids by being each others' biggest rival in all manner of backyard sports.

Their mum would punish them by making them stay inside.



They live on an 80 acre farm with goalposts set up, a basketball court, tennis court, cricket pitch and heaps of space. No wonder Parker and Cripps like them, there's Butters and Bergman characteristics rolled into the twins right there.

Matt even says they would prefer to be at different clubs so they could be their own person. Growing up, their parents emphasised their individuality rather than their 'twinness'.

Que Darren Cahill for a doubles with Mr & Mrs Whitlock with either Steffi or Simona. Nekminnit full back sorted!

 

[wayb2912]

His video is very impressive

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[crafty_bernardo]

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[EskimoPAFC]

This one feels very good. Hopefully gets his shot, especially with Dix out now.

 

[Chachi]

We should call him Bowen.

Probably should get rid of that undersigning using the word 'we'.....

 

[JimmyBC]

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Dixon successor eh conjures up visions of making him stand still under high balls doing the one arm johnson.

 

[dav3]

Club videos are up on the draftees

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Dixon successor eh conjures up visions of making him stand still under high balls doing the one arm johnson.

A lot of that was the way Dixon played, Whitlock has the footy IQ to move around and attack the ball.

 

[JimmyBC]

A lot of that was the way Dixon played, Whitlock has the footy IQ to move around and attack the ball.

Chill boss I'm just taking the P155.

I love the way he approaches marking contests he gets in good position and towers with those long arms.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Chill boss I'm just taking the P155.

I love the way he approaches marking contests he gets in good position and towers with those long arms.

Didn't think I was getting het up Jimbo. Like the look of his movement around the forward line.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

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Shouldn't that be 2 picks AND Barrett?

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[Mutha F]

"Jack competes aerially and is hard to defend when he jumps at the ball with his arms fully outstretched."

He's gonna love Ken's game plan

 

[JimmyBC]

"Jack competes aerially and is hard to defend when he jumps at the ball with his arms fully outstretched."

He's gonna love Ken's game plan

Hopefully he'll only have to worry about that for 12 months.

 

[Chrizzt]

Granted it's been a few years since I've followed the draft in any real depth - but just going off the clips I've seen posted, how did this guy slide to second round?

Got great physical attributes and from what I can see is an absolute natural at competing in the air: seen some good leads, arms up and takes the ball up high, doesn't mind body contact - this isn't just some big guy who's picking on small juniors, he looks the real deal. I've gotta do some more reading on him but what the hell are the potential knocks on him to make him slide?

This is about as intrigued I've been in a draftee for a long time.

 

[crafty_bernardo]

Dixon successor eh conjures up visions of making him stand still under high balls doing the one arm johnson.

Another 10 years of that??

falls to knees

 

[crafty_bernardo]

Shouldn't that be 2 picks AND Barrett?

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Been corrected in the comments

 

[Chrizzt]

Chill boss I'm just taking the P155.

I love the way he approaches marking contests he gets in good position and towers with those long arms.

Not just that, but unlike Dixon, he actually approaches the ball rather than just waiting for the ball to come to him. Huge amount of upside.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Granted it's been a few years since I've followed the draft in any real depth - but just going off the clips I've seen posted, how did this guy slide to second round?

Got great physical attributes and from what I can see is an absolute natural at competing in the air: seen some good leads, arms up and takes the ball up high, doesn't mind body contact - this isn't just some big guy who's picking on small juniors, he looks the real deal. I've gotta do some more reading on him but what the hell are the potential knocks on him to make him slide?

This is about as intrigued I've been in a draftee for a long time.

Yes he definitely was expected first of the two and to go in round one.
Well played Portvat not picking him at 15

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[JimmyBC]

The younger bro staking his preference in the Port guernsey.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

The younger bro staking his preference in the Port guernsey.

Waiting for his growth spurt.

 

[WillemDaDrew]