Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn: Pick 18, Josh Weddle

[Strapping Young Lad]

Sam says Blicavs…

 

[Sixpence]

I'm agreeing that Weddle was a steal but disagreeing that we paid the equivalent of pick 7 for him.
In points it's 7 but in reality it's 14 or 15

That doesn't make any sense.

 

[Dont_be_a_Plonka]

That doesn't make any sense.

What's confusing you friend?

 

[Sixpence]

What's confusing you friend?

The arbitrary ranking you've given it and declared "in reality".

 

[DogDaySonny]

That doesn't make any sense.

 

[HedgeFund]

The arbitrary ranking you've given it and declared "in reality".

 

[Dont_be_a_Plonka]

The arbitrary ranking you've given it and declared "in reality".

So it does make sense.
You just disagree with my assertion.

The concept of grouping together a bunch of shit picks and swapping them for something decent gets a run on every board, as does the potential for packaging up three or four spuds at risk of being delisted and trading them for a superstar.

Points value means almost nothing or Pick One would be gettable for picks 30-35

 

[TFFM]

Given this years draft, this trade was a masterstroke

 

[bumsonseats]

So it does make sense.
You just disagree with my assertion.

The concept of grouping together a bunch of s**t picks and swapping them for something decent gets a run on every board, as does the potential for packaging up three or four spuds at risk of being delisted and trading them for a superstar.

Points value means almost nothing or Pick One would be gettable for picks 30-35

Good enough for the Northern Academy clubs to group together a bunch of picks in the 40's to get multiple top 10 picks, why cant anyone else.....oh, that's right

 

[WWSD]

For those of you out there that have been to a few of the open training sessions, has Weddle been training as a defender? I would like to see him play as an inside midfielder at some point. I think he could also be an effective half forward with his size and athleticism.

 

[CHUBBSS]

Imagine being drafted and rocking up and seeing this bloke go round, he will lift the whole team to some ridiculous standards

 

[WatWouldCyrilDo]

Ended up being picks 27, 32, and 47 for Weddle. Steal

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Ended up being picks 27, 32, and 47 for Weddle. Steal

...or pick 5 in Gold Coast Suns language

 

[Sixpence]

Ended up being picks 27, 32, and 47 for Weddle. Steal

D+

 

[crazywildhorse]

Wish he’d bleach the mullet put on some 80’s style shorts and wear #23

And pull up his socks!

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Really looking forward to seeing how Weddle goes in his second year.

I think his performances this year went under the radar in the wider AFL community given how off Broadway the Hawks were.

I'd like to see them throw him in the middle now and again, he's big enough already to mix it with the big boys.

Only thing I thought he struggled with at times in 2023 was his game sense but given he's only 18 that is nit picking on my behalf.

 

[naysayer]

Weddle is

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Another special number 23.

 

[WWSD]

How will Weddle fit into the midfield rotation with Newcombe (187cm), Worpel (186cm), Nash (197cm) & Day (191cm) all there? It’s already a tall group of inside midfielders. At some point he will almost certainly be tried as an inside midfielder. I would however prefer to see him continue playing as that ‘utility’ type player that can play all over the ground as it suits his running game perfectly.

 

[peetoo]

Looking at who is being drafted and recruited, it seems a quite unconventional game plan is in the works

 

[HedgeFund]

How will Weddle fit into the midfield rotation with Newcombe (187cm), Worpel (186cm), Nash (197cm) & Day (191cm) all there? It’s already a tall group of inside midfielders. At some point he will almost certainly be tried as an inside midfielder. I would however prefer to see him continue playing as that ‘utility’ type player that can play all over the ground as it suits his running game perfectly.

186/187cm is not tall for a midfielder in 2023/24.

In fact it’s probably bang on average.

 

[burner1]

Let the bloke settle into a position (eg backline) before worrying how he could transition to midfield.

 

[Roddy]

Within the Hawk bubble, much is being expected of him. Hope he doesn’t feel TOO much pressure….

 

[extractasam]

Looking at who is being drafted and recruited, it seems a quite unconventional game plan is in the works

Maybe that is by design?

I can see Weddle becoming a headache no matter where he goes on the ground in future

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Kanes on board.

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Nothing worse than flogs like Cornes generating headlines that people love reading thus inflating their expectations before a ball is bounced.