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

[Winter]

Super excited about what a fit Mason can achieve in 2017.

 

[Donkey Chop]

Wow! Could he be a midfielder? Imagine the carnage he could cause. Frees up the forward line a bit for other talls if he could.

Could see him play as a high half forward/winger/key forward

 

[Valian]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-12-05/sam-gibson-dethroned-as-roos-timetrial-king

The kid is doing well it seems, especially not long after surgery.

 

[SnowyontheTram]

Depends on the injury. A bad shoulder, hand, elbow or degenerative knee might be ok to play through pain wise. However, you can't really 'play through' a soft tissue injury as such.
Carey was mainly shoulders he played though yeah? Don't think boomer ever had a soft tissue injury. Amazing.

Carey's final against Hawthorn that went to extra time, playing with a torn calf, dominating the closing stages and extra time, kicked 4 or 5. I have Wood.

 

[Harris 10]

We haven't had a forward with as much potential and as physically gifted as Wood in a long time.

Why the hell would we try to turn him into a midfielder?

 

[Kimbo]

We haven't had a forward with as much potential and as physically gifted as Wood in a long time.

Why the hell would we try to turn him into a midfielder?

IF we did, because he's got the tank to do it, and the current trend is to taller mids, ala Fyfe, Bontempelli. I prefer the term 'utility' and noted that Junker used this term too. Wouldn't mind them both rotating through a bit, drifting forward or back to take a timely mark.

 

[brickstobricks]

A perfect rotation between JZ and Wood through the middle, resting high half forward.

 

[WWSD]

Mason Wood is like a younger version of Jonathan Brown with his crash and bash style of play. He's got so many quality attributes that can potentially make him one of the best young forwards in the game down the track. In 2-3 years time I reckon Mason Wood will be the best player at North Melbourne.

 

[Shermanator]

Mason Wood is like a younger version of Jonathan Brown with his crash and bash style of play. He's got so many quality attributes that can potentially make him one of the best young forwards in the game down the track. In 2-3 years time I reckon Mason Wood will be the best player at North Melbourne.

You're a good judge!

Ken Judge = The good

 

[Valian]

Mason Wood is like a younger version of Jonathan Brown with his crash and bash style of play. He's got so many quality attributes that can potentially make him one of the best young forwards in the game down the track. In 2-3 years time I reckon Mason Wood will be the best player at North Melbourne.

maybe but unfortuntely crash & bash style footy isnt very sustainable in the long term.

 

[remfan101]

You're a good judge!

Ken Judge = The good

Ken Judge = Far Good

 

[Kimbo]

Wood's knee 'rock solid'
January 18, 2017 2:05 PM NMFC.com.au

Mason Wood is well placed to build on his promising 2016 form, having fully recovered from the "freak" knee injury that prematurely ended his season.

Wood emerged as one of North Melbourne's most exciting young prospects last season. In his fourth year on the Kangaroos' list, Wood forced his way into the senior side with outstanding VFL form and looked right at home in eight games, particularly after returning in round 11 against Richmond following two weeks on the sidelines with concussion.

The Tigers clash was the first of five consecutive games for Wood and he made the most of his extended opportunity at senior level. The 192cm forward kicked eight goals in that stretch, with his elite endurance allowing him to work hard up the ground and his strength overhead making him a difficult match-up close to goal. Most impressively, Wood had 20 possessions, two goals and three marks inside 50 against reigning premier Hawthorn in round 13, although he also missed three shots on goal that proved costly in North's nine-point loss.

Just two games later, Wood's season ended when he tore his left medial ligament off the bone and damaged the surrounding meniscus after an Eagles player fell across his leg in a tackle. Wood told SEN on Wednesday the injury had been "a freak accident", with North's medical team advising him the contact to his knee would not normally have caused such extensive damage.

The former Geelong Falcon came close to returning late in 2016 but decided to take a conservative approach to set himself up for a strong 2017 pre-season. Having returned to training before the rest of North's group and experienced no real hiccups, Wood is confident his knee is again structurally sound. "The medial is rock solid and I haven't had any issues to this point, so it's probably good that I was able to get through to the end of the season and not try particularly hard to push to get back," Wood said. "(I was able) to make sure that it was ready and locked to go for 2017."

Wood said playing a string of consecutive games was critical to his encouraging 2016 form as it allowed him to find his feet in what had largely been a settled North forward line. In 2015 and the first half of last season, North's attack was mostly built around talls Drew Petrie, Jarrad Waite and Ben Brown. Wood played as a fourth tall in his first five games last year, but was part of a more traditional three-pronged set-up in rounds 14-16 when Waite was out with a hip injury.

The 23-year-old enjoyed the opportunity of "playing that little bit smaller" alongside Petrie, Waite and Brown, but believed the Roos were most likely to take three tall forwards into their round one clash with West Coast. "It's as competitive as it's been (in my time at the club) for spots in the forward line, so it's going to be very, very interesting which way [North's match committee] is going to go," Wood said. "I'm thinking three talls and three smalls, plus one coming off the bench, plus blokes running through the midfield as well. "That's what we went with in the past, that's what I feel like worked the best."

 

[utility]

I prefer the term 'utility' and noted that Junker used this term too.

I see my subliminal messaging has worked well on both Kimbo and Junker.

 

[Psicosis]

He will be our ruck rover by 2018

 

[Kimbo]

I see my subliminal messaging has worked well on both Kimbo and Junker.

I'll have to take your word for that; I haven't been aware of any messaging whatsoever.

 

[Twinkletoes]

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Meep meep.

 

[scooby1279]

Love this from Mason.
In my opinion will be one of the best youngsters in the game.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Will be our marquee player within two years.

 

[InFineForm]

Will be our marquee player within two years.

I really hope so. Seems to have the right balance of earthiness/humility & confidence/arrogance. He'd represent the club beautifully.

 

[marklovesbeer]

 

[Heaps of fun]

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Who's the bloke in the middle?

 

[Firestarter]

Who's the bloke in the middle?

Will be Tarryn Thomas.

 

[True North]

Wood looks faster than our entire midfield. We should use him as the Fyfe V2 prototype.

 

[Benj7]

The hashtag is amazing #collingwoodscum