Player Watch #6: George Wardlaw - will miss vs Geelong with virus - Blamires in

[TruRoo]

The zion of the afl

Minus the weight issues and 17 “baby mommas”

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

Minus the weight issues and 17 “baby mommas”

zion never had weight issues before the injuries

 

[Poopybum22]

Why the **** was he in the VFL reserves? Diabolical management

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Time to invest in that German witchdoctor guy.

We used to have an injury list that most teams envied, barely ever anyone (important) on it. But the last couple of years it's been absolutely cursed.
What changed?

 

[trooroo4life]

Whoever gave the ok for him to play on the weekend should be getting the boot this week. A head needs to roll for that decision, get them out.

 

[Wild Bill]

Is it 4 weeks from now or 4 games?

 

[Chip Scab1]

Is it 4 weeks from now or 4 games?

4 weeks from Friday. We'll risk him if can walk in Rd 2 at least.

 

[FlyHigh18]

Couldn’t agree more. We’ve done collectively SFA to entice him to stay. Every club tweaking their midfield will offer him 4-5 years at $800k~ with a view to ‘fix’ him. Pies, Hawks, WCE all have cap next year and could definitely use a player of his ilk.

I’d have it at 50/50 that he signs with us. If he does, 5% chance it’s more than 2 years.

Yeah no one’s going to offer 5 years bud

 

[RooInNorthLondon]

If he left and went on to miraculously heal and become a reliable performer it would sting a bit but to be honest not throwing time and money at players who can’t stay fit might be the kind of ruthlessness we need to show as an organisation if we are to ever improve. He’s is going to miss at least the first few theoretically winnable games and we are not a club who can afford that from our ‘stars’.

 

[HugeJohnson1]

How is it one of the biggest halfwits known to mankind is smarter than our whole coaching panel?

 

[Chadwiko]

Send him to Germany.

 

[Loose_Cannon]

How is it one of the biggest halfwits known to mankind is smarter than our whole coaching panel?

The obvious answer is that Wardlaw ticked off all the boxes to play time, and the club wanted to manage him in a lower stress environment.

The fact people say the VFL is meaningless stumps me, because so is the AFL practice match. It's the preseason it is all about getting people kms into the legs, and players adjusting to the rigours of league footy. It's all equally meaningless, or equally not, depending on how you see things.

 

[Passmore]

Anyone been able to find out who passed him fit to play and why?

 

[shinboner magic]

Send him to Germany.

Or our fitness staff

 

[Zondor]

His best pre-season in his time playing footy, hasn't been overly professional in the past ( apparently) but is getting there, so again, I'm not lying awake at night worrying.

Maybe last year it would have ripped off the bone is my point.

LOL. C’mon Mate. Of course there is cause for concern. The poor dude has pinged more hamstrings than Clokey has mates and Clokey has plenty of mates. Just ask him. :stern look

 

[Crow till I die]

Ahh bugger, saw this on social media. This kid just can't catch a trick. Was keen to see him play this year as he has had such a stop start career. Hopefully your medical team can just give him the time he needs to fully recover and he gets back to playing footy for you guys.

 

[HugeJohnson1]

The obvious answer is that Wardlaw ticked off all the boxes to play time, and the club wanted to manage him in a lower stress environment.

The fact people say the VFL is meaningless stumps me, because so is the AFL practice match. It's the preseason it is all about getting people kms into the legs, and players adjusting to the rigours of league footy. It's all equally meaningless, or equally not, depending on how you see things.

Risk : reward

 

[TREMBANYAMA]

Yeah no one’s going to offer 5 years bud

Sam Walsh just got 8 years bud. Clubs are being reckless, but time will tell.

 

[Ether]

If he left and went on to miraculously heal and become a reliable performer it would sting a bit but to be honest not throwing time and money at players who can’t stay fit might be the kind of ruthlessness we need to show as an organisation if we are to ever improve. He’s is going to miss at least the first few theoretically winnable games and we are not a club who can afford that from our ‘stars’.

Risk : reward, as someone else wrote. If we under-value GW, the list of clubs lining up to offer him the moon and stars will be 18 long. He has a collection of attributes that no other player in the comp does.

That said, I don't think a long contract suits him or the club. I think he wants to put runs on the board first.

 

[JZTIME!]

A Pies supporting mate truly believes our issues are inherited. Kevin White left the Pies and the next year they play in a GF. He was so frustrated with the lack of availability of players and ability to run both ways the previous season. I am no expert but its not like you would say we are one of the fitter sides going around

 

[Possession]

A Pies supporting mate truly believes our issues are inherited. Kevin White left the Pies and the next year they play in a GF. He was so frustrated with the lack of availability of players and ability to run both ways the previous season. I am no expert but its not like you would say we are one of the fitter sides going around

I can't imagine it's as simple as pinning it on one guy, but I do find amusing the idea that Kevin White is this cursed man wandering from club to club and leaving misfortune in his wake.

 

[JZTIME!]

I can't imagine it's as simple as pinning it on one guy, but I do find amusing the idea that Kevin White is this cursed man wandering from club to club and leaving misfortune in his wake.

I'm clutching onto anything here. When he brought it up I was hoping there was another out there that could magically transform our ability to compete for longer. Current fitness regime obviously isn't working, although I imagine its a team of fitness staff rather than the direction of 1 person

 

[koshari]

How is it one of the biggest halfwits known to mankind is smarter than our whole coaching panel?

its just another example of how unprofessional we are as an organisation,

takes controlled load through isolated training the recover from injury.

Put someone in a match sim environment and they are naturally and instinctively going to go at the first contest ( unless their name is jaidyn stephenson).

the poor decisions just keep mounting up.

 

[King Corey]

How is it one of the biggest halfwits known to mankind is smarter than our whole coaching panel?

This scrutiny is good.

Net result is injury prone was reinjured.

Deserves review.

 

[Passmore]

This scrutiny is good.

Net result is injury prone was reinjured.

Deserves review.

I'd like to see it addressed by the club.

On a side note, the kid that made my coffee this morning handed me this...