Player Watch #15 Sam Wicks

[Kennedy Parker]

Sam Wicks

Sam Wicks is a small forward with tidy skills below his knees and an outstanding awareness around goal. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy product was rookie-listed in November 2018 and was a consistent stand-out for the Sydney Swans’ NEAFL side in 2019. He became Sydney's fifth debutant of season 2020 when he was named to face Collingwood in Round 10, before finishing the season with seven appearances to his name. Wicks heads into 2021 fighting names like Tom Papley

11

Tom Papley

Age

27

Ht

177cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

9.1

4star

HB

5.0

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

12.3

3star

K

8.9

4star

HB

3.4

2star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.4

5star

D

13.4

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.6

5star

, Ben Ronke

25

Ben Ronke

Age

26

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.7

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

3.3

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

3.7

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

13.2

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

5.2

5star

G

2.4

5star

, Lewis Taylor

28

Lewis Taylor

Age

29

Ht

174cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.6

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.1

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

9.6

2star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.2

3star

CL

0.2

2star

D

12.6

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

1.2

4star

and Sam Gray

15

Sam Gray

Age

32

Ht

176cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.5

4star

K

9.1

4star

HB

8.4

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.4

5star

G

0.8

4star

D

10.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

5.8

3star

M

2.2

2star

T

2.4

3star

G

0.2

3star

D

12.8

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.0

4star

for a spot in Sydney’s best 22.

Sam Wicks
DOB: 14 September 1999
DEBUT: 2020
DRAFT: #Undefined, 2018 Other
RECRUITED FROM: Manly-Warringah (NSW)/Sydney (NEAFL)

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[hairy biker]

But back to the topic, it's still puzzling (and worrying) that Wicks's re-signing has still not been announced. I can't imagine what could be holding it up.

To quote his dad from a couple of weeks ago;

45 isn’t going anywhere!

If there were an issue I'd imagine his name may have cropped up in trade speculation as the Swans certainly wouldn't want to lose him for nothing.

Don't know why his re-signing hasn't been announced, but I like to think he, Errol and Logan will be announced as a job lot.

 

[TheMase]

Maybe a deal is agreed to in principal but we haven’t signed it off yet to decide on list flexibility after the trade period?

Sam could in theory spend the first year of a new deal still on the rookie list (they are allowing a 4th year again for 2022) if we wished.


(I realise we don’t normally do this but we could).

 

[caesar88]

Maybe a deal is agreed to in principal but we haven’t signed it off yet to decide on list flexibility after the trade period?

Sam could in theory spend the first year of a new deal still on the rookie list (they are allowing a 4th year again for 2022) if we wished.


(I realise we don’t normally do this but we could).

Deserves to be on the senior list.

 

[Ralphyboy]

Ah, I see what you are saying. Yes, context was Dawson leaving us, however it looks like Ralphyboy is a Crows member so I was advising him to get a Swans membership (tongue in cheek).

I have a swans membership as well!


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[Kapers]

Maybe a deal is agreed to in principal but we haven’t signed it off yet to decide on list flexibility after the trade period?

Sam could in theory spend the first year of a new deal still on the rookie list (they are allowing a 4th year again for 2022) if we wished.


(I realise we don’t normally do this but we could).

I hoping it's to announce Gulden and McDonald at the same time.

 

[caesar88]

I reckon with Wicks they're just trying to finalise whether to add the ninth year onto the contract offer or not..

 

[TheMase]

Deserves to be on the senior list.

In past times when they could not freely play I would agree however the distinction between the lists now it’s far more blurred and I don’t see how it really matters.

 

[caesar88]

In past times when they could not freely play I would agree however the distinction between the lists now it’s far more blurred and I don’t see how it really matters.

Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't rookies on less money?

 

[TheMase]

Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't rookies on less money?

They don’t have to be, they just often are.
$80k of a rookie listed salary falls outside of the cap I believe. It’s why we moved Gray there, probably Fox too.

 

[robbieando]

Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't rookies on less money?

No. Rookie Listed players get the same amount as a 1st or 2nd year player that was taken after pick 40 in the draft.

 

[caesar88]

No. Rookie Listed players get the same amount as a 1st or 2nd year player that was taken after pick 40 in the draft.

Good.

I stand corrected.

 

[RUNVS]

According to the trade board (a Hawks supporter) North have offered Wicks a 4 year contract, presumably on quite a bit more money than we are offering him.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

According to the trade board (a Hawks supporter) North have offered Wicks a 4 year contract, presumably on quite a bit more money than we are offering him.

Yuck

 

[RUNVS]

Yuck

Yep, and this is not a Dawson situation either. Wicks is a player I very much want to keep but having a 4 year contract in front of him instead of a 2 year, for a player in his position that is huge. I really want to keep him but at the same time if I were Wicks I would be considering North's offer.

 

[SGBeach]

According to the trade board (a Hawks supporter) North have offered Wicks a 4 year contract, presumably on quite a bit more money than we are offering him.

If true.. then * north - I now put them in the same boat as the crows.
We just had a trade period for that. north could've offered him a 4 year deal and traded some picks. Just as bad as using the PSD.

4 years is too much for Wicks ( from a Swans perspective), wouldn't begrudge Wicks for taking it.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Yep, and this is not a Dawson situation either. Wicks is a player I very much want to keep but having a 4 year contract in front of him instead of a 2 year, for a player in his position that is huge. I really want to keep him but at the same time if I were Wicks I would be considering North's offer.

Uh this would be way worse than Dawson as Wicks is a NSW lad.

 

[RUNVS]

Uh this would be way worse than Dawson as Wicks is a NSW lad.

and we would get nothing at all for Wicks.

 

[Ralphyboy]

There is no offer from north. Sam is a swans player


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[Ralphyboy]

Just read the drafts board. People just make things up.


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[RUNVS]

Just read the drafts board. People just make things up.


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I hope you are right. The fact he still has not signed though is worrying.

 

[cherub]

There is no offer from north. Sam is a swans player


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Good. He is only going to get better as his confidence grows. He has a valuable skill set (ferocious intensity and concentration and discipline) and has lots of development left.

 

[Punts]

I hope you are right. The fact he still has not signed though is worrying.

Pretty sure it’s his old man , could be wrong

 

[Millky95]

Someone on the draft board said it'l be announced on Monday

 

[BloodySwan]

I hope you are right. The fact he still has not signed though is worrying.

I'm hoping he'd tell his dad if he's moving to Melbourne

 

[Chaisa]

Yeah if it's not from the word of Ralphyboy, I ain't trusting s**t lol