Player Watch #24: Tom Powell - signed thru 2026 - 7th highest ranked player league-wide after 3 rds - avg. 27.7d & 7clearances p/g

[Lomas]

The best nice surprise of the season so far
We needed at very least one of Powell or Phillips to make it
Your turn Will

If we can get two wins from that 2020 draft is will be awsome. It was a tough one in retrospect

 

[marklovesbeer]

Best goal song of the day

Interested - what were the songs like?
I’m assuming good fun for the first half & depressing in the last quarter?

 

[amaz199]

When we were dominating Freo and putting on the perceived pressure, their stoppage structures and midfield system completely fell apart.

Powell would sit off the contest waiting for the give from LDU to pinpoint a laser kick inside 50. It was absolutely sublime-deliberate slick footy.

 

[RossHenshaw]

Impressive game by Tom Powell. Got plenty of it and kicked 2 goals as a midfielder. But we need to see this week in week out. :stern look

Clearly my favourite player

Interested - what were the songs like?
I’m assuming good fun for the first half & depressing in the last quarter?

gangnam style - Tom Powell

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

Two year extension officially announced!

 

[amaz199]

two years of midfield dominance yes please!

 

[giantroo]

 

[Only Forwards]

He's here, he's there, he's every f***ing where, Tommy Powell, Tommy Powell.

 

[KillaKanga]

Great news!!!! Now show em why you're worth the money!!!

Powell signs new deal

North Melbourne midfielder Tom Powell has signed a two-year contract extension

www.nmfc.com.au

 

[Ligma]

He cracks me up lol

 

[SnowRoo]

The criticism of Tom does my head in, he's 2 years in, had an injury and was slight to begin with.

Let's use fair KPIs shall we.

Attitude to club and training - ELITE
Disposal by Hands - ELITE
Disposal by foot - Above average
Footy IQ - Above average

Size, strength and fitness will come with hard work and time.

Personally I see Tom as one of our highest celling kids, who has the right mindset to put it all together.

In Tom I trust!

Where are all the impatient haters now?

Finally has a coach who sees what he can be. The defensive mid who sets the play is perfect for Tom.

We haven't even seen his best yet, Watch him and you will see a player who just has the game unfold in front of him and sees it in a way few do.

 

[Masked Avenger]

Great show of faith from both Club and Tom.

He needs continuity and serious midfield minutes to reach his potential.

He's a deadset inside traffic midfielder.

 

[Danni_Benson]

How can I ‘like’ this a million times?!

 

[Reginald0]

Yes
The underground pass to Sleevo
That was clever

 

[DEVO]

Great news, I've loved his first two games this season and still believe he has a lot of upside. Will be a major player in dominant midfield over the next few years.

 

[RossHenshaw]

Great news, I've loved his first two games this season and still believe he has a lot of upside. Will be a major player in dominant midfield over the next few years.

You can tell he’s had a clear run on injuries and had a huge preseason !

 

[King Corey]

Great news.

Quite the contract game too.

 

[Moti]

Great show of faith from both Club and Tom.

He needs continuity and serious midfield minutes to reach his potential.

He's a deadset inside traffic midfielder.

I was disappointed they gave his minutes to Will last year but they both needed the opportunity to show their worth. Tom is a mid and anything other than that is just not going to work.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I was disappointed they gave his minutes to Will last year but they both needed the opportunity to show their worth. Tom is a mid and anything other than that is just not going to work.

Yep.

LDU, Powell and Wardlaw. That’s the first choice midfield until someone better comes along.

Simpkin/Lazzaro/McKercher/Sheezel to rotate.

Phillips on the outside looking in.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Yep.

LDU, Powell and Wardlaw. That’s the first choice midfield until someone better comes along.

Simpkin/Lazzaro/McKercher/Sheezel to rotate.

Phillips on the outside looking in.

Phillips is better than Lazzaro.

 

[Its a Process]

I always thought the Sam Mitchell position would be played by WP, turns out that role might be Powell's.

 

[Sillygit]

if only the coaches had as much motivation to shoe horn wiphi in EVERY F*CKING WHERE as some poster here do he'd be a 500 game player

 

[zoomba23]

I always thought the Sam Mitchell position would be played by WP, turns out that role might be Powell's.

Did Sam Mitchell ever kick 2 goals in a game

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Phillips is better than Lazzaro.

Possibly.

He’s better than a few blokes we trot out.

But he isn’t better than the pure midfielders we have out there and he’s invisible when played outside the centre circle.

Which is why he’s playing twos.

 

[Disco Dew]

Phillips is better than Lazzaro.

I’m better than Lazzaro…