Past #32: Mason Wood - 65 NM games/76 NM goals - delisted end '20 - SSP selection for STK '21 - GL Mase

[TruRoos7]

Or it's just that we haven't had any young players anywhere near that quality in a very long time?

Have we ever had a team that the media hyped up like no other?
Even at our peak we were the shinboner spirit club a blue colour team that punched above their weight and it was that and Carey's arrogance that got us over the line.
As a team we weren't rated as highly as others, even though we won it..

 

[Gasometer]

Have we ever had a team that the media hyped up like no other?
Even at our peak we were the shinboner spirit club a blue colour team that punched above their weight and it was that and Carey's arrogance that got us over the line.
As a team we weren't rated as highly as others, even though we won it..

Except for the back half of 1998.

Whenever that was.

 

[Horace]

Would someone please fix the thread title? Back for finals is nightmare stuff. I'm still suffering from 2016.

 

[Istanbul Roo]

Maybe the most exciting player we have on our list coming back for round 1 next year.

Has the strut and confidence of a quality player - which he clearly is.

It's funny also as why I bumped this thread is had a chat with a mate on our dog walk who said "you guys are gone next year, no decent forwards now Petrie is gone".

I said we have "Brown, Waite and Daw, also Mason Wood being a very exciting lead up and hard running fwd".

Response "Mason who?"

Pretty much sums up how we have quality players coming back that no one really knows about.

I find that pretty exciting to be honest, reckon if we stay fit (big if admittedly) we will prove plenty wrong next year

You're massively overstating his potential and deeds up to now. Not that I care, except to note how you will also dump on him once with more games his inevitable flaws emerge alongside his strengths

 

[roos_fanatic08]

You're massively overstating his potential and deeds up to now. Not that I care, except to note how you will also dump on him once with more games his inevitable flaws emerge alongside his strengths

So you think he doesn't have the potential to be an A-Grader? He is one of a few players on our list who actually has that potential to be elite for his position.

 

[Elite Master]

I'm excited about Wood but I don't think he has shown enough to indicate he'll be an A-Grader and neither has Brown. We don't really have any untapped young players that have potential A-Gradeness.

 

[ArjenTheGreat]

I'm excited about Wood but I don't think he has shown enough to indicate he'll be an A-Grader and neither has Brown. We don't really have any untapped young players that have potential A-Gradeness.

So Sydney would offer 500k x 4 to some nobody?

Really?

Make no mistake, if they had got him, all we'd be hearing about is how young superstar Mason Wood is going to be the difference in season 2017 for the Swans.

 

[LukeHodge15]

So Sydney would offer 500k x 4 to some nobody?

Really?

Make no mistake, if they had got him, all we'd be hearing about is how young superstar Mason Wood is going to be the difference in season 2017 for the Swans.

Did Sydney really offer him that.... Wow

I love Mason Wood. Reckon he has star written all over him. Horrible run with injury and concussion this year. And u could still see IT!

 

[Donkey Chop]

Did Sydney really offer him that.... Wow

I love Mason Wood. Reckon he has star written all over him. Horrible run with injury and concussion this year. And u could still see IT!

Considering the Hawks are paying Ty Vickery the same money its a bargain.

 

[LukeHodge15]

Considering the Hawks are paying Ty Vickery the same money its a bargain.

Of course they paying Ty that. Of course.

Anyway I didn't post in a Mason Wood thread to debate what money Ty was signed to.

 

[Donkey Chop]

Of course they paying Ty that. Of course.

Anyway I didn't post in a Mason Wood thread to debate what money Ty was signed to.

Just your surprise at the Sydney offer. I guess I just wanted to put it in context.

I hope the Hawks realise the AFL will completely **** them over because of their cheating. They started by given them the hardest draw and I'm guessing that's not the end of it. The honeymoon is over.

 

[LukeHodge15]

Just your surprise at the Sydney offer. I guess I just wanted to put it in context.

I hope the Hawks realise the AFL will completely **** them over because of their cheating. They started by given them the hardest draw and I'm guessing that's not the end of it. The honeymoon is over.

Cheating. Of course we have. Lol. Love how people eating up the salty narrative pushed by some very unintelligent journalists.

Have a look at the last 10 years. We have been given zero favours draw wise via the AFL. This year's looks pretty good actually

 

[ArjenTheGreat]

Did Sydney really offer him that.... Wow

I love Mason Wood. Reckon he has star written all over him. Horrible run with injury and concussion this year. And u could still see IT!

My swans supporting friend from Sydney who is a bit of an inner scrote type, reckons that was what was offered.

I'm going with it as he has no reason to lie about it.

They saw him as a 400+ possession 40 goal forward from as early as next season.

 

[Elite Master]

So Sydney would offer 500k x 4 to some nobody?

Really?

Make no mistake, if they had got him, all we'd be hearing about is how young superstar Mason Wood is going to be the difference in season 2017 for the Swans.

That is paying overs, well done to Woody if he rejected an offer of that size to stick with us, says a lot about the character of the guy.

 

[ArjenTheGreat]

That is paying overs, well done to Woody if he rejected an offer of that size to stick with us, says a lot about the character of the guy.

Chris Mayne just received 4x $500k contract mate.

If anything it's unders.

 

[Donkey Chop]

Cheating. Of course we have. Lol. Love how people eating up the salty narrative pushed by some very unintelligent journalists.

Have a look at the last 10 years. We have been given zero favours draw wise via the AFL. This year's looks pretty good actually

I can't work you out. One minute you're saying the Hawks aren't paying Ty 500k and the next you're saying the Hawks aren't cheating. Which is it? There is no other alternative.

 

[LukeHodge15]

I can't work you out. One minute you're saying the Hawks aren't paying Ty 500k and the next you're saying the Hawks aren't cheating. Which is it? There is no other alternative.

Of course there isn't.

Enjoy Mason, kid is a star. Cant wait to watch him break out next year. Exciting player to watch.

 

[naturally north]

Yeah **** it, the lid is .......

We have so few game breakers and A grade players, this bloke is everything we're crying out for. I expect him to be Captain one day. Doesn't like losing which is refreshing.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

I suspect Hawthorn pushed the boundaries with the Vickery deal, but it doesn't mean it was cheating. It would be naive to not accept that many deals done in trade week have/had a lot more going on under the surface than just the end result.

 

[ferball]

I'm excited about Wood but I don't think he has shown enough to indicate he'll be an A-Grader and neither has Brown. We don't really have any untapped young players that have potential A-Gradeness.

I was very impressed with his ferocity and attack at the ball this year. He was aggressive defensively too which shows he is learning from his past mistakes. I think he is a significantly better player than Brown. I agree its too early to say he's that good tho. But I wouldn't be surprised to see him kick 50+ regularly and rack up possessions forward of the centre over the next 5 or 10 years.

My swans supporting friend from Sydney who is a bit of an inner scrote type, reckons that was what was offered.

I'm going with it as he has no reason to lie about it.

They saw him as a 400+ possession 40 goal forward from as early as next season.

He played 8 games (well 7 1/2 really,) this year, kicked 12 8 and had 114 disposals. That works out to at least 36 goals and 350ish possessions over a full season and a couple of finals. So that is where he is at right now - only a small step away from where your Sydney mate reckons he will be next year.

And he certainly started to improve as he got a run of games in a row in the middle of the year. I could see that improvement coming with a run of 10 games in a row. Be great if he does reach that level next year, better if he goes past it.

 

[ArjenTheGreat]

I was very impressed with his ferocity and attack at the ball this year. He was aggressive defensively too which shows he is learning from his past mistakes. I think he is a significantly better player than Brown. I agree its too early to say he's that good tho. But I wouldn't be surprised to see him kick 50+ regularly and rack up possessions forward of the centre over the next 5 or 10 years.



He played 8 games (well 7 1/2 really,) this year, kicked 12 8 and had 114 disposals. That works out to at least 36 goals and 350ish possessions over a full season and a couple of finals. So that is where he is at right now - only a small step away from where your Sydney mate reckons he will be next year.

And he certainly started to improve as he got a run of games in a row in the middle of the year. I could see that improvement coming with a run of 10 games in a row. Be great if he does reach that level next year, better if he goes past it.

I'd stick him in the guts.

Fast, Clean, Huge and defensively much better than he is given credit for.

 

[Samsquanch]

My swans supporting friend from Sydney who is a bit of an inner scrote type, reckons that was what was offered.

I'm going with it as he has no reason to lie about it.

They saw him as a 400+ possession 40 goal forward from as early as next season.

In reality, even if he plays most of 2017, it would he over expectation if he delivered those stats with north. Sydney are still in contention, and have the skill to deliver to a quality forward, where norths biggest failing was that the pies our guys tossed up in 2016 rarely gave an advantage to our forward line.

Wouldn't it be good if woods can own a spot alongside players like brownie, w80, maj and some small guys who can capitalise on the crumbs!

 

[Istanbul Roo]

So you think he doesn't have the potential to be an A-Grader? He is one of a few players on our list who actually has that potential to be elite for his position.

Done nothing so far to suggest he is an A grader (whatever that is). I hope he becomes a good player for us for the next four years.

 

[naturally north]

I'm excited about Wood but I don't think he has shown enough to indicate he'll be an A-Grader and neither has Brown. We don't really have any untapped young players that have potential A-Gradeness.

16 career games for 225 disposals, 70 marks of which 30 are contested, 16 goals, 15 behinds and a lazy 41 tackles with an average of 74% game time. Adding all that up suggests to me we've a likely A-Grader on our hands.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Has star potential.

Needs to do it consistently.

Going at a goal a game so far.

Won't ever be a key forward IMO.