#41: Tom Wilkinson - quits NMFC (?) to go on The Amazing Race (?!) with Paul Roos' son (?!?!)

[billnats]

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Such a shame that the first two would FA in the AFL these days. The game has changed

 

[remfan101]

 

[Bigeasy]

Worked alright for Dayne Zorko.

And who else? Any league can produce 1 decent player

 

[ferball]

Another thing. I would highly recommend not looking up ’Tarryn Thomas Wikipedia’, at least not when around other people.

2 rs

 

[The Warlord]

Wait a minute. We drafted Tom Wilkinson, he’s the guy who plays Falcone in Batman Begins.

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He's been in a few things over the years.

 

[giantroo]

North Melbourne recruiting manager Mark Finnigan said North leant on another former AFL great before picking Tom Wilkinson with pick 41.

“We tracked him through the NEAFL and Matthew Lappin, brother of Jason who works at North, was one of his coaches. Matthew was a massive supporter of his and that helped us form a view on whether to take him,” Finnigan said.

Wilkinson was overlooked in four Drafts, showing a huge amount of character and determination.

“He’s a story of persistence after being overlooked so many times, and that appealed to us,” Finnigan said.

“Tom is a Melbourne boy originally and played with the Sandringham Dragons and won the best and fairest as a 19-year-old. Then he moved to Queensland and played in the NEAFL with Southport and won the grand final. He kicked about 35 goals and knows how to impact the scoreboard.

“He’s an elite athlete with particularly elite speed and endurance, and we see him playing that small to medium/forward role for us because he can kick goals, pressure the opposition and run all day.”

 

[King Corey]

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Your video breakdowns are 1st class

 

[Falkroo]

Bloody modern day Micky Conlan.....for those of us old enough to remember!

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

Your video breakdowns are 1st class

Exactly what we need in our forward line. Mature bodied, goal sneak, who actually tackles! It’s embarassing how many times you see the opposition clear the ball out of our forward line without so much as a whimper of pressure.

 

[The Other Dean]

It will be interesting to see how he goes with the steep rise in class.

Applying blinkers seems to have improved him.

Looks like he can handle racing both ways, too.

Worth an each-way bet at decent odds.

 

[boneofshin]

Worked alright for Dayne Zorko.

Trying something new hasn't worked out too well for Zorko more recently.

 

[Horizons_00]

I have a man crush already

 

[Pykie]

Applying blinkers seems to have improved him.

Looks like he can handle racing both ways, too.

Worth an each-way bet at decent odds.

May need to be gelded in pre-season to settle him down get the best out him....

 

[The Nostradamus]

Could even be our best endurance runner now. Him or Mason or EVW

 

[tales129]

May need to be gelded in pre-season to settle him down get the best out him....

Don’t need to go that far - just get him next to maj in the showers first up

 

[Firestarter]

 

[giantroo]

 

[Mav]

Turning up to the first day of a new job unshaven. What is with this generation??

 

[year of the roo]

Turning up to the first day of a new job unshaven. What is with this generation??

Thinking that is unshaven. What is with your generation??

 

[Mav]

Thinking that is unshaven. What is with your generation??

If it cant be manicured it's unshaven. Any wanna be hipster will tell you that.

 

[kangaspurs]

Turning up to the first day of a new job unshaven. What is with this generation??

I know, right?! It's almost like how you look doesn't actually correlate with how well you can do any given job.

 

[KiwiRoo]

Turning up to the first day of a new job unshaven. What is with this generation??

No App to do it for you.......

 

[The Dingrel]

Great result, equal second in first 2k hitout. Would be expecting him to play a fair bit of footy as a mature age recruit. Hopefully his hard work and persistence pays off. Suddenly we seem to be spoilt for choice for small/medium fwds who can run through the middle.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Great result, equal second in first 2k hitout. Would be expecting him to play a fair bit of footy as a mature age recruit. Hopefully his hard work and persistence pays off. Suddenly we seem to be spoilt for choice for small/medium fwds who can run through the middle.

That's how to arrive at a club!

 

[King Corey]

He's been in a few things over the years.

Good actor.