Player Watch #1 GigaChad Warner

[Kennedy Parker]

Chad Warner
When the Sydney Swans swept up Chad Warner

1

Chad Warner

Age

22

Ht

185cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

2star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

4star

CL

0.0

1star

with pick 39 at the 2019 AFL Draft, they secured a youngster with an insatiable appetite for the contest. Warner attacks the ball and opponents with aggression and is relishing calling midfield bulls Josh Kennedy and Luke Parker

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Luke Parker

Age

31

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

his teammates at the Swans. Warner impressed for Western Australia in the 2019 AFL Under-18 Championships, averaging 18.2 touches (50 per cent contested), 3.2 clearances and 6.8 tackles per game. He also tallied an average of 27.1 disposals, 6.4 clearances and 7.4 tackles per match at Colts level for East Fremantle in 2019. He earned his AFL debut against Richmond in Round 6 of the 2020 season, recording eight disposals and two tackles.

Chad Warner

1

Chad Warner

Age

22

Ht

185cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

2star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

4star

CL

0.0

1star

DOB: 19 May 2001
DEBUT: 2020
DRAFT: #39, 2019 National Draft
RECRUITED FROM: Willetton (WA)/Aquinas College (WA)/East Fremantle (WAFL)

Chad Warner | AFL

Follow Chad Warner's progress through AFL

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[sataris]

Go The!

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Beast mode

 

[rustycrate]

Beast mode

I remember the year we drafted him and he started training with the Swans. He was hurting players at training because he was hitting so hard. They had to tell him to settle down and take it easy on your team mates.
Love his beast mode approach.

 

[mtooler]

BROWNLOW & NORMSMITH INCOMING

Yeah just saw that clip, Heeney got brushed!

 

[Dan87]

Eat it Heenz

 

[grimlock]

 

[Callipygian]

Why rising star Swan could be a million dollar midfielder sooner than you think

Fremantle great Paul Hasleby believes West Coast in particular should be eyeing off the 22-year-old.

www.sen.com.au

 

[Superstar swan]

Clubs really going to make sure we are forking out as much as possible for our own players

 

[BloodySwan]

Clubs really going to make sure we are forking out as much as possible for our own players

Comes with the territory of having the best youngsters in the league

 

[MR0808]

He needs to grow his hair back, didn't even recognise him in the first two matches, thought it was a rookie every time he touched the ball!

 

[the hypnotoad]

He needs to grow his hair back, didn't even recognise him in the first two matches, thought it was a rookie every time he touched the ball!

no way, he's the anti-sampson ... hair off, form on, baby!

 

[bloodsbigot]

no way, he's the anti-sampson ... hair off, form on, baby!

McInerney is Sampson.

 

[The King!]

He must fair dinkum lead the comp in running straight into an opponent.

 

[Olian]

Mixed game from Chad, did some nice things but was all undone by turnovers from basic foot skill errors.

 

[S120]

I’m on the fence about we saw from him yesterday - at his best he’s a free wheeling run and gun midfielder who can rip games apart and he’s been pretty consistent in his application over the past two years imo. Like coming into yesterday he’d already kicked 6 goals for the year so he’s been in attacking form. We want him being audacious and testing the opposition. But the times he bombs long with almost no direction and the ball ends up either rushed behind, trickling out of bounds or intercepted is getting too much. Need him to take better care of the ball, which he does often so maybe it’s just an off day. But these off days happen and he does seem to get a bit down on himself and, to me, it seems to induce almost trying too hard where he makes even more errors. To a degree we’re gonna have to take the good with the bad because he plays in a risk taking manner.

What I did like was that another to start the final quarter, that’s the kind of stuff when you’re having a down game that you can focus on and bring yourself back. I guess it was an almost day overall.

 

[Silly Billy Connolly]

Playing like a a young lad with a Big Head! Needs to use teammates more & not do it all himself.

 

[Superstar swan]

I'm happy for him to keep taking in every player every chance he gets. Yea he's going and does get caught from time to time but he breaks a hell of alot more tackles than he gets caught in.

It's natural uber aggressive game. We need to encourage that from players. It's what brings out the best in them.

Liz made a horrible turnover but I don't want him to lose his creativity and dare. Sometimes you just have to live with it

 

[Ballarat Bob]

Hopefully with Adams and maybe Parker coming back in to help in the guts he can stand off a bit and get the space he needs. I don't mind him taking on players but he needs to develop a Dusty Martin fend to do it consistently.

 

[GoTheSwannies]

I'm happy for him to keep taking in every player every chance he gets. Yea he's going and does get caught from time to time but he breaks a hell of alot more tackles than he gets caught in.

It's natural uber aggressive game. We need to encourage that from players. It's what brings out the best in them.

Liz made a horrible turnover but I don't want him to lose his creativity and dare. Sometimes you just have to live with it

Agreed, as long as the ledger is in our favour at the end of the game you can accept a few chances being burned as long as the chances he generates turn into goals more often than turn overs. It's all part of playing an aggressive attacking style.

 

[MR0808]

I'm happy for him to keep taking in every player every chance he gets. Yea he's going and does get caught from time to time but he breaks a hell of alot more tackles than he gets caught in.

It's natural uber aggressive game. We need to encourage that from players. It's what brings out the best in them.

Liz made a horrible turnover but I don't want him to lose his creativity and dare. Sometimes you just have to live with it

Totally agree with this. I'd rather he get caught here and there, but still have the confidence to take the game on and do his natural thing.

Same with Liz. I noticed after Richmond scored from his mistake, all the defenders went up to Liz to make him feel good. Let the players do what's natural.

 

[The King!]

Yep let him attack and wear mistakes for sure.

But he also needs to apply some defensive pressure

 

[the hypnotoad]

Agreed, as long as the ledger is in our favour at the end of the game you can accept a few chances being burned as long as the chances he generates turn into goals more often than turn overs. It's all part of playing an aggressive attacking style.

warner, gulden, blakey, mcinerney, heeney, florent (i know some would argue), campbell (give him time), even papley, to a point ... all these playmakers must be allowed to take any chance to create, it is the dna of this team, it's how we will overrun teams

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Yep let him attack and wear mistakes for sure.

But he also needs to apply some defensive pressure

I thought he helped out defensively against the tiges... had a few important touches helping out in defence.

 

[The King!]

I thought he helped out defensively against the tiges... had a few important touches helping out in defence.

Overall his 2024 has been improved defensively imo

 

[BloodySwan]

The only aspect I don't like about his game is how often he tries to break the tackle. Someone needs to show him this stat. It's much harder to do than he seems to think it should be